The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). They are members of the Midwest division in the Western Conference. The Wolves were founded in 1994, as an expansion team in the International Hockey League (IHL). They joined the AHL in 2001, following the league's absorption of the IHL. In twenty professional seasons Chicago has won four league championships, six conference titles, and seven division championships, while failing to qualify for the playoffs five times.

The Wolves' first title came in the 1997–98 season when they won the Turner Cup as IHL champions. Two seasons later Chicago set a franchise record for points with 114, which helped them win the Fred A. Huber Trophy as the team with the league's best record. The Wolves continued their success in the playoffs losing four total games in three series en route to their second Turner Cup. In the IHL's final season the Wolves again won the Western Conference, but lost in the finals to the Orlando Solar Bears in five games. Joining the AHL for the 2001–02 season, they became the sixth team in league history to win the Calder Cup in their first year. Chicago's second season witnessed them play 23 overtime games, with the Wolves winning an AHL single season record 11 of the contests. Additionally, 7 of the wins came on home ice, which is also a league record. They captured their second Calder Cup in 2008, after defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the finals.

Table key Final position in division or conference standingsGoals against (goals scored by the Wolves' opponents)Goals for (goals scored by the Wolves)Number of games playedNumber of lossesNumber of losses in overtimeNumber of losses in the shootoutPenalties in minutesNumber of pointsNumber of tiesNumber of wins

Season-by-season records League champions †Conference champions *Division champions ^Regular season league leader ¤

League seasonConferenceDivisionRegular-seasonPostseasonFinishGPWLTOTSOLPtsGFGAPIMGPWLGFGAResultInternational Hockey League 1994–95 — Northern 3rd 81 34 33 — 14 0 82 261 306 2,223 3 0 3 9 16 Lost in first round 0–3 (Kalamazoo Wings) 1995–96 — Midwest 2nd 82 40 34 — — 8 88 288 310 2,423 9 4 5 29 32 Won in first round 3–1 (San Francisco Spiders)Lost in Quarterfinals 1–4 (Las Vegas Thunder) 1996–97 — Midwest 3rd 82 40 36 — — 6 86 276 290 1,508 4 1 3 11 14 Lost in first round 1–3 (San Antonio Dragons) 1997–98Western* Midwest^ 1st 82 55¤ 24 — — 3 113 301¤ 258 1,751 22 15 7 77 63 Won in first round 3–0 (Manitoba Moose)Won in Quarterfinals 4–2 (Milwaukee Admirals)Won in Semifinals 4–2 (Long Beach Ice Dogs)Won in Turner Cup Finals 4–3 (Detroit Vipers)† 1998–99WesternMidwest^ 1st 82 49 21 — — 12 110 285 246 2,044 10 6 4 27 32 Won quarterfinals 3–0 (Manitoba Moose)Lost in Semifinals 3–4 (Houston Aeros) 1999–00Western* — 1st 82 53¤ 21 — — 8 114¤ 270¤ 228 1,695 16 12 4 55 39 Won quarterfinals 4–0 (Long Beach Ice Dogs)Won in Semifinals 4–2 (Houston Aeros)Won in Turner Cup Finals 4–2 (Grand Rapids Griffins)† 2000–01Western* — 1st 82 43 32 — — 7 93 267 249 1,563 16 9 7 47 43 Won quarterfinals 4–1 (Milwaukee Admirals)Won in Semifinals 4–2 (Manitoba Moose)Lost in Turner Cup Finals 1–4 (Orlando Solar Bears)American Hockey League 2001–02Western* West 4th 80 37 31 7 5 — 86 250 236 1,695 25 17 8 74 58 Won in Conference Qualifier 2–1 (Cincinnati Mighty Ducks)Won in Conference Quarterfinals 3–2 (Grand Rapids Griffins)Won in Conference Semifinals 4–3 (Syracuse Crunch)Won in Conference Finals 4–1 (Houston Aeros)Won in Calder Cup Finals 4–1 (Bridgeport Sound Tigers)† 2002–03Western West 2nd 80 43 25 8 4 — 98 276 237 1,905 8 3 5 21 21 Won in Conference Quarterfinals 3–2 (Hershey Bears)Lost in Conference Semifinals 4–0 (Grand Rapids Griffins) 2003–04Western West 2nd 80 42 26 9 3 — 96 246 208 1,658 10 6 4 31 24 Won in Division Semifinals 4–0 (Grand Rapids Griffins)Lost in Division Finals 2–4 (Milwaukee Admirals) 2004–05Western* West^ 1st 80 49 24 — 5 2 105 245 211 1,954 18 12 6 50 32 Won in Division Semifinals 4–1 (Houston Aeros)Won in Division Finals 4–1 (Cincinnati Mighty Ducks)Won in Conference Finals 4–0 (Manitoba Moose)Lost in Calder Cup Finals 0–4 (Philadelphia Phantoms) 2005–06Western West 5th 80 36 32 — 4 8 84 278 275 2,028 — — — — — Did not qualify 2006–07Western West 2nd 80 46 25 — 3 6 101 331¤ 252 1,704 15 9 6 51 36 Won in Division Semifinals 4–0 (Milwaukee Admirals)Won in Division Finals 4–2 (Iowa Stars)Lost in Conference Finals 1–4 (Hamilton Bulldogs) 2007–08Western* West^ 1st 80 53 22 — 2 3 111 300¤ 226 1,869 24 16 8 76 52 Won in Division Semifinals 4–2 (Milwaukee Admirals)Won in Division Finals 4–3 (Rockford IceHogs)Won in Conference Finals 4–1 (Toronto Marlies)Won in Calder Cup Finals 4–2 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)† 2008–09Western West 6th 80 38 37 — 3 2 81 226 222 1,288 — — — — — Did not qualify 2009–10Western West^1st 80 49 24 — 1 6 105 264 214 1,112 14 7 7 44 46 Won in Division Semifinals 4–3 (Milwaukee Admirals)Lost in Division Finals 3–4 (Texas Stars) 2010–11Western West6th 80 39 30 — 5 6 89 260 262 1402 — — — — — Did not qualify 2011–12Western Midwest^1st 76 42 27 — 4 3 91 213 193 1,065 5 2 3 15 15 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals 2–3 (San Antonio Rampage) 2012–13Western Midwest4th 76 37 30 — 5 4 83 204 207 1,090 — — — — — Did not qualify 2013–14Western Midwest^1st 76 45 21 — 5 5 100 239 191 1,026 9 3 6 23 32 Won in Conference Quarterfinals 3–2 (Rochester Americans)Lost in Conference Semifinals 0–4 (Toronto Marlies) 2014–15Western Midwest3rd 76 40 29 — 6 1 87 210 198 1,076 5 2 3 11 13 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals 2–3 (Utica Comets) 2015–16Western Central6th 76 33 35 — 5 3 74 194 228 1,230 — — — — — Did not qualify 2016–17Western Central^ 1st 76 44 19 — 8 5 101 251 200 947 10 4 6 29 35 Won Division Semifinals 3–2 (Charlotte Checkers)Lost division finals 1–4 (Grand Rapids Griffins) 2017–18Western Central^ 1st 76 42 23 — 7 4 95 244 208 848 3 0 3 6 11 Lost Division Semifinals 0–3 (Rockford IceHogs)2018–19 Western* Central^ 1st 76 44 22 — 6 4 98 250 199 886 22 12 10 64 67 Won Division Semifinals 3–2 (Grand Rapids Griffins)Won Division Finals 4–2 (Iowa Wild)Won Conference Finals 4–2 (San Diego Gulls)Lost Calder Cup Finals 1–4 (Charlotte Checkers)2019–20 Western Central 4th 61 27 26 — 5 3 62 155 175 704 — — — — — Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Western Central^ 1st 33 21 9 — 1 2 45 132 94 529 — — — — — No playoffs were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic IHL totals 573 314 201 — 14 44 686 1,948 1,887 13,207 80 47 33 255 239 7 playoff appearances AHL totals 1,502 807 517 24 87 67 1,791 4,468 4,236 26,016 168 93 76 495 442 13 playoff appearances Franchise totals 2,075 1,121 718 24 101 111 2,477 6,416 6,123 38,723 248 140 109 750 681 20 playoff appearances

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