FORWARD: NICK ABRUZZESE – CHICAGO STEEL
2 GP: 2 goals, 3 assists, +2 rating
Abruzzese recorded five points in two games over the weekend to help Chicago extend their winning streak to seven games, the longest active winning streak in the USHL. He scored a goal and added an assist on Friday before scoring again and dishing out two helpers on Saturday to complete the Steel’s home-and-home weekend sweep of the Central Illinois Flying Aces. The Harvard University commit extended his point streak to five games over the weekend with his performance and has put up nine points (3G, 6A) in those contests. He has earned at least one point in 13 of the 19 games in which he’s played and leads the Steel in scoring with 21 points (5G, 16A) in those 19 games. He also leads the team and is tied for seventh among all USHL players with his 16 assists. Abruzzese is in his second season with Chicago and is coming off a 2017-18 campaign in which he recorded 36 points (13G, 23A) in 56 regular season games along with four points (1G, 3A) in seven Clark Cup Playoffs contests. A native of Slate Hill, NY, Abruzzese was acquired by the Steel from the Lincoln Stars on May 3, 2017. He was originally drafted by Lincoln in the 15th round, 241st overall in the 2016 USHL Phase II Draft and previously played for the North Jersey Avalanche (T1EHL) and New Jersey Junior Titans (NAHL).
