Saturday night, at last the Chicago Wolves fans arrived at the Allstate Arena ready to see the puck drop for the first time since Memorial Day weekend. The opponent for the home opener was fittingly our rivals to the north the Milwaukee Admirals. The first period both teams were still shaking out the rust, evidenced by the low SOG, a total of 18 by the end of the frame.
By the start of the second the boys had found their rhythm again. Our exciteable boy, Boris Valabik totalled 14 PIM for tripping, unsportsmanlike conduct and abuse of officials. Kevin Doell showed his developing reputation as an agitator getting his second 2 minutes of the game . Milwaukee's Pekka Rinne, always a pleasure to watch in goal made many pretty saves yet let in Chicago's first goal of the night.
With the score tied third period seemed endless, finally OT started. Considering that the Wolves hadn't won a home opener since 03' the best most in the stands hoped for was that the game wouldn't end in a shoot out but in hot action at the goal. Haters of the shoot out were to win the day along with the Wolves, 1:46 into OT defenceman Brian Fahey nailed the net for the winning goal.
To paraphrase Roddy Doyle, with two wins in two outings, "It's a good start and I believe in starts.". Now on to Rockford on the 19th.
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