Wilson Earns His First Shutout
Bensenville, IL (February 20th, 2010) -  The Chicago Steel played host to the surging Sioux Falls Stampede from the Western Division over the weekend. Despite sitting in fifth place in the East Chicago has enough time to make a run at the playoffs.  

Friday night’s game was both short and sweet for the Steel. After blanking the Stampede in the first period Chicago Forward Cole Gunner (Air Force) recorded his first goal with the Steel since coming over from Fargo in a previous trade.  

Turns out that was all the scoring Chicago would need behind outstanding goaltending by Connor Wilson, (37/37) who was credited with the shutout. 

Both teams played a clean game, receiving a combined ten minutes worth of penalties. Fans were able to get in and out in just over two hours before coming back on Saturday for the second game of the back-to-back. 

On Saturday night, it was Chicago on the losing end of a 1-0 effort. Sioux Fall’s Anthony Day beat Wilson with 13:40 gone by in the first period. Chicago’s offense was held twice to seven shots or less despite multiple opportunities late in the game. 

Chicago now sits 11 points back of the fourth and final playoff spot. The Steel head to Kearney, Nebraska for a weekend series this February 26^th and 27^th against the Tri-City Storm.