Steel leave Wisconsin for five-game Alaskan road trip
Nov. 6—CHIPPEWA FALLS — The Chippewa Steel hope to heat up on the ice during their trip to the frozen tundra of Alaska.
Leaving Wednesday for a two-weekend stand against teams from the Last Frontier, the Steel are looking to rebound from a losing streak that has now stretched to six games.
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