NEWS STORY
Steel Acquire
Chelios
Bensenville (November
5, 2008)
- The Chicago Steel are pleased to
announce that they have acquired Forward Dean Chelios
from the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.
Dean is a 6'1, 175 lb '89 birth year from Bloomfield,
MI. Dean is the son of current Detroit Redwing and long
time Chicago Blackhawk, Chris Chelios. Chris Chelios
spent 9 seasons with the Blackhawks and is in his 26th
season in the NHL.
The 2008-2009 season is Dean’s second season in the
USHL. In his first season with the RoughRiders he
played 53 regular season games earning 6 goals, 12
assists and 26 PIM's. In 6 games this season Chelios
has 1 assist and 6 PIM's.
The Steel will look to have Chelios bring some
experience to the offense as he will join a young team.
The Steel only have 7 veteran forwards, now including
Chelios. When asked about the acquisition of Chelios,
Head Coach and General Manager Steve Poapst said "we are
excited to have Dean as a part of our organization as he
will bring some needed experience to our young line-up.
We are looking forward to reuniting Dean with Andrew
Miller again. They had a lot of success playing
together in high school before moving on to play in the USHL" said Poapst.
The Steel are back in action at the Edge Ice Arena on
Wednesday, November 12th at 7:30 PM, as they
take on the Waterloo Blackhawks. Tickets are still
available and can be purchased by calling the Steel box
office at 630.594.1165.
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