2001-02 Chicago Steel Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 29-24-8 - 66 points
in the USHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Steve Richmond (29-24, 8 OTL)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
2001-02 Chicago Steel Statistics

The Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League ended the 2001-02 season with a record of 29 wins and 24 losses (and 8 overtime losses) for 66 points in the USHL's East Division.

The Steel scored 191 goals and gave up 209. Rene Gauthier netted 23 goals for Chicago, and Danny Richmond accounted for 45 assists. John Daigneau topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.22 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.

Steve Richmond coached the team. The 2001-02 Chicago Steel lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Derek AndersonFAugust 22, 19826'3"216Eagle River, AK USA
Nick AndersonLWDecember 25, 19815'11"185RWinthrop, IL USA
Matt BaderFJune 24, 19825'10"185RBeaverton, OR USA
Dana BannermanG0'0"
Justin BarauskasDJanuary 11, 19816'0"201Boston, MA USA
Jeff BredemnsF0'0"
Adam D'AlbaGSeptember 23, 19856'0"170LGlencoe, IL USA
John DaigneauGDecember 31, 19826'4"195LBrookfield, WI
Matt DuncanF0'0"Bloomington, MN USA
Murphy DwyerDMay 28, 19816'0"201LBurnsville, MN USA
Luke FlaigCSeptember 18, 19815'11"174LEden Prairie, MN USA
Rene GauthierFNovember 19, 19825'11"190RTecumseh, ON
Tom GilbertDJanuary 10, 19836'3"210RBloomington, MN USA
Colin GreenleesF6'1"190Lake Forest, IL USA
Chad GromekDSeptember 28, 19826'0"229LMaple Grove, MN USA
Aaron GrynolCMarch 1, 19825'10"209RFort Frances, ON Canada
Jaymie HarringtonFApril 14, 19816'4"196RWest Boylston, MA USA
Matt HawerbierD0'0"
Kim HirschovitsCMay 9, 19826'1"196LVarkaus, FIN
Mike KautzNovember 23, 19820'0"Des Plaines, IL USA
Stephen KelleherFMay 7, 19825'6"194Rockland, MA USA
Scott KrzmarzickF0'0"
Travis MorinCJanuary 9, 19846'2"190LBrooklyn Park, MN
Ales ParezFApril 9, 19816'3"200RNymburk, Czech Republic
Jordan PariseGSeptember 19, 19825'11"190LFaribault, MN
Danny RichmondDAugust 1, 19846'0"192LChicago, IL USA
Topher ScottCJuly 23, 19855'6"160LBuffalo Grove, IL
Darryl SmoleroffDJanuary 19, 19825'10"181RMaple Grove, MN USA
Andrew StearnsLWDecember 10, 19826'0"187Wadena, MN USA
Blake StewartFOctober 25, 19836'0"170Roselle, IL USA
Ben TharpCJanuary 2, 19815'11"172LHastings, MN USA


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