No, it’s not the NHL and the Chicago Blackhawks; it’s not the AHL; and it’s not the CHL, where Chicago Blackhawks prospect Alex DeBrincat is currently making some noise. The Chicago Steel is a hockey team that is part of the USHL, a Tier 1 junior hockey league. This league is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and is in its 15th season. The USHL boasts having four consecutive seasons with 30 or more NHL draft picks, and numerous NCAA Division I college commits.
I knew none of this until I recently looked it up. But what I did know was that the Chicago Steel is a junior hockey team that plays at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Illinois.