Steelheads Suffer First Preseason Loss

The Mississauga Steelheads hosted the Guelph Storm this evening in their second matchup of the preseason. The Steelheads opened their exhibition schedule in Guelph last Saturday, notching a 5-3 victory over the Storm. Tonight’s game took place at Iceland Arena in front of another lively crowd of Steelheads supporters, but even with the great fans and atmosphere, the Steelheads were unable to continue their exhibition winning streak.

After the Storm jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first, Eric Diodati was able to pull the Steelheads within a goal early in the second period. One goal was as close as the Steelheads would get, as the Storm started to pull late in the second period, leading 4-1 heading into the third period. The Steelheads battled all night but could not keep up with the Storm. Josh Burnside added a late goal for the Steelheads while Guelph tacked on 2 more goals for a 6-2 final. The loss brings the Steelheads exhibition record to 2-1.

The Steelheads will be on the road to face Owen Sound in their 4^th exhibition game of the season this Saturday at 2:00pm, and will be back in Mississauga on Tuesday, September 11^th for their final home exhibition game of the season as they host the Attack at Vic Johnston Arena at 7:00pm. Tickets for September 11^th will be available on location prior to the game.