General 9/5/2025 10:09:00 PM Calvin Bush

Steel Fall in Preseason Opener to Dubuque

Chicago Steel Postgame Notes – September 5, 2025 at Dubuque Fighting Saints
Preseason Game #1

(ImOn Arena – Dubuque, IA)

Game Sheet

Notes:

In their first preseason action of 2025-2026, the Chicago Steel fell to the Dubuque Fighting Saints 6-1 at ImOn Arena Friday night…Rookie forward Nate Chorlton scored the lone Steel goal four minutes into the opening period before Dubuque scored six unanswered goals including three third-period tallies.
Colorado College commit Nate Chorlton scored early in the first period. The rookie forward appeared in three games for the Steel in the 2024-2025 season and boasted a +2 rating.
Cornell commit Cole Tuminaro and Massachusetts-Lowell commit Aidan Dyer each recorded an assist on Chorlton's goal. Dyer had the sixth-most assists for the Steel during the 2024-2025 season. Friday was Tuminaro's first game in almost a calendar year after suffering an injury and missing most of the 2024-2025 season with Sioux City.
Wesley Jefferson-Swint II and Mitchell McCusker split time in goal. Swint II started the game and made nine saves, while McCusker finished the outing and stopped 11 shots.
The Steel will play their first preseason home game against Dubuque on Saturday, September 6 at 7:05 pm CT.
Next weekend, Chicago will close out the preseason with a home-and-home series with Muskegon.
The regular season will begin Thursday, September 18 vs. Sioux Falls at the USHL Fall Classic in Cranberry Township, PA.

Chicago Steel Upcoming Schedule presented by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush:
Saturday, September 6 vs. Dubuque Fighting Saints (7:05 pm CT) | Preseason
Friday, September 12 at Muskegon Lumberjacks (9:00 am CT) | Preseason
Saturday, September 13 vs. Muskegon Lumberjacks (6:05 pm CT) | Preseason

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