Looking To The Future
Bensenville, IL (March 27th, 2010) - With Chicago’s playoff push coming to a close, the remaining six games in the ’09-’10 campaign are about building for the future, beginning with a 4-1 victory over the Indiana Ice on March 24^th.

Chicago’s economic use of shots on goal, four goals on 22 opportunities, made this one a no-doubter, beginning with first period goals from Forwards Darik Angeli (14^th) and Wisconsin committee Brendan Woods (6^th).

Danny Mattson (North Dakota) tacked on Chicago’s third goal of the game, his 12^th, to extend the Steel lead out to three.

Indiana pulled Goalie  Casey DeSmith (18/21) with roughly eight minutes left hoping to spur offense, achieving in the sense that the Ice saw their shots on goal for the period explode from five shots in the second period up to 17 shots in the third. After an empty net goal by Ian Young (2^nd) Indiana broke through with its’ only goal-by Forward Bryon Paulazzo.

Steel Goalie Connor Wilson, (31/32), was credited with the win, his 13^th.

Two days later, Chicago hit the road, this time headed to Sioux City to close out the season series with the Musketeers. The two have played each other close with two of the three games resolved in shootout, the other going to overtime.

This match would be played close as well, but, outside of a first period goal by Danny Mattson (13^th), Chicago‘s offense remained dormant on way to a 2-1 loss. Despite giving up only two goals, Wilson (20/22) was tabbed with his 16^th loss of the season.

Chicago wrapped up the week’s play with a Saturday matchup with the Des Moines Buccaneers at the Buccaneer Arena. Both teams have managed two wins apiece and the fifth game would prove to be the swing match for season bragging rights.

Sandwiched between two Buccaneer goals Steel Forward Cole Gunner (Air Force) recorded his ninth goal, leaving Chicago down 2-1 heading into the first intermission.

Chicago’s Brendan Woods managed the only goal by either side in the second period, tying the score heading to the final frame. The goal was Woods’ third in four games.

Two early goals in the third by Des Moines put the verdict out of reach despite a last minute effort by Chicago’s Andrei Kuchin on a rare power play. Kuchin’s goal was his 19^th. The 4-3 loss drops the Steel into fifth place in the Eastern Division heading back to Chicago for a three game series to close out the season beginning March 31 against the Youngstown Phantoms.

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