{"id":200,"date":"2023-03-22T13:44:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T13:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/?p=200"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T13:45:25","slug":"chicago-wolves-owner-don-levin-has-made-his-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/chicago-wolves-owner-don-levin-has-made-his-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Wolves Owner Don Levin Has Made His Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He owns a professional hockey team, a paper company, once owned a movie production company and is a dog lover. Meet <strong>Don Levin,<\/strong> the 70 something owner of the <strong>Chicago Wolves,<\/strong> an American League Hockey team formed in 1994 that has won 5 titles, but it didn\u2019t start that way.<\/p>\n<p>The Wolves, named after his mother\u2019s maiden name, Wolf, was supposed to be a roller hockey team. <em>\u201cWhen Grant Mulvey retired from playing for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>.<\/strong> Grant comes to work for us and reads an article the International Hockey League wants to put a team in Indiana.\u201c<\/em><br \/>\n<a id=\"1516011\" href=\"https:\/\/nhlshop.775j.net\/c\/3198695\/1516011\/9674\" target=\"_top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/9674-1516011\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not true. By Mulvey called the league president and suggested Chicago and by 1994 the Wolves began this rather successful odyssey.<\/p>\n<p>In 1969, Levin bought Adam\u2019s Apple, a head shop that closed in January after 52 years.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe bought everything in the store expect rolling papers. I didn\u2019t know what that was for.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Well, he found out from customers and brought back the rolling papers and eventually developed poplar brands such as Job and Zig Zag. But he also bought a paper company and combined it became the largest in the world!<\/p>\n<p>As for the movie company, it produced less than what you might term, award winners. Levin lost money.<\/p>\n<p>But the dogs\u2026<em>.\u201dIn the off season we have a group of veterinarians who help with vaccination clinics in under-served areas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But Levin takes it a step further with an in season \u201cAdopt a Dog&#8221; feature and the Wolves have given away several thousand.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneur, yes but as you can tell, Don Levin is a lot more than that.<br \/>\n<a id=\"1518046\" href=\"https:\/\/athleticgreens.sjv.io\/c\/3198695\/1518046\/13896\" target=\"_top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/13896-1518046\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/imp.pxf.io\/i\/3198695\/1518046\/13896\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tell me a story I don\u2019t know&#8221; is now aligned with<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/last-word-on-sports-media-podcast\/id1549396526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Last Word on Sports Media Podcast feed<\/a> and sponsored by Mr. Duct. 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Hear the latest episode by clicking below,<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/chicago-wolves-ahl-owner-don-levin-tell-me-a-story-i-dont-know\/id1549396526?i=1000605100116\" height=\"175\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, make sure to find out more about our show and the other great programs at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_self\">www.lastwordonsports.com\/podcasts<\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"1483974\" href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/3198695\/1483974\/9070\" target=\"_top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/a.impactradius-go.com\/display-ad\/9070-1483974\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/imp.pxf.io\/i\/3198695\/1483974\/9070\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He owns a professional hockey team, a paper company, once owned a movie production company and is a dog lover. Meet Don Levin, the 70 something owner of the Chicago Wolves, an American League Hockey team formed in 1994 that has won 5 titles, but it didn\u2019t start that way. 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