Tim Breslin (1967-2005), who was one of the first three players signed by the franchise, passed away on Feb. 9, 2005, due to complications from appendiceal cancer, which is a malignancy of the appendix. The Addison native and Driscoll Catholic High School graduate played five seasons with the team and was a member of the 1998 Turner Cup Championship squad.
Wolves Present Anderson with Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award
The Chicago Wolves presented center Matt Anderson with the 2010 Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award before the team battled the Texas Stars at the Allstate Arena on March 28, 2010. The award recognizes the Wolves player who best typifies Breslin’s on-ice spirit and team-first attitude.
Breslin, who was one of the first three players signed by the franchise, passed away on Feb. 9, 2005, due to complications from appendiceal cancer, which is a malignancy of the appendix. The Addison native and Driscoll Catholic High School graduate played five seasons with the team and was a member of the 1998 Turner Cup Championship squad. The Breslin family will be on hand to present ANDERSON with the award.
“It is very fitting that Matt Anderson would win this award,” said Wolves General Manager Wendell Young, who was a teammate of Breslin’s on the 1998 Turner Cup championship team. “Matt gives everything he has on the ice and knows the importance of what playing for the Wolves means off the ice in giving back to the Chicago community as well. He is a mirror image of Tim Breslin in those aspects.”
The 27-year-old forward was selected through fan voting on chicagowolves.com from a list of three candidates nominated by the Wolves hockey operations department, which also included defenseman Jamie Hunt and right wing Spencer Machacek.
ANDERSON, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, has set professional career-highs with 25 assists and 38 points in 56 contests this season - his third year with the Wolves. He has recorded 27 goals, 44 assists and 71 points in 136 career games with Chicago and was a member of the 2008 Calder Cup Championship team.
Past winners of the award include current Wolves defenseman Brian Sipotz (2008) and center Kevin Doell (2006), and former Wolves players Steve Martins (2009), Brian Fahey (2007) and Tim Wedderburn (2005).
TIM BRESLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2010
The Chicago Wolves announced Batavia High School senior Joey Yurisich as the winner of the team’s Tim Breslin Memorial Scholarship at their game at the Allstate Arena on Sun., March 28.
Yurisich, who was chosen by the Breslin family from a group of applicants based on an essay he wrote about overcoming Crohn’s Disease and how it affected his life, and the lessons he has taken away from the experience, will be on hand to accept the honor from the former Wolves left wing’s parents, widow and children.
Breslin, who was one of the first three players signed by the franchise, passed away on Feb. 9, 2005, due to complications from appendiceal cancer. The Addison native and Driscoll Catholic High School graduate played five seasons with the Wolves and was a member of the 1998 Turner Cup Championship squad.
Previous Unsung Hero Award Winners
2009 - Steve Martins
2008 - Brian Sipotz
2007 - Brian Fahey
2006 - Kevin Doell
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