"Today's event is a strong reminder of why we need continuous efforts to survey and identify near-Earth objects, " said Thomas Reiter, European Space Agency's Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The Steelers defence is now complete with Kevin Reiter and Dan Green sharing goaltending duties, and Bolibruck, Scott Basiuk, Randy Dagenais, Mark Thomas and Ben Morgan patrolling the blue line.

BBC: Kevin Bolibruck