Wolves Weekly Press Notes for June 13

The Wolves' 11th season in franchise history ended last week. Here are
the highlights:

WOLVES REWIND (0-2)
Fri., June 10
(at) Philadelphia 5, Chicago 2
--The Wolves surrendered four goals in the second period on their way to
a 5-2 loss against the Philadelphia Phantoms at the Wachovia Center as
they were swept, 4-games-to-0, in the Calder Cup Finals
--Left wing STEVE MALTAIS tallied a power-play goal and an assist, and
center LONNY BOHONOS posted an even-strength marker
-Netminder KARI LEHTONEN registered 25 saves

Wed., June 8
(at) Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1
--The Wolves allowed two early power-play goals and never recovered as
they lost, 2-1, against the Philadelphia Phantoms in Game 3 of the
Calder Cup Finals at the Wachovia Center
--Right wing J.P. VIGIER scored for Chicago and center LONNY BOHONOS and
defenseman JOE CORVO assisted
--Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN turned aside 22 of 24 shots

WOLVES TO WATCH
KARI LEHTONEN: Finished second in the league with a 1.71 goals-against
average, third with 429 saves and 982:33 minutes, and fourth with a .939
save percentage ... Tied for second with 10 wins and two shutouts

STEVE MALTAIS: Tied for the team-lead and 11th in the AHL with 12 points
.... Shared second on the club with five goals and seven assists ... Tied
for fifth in the league with a team-leading four power-play goals ...
The Wolves? all-time franchise leader during the playoffs with 63 goals
and 128 points in 142 games

CORY LAROSE: Shared first on the team and 11th in the AHL with 12 points
? just two shy of matching a postseason career-high ... Paced the Wolves
with six goals, which equalled a playoff career-high

JOE CORVO: Tied for first among league defensemen with a postseason
career-high four goals ... Shared fifth among AHL blueliners with a
playoff career-most nine points ... Led league defensemen and ranked
fifth overall with 61 shots

LONNY BOHONOS: Shared first on the Wolves and 11th in the league with 12
points ... Tied for sixth in the AHL with a team-leading and postseason
career-high nine assists

TRAVIS ROCHE: Shared seventh among league defensemen with seven points ?
just one short of matching a playoff career-high ... Tied for fifth
among AHL blueliners with a postseason career-most six assists ...
Ranked third among league defensemen and shared fifth overall with a +9
plus/minus rating

DEREK MacKENZIE: Shared third in the league with a team-high +10
plus/minus rating ... Tied for second on the team with five goals ...
Shared fourth with a playoff career-high 11 points and fifth with six
assists, also a postseason career-high

J.P. VIGIER: Tied for fourth on the Wolves with 11 points ... Ranked
fourth in the AHL with a team-leading 64 shots ... Shared second on the
team with five goals and fifth with six assists

KIP BRENNAN: Finished first in the league with a playoff career-most 105
penalty minutes and 20 minor penalties ... Registered a league
postseason-high 10-game penalty minute streak (April 19 to May 13)

BRAD LARSEN: Shared fourth on the club with a postseason career-high 11
points ... Tied for second with a playoff career-most seven assists

WOLF TRACKS
--The Wolves? visit to the Finals was their fifth in eight years; the
team has posted a 3-2 mark in championship series.
--Chicago?s four losses in the Calder Cup Finals marked just the third
time in franchise history the team was swept in a playoff series; the
Wolves lost the 1995 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, 3-games-to-0, and
the 2003 Western Conference Semifinal, 4-games-to-0.
--The four consecutive losses was just the second time the entire season
Chicago dropped four straight; the team also lost four games from Oct.
30 to Nov. 13 (0-3-0-1).
--The Finals loss marked the first time the team lost a series that
began at home; overall, the Wolves have posted a 15-1 record when
starting a series at the Allstate Arena.
--Chicago finished first in the league on defense, holding its rivals to
an average of just 1.78 goals per game; the team allowed a postseason-
high five goals in Game 4 ? the only time it allowed more than three
goals during the playoffs.
--The Wolves tied for fourth in the AHL with an average of 2.78 goals
per game after pacing the AHL with an average of 3.29 before the Finals.

IN THE LINE OF FIRE
Linemates Lonny Bohonos (2G, 8A), Tommi Santala (4G, 5A) and J.P. Vigier
(4G, 5A) combined for 28 points (10G, 18A) in nine road games; the trio
compiled just six points (3G, 3A) in nine home contests.

NOTABLE
Chicago finished second in the league on the penalty kill at 89.7
percent (96 of 107) after placing 14th in the AHL during the regular
season at 84.5 percent (394 of 466). The Wolves allowed five power-play
goals in the four-game Finals after holding their rivals to just six in
the previous 14 games, including the entire Western Conference Final
against the Manitoba Moose.