Steel Fall to Springfield Jr. Blues
March 8, 2019 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Chippewa Steel News Release
The Blues' Ben Schmidling found the back of the net to take the early 1st period lead. After assisting the 1st goal, Max Brainin got a goal of his own with help from brothers Ben and David Schmidling to give the Blues the 2-0 lead. The Steel fought back with a goal from Kyle Schroder assisted by Jacob Dirks and Connor Szmul.
Despite strong defense from the Steel, the Blues' Nikita Kozyrev slid in a goal with assists from Brandon Puricelli and Nick Techel. The Steel closed the 2-goal lead with goals from Braiden Dorfman assisted by Isaac Moberg and Connor Szmul tied it up unassisted.
With just over two minutes remaining in the 3rd period Nikita Kozyrev broke the tie to give the Blues a 4-3 win.
Between the pipes for the Steel was Josh Langford with 26 saves and Jack Williams for the Blues with 25 saves.
The Steel are back in action tomorrow night for a 7:10 p.m. puck drop as they take on the Springfield Jr. Blues to finish out the weekend series. Fans can get tickets at the door or online at chippewasteelhockey.com.
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