Chicago Sun-Times

Darren Haydar scores twice in Wolves’ victory

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:39:19 -0500

After seeing Darren Haydar score two spectacular goals to lead the Wolves to a 2-1 victory against the Texas Stars on Saturday night at Allstate Arena, some fans might rejoice, “The ol’ Haydar is back!” In reality, the “ol’ Haydar” never left. The right winger, a 10-year veteran and former American Hockey League most valuable player, remains one of the league’s premier scorers. “It usually takes me a few games to get going,” said Haydar, who scored multiple goals for the 36th time. “But I’m finding my way, starting to move my feet better, getting more confidence and making better …

Wolves drop another to unbeaten Admirals

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:10:52 -0500

A 2-1 victory against the Wolves at Allstate Arena on Friday night left the Milwaukee Admirals (5-0-0-1) as the only unbeaten team in the American Hockey League. Three of Milwaukee’s wins have come against the Wolves. “That’s why they’re largely unbeaten with the record they have against us,” Wolves coach Craig MacTavish said. “Our performance tonight was OK. We did a lot of things better. “We’re a new group trying to instill a bunch of different and new things and trying to get our systems in place. We’re showing some progress. It hasn’t manifested itself in wins yet.” Although Wolves …

Rush QB Russ Michna loves playing here

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:21:42 -0500

Russ Michna was going to play in the NFL. That was his one and only plan. What he didn’t count on was playing in four other professional leagues. The Rush quarterback has toiled in the NFL, the Arena Football League, the Canadian Football League, the United Football League and the Continental Indoor Football League. ‘‘The way everything worked out is kind of crazy,’’ said Michna, who also works for a Schaumburg-based software business. ‘‘I’ve played in five leagues and worked for one company. I would have liked for it to be the other way, where I played in one league …