Chicago Steel

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Chicago Steel
Chicago Steel Logo.png
City Geneva, Illinois
League USHL
ConferenceEastern
Founded2000
Home arena Fox Valley Ice Arena
(capacity: 3,500)
ColorsBlack, red, gray
   
Owner(s) Wirtz Corporation
General managerMike Garman [1]
Head coachMike Garman
Website chicagosteelhockeyteam.com
Franchise history
1996–2000Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks
2000–presentChicago Steel
Championships
Regular season titles2 Anderson Cups (2019–20, 2020–21)
Playoff championships2 Clark Cups (2017, 2021)

The Chicago Steel are members of the United States Hockey League, joining the league in 2000. The Steel have played their home games at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois, since 2015; previously, the team played at Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Illinois, from 2000 to 2015.

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History

The Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks, founded in 1996, [2] moved to Bensenville, Illinois, and became the Chicago Steel in 2000. In May 2015, the majority ownership of the Steel was purchased by Larry Robbins while then current owners Bruce Liimatainen and Mike Greenberg remained involved as minority owners. The announcement for the change of ownership was accompanied by a change of leadership as Ryan Bennett and Dan Muse were hired as the new general manager and head coach, respectively. [3]

On May 22, 2017, the Steel defeated the Sioux City Musketeers 2–1 in overtime of game five, finishing a 3-games-to-2 series win to claim the franchise's first Clark Cup. Head coach Dan Muse would then be hired by the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators as an assistant coach and Mark Abalan would take over as head coach of the Steel. [4] On January 2, 2018, Abalan was let go and Ryan Cruthers was named interim head coach and assistant general manager of the Steel. [5] During the 2018 Clark Cup playoffs, the interim tag was removed and Cruthers was named the permanent head coach, [6] however, Cruthers would leave the team in May 2018 when the Steel hired Ryan Hardy as general manager. [7] Greg Moore was then hired as the head coach for the 2018–19 season after previously serving as an assistant with Team USA. [8] In 2019, Moore left to become head coach of the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and Brock Sheahan was promoted to head coach. [9] The Steel then won the regular season championship, the Anderson Cup, in the pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season. [10] The Steel won a second-straight Anderson Cup in the shortened 2020–21 season [11] and subsequently won their second Clark Cup as playoff champions.

On August 1, 2023 Larry Robbins sold the team to the Wirtz Corporation, who also own the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks franchise. [12]

Notable alumni

Team spirit

The team mascot is a dog named Rusty. Occasionally also seen at Steel home games is a puppy named Rascal.

Roster

As of December 24, 2022. [13]

No. S/P/CPlayerPosHtWtDoBHometownPrevious teamCollege commitment
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Jack Stark G 5' 10"158 lb2003-06-19 Chaska, Minnesota Sioux Falls Power U18 ( Midget AAA ) Yale
2 Flag of Illinois.svg Chris Able D 6' 1"199 lb2004-11-04 Libertyville, Illinois Chicago Mission U18 ( Midget AAA ) Ohio State
3 Flag of Minnesota.svg Hunter Hady D 6' 4"195 lb2004-08-02 Rochester, Minnesota Sioux Falls Power U18 ( Midget AAA ) Boston University
4 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Nolan Joyce D 6' 1"194 lb2003-09-25 Dedham, Massachusetts Saint Sebastian's  ( USHS–MA ) Boston College
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg Leo Eperješi D 6' 3"193 lb2005-02-27 Košice, Slovakia Košice  (Slovak Extraliga U20) Maine
6 Flag of Quebec.svg Olivier Beaulieu D 5' 11"156 lb2005-01-07 Terrebonne, Quebec Northwood  ( USHS–NY ) Clarkson
7 Flag of Arizona.svg Jake Livanavage D 5' 10"175 lb2004-05-06 Gilbert, Arizona Jr. Coyotes ( Midget AAA ) North Dakota
8 Flag of British Columbia.svg Grayden Slipec F 5' 10"178 lb2005-03-06 Surrey, British Columbia Surrey  ( BCHL ) North Dakota
9 Flag of Ontario.svg Nicholas Moldenhauer F 5' 10"170 lb2004-05-25 Mississauga, Ontario North Jersey Avalanche U18 ( Midget AAA ) Michigan
10 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Christopher Delaney F 5' 6"148 lb2004-09-25 Hopkinton, Massachusetts Boston Junior Bruins  (NCDC) UMass
11 Flag of New York.svg Michael Hagens D 5' 11"170 lb2005-02-18 Hauppauge, New York Mount Saint Charles U18 ( Midget AAA ) Harvard
12 Flag of California.svg Jordan Brisson F 6' 1"183 lb2003-12-01 Manhattan Beach, California Shattuck-Saint Mary's Prep ( Midget AAA ) Colorado College
13 Flag of Minnesota.svg Jack Harvey F 5' 10"176 lb2003-03-31 Stacy, Minnesota Gentry Academy U18 ( Midget AAA ) Boston University
14 Flag of Ontario.svg Mick Thompson F 5' 8"162 lb2004-03-01 Toronto, Ontario North Jersey Avalanche U18 ( Midget AAA ) Harvard
15 Flag of Minnesota.svg Brady Arneson F 5' 10"173 lb2005-02-11 Red Wing, Minnesota Sioux Falls Power U18 ( Midget AAA ) Maine
17 Flag of British Columbia.svg Mack Celebrini F 5' 11"189 lb2006-06-13 Vancouver, British Columbia Shattuck-Saint Mary's Prep ( Midget AAA ) Boston University
18 Flag of Manitoba.svg Jayden Perron F 5' 9"163 lb2005-01-11 Winnipeg, Manitoba Sioux Falls Power U16 ( Midget AAA ) North Dakota
20 Flag of New York.svg Charlie Major F 5' 10"168 lb2004-09-14 Skaneateles, New York Bishop Kearney Selects U18 ( Midget AAA ) Cornell
21 Flag of British Columbia.svg Cameron Johnson F 5' 8"159 lb2004-11-28 Vancouver, British Columbia Chilliwack  ( BCHL ) Harvard
22 Flag of New Jersey.svg Anthony Dowd D 5' 6"154 lb2003-04-25 Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey New Jersey Titans U18 ( Midget AAA ) Arizona State
23 Flag of Ohio.svg Jack Brandt F 5' 10"175 lb2004-06-14 Columbus, Ohio Tabor  ( USHS–MA )None
25 Flag of Minnesota.svg Thor Byfuglien D 5' 11"165 lb2003-07-14 Roseau, Minnesota Roseau  ( USHS–MN ) St. Cloud State
26 Flag of New York.svg Michael Emerson F 6' 1"197 lb2003-12-26 Yorktown Heights, New York North Jersey Avalanche U18 ( Midget AAA ) North Dakota
27 Flag of Minnesota.svg Zam Plante F 5' 10"168 lb2004-08-24 Hermantown, Minnesota Hermantown ( USHS–MN ) Minnesota Duluth
30 Flag of California.svg Miles Roberts G 6' 1"208 lb2005-02-04 Orange, California Anaheim Jr. Ducks U18 ( Midget AAA )None
35 Flag of Minnesota.svg Christian Manz G 6' 0"184 lb2004-01-13 Blaine, Minnesota Philadelphia (NCDC) Augustana

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike Garman Named Steel General Manager; Noëlle Needham Elevated to Associate General Manager". OurSports Central. July 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks Statistics and History". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CHICAGO STEEL OF THE UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE ANNOUNCES OWNERSHIP CHANGE AND NEW LEADERSHIP". Junior Hockey News. May 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dan Muse Named Assistant Coach of Nashville Predators". United States Hockey League. July 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Steel Announce Player Development Partnership with Belfry Hockey". 2 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Cruthers Named Head Coach of USHL's Chicago Steel". OurSportsCentral.com. April 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Steel Name Ryan Hardy General Manager". OurSprtsCentral.com. May 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Greg Moore Named Head Coach of Chicago Steel". OurSportsCentral.com. June 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Steel, Chicago (2019-12-01). "GREG MOORE NAMED HEAD COACH OF TORONTO MARLIES (AHL)". Chicago Steel. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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  11. ↑ "Chicago Steel Named Anderson Cup Champions for Second-Straight Season". OurSports Central. April 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ "USHL Chicago Steel announce ownership sale to Wirtz Corporation - TSN.ca". TSN. 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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