If the AHL were a team itself, the Chicago Wolves would be a grizzled veteran. Since coming over in the IHL merger, the Wolves have been a consistent playoff presence and an excellent team on the regular. This year, they find themselves hovering around the .500 mark at 8-9-1-1. They were briefly at .500 last week before losing to Manitoba on Sunday.
Looking at the Wolves' schedule is a weird exercise. Chicago only plays 9 different teams this season: the seven other teams in their division and Texas and San Antonio. Chicago will not visit California or have any California team visit them.