The Sioux Falls Stampede is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the Stampede plays its home games at the Sioux Falls Arena.
In the 2005-2006 season, the Stampede won their first Anderson Cup for the best regular season record as well as their first division championship. The Stampede advanced in the playoffs, dispatching the Tri-City Storm in five games (best-of-five) and the Lincoln Stars in four games (best-of-five), earning the right to represent the West division in the Clark Cup Finals. They lost to the Des Moines Buccaneers in five games (best-of-five).
The 2006-07 season looked grim at the outset with the Stampede earning but a single point in their first six games. After bottom dwelling for the entire first half, the Stampede became one of the hottest teams during the second half of the season. They entered the playoffs as the four seed in the West and quickly dispatched the Lincoln Stars in four games for the second straight year (best-of-seven). After losing to Des Moines in the first game of the round robin, Sioux Falls defeated the Tri-City Storm in overtime to make it into the final four. The Indiana Ice were their next opponent and were undefeated in the playoffs until the Stampede prevailed over them, again in overtime, to advance to the championship game against the host team of the event, the Waterloo Black Hawks. The Stampede shutout the Black Hawks 3-0 to win their first Clark Cup.
Current NHLers Thomas Vanek (Buffalo Sabres), Andreas Nödl (Carolina Hurricanes), Chad LaRose (Carolina Hurricanes), T.J. Oshie (St. Louis Blues), Alex Goligoski (Dallas Stars), Dan Sexton (Anaheim Ducks), and Corey Tropp (Buffalo Sabers) have played for the Stampede. Vanek, from 1999 to 2002 and LaRose, from 1999 to 2001.
[edit] Season-by-season record
United States Hockey League
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
Finish |
| 1999-00 |
58 |
37 |
17 |
4 |
78 |
239 |
179 |
963 |
2nd-West |
| 2000-01 |
56 |
40 |
14 |
2 |
82 |
267 |
182 |
1023 |
2nd-West |
| 2001-02 |
61 |
35 |
21 |
5 |
75 |
252 |
217 |
1372 |
4th-West |
| 2002-03 |
60 |
24 |
30 |
6 |
54 |
179 |
223 |
1404 |
6th-West |
| 2003-04 |
60 |
15 |
42 |
3 |
33 |
148 |
252 |
1250 |
6th-West |
| 2004-05 |
60 |
27 |
28 |
5 |
59 |
178 |
200 |
1154 |
5th-West |
| 2005-06 |
60 |
43 |
13 |
4 |
90 |
190 |
135 |
1165 |
1st-West |
| 2006-07 |
60 |
34 |
21 |
5 |
73 |
195 |
174 |
1215 |
4th-West |
| 2007-08 |
60 |
35 |
19 |
6 |
76 |
199 |
175 |
967 |
2nd-West |
| 2008-09 |
60 |
28 |
28 |
4 |
60 |
182 |
199 |
956 |
4th-West |
| 2009-10 |
60 |
33 |
15 |
12 |
78 |
223 |
182 |
932 |
3rd-West |
| 2010-11 |
60 |
34 |
20 |
6 |
74 |
197 |
168 |
905 |
3rd-West |
[edit] Roster
As of January 19, 2012.
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Forwards
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| # |
St/Pr/Co |
Player |
Shoots |
Height |
Weight |
Birthday |
Hometown |
College commitment |
| 10 |
 |
Travis Belohrad |
L |
5' 10" |
185 lbs. |
Jan 13, 1991 |
Brighton, Colorado |
None |
| 17 |
 |
Eric Brenk |
L |
6' 2" |
193 lbs. |
Apr 29, 1994 |
Moorhead, Minnesota |
None |
| 25 |
|
Dan Carlson |
L |
6' 1" |
200 lbs. |
May 14, 1993 |
Maple Grove, Minnesota |
Minnesota State |
| 15 |
 |
Mitch Hughes |
R |
6' 2" |
220 lbs. |
Apr 2, 1992 |
Laguna Niguel, California |
None |
| 8 |
 |
Ryan Keller |
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6' 1" |
183 lbs. |
May 17, 1993 |
Farmington Hills, Michigan |
Michigan State |
| 16 |
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Ian Mansfield |
L |
5' 11" |
175 lbs. |
Nov 14, 1994 |
Lakewood, Colorado |
None |
| 23 |
|
Zac McCarver |
R |
6' 0" |
185 lbs. |
Oct 20, 1993 |
North St. Paul, Minnesota |
None |
| 29 |
 |
Dylan McLaughlin |
L |
5' 11" |
167 lbs. |
Jun 5, 1995 |
Lancaster, New York |
None |
| 21 |
 |
Bryan Moore |
L |
5' 11" |
187 lbs. |
May 25, 1994 |
Matthews, North Carolina |
None |
| 12 |
|
Nick Nielsen |
|
6' 3" |
220 lbs. |
Aug 13, 1992 |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
None |
| 19 |
 |
Kyle Rankin |
|
6' 1" |
192 lbs. |
Mar 3, 1994 |
Kanata, Ontario |
Princeton |
| 11 |
 |
Justin Selman |
L |
6' 1" |
195 lbs. |
Oct 2, 1993 |
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey |
Michigan |
| 14 |
 |
Kent Sherrer |
L |
6' 0" |
175 lbs. |
Mar 11, 1993 |
Dublin, Ohio |
None |
| 24 |
|
Todd Skirving |
|
6' 1" |
176 lbs. |
Apr 30, 1992 |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
None |
| 18 |
|
Austyn Young |
R |
5' 11" |
183 lbs. |
Oct 16, 1993 |
South St. Paul, Minnesota |
Minnesota–Duluth |
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Defensemen
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| # |
St/Pr/Co |
Player |
Shoots |
Height |
Weight |
Birthday |
Hometown |
College commitment |
| 5 |
|
Drew Brevig |
R |
6' 2" |
190 lbs. |
Apr 24, 1992 |
Prior Lake, Minnesota |
None |
| 22 |
 |
Joseph Lordo |
|
5' 10" |
185 lbs. |
Jan 28, 1991 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Penn State |
| 4 |
 |
Ed McGovern |
L |
5' 10" |
205 lbs. |
May 24, 1993 |
Scottsdale, Arizona |
None |
| 7 |
|
Evan Moore |
L |
5' 11" |
174 lbs. |
Feb 22, 1992 |
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan |
None |
| 26 |
 |
Mark Solyankin |
R |
5' 11" |
180 lbs. |
Jun 20, 1994 |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
None |
| 27 |
 |
Matthew Van Voorhis |
L |
5' 7" |
170 lbs. |
Jan 19, 1993 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Denver |
| 6 |
|
Reed Whiteside |
|
5' 11" |
166 lbs. |
Jun 29, 1995 |
Trenton, Michigan |
Bowling Green |
[edit] External links
Sioux Falls Stampede Official Webpage
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