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Fantilli’s Chicago Steel Roots Paving the Way to NHL Stardom

Brooke LoFurno | April 30, 2023

If you are not familiar with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) yet, you should be. They are among the best teams in the Tier 1…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects, USHL

Q&A About Nick Moldenhauer with Chicago Steel Coach Brock Sheahan

Brooke LoFurno | June 30, 2022

The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the more intriguing NHL teams going into the 2022 NHL Draft because they do not have a first-round pick. It is unclear whether they will be…

Categories NHL Prospects

Farrell’s Whirlwind Season Ends with Championship

Greg Boysen | May 28, 2021

Game 1 of the Clark Cup Final did not go as planned for the Chicago Steel. The United States Hockey League’s (USHL) best team for the past two seasons faced…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, USHL

Prospects News & Rumors: Kravtsov, Chicago Steel, Studenic & More

Eddy Jones | April 19, 2021

New York Rangers rookie Vitali Kravtsov picked up his first NHL goal in his ninth career NHL game on Sunday. The Chicago Steel were crowned regular-season champions of the United…

Categories Devils Prospects, News and Rumors, Rangers Prospects, USHL

Prospects News & Rumors: Sean Farrell, Team USA & Team Finland Final Cuts

Eddy Jones | December 12, 2020

Montreal Canadiens fourth-round pick from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft Sean Farrell continues to dominate the USHL in his second season with the Chicago Steel. Team USA and Team Finland…

Categories Canadiens Prospects, Column, NHL Prospects, USHL, World Junior Hockey Championship

Ryan Hardy’s Journey to the Chicago Steel – and How He’s Getting the Job Done

Jack LeGwin | June 11, 2020

“It’s relatively easy to sustain being competitive. It’s very difficult to sustain a program to compete for the championship every year.”- Ryan Hardy Ryan Hardy is creating a winning atmosphere…

Categories USHL

Chicago Steel’s Colangelo Takes the Next Step

Jack LeGwin | March 30, 2020

Rattling off two separate 13-game winning streaks, the Chicago Steel ran through opponents in 2019-20, going 41-7-1 and outscoring their opponents 242-136. Sam Colangelo had a fantastic year himself and…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects, USHL

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