Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Chicago Steel Week 11 Game Preview

The Chicago Steel look to rebound after two road losses to the Bloomington Thunder last week. The Steel travel to Youngstown for a Wednesday morning game against the Phantoms and then to Des Moines for a Friday evening matchup against the Buccaneers. Puck drop is set for 9:15 a.m. CST on Wednesday and 7:05 p.m. on Friday.

The Chicago Steel (9-8-2) dropped both games in Bloomington last week. On Wednesday, the Steel took a 3-2 lead into the final period off of Mason Bergh’s hat trick, but two late Thunder goals gave Bloomington the 4-3 victory. Saturday, the Steel fell behind early but tied the game at two behind goals from John Schilling and Tyler Sifferlen. In the final period, Bloomington tallied the game-winning goal in the 3-2 victory. Dennis Gilbert and Freddy Olofsson each tallied three assists on the weekend. 

The Youngstown Phantoms (10-6-3) split their two games with Muskegon last weekend. After a dominating 8-0 win, Youngstown dropped Saturday’s contest 3-2 in a shootout. The Steel are 2-0 against Youngstown this season, defeating the Phantoms 5-2 and 7-5 in early November. Youngstown has scored the second most goals in the league this season with 79.

The Des Moines Buccaneers (12-6-2) currently sit in second place in the Western conference and are coming off a three game weekend sweep with wins against Tri-City, Lincoln and Omaha. This is the second and final time the Steel will face the Buccaneers this season, defeating Des Moines 7-2 on November 1st.

The Steel will return to the Edge Ice Arena next Saturday, December 13th, as they face off against the Green Bay Gamblers. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Steel box office at 630-594-1161 or by visiting tickets.chicagosteelhockeyteam.com.

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