GENEVA — Blackhawks forward prospect Josiah Slavin and the Chicago Steel defeated Mikael Hakkarainen and the Muskegon Lumberjacks 3-2 in overtime in Game 4 of the USHL’s Eastern Conference Final on Saturday at Fox Valley Ice Arena to advance to the Clark Cup Final.
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine scored two goals, including the game-winner just 1:13 into overtime, to send the Steel to the Clark Cup Final for the second time in three years.
The Steel will face the Sioux Falls Stampede, who swept the Anderson Cup champion Tri-City Storm in the Western Conference Final. The schedule has yet to be announced.