Chicago Steel Hockey

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Player Appearance: Rupley and Blythe Park Elementary

Steel Players Peter Tischke, Marcel Godbout, and Nick Olczyk visited Rupley Elementary School in Elk Grove Village this week. They taught students hockey fundamentals via the Steel's Hockey 101 Program. Students were excited to score against the players while utilizing their new skills. Thank you to Rupley Elementary for welcoming the Chicago Steel!

Brendon Kearney, Tyler Sifferlen, and Mike Severson led Hockey 101 at Blythe Park Elementary in Riverside this week. Students enjoyed Sharks and Minnows and a scrimmage after learning some basic skills. Thank you to students and staff for a great session!

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Player Appearance: Pierce Downer and Belle Aire Elementary

Chicago Steel players brought the Hockey 101 Program to two Downers Grove Elementary schools this past week. Students at both Pierce Downer and Belle Aire were excited to welcome the Steel and learn hockey fundamentals to support their Physical Education curriculum. Mike Severson, Nate Kwiecinski, Tyler Sifferlen, Peter Tischke, John Lethemon, Lassi Yrjola, and Marcel Godbout led the Hockey 101 Program at Pierce Downer Elementary. Connor McDonald and Connor Murphy worked with students at Belle Aire Elementary. The Steel want to thank these two schools for inviting us into their gyms for the week!

Monday, January 12, 2015

Scenes from the Steel Game

Rusty Welcomes Fans
Photo By: MJB Images

Photo By: MJB Images

Social Media Fan of the Night with Rusty

Roesch Ford on the Ice for Chuck-A-Puck
Photo By: MJB Images

Photo By: MJB Images

Weekend Milestones

- With three points on the weekend (1 goal, 2 assists), Tanner Laczynski is riding a five-game point streak and secured his sixth multiple-point game of the season.

- Ryan Blankemeier tallied his 20th career USHL point with an assist in Sunday's game.

- Nick Olczyk recorded his first assist since being acquired by the Steel on a Connor Murphy goal.

- John Ernsting earned his 10th assist of the season on Dennis Gilbert's Saturday night goal.

- Freddy Olofsson scored his 20th career goal and had his sixth multiple-point game of the season.

Friday, January 9, 2015

Chicago Steel Week 16 Game Preview

The Chicago Steel have two games on the schedule this weekend, both against teams they have yet to face this season. On Saturday, the Steel welcome the Team USA U-18 Juniors to the Edge Ice Arena, with play set to begin at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the Steel host the Sioux City Musketeers at 3:30 p.m.

The Steel (13-14-2) picked up four out of a possible six points in week 15. On the final day of 2014, the Steel traveled to Muskegon and took down the Lumberjacks 4-2. John Ernsting tallied two goals, Marcel Godbout picked up two assists, and Cale Morris made an impressive 40 saves. On Friday, the Steel returned home and fell to the Youngstown Phantoms 4-3 but rebounded on Saturday, defeating Muskegon for the second time in four days. Marcel Godbout and Jake Nielsen scored the game tying and game winning goals in the final period as the Steel won 3-2. In his first career start, Lassi Yrjola stopped 33 Lumberjack shot attempts to pick up the win.

Team USA (9-14-0) kicked off the New Year with two overtime wins against Green Bay. Team USA currently sits in last place in the Eastern Conference. The Steel will face Team USA three times in the next two weeks.

Sioux City (18-9-3) is currently in first place in the Western Conference. The Musketeers snapped their five game losing streak last weekend, with two strong wins against the Fargo Force. Forward Adam Johnson leads the Musketeer offense with 36 points, one shy of Mason Bergh’s league-leading 37 points.

Tickets for Saturday and Sunday’s games are still available. To purchase, call the Steel ticket office at 630-594-1161 or visit tickets.chicagosteelhockeyteam.com.