CHICAGO STEEL25-8-1-3 (54 pts.) — 1st, Eastern Conf.

Team Game #38 — Home Game #22 (15-4-0-2 Home)PP: 17.0% (T-4th) — PK: 91.4% (1st)

No. Pos. Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM

2 D Matt Kiersted 23 2 12 14 10 243 C Jack Badini 37 17 8 25 4 244 RW Austen Long 29 3 7 10 3 375 D Alec Regula 31 1 4 5 4 46 D Corson Green 32 5 6 11 8 287 D Graham Lillibridge 36 3 16 19 4 148 LW Tyler Gratton 30 6 7 13 -1 189 RW Aleksi Halme 28 3 8 11 -6 18

10 D Derek Daschke 38 4 9 13 11 1212 RW Walker Duehr 34 12 15 27 13 1814 LW Eduards Tralmaks 23 4 3 7 -1 615 RW Brannon McManus 30 10 10 20 -2 416 D Adam Karashik 37 1 6 7 13 2617 C Mitch Lewandowski 34 8 12 20 2 1418 C Jordan Seyfert 13 1 2 3 -1 419 C Baker Shore 37 5 10 15 5 820 D Jesper Kokkila 15 0 1 1 2 421 D Ondrej Kachyna 2 0 0 0 1 022 D Wyatt Aamodt 33 1 14 15 9 3023 C Jake Jaremko 37 9 21 30 20 625 LW Reggie Lutz 37 16 16 32 12 1226 RW Marc Johnstone 37 6 12 18 3 4627 LW Johnny Walker 34 15 12 27 12 91

No. Pos. Goaltender GP W-L-OTL-SOL SO GAA SV%

1 G Peter Thome 18 10-3-1-1 0 3.16 .88630 G Ales Stezka 22 14-6-0-2 3 2.37 .913

No. Pos. Goaltender GP W-L-OTL-SOL SO GAA SV%

G Jon Mor 0 0-0-0-0 0 0.00 .000

30 G Britt League 4 3-0-0-0 0 1.47 .944

31 G Ivan Kulbakov 32 17-9-4-1 2 1.96 .915

No. Pos. Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM

5 D Andrew Petrillo 16 1 1 2 6 47 LW Eric Esposito 33 8 3 11 9 849 LW Coale Norris 39 12 6 18 4 53

10 RW Marshall Moise 29 2 6 8 0 3111 D Alec Mahalak 37 4 10 14 -5 1012 F Austin Pooley 39 12 6 18 1 3713 C Nicolas Werbik 34 12 16 28 3 3215 D Jake Gingell 36 1 5 6 12 4916 C Noah Lalonde 28 1 3 4 -10 2218 D Dominic Dockery 39 2 6 8 -3 2019 C Chase Gresock 32 8 3 11 2 2920 C Curtis Hall 38 6 8 14 3 1021 LW Tommy Apap 37 2 10 12 1 3123 RW Alex Esposito 39 10 13 23 2 7125 C Evan Wisocky 36 4 7 11 2 827 D Michael Karow 37 1 9 10 5 2728 D Steven Ruggiero 11 0 4 4 1 837 RW Max Ellis 32 1 9 10 3 881 D Brandon Estes 39 0 8 8 2 12

C Brad Cocca 24 2 2 4 -3 19C Samuel Solensky 3 0 0 0 0 0

YOUNGSTOWN PHANTOMS21-13-4-1 (47 pts.) — 4th, Eastern Conf.

Team Game #40 — Away Game #21 (11-6-2-1 Away)PP: 13.6% (12th) — PK: 89.0% (4th)

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Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 — 7:05 p.m. CST — Fox Valley iCe arenaReferee: Jake Rekucki (#10); Linesmen: Kyle Richetelle (#97), Anthony Vikhter (#63)

Head Coach: Brad Patterson

Assistant Coach: Jeff Potter

Assistant Coach: Tom Upton

General Manager: Jason Koehler

Athletic Trainer: Joe Zidar

Equipment Manager: Eric Breed

Broadcaster: Matt Lipcsak

Head Coach: Dan Muse

Associate Head Coach: Dallas Steward

Assistant Coach: Peter Mannino

General Manager: Ryan Bennett

Director of Hockey Operations: Patrick Dolan

Athletic Trainer: Jim Schroeder

Equipment Manager: Dillon Filepas

Broadcaster/Media Relations: Rob Sanderson

A PAIR OF WINSThis past weekend, the Steel got back in the win column with victories Friday against Cedar Rapids, 5-1, and Saturday versus Bloomington, 2-1. Five different players tallied goals in Friday’s game, and netminder Peter Thome registered 26 saves. On Saturday, Graham Lillibridge and Eduards Tralmaks recorded goals, and Ales Stezka stopped all but one of Bloomington’s shots, as the Steel wrapped up the I-55 Rivalry season series with a 4-1-0-1 record against the Thunder.

FEBRUARY POWER RANKINGS: STILL #1The usahockeymagazine.com USHL February Power Rankings were released Friday and the Chicago Steel (25-8-1-3) remain atop the overall standings. In total, 21 media members ranked the teams from 1st to 17th and the votes were compiled into an overall monthly ranking. Chicago received 18 first-place votes, while the Dubuque Fighting Saints (2) and Sioux City Musketeers (1) also earned nominations. The Steel have been on top of Power Rankings each month this season except for December, when listed right behind the Sioux City Musketeers.

The Steel posted a 5-3-0-0 record in the month of January. Chicago enters this weekend’s action with a league-best 54 points, as well as being ranked in the top five in both special teams categories — power play (17.0%, T-4th) and penalty kill (91.4%, 1st). With 23 games remaining in the regular season, the Steel are looking to earn a spot in the USHL Clark Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2007-2008 season. Chicago’s offense is led by left wing Reggie Lutz, who has recorded 32 (16G+16A) points this season, 10th best in the USHL.

PHANTOMS COME TO TOWNYoungstown makes its first visit of the season to the Fox Valley this weekend, facing the Steel on Friday and Saturday, before making one more stop here on March 26. The Steel went 1-1 in their two visits to Youngstown earlier this season, including Chicago’s first loss of the season Oct. 30 — a 3-2 defeat Oct. 30 which ended the Steel’s USHL Tier 1 record-tying 10 win streak to start the 2016-2017 campaign.

The Phantoms are currently sitting in the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Youngstown is led by Belarusian netminder Ivan Kulbakov, who sports the second-best GAA (1.96) in the USHL, and has also played the second-most minutes (1895) of all goalies in the league.

SCHEDULE/RESULTSSat 9/24 GREEN BAY W 4-0Fri 9/30 at Bloomington W 2-1 (OT)Sat 10/1 DUBUQUE W 6-3Sat 10/8 BLOOMINGTON W 3-1Fri 10/14 at Bloomington W 4-1Sat 10/15 MADISON W 4-0Wed 10/19 at Green Bay W 3-0Fri 10/21 at Cedar Rapids W 5-2Sat 10/22 OMAHA W 4-2Fri 10/28 CEDAR RAPIDS W 3-0Sun 10/30 at Youngstown L 2-3Fri 11/4 DES MOINES L 4-5 (SO)Sat 11/5 at Madison L 1-2 (OT)Fri 11/11 CEDAR RAPIDS W 4-2Sat 11/12 WATERLOO W 5-3Fri 11/18 at Madison L 0-4Sat 11/19 at Green Bay L 2-4Wed 11/23 at Cedar Rapids W 4-3Fri 11/25 LINCOLN W 5-4Sat 11/26 DUBUQUE L 1-3Fri 12/2 at Youngstown W 2-1Sat 12/3 at Team USA (U18) W 4-1Fri 12/9 FARGO W 5-2Sat 12/10 FARGO L 3-4 (SO)Fri 12/16 BLOOMINGTON L 2-3Sat 12/17 at Muskegon W 5-1Wed 12/28 at Dubuque W 6-5Fri 12/30 GREEN BAY W 3-2Sat 12/31 at Bloomington L 4-5 (SO)Fri 1/6 at Team USA (U17) W 8-3Sat 1/7 at Muskegon L 1-3Sat 1/14 TEAM USA (U17) W 6-2Sun 1/15 SIOUX CITY W 2-1Fri 1/20 MADISON L 2-4Sat 1/21 TEAM USA (U18) L 2-5Fri 1/27 CEDAR RAPIDS W 5-1Sat 1/28 BLOOMINGTON W 2-1Fri 2/3 YOUNGSTOWN 7:05 p.m. CTSat 2/4 YOUNGSTOWN 7:05 p.m. CTFri 2/10 at Sioux City 7:05 p.m. CTSat 2/11 at Sioux Falls 7:05 p.m. CTFri 2/17 at Team USA (U17) 7:00 p.m. ETSat 2/18 at Muskegon 7:15 p.m. ETSun 2/19 MUSKEGON 3:05 p.m. CTFri 2/24 GREEN BAY 7:05 p.m. CTSat 2/25 at Green Bay 7:05 p.m. CTSat 3/4 at Lincoln 7:05 p.m. CTSun 3/5 at Omaha 5:05 p.m. CTFri 3/10 TEAM USA (U17) 7:05 p.m. CTSat 3/11 MUSKEGON 7:05 p.m. CTFri 3/17 SIOUX FALLS 7:05 p.m. CTSat 3/18 at Waterloo 7:05 p.m. CTFri 3/24 at Dubuque 7:35 p.m. CTSat 3/25 at Des Moines 7:05 p.m. CTSun 3/26 YOUNGSTOWN 3:05 p.m. CTFri 3/31 at Tri-City 7:05 p.m. CTSat 4/1 at Tri-City 7:05 p.m. CTTue 4/4 at Waterloo 7:05 p.m. CTFri 4/7 MUSKEGON 7:05 p.m. CTSat 4/8 at Madison 7:05 p.m. CT

NCAA COMMITMENTSARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Independent)Johnny Walker

COLORADO COLLEGE (NCHC)Austen Long

HARVARD UNIVERSITY (ECAC)Jack Badini, Baker Shore

MERRIMACK COLLEGE (Hockey East)Jordan Seyfert

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (Big Ten)Mitch Lewandowski

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (WCHA)Wyatt Aamodt, Walker Duehr, Jake Jaremko, Reggie Lutz

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (Big Ten)Tyler Gratton

SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (Atlantic Hockey)Marc Johnstone

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (Hockey East)Adam Karashik

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (Hockey East)Eduards Tralmaks

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Big Ten)Alec Regula

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (Big Ten)Brannon McManus

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (Hockey East)Corson Green

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (NCHC)Matt Kiersted, Peter Thome

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (NCHC)Derek Daschke

YALE UNIVERSITY (ECAC)Graham Lillibridge

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EASTERN CONF. STANDINGSTEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS1. CHICAGO 37 25 8 1 3 542. Dubuque 38 25 10 1 2 533. Muskegon 38 23 12 2 1 494. Youngstown 39 21 13 4 1 475. Green Bay 38 19 15 2 2 426. Bloomington 37 17 16 3 1 387. Team USA 37 16 19 1 1 348. Madison 36 15 19 1 1 329. Cedar Rapids 37 5 30 1 1 12

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