Steel Lose First Game Of 2012-13 Season
Published on October 5, 2012 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Chicago Steel News Release
BENSENVILLE, Ill. - The Muskegon Lumberjacks handed the Chicago Steel their first loss of the season Friday evening, as the Jacks used two third period goals to propel themselves past the Steel, 3-1, at The Edge Ice Arena.
In the first period, Muskegon's Brandon Flood scored at the 14:16 mark to give his squad a 1-0 lead.
The Steel evened the contest, 1-1, early in the second stanza on Christian Heil's second goal of the season. Heil scored 43 seconds into the period on the powerplay. His goal was unassisted.
In the third, the Lumberjacks took a 3-1 lead after Chris Leibinger's power play goal at 7:47 and Tyler Heinonen's score at the 12:00 mark. Chicago did have it chances in the final period, but could not capitalize as Muskegon skated out of Bensenville with the victory.
Chris Nell made 29 saves in goal for Chicago, while Muskegon's Kevin Lindskoug stopped 36 Chicago shots.
Chicago will be back at the Edge on Saturday as the Green Bay Gambler roll into town. Puck drop for the game against Green Bay is set for 7:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Steel Ticket Office at 630-594-1161.
United States Hockey League Stories from October 5, 2012
- Stampede Top Lancers in Front of Sellout Crowd - Sioux Falls Stampede
- Shootout Propels Fighting Saints over Gamblers - Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Stenglein and Cangelosi Get Tricky, Power Phantoms Past Black Hawks 9-6 - Youngstown Phantoms
- Steel Lose First Game Of 2012-13 Season - Chicago Steel
- Lancers Comeback Falls Short in 5-3 Loss at Sioux Falls - Omaha Lancers
- Ice Hold off Team USA - Indiana Ice
- Black Hawks Plan Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend - Waterloo Black Hawks
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
