The Chicago Wolves are a
hockey team in the International Hockey League (
IHL). They joined the IHL in 1994.
Althought they are a
minor league team, the Wolves have no official affiliation with an
NHL team. Most of the Wolves
players are signed by the Wolves, as opposed to many other minor-league teams who's
rosters are
stocked by NHL clubs. However, some NHL teams, such as the
Carolina Hurricanes,
Chicago Blackhawks,
Calgary Flames, and
New York Islanders send the Wolves a few players from time to time.
The Wolves won the
Turner Cup in
1998--that is the IHL Championship series.
The Wolves play their home games at the
AllState Arena--formerly known as the
Rosemont Horizon. Their team mascot is
Skates, a bad-ass Wolf who skates around and motivates the crowd.
Some of the great Wolves from the past few years include
Steve Maltais,
Wendell Young, former Blackhawk
Troy Murray, and former Blackhawk
Al Secord. The Wolves team colors are maroon, black, white, and gold.