Season Summary FONA International

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1 Season Summary FONA International

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3 By The Numbers The season was a record-breaking one for the Chicago Steel! Here is a look at last season by the numbers: st 1 st 24 Regular Season Victories (All-Time Steel Record) Points (All-Time Steel Record) Clark Cup Final Appearance in Team History Clark Cup Championship in Team History NCAA Commits on Clark Cup Final Roster NHL Draft Picks with Steel ties Steel At The NHL Draft Six players with Chicago Steel ties were selected in the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago. Defenseman Ben Mirageas (NY Islanders), and forward Jack Badini (Anaheim Ducks), each played significant roles in the team s 2017 Clark Cup Championship, and were selected in the third round of the draft.

4 Steel On The Rise The Chicago Steel experienced a 33% growth in average attendance during the season! The team recorded 17 crowds of over 1,000 fans (compared to three during the season) including a season-high 2,159 fans for Game 4 of the Clark Cup Final. Average Attendance First Half Second Half/ Playoffs Demographics Below are currently the top 10 markets in terms of Chicago Steel attendance. With the Steel entering only their third season at the Fox Valley Ice Arena, they are still dealing with a relatively small sample size. However, please keep in mind the arena as a whole welcomes over 1.1 million visitors per-year (the vast majority of which are from 5-15 miles away)! 1. Geneva 2. Aurora 3. St. Charles 4. Batavia 5. Naperville 6. Elgin 7. West Chicago 8. Carol Stream 9. Wheaton 10. Oswego

5 Partnership Inventory Throughout the season, FONA International received the following corporate partnership inventory: Vikings Night Title Sponsorship FONA International sponsored Vikings Night to benefit the Geneva Academic Foundation on Friday, November 11, The game featured a pre-game reception for GAF donors and VIP guests in a luxury suite at the Fox Valley Ice Arena, a special Geneva Vikings-branded warmup jersey with the FONA International logo on the back auctioned off during the game to benefit GAF and special recognition for Geneva Community Schools educators and students! Over $4,800 (net proceeds) was raised thanks to the generosity of FONA and Steel fans supporting GAF!

6 Special Video FONA partnered with the Steel on a special video to play on the night of the game promoting the work that FONA does in a fun and entertaining way featuring four Steel players, mascot Rusty and FONA scientists.

7 Sponsor of 11/11/16 Game As title sponsor of the event, FONA International received: Designation as title sponsor of a night to benefit the Geneva Academic Foundation Name printed on face of all tickets for that home game Numerous public address announcements (minimum four) during the course of the game Corresponding video board logo displays Two minutes of live action video board logo display per period and special video played during intermission Welcome to FONA Opportunity to perform ceremonial puck drop on night of event Sponsor of media timeout or intermission contest on the night of event On-ice recognition between periods for sponsoring event 25 attack preferred tickets to the game 100 attack preferred tickets to be donated to GAF for fundraising purposes

8 Media/Promotional Inclusions As title sponsor of the event, FONA International also received: Inclusion in Steel-placed advertising promoting event (min. $2,500 value): Paid Social Media Placement (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) Radio Spots promoting upcoming game Television Spots Inclusion in Steel promotion of the event Logo inclusion on splash page on Steel website Inclusion on Steel promotional schedule on team website Inclusion on promotional schedule on Steel website Logo inclusion on Steel Facebook cover photo promoting event Logo inclusion in minimum one (1) Steel blast leading up to event Logo inclusion slideshow at Steel box office promoting event Inclusion in public address announcements and corresponding video board logo displays (minimum two per game) during all home games within one week of event Inclusion in live broadcast reads (minimum three per game) during all games within one week of event

9 Contact: Dan Lehv (direct) ChicagoSteelHockeyTeam.com