Steel Bounce Back From Early Deficit,But Dubuque Too Strong In End
(September 17, 2011)-The Chicago fought back from a 4-0 first period deficit Saturday night with three goals in the second period, but Dubuque held off the Steel in the third period and skated away with a 5-4 victory at the Darien Sportsplex.

The Fighting Saints came out firing in the first period, putting up two goals in the first 50 seconds of the game to grab a 2-0 lead. Dubuque added two more late in the first to go into the intermission with a 4-0 advantage.

Chicago’s Ryan Fraser-Lee got Chicago on the board, two minutes, 30 seconds into the second stanza. Steel goals by Joel Benson and Aidan Cavallini cut the Dubuque lead to 4-3, however Ryan Siiro snuck one past Steel goalie Alex Sakellaropoulos for the Saints’ 5-3 second intermission lead.

The Steel once again clawed back with Canon Pieper cutting the Dubuque advantage in half with a goal at the 15:21 mark in the third period. Chicago pulled Sakellaropoulos with a minute left to put an extra attacker on the ice, but the Saints survived the Steel’s late surge for the victory.

Sakellaropoulos made 25 saves between the pipes for Chicago. The Steel outshot Dubuque 32-30 in the game, with a sizeable 14-5 advantage in the second period.

Chicago will be in Sioux City this week for the United States Hockey League Fall Classic. The Steel face off against the Lincoln Stars at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Please go to www.chicagosteelhockeyteam.com for more information on the Fall Classic and the upcoming 2011-12 season.