Chicago Steel

The Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks, founded in 1996,[2] moved to Bensenville, Illinois, and became the Chicago Steel in 2000. In May 2015, the majority ownership of the Steel was purchased by Larry Robbins while then current owners Bruce Liimatainen and Mike Greenberg remained involved as minority owners. The announcement for the change of ownership was accompanied by a change of leadership as Ryan Bennett and Dan Muse were hired as the new general manager and head coach, respectively.[3]

On May 22, 2017, the Steel defeated the Sioux City Musketeers 2–1 in overtime of game five, finishing a 3-games-to-2 series win to claim the franchise's first Clark Cup. Head coach Dan Muse would then be hired by the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators as an assistant coach and Mark Abalan would take over as head coach of the Steel.[4] On January 2, 2018, Abalan was let go and Ryan Cruthers was named interim head coach and assistant general manager of the Steel.[5] During the 2018 Clark Cup playoffs, the interim tag was removed and Cruthers was named the permanent head coach,[6] however, Cruthers would leave the team in May 2018 when the Steel hired Ryan Hardy as general manager.[7] Greg Moore was then hired as the head coach for the 2018–19 season after previously serving as an assistant with Team USA.[8] In 2019, Moore left to become head coach of the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and Brock Sheahan was promoted to head coach.[9] The Steel then won the regular season championship, the Anderson Cup, in the pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season.[10] The Steel won a second-straight Anderson Cup in the shortened 2020–21 season[11] and subsequently won their second Clark Cup as playoff champions.

On August 1, 2023 Larry Robbins sold the team to the Wirtz Corporation, who also own the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks franchise.[12]

• Jake Chelios, played for the Detroit Red Wings, son of Chris Chelios
• Matt Clackson, former American Hockey League (AHL) player and son of Kim Clackson
• Dennis Gilbert, played for the Chicago Blackhawks
• Tom Gilbert, played for the Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, and Los Angeles Kings
• Drew LeBlanc, played two games for the Chicago Blackhawks
• Andrew Miller, played for the Edmonton Oilers
• John Moore, played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, and Boston Bruins as well as an 2011 AHL All-Star
• Travis Morin, played for the Dallas Stars
• Jamie Oleksiak, plays for the Seattle Kraken
• Danny Richmond, played for the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks
• Philip Samuelsson, played for Pittsburgh Penguins and Arizona Coyotes, son of Ulf Samuelsson
• Jaccob Slavin, plays for the Carolina Hurricanes
• Lee Sweatt, played for the Vancouver Canucks
• Owen Power, 1st overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, plays for the Buffalo Sabres
• Adam Fantilli, 2nd overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, signed to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Third ever freshmen to win the Hobey Baker Award

The team mascot is a dog named Rusty. Occasionally also seen at Steel home games is a puppy named Rascal.

As of December 24, 2022.[13]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	College commitment
1		Jack Stark	G	5' 10"	158 lb	2003-06-19	Chaska, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Power U18 (Midget AAA)	Yale
2		Chris Able	D	6' 1"	199 lb	2004-11-04	Libertyville, Illinois	Chicago Mission U18 (Midget AAA)	Ohio State
3		Hunter Hady	D	6' 4"	195 lb	2004-08-02	Rochester, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Power U18 (Midget AAA)	Boston University
4		Nolan Joyce	D	6' 1"	194 lb	2003-09-25	Dedham, Massachusetts	Saint Sebastian's (USHS–MA)	Boston College
5		Leo Eperješi	D	6' 3"	193 lb	2005-02-27	Košice, Slovakia	Košice (Slovak Extraliga U20)	Maine
6		Olivier Beaulieu	D	5' 11"	156 lb	2005-01-07	Terrebonne, Quebec	Northwood (USHS–NY)	Clarkson
7		Jake Livanavage	D	5' 10"	175 lb	2004-05-06	Gilbert, Arizona	Jr. Coyotes (Midget AAA)	North Dakota
8		Grayden Slipec	F	5' 10"	178 lb	2005-03-06	Surrey, British Columbia	Surrey (BCHL)	North Dakota
9		Nicholas Moldenhauer	F	5' 10"	170 lb	2004-05-25	Mississauga, Ontario	North Jersey Avalanche U18 (Midget AAA)	Michigan
10		Christopher Delaney	F	5' 6"	148 lb	2004-09-25	Hopkinton, Massachusetts	Boston Junior Bruins (NCDC)	UMass
11		Michael Hagens	D	5' 11"	170 lb	2005-02-18	Hauppauge, New York	Mount Saint Charles U18 (Midget AAA)	Harvard
12		Jordan Brisson	F	6' 1"	183 lb	2003-12-01	Manhattan Beach, California	Shattuck-Saint Mary's Prep (Midget AAA)	Colorado College
13		Jack Harvey	F	5' 10"	176 lb	2003-03-31	Stacy, Minnesota	Gentry Academy U18 (Midget AAA)	Boston University
14		Mick Thompson	F	5' 8"	162 lb	2004-03-01	Toronto, Ontario	North Jersey Avalanche U18 (Midget AAA)	Harvard
15		Brady Arneson	F	5' 10"	173 lb	2005-02-11	Red Wing, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Power U18 (Midget AAA)	Maine
17		Mack Celebrini	F	5' 11"	189 lb	2006-06-13	Vancouver, British Columbia	Shattuck-Saint Mary's Prep (Midget AAA)	Boston University
18		Jayden Perron	F	5' 9"	163 lb	2005-01-11	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Sioux Falls Power U16 (Midget AAA)	North Dakota
20		Charlie Major	F	5' 10"	168 lb	2004-09-14	Skaneateles, New York	Bishop Kearney Selects U18 (Midget AAA)	Cornell
21		Cameron Johnson	F	5' 8"	159 lb	2004-11-28	Vancouver, British Columbia	Chilliwack (BCHL)	Harvard
22		Anthony Dowd	D	5' 6"	154 lb	2003-04-25	Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey	New Jersey Titans U18 (Midget AAA)	Arizona State
23		Jack Brandt	F	5' 10"	175 lb	2004-06-14	Columbus, Ohio	Tabor (USHS–MA)	None
25		Thor Byfuglien	D	5' 11"	165 lb	2003-07-14	Roseau, Minnesota	Roseau (USHS–MN)	St. Cloud State
26		Michael Emerson	F	6' 1"	197 lb	2003-12-26	Yorktown Heights, New York	North Jersey Avalanche U18 (Midget AAA)	North Dakota
27		Zam Plante	F	5' 10"	168 lb	2004-08-24	Hermantown, Minnesota	Hermantown (USHS–MN)	Minnesota Duluth
30		Miles Roberts	G	6' 1"	208 lb	2005-02-04	Orange, California	Anaheim Jr. Ducks U18 (Midget AAA)	None
35		Christian Manz	G	6' 0"	184 lb	2004-01-13	Blaine, Minnesota	Philadelphia (NCDC)	Augustana

• Chicago Steel Hockey Team Official site