2008-09 Chicago Wolves Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 38-37-3 (SO: 0-2) - 81 points
in the AHL's West Division
Coach: Don Granato (38-37, 5 OTL)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 292,635, Avg. 7,316 in 40 home dates
2008-09 Chicago Wolves Statistics

The Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 38 wins and 37 losses (and 3 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 81 points in the AHL's West Division.

The Wolves netted 226 goals and allowed 222. Joe Motzko scored 29 goals for Chicago, and Jeff Hamilton contributed 37 assists. Ondrej Pavelec topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 2.58 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Don Granato coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Matt AndersonCOctober 31, 19825'11"195RWest Islip, NY
Zach BogosianDJuly 15, 19906'2"197RMassena, NY USA
Alex BrooksDAugust 21, 19766'1"195RMadison, WI USA
Joey CrabbRApril 3, 19836'1"190RAnchorage, AK USA
Chad DennyDMarch 27, 19876'2"233LSydney, NS
Jordan FoxCJuly 10, 19845'10"195RKirkwood, MO
Robert GhersonGOctober 8, 19836'1"175LToronto, ON
Jeff HamiltonCSeptember 4, 19775'10"185RDayton, OH USA
Mike HamiltonLWMay 2, 19836'1"195LVictoria, BC
Mike HoffmanRWSeptember 20, 19806'5"248LKitchener, ON
Riley HolzapfelLWAugust 18, 19886'0"200LRegina, SK
Jon InsanaDSeptember 2, 19806'1"202RMount Clemens, MI
Rylan KaipCMarch 19, 19846'1"190RRadville, SK
Andrew KozekLWMay 26, 19865'11"200LSicamous, BC
Brent KrahnGApril 2, 19826'4"212LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Arturs KuldaDJuly 25, 19886'2"194LRiga, Latvia
Jordan LaVallee-SmothermanLMay 11, 19866'3"220LCorvallis, OR USA
Scott LehmanDJanuary 5, 19866'1"200LWindsor, ON Canada
Junior LessardRMay 26, 19806'0"195RSt. Joseph de Beauce, QC Canada
Grant LewisDJanuary 20, 19856'3"200RUpper Saint Clair, PA USA
Spencer MachacekROctober 14, 19886'1"200RLethbridge, AB Canada
Scott MarchesiDJuly 15, 19836'1"200RSouth Portland, ME
Tyson MarshDJune 20, 19846'1"215LQuesnel, BC
Steve MartinsCApril 13, 19725'9"185LGatineau, QC Canada
Joe MotzkoRMarch 14, 19806'0"184RBemidji, MN USA
Danick PaquetteRWJuly 17, 19906'0"207RMontreal, QC
Ondrej PavelecGAugust 31, 19876'2"200LKladno, Czech Republic
Tomas PospisilRWAugust 25, 19876'0"185RSumperk, Czech Republic
Jamie RiversDMarch 16, 19756'1"206LOttawa, ON Canada
Anssi SalmelaDAugust 13, 19846'1"200LNokia, Finland
James SanfordDJune 18, 19845'10"200LAlma, NB
Matt SiddallRWSeptember 26, 19846'1"210RNorth Vancouver, BC
Brian SipotzDSeptember 16, 19816'7"248RSouth Bend, IN
Brett SkinnerDJune 28, 19836'1"183LBrandon, MB Canada
Josh SoaresFFebruary 6, 19826'0"195LHamilton, ON
Brett SterlingLApril 24, 19845'8"180LPasadena, CA USA
Grant StevensonCOctober 15, 19815'11"170RSpruce Grove, AB Canada
Colin StuartLJuly 8, 19826'2"205LRochester, MN USA
Justin TaylorCJanuary 1, 19836'4"210LEdmonton, AB
Dan TurpleGJanuary 1, 19856'6"213LHamilton, ON
Boris ValabikDFebruary 14, 19866'7"240LNitra, Slovakia
Clay WilsonDApril 5, 19836'0"195LSturgeon Lake, MN USA



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