Chicago's Offense Too Powerful for Black Hawks
Bensenville, IL (November 20, 2009) -  Following road losses by Chicago, the Steel were happy to return to the Edge Ice Arena where they were (3-2) heading into their Friday night match with the Waterloo Black Hawks.

The Hawks meanwhile, have been terrible on the road, going (1-7) in an eight game stretch.

In the first period, early penalty trouble by the Steel led to a power play goal by Waterloo Defenseman Nick Ebert, 1-0 Black Hawks.

Chicago would answer back with goals from Kevin Lind (Notre Dame) and Mark Anthoine (Maine). Anthoine’s goal was his 13th of the year, giving him a two goal lead in the USHL scoring race. The goal also set a new season high for Mark, who previously had 12 in the 2007-2008 season.

A Dan Sova goal for Waterloo would tie the game at 2 but Chicago would take momentum and the lead into the intermission following an Alex Carpenter goal increased the lead to 3-2.

The 2,100+ fans in attendance at the Edge Ice Arena would be treated to an offensive clinic the rest of the way.

Andrei Kuchin and Dan Kolomatis recorded the only two goals of the second period, extending the Steel lead to 5-2. Kolomatis’ goal came on a power play advantage, giving Dan two PP goals on the season and three for his career.

In the third period Sova was sent to the box for roughing. The free man gave Alex Krushelnyski (Colorado College) the needed space for the second Steel power play goal of the game. An Alex Carpenter goal in the third, his second of the game, and a stat padding score by Waterloo closed out the book on the affair.

The 7-3 victory by Chicago creates a bit of breathing room for the Steel who are competing for the top spot in the Eastern Division standings. 

The Steel now head to Indiana to take on the Ice in their first meeting on the season this Saturday November 21^st.