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Saturday, December 7, 2019 - 7:05 p.m. CT - Cedar Rapids Ice Arena (Cedar Rapids, IA)Referee: Robert Esposito; Linesmen: Cody Clark, Aaron McCrary

CHICAGO STEEL16-4-1-0 (33 pts.) - 1st, Eastern Game #22 (15-4-1-0), Road Game #11 (9-1-0-0)PP: 28.7% (1st) - PK: 88.3% (4th)

1 Andrew Pichora* 0 0-0-0-0 0 0.00 .00033 Shamil Shmakov 7 4-3-0-0 0 3.03 .90135 Derek Mullahy 16 6-7-1-1 1 2.80 .911

No. Goaltender GP Record SO GAA SV%

No. POS Name GP G A Pts. +/- PIM

2 D Bennett Zmolek 20 0 2 2 3 123 F Joseph Molenaar 22 3 6 9 -6 124 F AnthonyCalafiore* 1 0 0 0 -1 26 D Darian Gotz 21 2 4 6 1 147 D Michael Suda* 16 1 3 4 -2 108 F Michael Posma* 20 3 3 6 1 89 F Grant Silianoff 20 6 8 14 3 810 F Yegor Klavdiev* 16 1 1 2 -2 011 F Justin Hryckowian 17 4 10 14 11 1912 F Max Sasson 21 5 4 9 -1 3213 F Nate Hanley 20 4 7 11 0 614 D Ben Meehan 20 6 9 15 10 3015 D Jack Millar 20 2 7 9 6 416 F Robby Newton 19 5 6 11 6 017 F Jordan Tonelli 9 1 1 2 0 418 F Jackson Jutting 21 6 6 12 -2 2619 F Tyler Rollwagen 20 2 6 8 2 420 D Will Francis (IR) 10 1 3 4 0 2021 F Jack O’Leary 21 4 8 12 5 4022 D T.J. Schweighardt 9 0 1 1 2 023 D Caydon Meyer 1 0 0 0 0 024 F Donte Lawson 17 2 5 7 -1 225 F Joshua Barnes* 13 4 0 4 -4 227 D Alex Gagne* 12 1 4 5 2 10 28 D Garrett Sundquist 20 1 2 3 3 029 F Nikolai Mayorov 15 10 5 15 4 37

* indicates USHL rookie / IR = Injured Reserve

30 Ian Shane 8 5-1-1-0 0 3.62 .87035 Victor Ostman 14 11-3-0-0 0 2.59 .896

No. Goaltender GP Record SO GAA SV%

No. POS Name GP G A Pts. +/- PIM

2 D Jack Babbage 21 3 6 9 13 63 D Jimmy Dowd Jr. 21 0 5 5 6 64 D Luke Reid 20 1 6 7 2 45 F Sam Lipkin* 1 0 0 0 0 07 D Ryan Ufko* 19 0 1 1 2 178 D Max Tobin 1 0 0 0 0 29 F Josh Doan* 19 2 6 8 1 410 F Liam Devlin* 19 3 1 4 2 1811 F Dawson Pasternak* 19 2 7 9 5 612 F Mathieu De St. Phalle 21 14 13 27 5 2213 F Gunnarwolfe Fontaine 20 12 10 22 6 214 D John Hallard 1 0 0 0 0 215 F Erik Middendorf 7 3 2 5 2 216 F Sam Colangelo 20 12 12 24 11 1018 D John Spetz 20 4 7 11 7 1019 F Brendan Brisson* 20 9 13 22 2 1820 D Uula Ruikka 20 3 15 18 12 1621 F Sean Farrell 20 9 21 30 8 2222 D Owen Power 21 7 15 21 -3 1023 F Elis Hede 21 1 8 9 1 024 F Matthew Samoskevich* 20 4 5 9 -2 1025 F Tyler Carpenter 21 7 8 15 -4 3326 F Killian Kiecker-Olson 1 0 0 0 1 027 F Matthew Coronato* 18 6 7 13 3 1428 F John Jaworski 15 0 6 6 4 20* indicates USHL rookie / IR = Injured Reserve

Head Coach/GM/President: Mark CarlsonAssistant Coach: Vinny BohnAssistant Coach/Goalie Coach: Bobby Goepfert Assistant Coach/Director of Youth Hockey: Dustin TimmAthletic Trainer/Equipment Manager: Chris Ipson

Game #22

CEDAR RAPIDS ROUGHRIDERS10-10-1-0 (21 pts.) - 6th, Eastern

Game #22 (10-10-1-0), Home Game #11 (6-3-1-0)PP: 17.0% (6th) - PK 80.0% (11th)

Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point StreaksFarrell (2-5-7/4 Games)

De St. Phalle (2-2-4/3 Games)Power (2-2-4/3 Games)

Head Coach: Brock SheahanAssistant Coach: Mike GarmanDirector of Player Personnel: Tristan MusserDirector of Performance/Sports Science: Bobby LucasHockey Operations Assistant: Johnny Lehmann General Manager: Ryan HardyEquipment Manager: Parker HoffmanAthletic Trainer: Jim SchroederBroadcaster: Mark Citron

GAME NOTESChicago Steel vs. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (7:05 pm CT) - Saturday, December 7, 2019

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ROUGHRIDERS ANTHEM

LAST GAME - CHICAGO: The Steel defeated the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders by a 4-2 margin on Friday night at Fox Valley Ice Arena. Chicago went 2-for-5 with the man advantage (40.0%) while killing off 5-of-6 (83.3%) infractions taken. The RoughRiders outshot the Steel 31-30 on the night. Two goals were tallied by Matty De St. Phalle while Liam Devlin and Owen Power each picked up a marker. Victor Ostman extended his share of the league lead in wins to 11 after making 29 saves. With the victory, Chicago has won nine of their last 10 performances.

LAST GAME - CEDAR RAPIDS: Despite out-shooting Chicago 31-30, the RoughRiders could not complete the comeback to beat the Steel, falling 4-2 on Friday Night at Fox Valley Ice Arena. The club notched one power-play goal in six chances (16.7%) and surrendered two goals-against infivepenaltiestaken(60%).Alex Gagne and Nikolai Mayorov reached the back of the net for Cedar Rapids as Derek Mullahy turned away 26 shots in the loss.

AGAINST THE ROUGHRIDERS: The Steel have a 43-50-4-3 all-time mark against the RoughRiderswitha20-25-2-2recordastheroadteam.Chicagowent3-1-1infiveregularseasonmatchups against Cedar Rapids last year before defeating the RoughRiders in the second round of the 2019 Clark Cup Playoffs, winning the best-of-5 series by a 3-1 margin.

POWER SURGE: With a goal in the win on Friday night, defenseman Owen Power extended his lead among United States Hockey League blueliners with 22 points (7G, 15A) in 21 games on the year, just three points shy of matching his season total through 58 appearances a season ago. The Mississauga, Ontario, native has reached the scoresheet in three straight games with two markers and two helpers over that stretch.

BROCK-TOBER:InhisfirstgameasaHeadCoachintheUSHL,Brock Sheahan and the Steel were victorious. Four skaters made their USHL debuts in the win on Friday night against the RoughRiders as well. Forwards Sam Lipkin and Killian Kiecker-Olson plus defensemen Max Tobin and John Hallardallappearedinaleaguecontestforthefirsttime.

SEEING CEDAR RAPIDS: Cedar Rapids (10-10-1-0, 19 pts) has fallen in four straight games, their longest skid of the season. In the loss on Friday night, Nikolai Mayorov factored in on bothgoalswithatuckandanassist,pushinghisseasontotalto15points(10G,5A),tiedforfirston the team. Netminder Derek Mullahy started between the pipes for Cedar Rapids on Friday night, dropping his record to 6-7-0-1 with a 2.80 goals-against average and a save percentage of .911. The Scituate, Mass, native has totaled the fourth-most minutes of action among league netminders with 901 between the pipes this year.

SCHEDULE/RESULTSAll times Central

Sat. 9/28 @ Sioux City (PA) W, 3-2Sun. 9/29 SIOUX FALLS (PA) W, 4-2Sat. 10/5 GREEN BAY W, 3-1Fri. 10/11 @ Green Bay L, 5-3Sun. 10/13 @ Youngstown W, 4-3Mon. 10/14 @ Youngstown W, 10-3Fri. 10/18 MUSKEGON L, 5-3Sat. 10/19 TEAM USA (U17) OTL, 5-4Fri. 10/25 @ Fargo W, 3-1Sat. 10/26 @ Fargo W, 7-4Fri. 11/1 YOUNGSTOWN L, 4-2Sat. 11/2 WATERLOO W, 5-3Fri. 11/8 @ Madison W, 3-1Sat. 11/9 MADISON W, 9-1Sat. 11/16 @ Sioux City W, 6-3Sun. 11/17 @ Sioux City W, 3-2Fri. 11/22 @ Madison W, 11-5Sat. 11/23 MADISON W, 7-4Fri. 11/29 MUSKEGON L, 6-4Sat. 11/30 @ Muskegon W, 4-3Fri. 12/6 CEDAR RAPIDS W, 4-2Sat. 12/7 @ Cedar Rapids 7:05 pmFri. 12/13 TRI-CITY 7:05 pmSat. 12/14 TRI-CITY 7:05 pmSat. 12/28 YOUNGSTOWN 7:05 pmSun. 12/29 YOUNGSTOWN 3:05 pmThurs. 1/2 @ GREEN BAY (TX) 7:30 pmFri. 1/3 GREEN BAY (TX) 5:00 pmFri. 1/10 @ Dubuque 7:05 pmSat. 1/11 DUBUQUE 7:05 pmFri. 1/17 OMAHA 7:05 pmSat. 1/18 OMAHA 7:05 pmSat. 1/25 @ Cedar Rapids 7:05 pmSun. 1/26 CEDAR RAPIDS 3:05 pmFri. 1/31 MADISON 7:05 pmSat. 2/1 DES MOINES 7:05 pmFri. 2/7 @ Green Bay 7:05 pmSat. 2/8 @ Green Bay 7:05 pmSun. 2/9 MUSKEGON 3:05 pmFri. 2/14 @ Des Moines 7:05 pmSat. 2/15 TEAM USA (U17) 7:05 pmSun. 2/16 TEAM USA (U17) 3:05 pmSat. 2/22 @ Waterloo 7:05 pmSun. 2/23 @ Madison 3:05 pmWed. 2/26 @ Youngstown 9:30 amFri. 2/28 @ Madison 7:05 pmSat. 2/29 MADISON 7:05 pmFri. 3/6 @ Dubuque 7:05 pmSat. 3/7 DUBUQUE 7:05 pmSat. 3/14 GREEN BAY 7:05 pmSun. 3/15 GREEN BAY 3:05 pmFri. 3/20 @ Team USA (U17) 6:05 pmSat. 3/21 @ Team USA (U18) 6:05 pmFri. 3/27 @ Muskegon 6:05 pmSat. 3/28 @ Muskegon 6:05 pmSun. 3/29 @ Team USA (U17) 1:05 pmFri. 4/3 SIOUX FALLS 7:05 pmSat. 4/4 SIOUX FALLS 7:05 pmFri. 4/10 @ Lincoln 7:05 pmSat. 4/11 @ Lincoln 7:05 pmFri. 4/17 @ Muskegon 6:05 pmSat. 4/18 MUSKEGON 7:05 pm

Eastern Conference Standings1) Chicago 332) Team USA 323) Dubuque 314) Youngstown 255) Green Bay 246) Cedar Rapids 217) Muskegon 208) Madison 7

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Game #22

Chicago SteelRecord: 16-4-1-0 (33 pts)Last 10 Games: 9-1-0-0Overall: T-1st, USHLConference: 1st, EasternLast Season Result: Def. in Clark Cup Final

Goals For/Game: 4.86 (1st - USHL)Goals Against/Game: 3.10 (7th - USHL)Power Play: 28.7% (29-for-101)Penalty Kill: 88.3% (68-for-77)

Leading ScorersS. Farrell - 9G, 21AM. De St. Phalle - 14G, 13AS. Colangelo - 12G, 12A

Cedar Rapids RoughRidersRecord: 10-10-1-0 (21 pts)Last 10 Games: 4-5-1-0Overall: T-9th, USHLConference: 6th, EasternLast Season Result: Def. in Second Round

Goals For/Game: 3.52 (T-4th - USHL)Goals Against/Game: 3.00 (4th - USHL)Power Play: 17.0% (15-for-88)Penalty Kill: 80.0% (56-for-70)

Leading ScorersN. Mayorov - 10G, 15AB. Meehan - 6G, 9AG. Silianoff - 6G, 8A

Team Season Statistics Comparison

Season Schedule vs. CR

12/6/19 - vs. CR - w, 4-212/7/19 - @ CR - 7:05 pm1/25/20 - @ CR - 7:05 pm1/26/20 - vs. CR - 3:05 pm

*Stats as of Dec. 7 at 11 am

Josh Doan

John Spetz

Matt Coronato

Brendan Brisson

Liam Devlin

Sam Colangelo

Tyler Carpenter

Jimmy Dowd Jr.

Ryan Ufko

Matty De St. Phalle

Sean Farrell

Owen Power

Mackie Samoskevich

Gunnarwolfe Fontaine

College Commitments

John Jaworski

Uula Ruikka

Sam Lipkin