The Chicago Wolves are a minor league ice hockey team that plays in the West Division of the American Hockey League. The Wolves originated as a franchise in the International Hockey League, beginning play in the 1994-95 season. During their time in the IHL, the Wolves won two championships: 1997-98 and 1999-2000.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=5236

The Wolves moved to the AHL after the IHL folded following the 2000-01 season. In Chicago's first season in the AHL, they won the Calder Cup. The Wolves have appeared in two Calder Cup Finals since then. They lost in the 2005 Calder Cup Finals and won in the 2008 series.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=5237

The Wolves finished the 2009-10 season in first place in the West Division. They had a record of 49-24-1-6. This gave them 105 points and the second seed in the Western Conference for the postseason.http://theahl.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=standings&subType=0&season_id=30&league_id=4&lastActive=&confId=0 In the first round, the Wolves faced off with the Milwaukee Admirals. Chicago won the series in seven games, moving on to the second round. In the second round, they went up against the Texas Stars. In another seven-game series, the Wolves lost four games to three, eliminating them from the playoffs.http://theahl.com/stats/bracket.php?season_id=33

Jason Krog was the leading scorer for the Wolves in the regular season, as he scored 75 points. Brett Sterling led the team in goals with 34. Chicago's leading goalie was Peter Mannino. He had a record of 26-5-1, with a goals against average of 2.34 and a save percentage of .921.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0026742010.html

The Chicago Wolves have produced future NHL players both in their IHL and AHL days. New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro began his professional career playing 11 games with the Wolves during the 2000-01 season.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/dipieri01.html Stephen Weiss played on the Wolves during their Calder Cup run in 2005.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/weissst01.html Goalie Kari Lehtonen led the Wolves' in goal during their playoff run in 2005 before moving up to play for the Atlanta Thrashers.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/lehtoka01.html