The Chicago Steel have a pair of road games against Western
Conference opponents this weekend. On Friday, the Steel travel to South Dakota
to take on the Sioux Falls Stampede. Saturday, the Steel face-off against the
West’s top team, the Sioux City Musketeers. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. on
both Friday and Saturday evening.
The Steel (17-17-3) are coming off two big wins in Wisconsin
last weekend. Friday, Chicago defeated Madison 5-2 behind two goals from John
Schilling and three assists from Freddy Olofsson. Saturday, the Steel and
Gamblers played through a scoreless sixty minutes, but Robby Jackson
capitalized on a power-play and notched the game-winning goal 26 seconds into
the extra period for the 1-0 victory. Lassi Yrjola recorded 29 saves on Friday and a 30-save
shutout on Saturday to earn CCM Goaltender of the Week honors.
Sioux Falls (18-15-5) is coming off a shoot-out loss to
Lincoln last Saturday. Prior to Saturday’s defeat, the Stampede lost to Sioux
City 5-3. This is the first meeting between the Steel and the Stampede this
season. The Sioux Falls offense is led by forward Cooper Marody, who they
acquired midseason in a trade with Muskegon. Since the move, Marody has recorded
a point in 15 of 18 games, tallying 27 total points.
Sioux City (25-11-3) is currently in first place in the
Western Conference. The Musketeers swept their two games last weekend,
defeating Sioux Falls 5-3 on Friday and Waterloo 4-3 on Saturday. Mason Bergh (17g,
27a) is chasing Sioux City forward Adam Johnson (20g, 26a) for the USHL points
lead. The Musketeers defeated the Steel last month, 7-3.
The Steel are on the road again next weekend. Chicago will
return to the Edge on February 20th-22nd for three
home games against Green Bay, Muskegon and Madison. Tickets can be purchased by
calling the Steel Ticket Office at 630-594-1161 or by visiting
tickets.chicagosteelhockeyteam.com.
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