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The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) and are affiliated with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). ). The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, and are owned by Chicago business owners Don Levin and Buddy Mey
Consequently, the Carolina Hurricanes became the only NHL team currently without an AHL affiliate. [19] However, the Hurricanes loaned some players to the Wolves, such as Vasili Ponomaryov and Antti Raanta. On May 2, 2024, the Hurricanes and Wolves committed to a three-year affiliation beginning with the 2024–25 season. [20]
The Bloomington Bison are an American minor league ice hockey team based in Bloomington, Illinois.Founded in 2024, the team made its debut in the ECHL in 2024–25. They are the ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the Hartford Wolf Pack; they also have a working agreement with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Forward Vasily Ponomarev, a second-round pick by Carolina in the 2020 NHL draft, led Chicago in scoring with 23 goals and 44 points through Wednesday’s games.
The Hurricanes went without an AHL affiliation during the 2023-24 season, an unwieldy situation that had the team’s prospects scattered throughout the AHL and ECHL.
Chicago Wolves: Bob Nardella: Cam Abbott: On June 13, 2023, with the Wolves operation without an NHL affiliate, they hired Nardella as head coach. [2] With the Wolves once again becoming the affiliate of the Hurricanes, the Hurricanes opted to hire Abbott as head coach. Hartford Wolf Pack: Kris Knoblauch Steve Smith (interim) Grant Potulny
The Jacksonville Icemen changed NHL affiliates, switching to the Buffalo Sabres from the New York Rangers for the 2023-24 season.
On September 17, 2011, the Mavericks announced an affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League for the 2011–12 season. [9] This agreement would be renewed in one-year contracts until 2015. [10] [11] [12]