Steel Extend Win Streak To Five
Story By: Steve Jankowski
Bensenville (February 18th, 2009) --  The last time the Chicago Steel played a home game, the Indiana Ice skated away with a 6-0 win on January 24th.  Wednesday night, the Steel returned to home ice and made sure the outcome would be different, as they knocked off the Ice 2-1 for the team's fifth straight victory. 

Chicago carried the play in the game's opening moments, but just under 9 minutes in, Brandon Richardson but Indiana up 1-0.  

The Ice took that one goal into the second, and held it until an early second period power play goal for Chicago.  Josh Balch (Yale University) took a pass from Max Nicastro (Boston University, Detroit Red Wings) in the right-wing face-off circle and slipped it past Brett Bennett, who was out of position for the shot.   

Balch has a goal in three straight games, and five points in the same three-game span.

Halfway through the middle frame, Greg Wolfe took a pass from Dean Chelios (Michigan State University) while shorthanded, and danced around an Indiana defender before deking out Bennett and sliding the puck into the net to give Chicago the only lead they would need the entire night. 

Chicago's defense, and Steel goalie Nick Pisellini made the one-goal lead hold up the rest of the way to earn Chicago's second win over Indiana this year.

Pisellini (5-5-1) stopped 23 of 24 Indiana shots, and was named the game's number 3 star.

The Steel return to action Friday, February 20th at 7:30 when they host the Waterloo Black Hawks at the Edge Ice Arena.  Tickets for all Steel home games can be ordered by calling the Steel Box Office at 630.594.1165.