The Chicago Wolves were one of three AHL teams last season to boast not one, but two NHL affiliations. While Chicago was awash in an abundance of prospects between a new NHL affiliate (Carolina) and temporary one (Nashville), this season will be much different going back to just Carolina. Plus, in the offseason, not only will there be the standard departures via signing with other teams and retirement, there are now those heading to Milwaukee after the Ads took the season off and Chicago hosted their young talent in 2020-21.
The Wolves kick off the 2021-22 season at home on October 16th against their interstate rivals, the Rockford IceHogs. Follow along below to see how Chicago’s roster shakes out as the season draws closer!
Are you curious how the rosters for the other Central Division teams are shaping up? We have player trackers for those too.
Grand Rapids Griffins
Iowa Wild
Manitoba Moose
Milwaukee Admirals
Rockford IceHogs
Texas Stars
(List accurate as of Thursday, September 30th, 2021 at 1:45pm CDT)
UNDER CONTRACT & RE-SIGNINGS
Forwards
- Dominik Bokk – Two years left on entry-level contract
- David Cotton – Last year of entry-level contract
- Cavan Fitzgerald – Signed two-year, two-way NHL contract (May 11)
- David Gust – Signed a one-year AHL contract (August 20)
- Stelio Mattheos – Last year of entry-level contract
- Jamieson Rees – Three years left on entry-level contract
- Spencer Smallman – Re-signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 25)
- Ryan Suzuki – Three years left on entry-level contract
Defensemen
- Joey Keane – Last year of entry-level contract
- Max Lajoie – Re-signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (August 12)
Goaltenders
- Beck Warm – Last year of entry-level contract
NEW ADDITIONS
Forwards
- Jack Drury – Signed three-year, entry-level contract (July 7)
- Stephen Harper – Signed a one-year AHL contract (August 26)
- Ville Koivunen – Signed three-year ELC (August 15)
- Maxim Letunov – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 30)
- Kyle Marino – Signed a one-year AHL contract (Aug 6)
- Sam Militic – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 30)
- Blake Murray – Signed three-year, entry-level contract (May 24)
- Andrew Poturalski – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (August 11)
- C.J. Smith – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 28)
- Tuukka Tieksola – Signed three-year, entry-level contract* (May 14)
Defensemen
- Daniel Brickley – Signed a one-year AHL contract (September 1)
- Jalen Chatfield – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 29)
- Eric Gelinas – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (June 13)
- Aleksi Heimosalmi – Signed three-year ELC (August 15)
- Josh Jacobs – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (August 4)
- Artyom Serikov – Signed a one-year AHL contract (August 9)
Goaltenders
- Alex Lyon – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (July 30)
- Dylan Wells – Signing rights acquired from Edmonton (July 14); Signed one-year AHL contract (August 11)
* – Contract includes European Assignment Clause, detailed in Article 11 – 11.19 of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement — “The SPC of any Player may contain a clause that
provides that, in the event his NHL Club Loans the Player to a club outside the NHL, during the
period of such Loan, the Player shall have the option to be Loaned to a club of his choice outside
North America.”
DEPARTURES – HEADING TO MILWAUKEE
Forwards
- Frederic Allard – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension with Nashville (July 26)
- Luke Evangelista – Three years left on entry-level contract with Nashville; will have to play back in the OHL during the 2021-22 season
- Patrick Harper – One year left on entry-level contract with Nashville
- Tanner Jeannot – Re-signed two-year, two-way NHL contract with Nashville (July 30)
- Tommy Novak – Last year of entry-level contract with Nashville
- Rem Pitlick – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract with Nashville (August 4)
- Anthony Richard – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract with Nashville (July 28)
- Cole Smith – SIgned one-year, two-way NHL contract with Nashville (July 15)
- Phil Tomasino – Three years left on entry-level contract with Nashville
Defensemen
- Alexandre Carrier – Two years left on NHL contract; will likely play in Nashville
- Jeremy Davies – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract extension with Nashville (July 26)
- Marc Del Gaizo – Signed three-year entry-level contract with Nashville (April 21)
- Josh Healey – Signed one-year AHL contract (May 18)
Goaltenders
- Devin Cooley – Last year of entry-level contract with Nashville
- Connor Ingram – Two years left on entry-level contract with Nashville
DEPARTURES – SIGNED ELSEWHERE OR RETIRED
Forwards
- Jason Cotton – Retired (April 6)
- Lukas Craggs – Signed one-year, two-way AHL contract with Rochester (August 12)
- Morgan Geekie – Taken in the Seattle Expansion Draft (July 21)
- Seth Jarvis – Three years left on entry-level contract; will return to the WHL for the 2021-22 season
- Max McCormick – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Seattle (September 29)
- Sheldon Rempal – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract with Vancouver (July 28)
- Drew Shore – Retired
- Sean Malone – SIgned a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Buffalo (July 28); was under contract with Nashville during the 2020-21 season
Defensemen
- Brandon Hickey – Signed one-year ECHL contract with Florida (August 19)
- David Warsofsky – Signed with ERC Ingolstadt of DEL (June 18)
- Tyler Lewington – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Boston (July 28); was under contract with Nashville during the 2020-21 season
Goaltenders
- Antoine Bibeau – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Seattle (August 20)
FREE AGENTS
Goaltenders
- Jeremy Helvig – Not given qualifying offer
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(Special thanks to CapFriendly for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)
