Tonight's Lineup

TONIGHT’S LINEUP #WeAreSteel Game #31

Fox Valley Ice Arena, 1996 S. Kirk Rd., Geneva, IL 60134 | 855-51-STEEL | ChicagoSteelHockeyTeam.com | facebook.com/chicagosteel | @chicagosteel | #WeAreSteel Friday, January 17, 2020 - 7:05 p.m. CT - Fox Valley Ice Arena (Geneva, IL) Referee: Logan Gruhl; Linesmen: Matthew Heinen, John Rey OMAHA LANCERS CHICAGO STEEL 15-10-5-0 (35 pts) - 4th, Western 25-4-1-0 (51 pts.) - 1st, Eastern Game #31 (15-10-5-0), Road Game #14 (7-4-2-0) Game #31 (25-4-1-0), Home Game #15 (10-3-1-0) PP: 18.7% (7th) - PK 79.3% (10th) PP: 27.0% (1st) - PK: 89.8% (1st)

No. Goaltender GP Record SO GAA SV% No. Goaltender GP Record SO GAA SV% 1 Kyle McClellan 18 8-5-3-0 2 2.39 .912 30 Ian Shane 12 9-1-1-0 0 3.36 .879 34 Jakub Dobes 11 5-3-1-0 1 2.61 .907 35 Victor Ostman 20 16-3-0-0 1 2.21 .912

No. POS Name GP G A Pts. +/- PIM No. POS Name GP G A Pts. +/- PIM 2 D Brian Silver 21 6 2 8 6 24 2 D Jack Babbage 28 3 7 10 16 20 5 F Ross Mitton 26 5 11 16 0 19 3 D Jimmy Dowd Jr. 30 1 9 10 9 10 6 F Luke Mobley 30 12 8 20 6 39 4 D Luke Reid 26 1 9 10 8 6 9 D Nash Nienhuis 26 1 18 19 7 12 5 D Colton Huard 25 2 6 8 7 12 10 D Zach Plucinski 29 4 8 12 8 47 7 D Ryan Ufko* 28 1 3 4 8 21 11 F Alex Campbell 26 8 19 27 -1 8 9 F Josh Doan* 28 3 7 10 5 4 14 D John Opilka 14 0 1 1 2 2 10 F Liam Devlin* 26 4 1 5 4 18 16 F Logan Will 30 8 4 12 7 29 11 F Dawson Pasternak* 23 2 8 10 4 10 18 F Jack Jensen* 25 3 9 12 5 40 12 F Mathieu De St. Phalle 30 18 19 37 10 26 22 D Christian Berger 27 5 10 15 2 6 13 F Gunnarwolfe Fontaine 26 17 20 37 16 2 24 F Nolan Renwick* 22 2 2 4 -5 35 15 F Erik Middendorf 16 7 7 14 8 19 25 F Chase Bradley 16 2 7 9 7 45 16 F Sam Colangelo 25 18 18 36 19 20 26 F Ryan Lautenbach* 29 4 7 11 0 23 18 D John Spetz 29 7 10 17 19 16 27 F Michael Cameron* 17 1 1 2 2 4 19 F Brendan Brisson* 26 15 15 30 2 26 28 F Jack Randl 30 3 22 25 -3 10 20 D Uula Ruikka 26 4 16 20 13 37 29 D Grant Anderson 30 5 11 16 -2 6 21 F Sean Farrell 26 10 29 39 10 24 33 D Matt Basgall* 26 0 3 3 2 4 22 D Owen Power 30 8 22 30 6 12 51 D Daniel Hilsendager 29 3 4 7 1 35 23 F Elis Hede 30 1 9 10 -1 4 52 D Drew Jeffers* 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 F Matthew Samoskevich* 29 7 12 19 9 12 61 D Connor McGinnis 30 1 2 3 3 35 25 F Tyler Carpenter 30 7 13 20 -3 39 62 F Matthew Sutton 27 2 4 6 5 10 27 F Matthew Coronato* 27 10 12 22 10 24 71 F Cole Kodsi 31 6 7 13 -3 16 28 F John Jaworski 23 1 6 7 5 22

* indicates USHL rookie / IR = Injured Reserve * indicates USHL rookie / IR = Injured Reserve Head Coach: Brock Sheahan Head Coach and General Manager: David Wilkie Assistant Coach: Mike Garman Assistant GM: Kirk Luedeke Associate Coach/Assistant GM: David Nies Assistant Coach: Matt Deschamps Assistant Coach: Colten St. Clair Director of Player Personnel: Tristan Musser Video Coordinator/Assistant Coach: Casey Kudler Director of Performance/Sports Science: Bobby Lucas Goaltending Coach: Dustin Manko Hockey Operations Assistant: Johnny Lehmann Assistant Director of Player Personnel: Chris Hepp General Manager: Ryan Hardy Athletic Trainer: Nick Hart Equipment Manager: Parker Hoffman Equipment Manager: Joe Pionk Athletic Trainer: Jim Schroeder Strenght and Conditioning Coach: Gibbie Duval Broadcaster: Mark Citron Director of Media Relations/Broadcaster: Brandon Hofstra Media Relations Coordinator: Dan Vatch Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks Jensen (2-2-4/4 Games) Middendorf (2/2 Games) Fontaine (7-11-18/7 Games) Middnedorf (2-0-2/2 Games) GAME NOTES Omaha Lancers vs. Chicago Steel (7:05 pm CT) - Friday, January 17, 2020 Game #31

SCHEDULE/RESULTS OPPOSITION FROM OMAHA BROADCAST INFO All times Central Catch every Chicago Steel LAST GAME - CHICAGO: The Steel scored two goals in the final minute to turn a 3-2 deficit game, home and away, live Sat. 9/28 @ Sioux City (PA) W, 3-2 Sun. 9/29 SIOUX FALLS (PA) W, 4-2 into a 4-3 victory against the Dubuque Fighting Saints at Mystique Community Ice Center on the Chicago Steel Sat. 10/5 GREEN BAY W, 3-1 on Saturday night. Chicago has won their last 11 games, a franchise record, dating back to Nov. Broadcast Network! Fri. 10/11 @ Green Bay L, 5-3 Sun. 10/13 @ Youngstown W, 4-3 30. With the victory, the Steel are the first team in the USHL to reach the 50-point plateau this Mon. 10/14 @ Youngstown W, 10-3 season. Chicago killed off 2-of-3 (66.6%) penalties taken in the win. Matty De St. Phalle tallied Fri. 10/18 MUSKEGON L, 5-3 two goals while Mackie Samoskevich and Erik Middendorf scored a goal apiece. Netminder HockeyTv.com Sat. 10/19 TEAM USA (U17) OTL, 5-4 Fri. 10/25 @ Fargo W, 3-1 Ian Shane turned away 27 shots to earn his seventh game in a row between the Steel pipes. Sat. 10/26 @ Fargo W, 7-4 Fri. 11/1 YOUNGSTOWN L, 4-2 LAST GAME - OMAHA: The Lancers defeated the Fargo Force 1-0 on Saturday night at mixlr.com/chicago-steel Sat. 11/2 WATERLOO W, 5-3 Fri. 11/8 @ Madison W, 3-1 Ralston Arena in Nebraska. A first-period tally from Brian Silver was enough to carry Omaha Sat. 11/9 MADISON W, 9-1 through the contest. Kyle McClellan stopped all 20 shots he faced, recording his second College Commitments Sat. 11/16 @ Sioux City W, 6-3 Sun. 11/17 @ Sioux City W, 3-2 whitewash of the year. Brendan Brisson Fri. 11/22 @ Madison W, 11-5 Sat. 11/23 MADISON W, 7-4 AGAINST THE LANCERS: The Chicago Steel are 13-25-3-2 in all-time matchups with Omaha. Fri. 11/29 MUSKEGON L, 6-4 Tyler Carpenter Sat. 11/30 @ Muskegon W, 4-3 Steel forward Gunnarwolfe Fontaine tallied a goal and an assist in two games against the Fri. 12/6 CEDAR RAPIDS W, 4-2 Lancers during the 2018-19 campaign. Sam Colangelo Sat. 12/7 @ Cedar Rapids W, 4-3 Fri. 12/13 TRI-CITY W, 2-1 Sat. 12/14 TRI- CITY W, 3-1 ERIK ENERGY: Over his last two games, Chicago forward Erik Middendorf has tallied Matt Coronato Sat. 12/28 YOUNGSTOWN W, 9-5 back-to-back game-winning goals. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native notched his sixth of the season Sun. 12/29 YOUNGSTOWN W, 7-1 Mathieu De St. Phalle Thurs. 1/2 @ GREEN BAY (TX) W, 7-1 against the Dubuque Fighting Saints in a 2-0 victory on Jan. 10 and followed up the performance Fri. 1/3 GREEN BAY (TX) W, 7-2 with a marker to put the Steel ahead 4-3 with 8.8 seconds remaining the following night in Fri. 1/10 @ Dubuque W, 2-0 Liam Devlin Sat. 1/11 DUBUQUE W, 4-3 Dubuque. Since his first game with the Steel on Nov. 16, Middendorf has notched seven goals Fri. 1/17 OMAHA 7:05 pm and seven helpers in 16 outings. Josh Doan Sat. 1/18 OMAHA 7:05 pm Sat. 1/25 @ Cedar Rapids 7:05 pm Sun. 1/26 CEDAR RAPIDS 3:05 pm THE WOLFE MAN: Steel forward Gunnarwolfe Fontaine brings a season-best seven-game Jimmy Dowd Jr. Fri. 1/31 MADISON 7:05 pm point streak into Friday’s clash against the Lancers. The Northeastern University commit has Sat. 2/1 DES MOINES 7:05 pm notched seven goals and 11 helpers over that stretch, pushing his season total to 37 points (17G, Sean Farrell Fri. 2/7 @ Green Bay 7:05 pm Sat. 2/8 @ Green Bay 7:05 pm 20A). Fontaine shares second in the USHL in scoring this season and trails his 2018-19 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine Sun. 2/9 MUSKEGON 3:05 pm regular-season output by just six points. Fri. 2/14 @ Des Moines 7:05 pm Sat. 2/15 TEAM USA (U17) 7:05 pm John Jaworski Sun. 2/16 TEAM USA (U17) 3:05 pm LANCER ENHANCERS: Omaha is paced in points by Alexander Campbell, a 5-foot-10, Sat. 2/22 @ Waterloo 7:05 pm 160-pound forward, who has notched 8 goals and 19 helpers in 26 games played this season. Sun. 2/23 @ Madison 3:05 pm Owen Power Wed. 2/26 @ Youngstown 9:30 am The Chateauguay, Quebec, native was selected in the third round (65th overall) of the 2019 NHL Fri. 2/28 @ Madison 7:05 pm Draft by the Nashville Predators and is committed to Clarkson University. Netminder Kyle Luke Reid Sat. 2/29 MADISON 7:05 pm Fri. 3/6 @ Dubuque 7:05 pm McClellan has taken the bulk of the action in net with an 8-5-3-0 record as well as a 2.39 Sat. 3/7 DUBUQUE 7:05 pm goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. Uula Ruikka Sat. 3/14 GREEN BAY 7:05 pm Sun. 3/15 GREEN BAY 3:05 pm Mackie Samoskevich Fri. 3/20 @ Team USA (U17) 6:05 pm Sat. 3/21 @ Team USA (U18) 6:05 pm Team Season Statistics Comparison Fri. 3/27 @ Muskegon 6:05 pm Chicago Steel Omaha Lancers John Spetz Sat. 3/28 @ Muskegon 6:05 pm Record: 25-4-1-0 (51 pts) Record: 15-10-5-0 (35 pts) Sun. 3/29 @ Team USA (U17) 1:05 pm Ryan Ufko Fri. 4/3 SIOUX FALLS 7:05 pm Last 10 Games: 10-0-0-0 Last 10 Games: 6-3-1-0 Sat. 4/4 SIOUX FALLS 7:05 pm Overall: 1st, USHL Overall: 4th, USHL Fri. 4/10 @ Lincoln 7:05 pm Conference: 1st, Eastern Conference: 3rd, Eastern Sat. 4/11 @ Lincoln 7:05 pm Fri. 4/17 @ Muskegon 6:05 pm Last Season Result: Def. in Clark Cup Final Last Season Result: Def. in Second Round Season Schedule vs. OMA Sat. 4/18 MUSKEGON 7:05 pm Eastern Conference Standings Goals For/Game: 4.90 (1st - USHL) Goals For/Game: 2.97 (13th - USHL) 1/17/20 - vs. OMA - 7:05 pm 1) Chicago 51 Goals Against/Game: 2.73 (T-3rd - USHL) Goals Against/Game: 2.73 (T-3rd - USHL) 1/18/20 - vs. OMA - 7:05 pm 2) Team USA 45 Power Play: 27.0% (38-for-141) Power Play: 18.7% (20-for-107) 3) Dubuque 41 Penalty Kill: 89.8% (97-for-108) Penalty Kill: 79.3% (92-for-116) 4) Muskegon 31 5) Youngstown 31 Leading Scorers Leading Scorers 6) Green Bay 30 S. Farrell - 10G, 29A A. Campbell - 8G, 19A 7) Cedar Rapids 27 M. De St. Phalle - 18G, 19A J. Randl - 3G, 22A 8) Madison 17 G. Fontaine - 17G, 20A L. Mobley - 12G, 8A *Stats as of Jan. 17 at 11 am