Chicago Looking To End Strong This Weekend
Story By: Steve Jankowski
Bensenville (March 31st, 2009) -- The Chicago Steel scored a pair of power play goals Tuesday night against Waterloo, but the visiting Black Hawks proved too much, skating away with a 5-3 win over the Steel in a make up of a game originally scheduled for December 19th.

Waterloo wasted very little time getting on the score board, as Keegan Meuer put the visitors up 1-0 just 23 seconds into the contest.   

Alexander Krushelnyski knotted the game up at one for Chicago exactly a minute after Waterloo scored while the Steel were on the game's first power play.

Just under six minutes later, Chicago took their first lead of the night.  Mark Goggin (Dartmouth University, Boston Bruins) found Matt Lindblad on the far post, and Lindblad one-timed the puck past Waterloo goalie Joe Howe.

Early in the second, Waterloo went on a two-man advantage, and Ben Miller capitalized for the Black Hawks, tying the game at two just over a minute into the middle frame.

The score remained tied through most of the second, but Chicago once again struck on the man-advantage.  The Steel won an offensive zone faceoff, and Philip Samuelsson (Boston College) controlled the puck at the point.  He slap-passed it to Dean Chelios (Michigan State University) on the near post, and he stickhandled around Howe and backhanded the puck into the goal to put the Steel back in front.

Unfortunately for Chicago, that lead only lasted six seconds, as Jordan Samuels-Thomas took the ensuing center ice faceoff and scored to tie the game once again at 3.

The Black Hawks took the lead for good 3:26 into the third on Samuels-Thomas' second goal of the night.  Craig Smith picked up a Chicago turnover, and fed it to Samuels-Thomas, who beat Chicago netminder Hudson Stremmel.

Eriah Hayes added an insurance marker for Waterloo halfway through the third to close the scoring.

The Steel will finish their road schedule with a Friday night tilt in Green Bay against the Gamblers.  Then, the team will conclude their ninth season in Chicago at the Edge Ice Arena against the Indiana Ice on Saturday night at 7:30.  Tickets for Fan Appreciation Night can be ordered by calling the Steel Ticket Office at 630.594.1165.

The Steel will return to the Edge Ice Arena Tuesday night for a make-up game against the Waterloo Black Hawks.  Game time is 7:30 p.m. and tickets can be ordered by calling the Steel Ticket Office at 630.594.1165.