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Tim Breslin (1968-2005), 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 MARTINS WITH 2009 UNSUNG HERO AWARD

Steve Martins

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

2009 Tim Breslin Memorial Scholarship winner Kimberly Neary

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.

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