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Pope has Lyons needing win for playoffs Scores three TDs as Glenbard West rolls, 35-3 By Steve Metsch Friday night’s game at Downers Grove North may be the regular-season finale, but Lyons Township senior Joey Antonietti knows better. “We’ve got a playoff game,” he said after the Lions lost a must-win game, 35-3, at home…
Strongs’ four TDs lead Nazareth Defense silences Thornton in second half, 49-21 By Steve Metsch Nazareth needed four touchdowns from senior running back Derrick Strongs, Jr., – and one momentum changing sack – to silence an inspired Thornton team on Nov. 9. Host Nazareth (11-0) won the Class 7A second-round playoff game, 49-21, however the…
San Diego Gulls tie playoffs with Wolves in 2nd game The Chicago Wolves suffered a 3-0 loss to the San Diego Gulls in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night at Allstate Arena. Gulls goaltender Kevin Boyle (2-0) stopped all 29 shots he saw to even he best-of-seven series at 1-1. Wolves…
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Wolves win first game in hockey’s Western Conference Finals Rookie center Cody Glass scored his second overtime winner of the playoffs to lift the Chicago Wolves to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Gulls in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday night at Allstate Arena. Glass’ winner came moments after he…
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Wolves win Game 5 now one game from winning series Forward Curtis McKenzie tallied a hat trick to pull the Chicago Wolves within one win of the Western Conference Finals as the Wolves earned a 7-4 win over the Iowa Wild in Game 5 of the Central Division Finals on Friday night at Wells Fargo…
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Iowa Wild edges out Chicago Wolves in 4th game of hockey playoffs The Chicago Wolves fell into a two-goal deficit from which they could not quite recover as the Iowa Wild posted a 2-1 victory in Game 4 of the Central Division Finals on Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Arena. Forward Curtis McKenzie scored in…
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Wolves lose Game 3 of Playoffs but still lead 2 to 1 Andrew Hammond stopped all 26 shots he saw to lead the Iowa Wild to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Wolves in Game 3 of the Central Division Finals on Sunday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. Chicago (5-3) had four power-play opportunities but…
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Wolves take hockey series lead in play-offs The Chicago Wolves seized a 2-0 series lead in the Central Division Finals with a 4-3 Game 2 victory over the Iowa Wild on Thursday night at Allstate Arena. Forwards Brooks Macek, Matt Weis and Tobias Lindberg and rookie defenseman Zach Whitecloud scored for Chicago (5-2) while forward…
The Wolves won the first game in the playoffs against the Iowa Wild, winning 3 to 2 on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the Allstate Arena. This year the Wolves have been fighting hard to take the lead in the American Hockey League.
Chicago Wolves face Iowa Wild in second-round finals The Central Division champion Chicago Wolves will meet the third-seeded Iowa Wild in the second round of the 2019 Calder Cup Playoffs. The best-of-seven Central Division Finals begins Wednesday, May 1, at Allstate Arena. Head coach Rocky Thompson‘s Wolves, who dispatched the Grand Rapids Griffins during the…
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Wolves Hockey Playoff tickets on sale starting Thursday The Chicago Wolves can clinch their 20th postseason berth in their 25-year history Friday night, but Wolves fans only have to wait until 11 a.m. Thursday to secure individual tickets for the Calder Cup playoffs. To purchase a playoff package — which provides the same seat…
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Wolves start Thursday, lose Friday Season ends after longest game in franchise history By Steve Metsch In case you missed it, the Wolves season came to a sudden conclusion at 12:08 a.m. Friday. That’s when Rockford’s Victor Ejdsell scored on a blast from the right circle, the puck beating goalie Max Lagace, finding the back…
