Steel Offense Ice Cold In Loss To Indiana
Published on January 29, 2009 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Chicago Steel News Release
Bensenville (January 24th, 2009) --* On Saturday night, 1,952 fans filed into The Edge Ice Arena to take part in the annual ?Mascot Night? and watch the Chicago Steel take on archrivals, the Indiana Ice.
The Steel out-shot the Ice 32-30 and held the Ice scoreless on the powerplay, but fell to Indiana 6-0. Five different Indiana Ice players scored goals, and goalie Brett Bennett stopped all 32 shots in the win for Indiana.
The Steel carried the play in the opening period by out-shooting the Ice 12-7, but Bennett held Chicago?s offense at bay. Brandon Richardson scored Indiana?s first goal in the opening period with an assist from Mike Cichy. Richardson received the pass from behind the net and one-timed it past Chicago goalie, Nick Pisellini.
Five minutes into the second period, Indiana added to their lead when Max Cook' s shot found the back of the net.
Before heading into the second intermission, Ben Albertson blocked a Chicago point shot, skated down the left wing and snapped a wrist shot over Pisellini?s shoulder making the score 3-0.
Early in the third, Indiana's lead grew to four on Sebastian Geoffrion's first goal of the night. Cichy and Geoffrion scored two minutes apart in the middle stages of the third to end the scoring at 6-0.
Indiana improved to 4-1 in the season series against the Steel, winning both match-ups between the teams in Chicago.
The Steel will be playing their next seven games on the road, making it their longest road trip of the season. Their next home game is Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. against the Indiana Ice. Tickets for all home games can be ordered by calling the Steel Box Office at 630.594.1165.
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