Green Bay Tops Steel
Story By: Steve Jankowski
Bensenville (December 13, 2008) -- Coming off a big win at Indiana, the Steel returned home for a matchup with the Green Bay Gamblers, and despite outshooting Green Bay 26-18 in the game, Steven Summerhays turned aside 25 Chicago shots to earn a 4-1 win at the Edge Ice Arena.

Chicago carried the play for most of the first period, but it was Green Bay who scored the only goal in the opening 20 minutes.  Off a faceoff win in the Chicago zone, Ryan Furne deflected a David Makowski shot over Steel goalie Hudson Stremmel's shoulder with just over five minutes left in the period.

Green Bay extended their lead to two early in the second, when Chris Crane sent a pass to Jacob Johnstone, who deflected it past Stremmel.

Chicago missed a golden opportunity with just over 3 minutes left in the period when Kevin Lind found Eric Alexander (Ferris State University) open in the slot, but the puck rolled off his stick and wide of the goal.

Early in the third, the Steel went on a 5-on-3 power play for 1:13.  Moments after Green Bay's second penalty, Andrew Miller (Yale University) slid the puck back to John Moore (Colorado College) and he one-timed a shot past Summerhays for his 8th goal of the year.

Six minutes later, Green Bay forced a turnover just inside the Steel blue line and Reed Seckel beat Stremmel glove side to extend the lead to 3-1, before CJ Lee added an empty-net goal in the final minute of the game.

The Steel will return to action against the Gamblers at 3:00 p.m tomorrow.  Tickets can be ordered by calling 630.594.1165.