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NEWS STORY
Steel Finalize Roster With Two
Additions
Bensenville, IL (February 12th, 2007)--
The Chicago Steel announced today that they have
finalized their 23 man protected list heading into the
playoffs. The USA Junior Hockey Roster Freeze began on
February 10th at midnight.
Added to the Chicago Steel roster were goaltender Nick
Pisellini and forward James Knelman.
Pisellini, a Chicago native from Itasca, IL, currently
plays for the Chicago Mission AAA program under head
coach Brad Saban. Nick is considered one of the top
goalies in the country as a 1990 birthdate and stands
6'1 175 lbs. Pisellini will join the Steel after his
Midget season with the Mission is completed.
Knelman hails from Edina, MN and is one of the top
forwards in the Minnesota high school ranks. He plays
for coach Greg Trebil at the Academy of Holy Angels.
Knelman adds size and is a proven winner and will be a
welcome addition to the Steel forward group upon his
completion of his senior year at Holy Angels. Knelman is
an '88 birthdate and stands 6'0 200 lbs.
"We are excited to add two players of the calibre of
Nick and James, " said Steel General Manager Jason
Koehler. "We spent alot of time evaluating who and what
we need to make us a better team heading into the
playoffs and for the future and we agreed as a staff
that these two players fit the mold of what we want and
expect from our athletes wearing a Chicago Steel
uniform. These young men are great additions and will
help us get to where we want to be in the very near
future."
The Steel host the Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets on Friday night
and the Des Moines Buccaneers Saturday night at the Edge
Ice Arena. Both games will be on the B2 Network.
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