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Steele County Blades Close Home Season with Wins
The Steele County Blades junior hockey team closed out its home schedule Monday and Tuesday, February 22 and 23 with a sweep of the Rochester Vipers 7-3 and 7-2. Steele County wraps up the regular season Friday at Saturday, February 26 and 27 at Wisconsin Rapids before entering the playoffs against the Minnesota Blue Ox.
In Monday s game the Vipers scored early in the first period, but the Blades responded with four goals by intermission. Steele County had seven different goal scorers in the 7-3 win. Brock Wallace had a goal and two assists.
Tuesday the Blades jumped out to a 2-0 lead three minutes into the contest. Rochester trimmed the game to 2-1 by intermission. Steele County had a three-goal second period. New comer Lyndon Orr scored in the second period in his first game with the Blades. Goalie Josh Brown made 34 saves in the 7-2 win.
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Steele County Blades Head East to Play Games
With the inability to schedule games in Minnesota, the Steele County Blades junior hockey team has spent time in Wisconsin over the last couple of weeks and is playing in a showcase event in the Chicago area December 18-20. The Blades have been a good roll lately, winning seven of their last nine games.
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Steele County buried the Detroit Fighting Irish 11-0 Friday, December 18 to begin play in a three-day, four-game showcase at Arctic Ice Arena in Orland Park, Illinois. Ten players notched a goal. Charlie Smith scored twice according to the score sheet from the United States Premier Hockey League. Michael Leighton earned his second shutout on 40 saves. Steele County outshot the Irish 44-40.