USHL Sioux Falls Stampede

Stampede Announce 2010-11 Schedule

Published on July 29, 2010 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Sioux Falls Stampede News Release


Sioux Falls, SD-The Sioux Falls Stampede are pleased to announce their schedule for the upcoming 2010-11 season. The Herd will once again play an unbalanced 60-game schedule with 30 home and 30 away games.

This year's schedule is very family friendly with 25 of the 30 home dates being played on weekends. 10 games will be played on Friday's, 10 on Saturday's and 5 on Sunday's. In addition, the Stampede will play 5 home games on Wednesday nights. Click here to view the entire schedule.

For the first time in franchise history, the Herd will open the season on the road. The Stampede will face I-29 rival Sioux City at the Tyson Events Center on Saturday, October 2nd. The Herd 's home opener is Friday, October 15th when they host the Under-18 U.S. Development Team at 7:05 PM.

Other highlights include Wednesday, December 8th when Sioux City makes their first visit to Sioux Falls. The defending Clark Cup champion Green Bay Gamblers make their only appearance in Sioux Falls the day after Thanksgiving on November 26th. Fans will be able to ring in the New Year with a special New Year's Eve tilt against the expansion Muskegon Lumberjacks and New Year's Day against Fargo. The Stampede close out the regular season with a five-game homestand at the beginning of April with games against rivals, Fargo, Omaha and Sioux City.

"We are thrilled with the schedule," said Stampede CEO Gary Weckwerth. "This is arguably the best schedule we have had in franchise history. 25 weekend dates is great for all of our loyal fans and their families while our Wednesday games give fans who are busy on weekends the opportunity to see the team play as well."

The USHL features 16 teams this season with two conferences of eight teams each. The Western Conference will feature Des Moines, Fargo, Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Tri-City and the expansion Dubuque Fighting Saints. The Eastern Conference includes: Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Green Bay, Indiana, Team USA, Waterloo, Youngstown and the expansion Muskegon Lumberjacks.

The top six teams in each conference will qualify for the Clark Cup Playoffs with the top two teams from each conference receiving first round byes. The first round will be a best-of-three format with the higher seeded teams earning home-ice advantage for all three games.

The second round, conference finals and Clark Cup Finals will remain a best-of-five format with the higher seed earning home-ice for three of the five games.

The Stampede will play Fargo, Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux City and Tri-City eight times (4 home, 4 away) during the season and all other teams twice (1 home, 1 away). This is being done to cut down on travel and strengthen some of the bigger rivalries in the USHL.

Stampede players will report to Sioux Falls the last weekend in August for training camp. 27 players will be vying for 23 roster spots at the end of the pre-season. Single game tickets for the regular season will go on sale in late September. Season tickets and the all-new "E-Z Game Tickets" are now available. "E-Z Game Tickets" are just $99 and come with 10 ticket vouchers good for any regular season Stampede or Pheasants baseball game! Call the Stampede office today: 605-336-6060 for more details. The Stampede will be announcing their exhibition schedule at a later date.

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