Chicago Wolves return home spoiled by Rockford IceHogs

via Chicago Wolves Jack Drury skates in the Chicago Wolves home opener.In case you stopped counting, there were 587 days between Chicago Wolves games at Allstate Arena. The last time the team set foot in their home arena — on March 8, 2020 — they won in overtime to the longtime nemesis Rockford IceHogs.

By that time, there had already been whispers suggesting life as we knew it was going to slowly grind to a halt. Standing around post-game with media members and Wolves staffers had an eerie feel to it; so did walking out into the night, afterwards. A few cars were still scattered across the parking lot; my fellow media members and I stood at our cars awkwardly. Maybe we’d see each other in a…