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WOLVES PRESENT MARTINS WITH 2009 UNSUNG HERO AWARD
 The Chicago Wolves presented center Steve Martins with the 2009 Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award before the team battled the Milwaukee Admirals at the Allstate Arena on Sun., March 29. 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 MARTINS, who was a teammate of Breslin’s during the 1997-98 season, with the award.
“Steve has all the qualities that this award stands for,” said Wolves Assistant Coach Wendell Young, who was a teammate of Martins and Breslin on the 1998 Turner Cup championship team. “He is always putting others first and is a caring guy on and off the ice. No matter who that person is, whether it’s a family member, a teammate or someone he has just met for the first time, he cares about them.”
The 36-year-old forward was selected through fan voting on chicagowolves.com from a list of three candidates nominated by the Wolves coaching staff, which also included center Matt Anderson and defenseman Alex Brooks.
MARTINS has helped Chicago capture two championships - its first in 1998 and most recent in 2008 - and has appeared in 254 career regular-season outings with the club, tallying 63 goals,125 assists and 188 points spanning five seasons with the team. | |
TIM BRESLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
| | The Chicago Wolves announced St. Francis High School senior Kimberly Neary as the winner of the team’s Tim Breslin Memorial Scholarship at their game at the Allstate Arena on Sun., March 29.
Neary, who was chosen by the Breslin family from a group of applicants based on an essay she wrote detailing her mother’s battle with cancer and subsequent passing, and the lessons she 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.
Neary is a member of her high school volleyball team, math team, National Honor Society and student ministry team. She also worked as a volunteer aide at Carol Stream Public Library, and captained a Relay for Life team in her mother’s honor in 2005. She has compiled a 4.96 GPA.
The scholarship provides one semester of college.
| 2009 Tim Breslin Memorial Scholarship
winner Kimberly Neary | |
LAVALLEE NAMED 2008-09 DAN SNYDER MAN OF THE YEAR
Wolves GM, Kevin Chevaldayoff. presents left wing Jordan LaValle with the Dan Snyder Man of the Year Award.
Chicago Wolves left wing Jordan LaVallee has been named the team’s Dan Snyder Man of the Year and 2008-09 American Specialty/American Hockey League Man of the Year in recognition of his commitment to service to the Chicagoland community. READ MORE
| | OYSTRICK NAMED 2007-08 DAN SNYDER MAN OF THE YEAR | Chicago Wolves defenseman Nathan Oystrick has been named the team’s Dan Snyder Man of the Year in recognition of his commitment to service to the Chicagoland community.
The honor is given to a Wolves player each year in memory of Snyder, who passed away on Oct. 5, 2003, after suffering major head injuries in a car accident. Snyder spent two seasons with the Wolves (2001-2003) and helped the team earn the 2002 Calder Cup Championship.
The Wolves and Dan’s parents, Graham and LuAnn Snyder, presented OYSTRICK with the award before the team battled the Peoria Rivermen at the Allstate Arena on Sun., April 13, 2008.
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Luann and Graham Snyder with defenseman Nathan Oystrick | | | WOLVES PRESENT SIPOTZ WITH 2008 UNSUNG HERO AWARD | | The Chicago Wolves presented defenseman Brian Sipotz with the 2008 Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award at the Allstate Arena on Sun., April 6 2008. 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 was on hand to present SIPOTZ with the award. READ MORE | 
Defenseman Brian Sipotz with Jami, Chase, Paige and Shane Breslin
| | | WOLVES PRESENT FAHEY WITH 2007 UNSUNG HERO AWARD | | The Chicago Wolves presented defenseman and Glenview native BRIAN FAHEY with the 2007 Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award before the team battled the Grand Rapids Griffins at the Allstate Arena on Sat., April 7, 2007. 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 was on hand to present FAHEY with the award. READ MORE |  Chase, Paige, Jami, Shane, Jim and Kay Breslin with defenseman Brian Fahey
| | | SIPOTZ NAMED 2006-07 DAN SNYDER MAN OF THE YEAR | | Chicago Wolves defenseman BRIAN SIPOTZ was named the team’s Dan Snyder Man of the Year in recognition of his commitment to service to the Chicagoland community.
The honor is given to a Wolves player each year in memory of Snyder, who passed away on Oct. 5, 2003, after suffering major head injuries in a car accident. Snyder spent two seasons with the Wolves (2001-2003) and helped the team earn the 2002 Calder Cup Championship. READ MORE | 
Dawn, Jake, Luann and Graham Snyder with defenseman Brian Sipotz | |
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