CHICAGO STEEL29-10-1-3 (62 pts.) — 1st, Eastern Conf.Team Game #44 — Home Game #24 (15-6-0-2 Home)

PP: 17.1% (T-4th) — PK: 91.3% (1st)

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

2 LD Matt Kiersted (IR) 23 2 12 14 10 243 C Jack Badini 43 20 9 29 8 304 RW Austen Long 35 3 8 11 5 375 D Alec Regula 37 1 4 5 5 46 D Corson Green 38 5 7 12 5 387 D Graham Lillibridge 42 4 20 24 7 168 LW Tyler Gratton 34 6 8 14 -2 189 LW Aleksi Halme 32 3 8 11 -6 18

10 D Derek Daschke 44 4 9 13 8 1412 RW Walker Duehr 40 12 15 27 11 1813 C Jason O'Neill 43 16 13 29 3 2114 LW Eduards Tralmaks 29 5 4 9 -3 815 RW Brannon McManus 36 12 14 26 -2 416 D Adam Karashik 43 1 7 8 14 2817 C Mitch Lewandowski 40 10 13 23 3 2018 C Jordan Seyfert 16 2 3 5 -1 619 RW Baker Shore 43 5 10 15 3 1220 D Jesper Kokkila (IR) 15 0 1 1 2 421 D Ondrej Kachyna 7 0 1 1 -3 222 D Wyatt Aamodt 38 1 16 17 10 3623 C Jake Jaremko 43 9 23 32 14 825 LW Reggie Lutz 43 18 18 36 8 1826 LW Marc Johnstone 43 9 13 22 6 5227 RW Johnny Walker 34 15 12 27 12 91

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

1 G Dayton Rasmussen 29 13-12-2-1 1 2.45 .91330 G Ales Stezka 27 17-7-0-2 3 2.28 .914

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

1 G Adam Brizgala 23 12-6-3-1 1 2.58 .91029 G Keith Petruzzelli 24 14-8-0-0 2 2.60 .909

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

2 D Marc Del Gaizo 42 3 14 17 8 474 D Colby Bukes 44 3 3 6 5 246 D Ty Farmer 37 1 8 9 8 187 D Jack McNeely 39 1 4 5 -4 368 D Zach Berzolla 44 3 14 17 19 799 D Bo Hanson 44 4 25 29 8 26

10 C Mikael Hakkarainen 39 4 8 12 -10 1011 LW Keeghan Howdeshell 34 7 9 16 -3 3313 RW Collin Adams 41 21 23 44 23 4814 RW Andrei Svechnikov 34 21 20 41 19 5415 LW Garrett Van Wyhe 41 5 11 16 10 1216 RW Matt Steeves 42 11 6 17 -6 6318 D Travis Mitchell 25 2 2 4 0 1019 LW Will Smith 42 5 5 10 5 5420 LW Koby Bender 42 6 11 17 1 2621 C Casey Gilling 42 10 11 21 14 1823 C Austin Alger 41 13 14 27 -1 3425 C Jachym Kondelik 31 4 7 11 2 226 RW Marcus Russell 18 0 5 5 6 227 LW Anthony Del Gaizo 41 7 9 16 -1 68

MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS26-14-3-1 (56 pts.) — 4th, Eastern Conf.

Team Game #45 — Away Game #23 (12-9-1-0 Away)PP: 17.1% (T-4th) — PK: 79.3% (15th)

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Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 — 3:05 p.m. CST — Fox Valley ICe arenaReferee: Michael Zalcman (#8); Linesmen: Kris Delaney (#92), Addison Brush (#64)

Head Coach: John LaFontaine

Assistant Coach: Todd Robinson

General Manager: John Vanbiesbrouck

Statistics Analyst: Anthony Bartoli

Equipment Manager: Patrick Dooley

Athletic Trainer: Ian Wood

Broadcaster/Media Relations: Scott Bradford

Head Coach: Dan Muse

Associate Head Coach: Dallas Steward

Assistant Coach: Peter Mannino

General Manager: Ryan Bennett

Director of Hockey Operations: Patrick Dolan

Equipment Manager: Dillon Filepas

Athletic Trainer: Jim Schroeder

Broadcaster/Media Relations: Rob Sanderson

LEWANDOWSKI’S ONE-TIMER LIFTS STEEL TO OVERTIME VICTORY AT MUSKEGON

MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN — Mitch Lewandowski took a cross-ice pass from Brannon McManus and blasted the puck to the back of the net with less than two minutes remaining in overtime and the Chicago Steel (29-10-1-3, 63 pts.) picked up a 3-2 victory over the Muskegon Lumberjacks (26-14-3-1, 56 pts.) Saturday night at L.C. Walker Arena. Jack Badini and Graham Lillibridge each registered two points for the Steel in the win.

Lewandowski’s goal, coming after Muskegon tied the game late in regulation, secured Chicago’s fourth straight road victory, and marked the forward’s second game-winning goal of the weekend and fourth this season. The Steel were once again backed by strong goaltending. Ales Stezka stopped 28 of 30 shots to register his 17th victory of the season.

In the first of back-to-back meetings between two teams jockeying for playoff positioning in the USHL’s Eastern Conference, the Lumberjacks struck first. Collin Adams received an outlet pass from Ty Farmer at Chicago’s blue line for a breakaway chance and beat Steel netminder Ales Stezka down low on the glove side just 59 seconds into the first period. Despite the early goal against, Chicago played well in the period, outshooting Muskegon 11-4.

After sustained pressure early in the second period, the Steel were rewarded with a power play opportunity nearly halfway through the frame and took advantage. Jack Badini recorded his team-leading 20th goal of the season after Jake Jaremko sent a centering pass to his stick from behind the goal line for a wrist shot to tie the game at 10:04. Chicago took its first lead of the game a few minutes later when Badini flipped a pass to Marc Johnstone for a breakaway chance and Johnstone put a forehanded shot through the five-hole of Muskegon goaltender Adam Brizgala at 13:14.

Chicago held off the Lumberjacks for most of the third period until Muskegon pulled their goalie for the extra attacker and was able to take advantage. With traffic in front of the Steel net, Garrett Van Wyhe found the puck at the edge of the crease and buried it past Stezka at 18:53, sending the game to overtime.

Muskegon went on the power play in overtime, but Chicago’s top penalty killing unit in the USHL finished off a 3-for-3 shorthanded night with a stellar defensive effort, including a terrific shot block by defenseman Adam Karashik, keeping the Steel alive for the eventual overtime winner.

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 L 3-4Sat 2/4 YOUNGSTOWN L 1-5Fri 2/10 at Sioux City W 2-1Sat 2/11 at Sioux Falls W 2-1 (OT)Fri 2/17 at Team USA (U17) W 4-1Sat 2/18 at Muskegon W 3-2 (OT)Sun 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

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (Hockey East)Jason O’Neill

SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (Atlantic Hockey)Marc Johnstone

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (Hockey East)Adam Karashik

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (NCHC)Dayton Rasmussen

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

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 43 29 10 1 3 622. Dubuque 44 26 12 4 2 583. Youngstown 45 26 14 4 1 574. Muskegon 44 26 14 3 1 565. Green Bay 45 23 18 2 2 506. Bloomington 42 18 19 3 2 417. Madison 43 18 23 1 1 388. Team USA 39 16 20 1 2 359. Cedar Rapids 44 8 33 2 1 19

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