Remember When: Left wing Steve Maltais

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Although the number 11 hangs high in the rafters of the Allstate Arena, Steve Maltais says his biggest accomplishment in his storied tenure with the Chicago Wolves wasnt having his jersey retired, it was winning three championships. Lifting three trophies and being a captain was thrilling. Some guys play 16 years and never have a chance to win, he began. I think the years I was there we had just a great run with championships, it was quite amazing and my biggest accomplishment with the team. When pressured to choose a favorite championship memory, Maltais cant. To him, all three championships (1998 and 2000 Turner Cups, 2002 Calder Cup) were unique in their own way. All the cups that we won were special. All of them have their own significance because they were different groups of players and different circumstances. They all had their own story. The first was just great because we werent expected to win and we came back and won in front of the loudest crowd I have ever played in front of, he remembered. In 2000, we were the favorite to win, and expected to win. There was a lot of pressure, but we had a great group of guys that meshed well and were very talented. We handled the pressure very well and won. The third cup was interesting because we werent the favorite, and we werent supposed to go anywhere, but we got a couple of guys back from Atlanta like Dan Snyder and we kept going and going. The former left wing, who still holds most of the franchises all-time records <b>...</b>

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Chicago, Wolves, hockey, Allstate, Arena

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