NEWS STORY
Rough Weekend For Chicago
Bensenville, IL (January 11th, 2010) -
The
Chicago Steel wrapped up their recent three game swing
on Sunday home at the Edge Ice Arena. The weekend series
led the team through Iowa, first to Des Moines on Friday
then on to Waterloo Saturday before closing out Sunday
at home with a rematch against the Black Hawks.
On
Friday from Buccaneer Arena, Chicago Forward Greg Wolfe
recorded his 13th goal at the 2:29 mark in
the 1st to give Chicago the early lead 1-0. Des Moines
would tie it before going to first intermission knotted
at one.
Kevin Lind (Notre Dame) took advantage of a power play
opportunity in the opening minutes of the 2nd
period, his fourth goal of the year, which gave Chicago
the 2-1 advantage. Des Moines answered back with two
goals to take a 3-2 lead into second intermission.
Much like the 2nd period, Chicago scored
first on a Jay Camper (University of New Hampshire)
goal, his fourth, only to have Des Moines answer back
with two goals in the third. Chicago would go on the
drop the decision 5-3 to Des Moines.
Chicago had outscored Waterloo 13-6 in two previous
games this season. With that being said; Waterloo did
their best to narrow that deficit- putting up eight
goals en route to an 8-3 victory for the Black Hawks.
Chicago’s Dan Kolomatis (6), Kevin Lind (Notre Dame)(5),
and Greg Wolfe (14) all recorded goals for the Steel.
The
Steel returned to Chicago early Sunday in preparation
for their three o’ clock start against Waterloo at the
Edge Ice Arena. The Steel set a season high in
attendance with 2,186 people on hand for the Chicago
Steel’s “Scout Night”.
With 5:33 gone by in the 1st, Kevin Lind recorded his 6th
goal for Chicago, his third in as many games. Waterloo’s
Tyler Barnes would match it for the Black Hawks with a
goal of his own, 1-1 after one period of play.
Despite recording 13 shots on goal in the 2nd
period Chicago failed to keep pace with Waterloo who
added two more goals, which increased their lead to
3-1.
Late in the 3rd period Jake Chelios would
draw Chicago within one with his 6th goal but
that was as close as Chicago would get. The 3-2 loss at
home leaves the Steel 0-6 in point opportunities over
the weekend and just 3-6-1 in their last ten games.
The
Steel (13-15-4) currently remain in the playoff hunt-
slotted to receive the fourth seed in the Eastern
Conference. The Steel head to Sioux City and Cedar
Rapids on Jan 15th and 16th before
returning to the Edge Ice Arena the following weekend to
host Des Moines Friday Jan 22nd and Sioux
City on Saturday the 23rd.
Tickets for these games can be purchased by calling the
Chicago Steel ticket office at (630) 594-1165.
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