Chicago Steel Week Six Game Preview

This weekend, the Chicago Steel (3-3-2) have their first three and three of the season. On Friday, they host the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in a rematch of last Friday’s overtime thriller. On Saturday, the Steel welcome the Des Moines Buccaneers to the Edge for the first time this season. Sunday the Steel head to Wisconsin for the first ever regular season matchup against the Madison Capitols. Puck drops are at 7:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., respectively.

Last Friday’s game against the RoughRiders was a tough one for the Steel. John Schilling was able to tie the game in the final minute of the third period, only to see Cedar Rapids forward Clark Kuster notch the game winner in overtime. “Last weekend was a tough one against Cedar Rapids,” said Steel forward Connor Murphy. “We know we did a lot of good things, and we just have to really pay attention to the details this week and we can give them some payback on Friday night.”

The RoughRiders (7-1-0) are currently on a four game win streak and have the best win percentage in the league. Goaltender Ben Blacker has been superb so far this season, posting the top save percentage in the league at .951 percent.

Saturday’s game will not get any easier for the Steel, as the Des Moines Buccaneers (6-2-1) come to the Edge tied for second in the Western conference. Although the Buccaneers lost twice last weekend, goaltenders Ryland Pashovitz and Ryan Ruck have proven to be one of the best tandems in net this season. Des Moines will host the Sioux Falls Stampede on Friday night prior to traveling to Chicago.

On Sunday, the Steel face the Madison Capitols (1-5-2) on the road. Madison has struggled in their first season as a franchise but do have some momentum coming into the weekend as they earned their first USHL win last Friday against Sioux Falls.  The Steel faced the Capitols twice in the preseason, splitting the two matchups.

In the spirit of Halloween, the Steel will host a costume contest on the ice during Friday’s game against Cedar Rapids. Additionally, anyone that comes in costume will receive a Steel Trick-or-Treat bag and can participate in the Trick-or-Treat during the game! For tickets to this weekend’s games, please call the Steel box office at 630-594-1161 or visit tickets.chicagosteelhockeyteam.com.