Pisellini Saves Day For Steel

Bensenville (January 9th, 2009) --On Friday night in Cedar Rapids, Nick Pisellini stood strong in goal, stopping 46 of 47 RoughRider shots to lead his team to a 2-1 victory.  Pisellini and the Steel special teams  also killed off all seven Cedar Rapids power plays, including a two-man advantage early in the second. 

Max Nicastro (Boston University, Detroit Red Wings) opened the scoring just under nine minutes into the game for what would be the only goal of the 1st.

Cedar Rapids struck back in the second to tie the game at one shortly after the Steel returned to full strength after the 5-on-3.  With six minutes left in the second period, Mark Anthoine (University of Maine) scored his sixth goal of the year, which would hold up as the game-winner.

The Steel return to home ice Sunday afternoon with a 3:00 p.m. matchup with the Des Moines Buccaneers.  Tickets can be ordered by calling the Steel Box Office at 630.594.1165