USHL Sioux Falls Stampede

Stampede Battle Fargo Sunday Night

Published on January 11, 2010 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Sioux Falls Stampede News Release


The Stampede (16-7-7) have just nine regular season home games remaining, making the Sioux Falls Arena the place to be this Sunday when the Herd host rival Fargo at 6:05 PM. The Stampede enter the weekend in third place in the West Division, just six points behind Fargo for second with two games in hand.

The Stampede are 3-1-1 against the Force this season, including a 6-5 loss in Sioux Falls on January 3rd. Fargo is the hottest team in the USHL, winning eight straight games and are 9-0-1 in their last 10 games. The Force bring a balanced scoring attack to the arena, with eight players posting 20 or more points. Matt Leitner leads the team with 34 points (15g, 19a) in 26 games.

Prior to Sunday's game, the Herd will travel to Kearney, NE to face Tri-City at 7:05 PM. The Stampede are 2-1-0 against the Storm this season. The Herd lost a heartbreaker to Tri-City last Saturday in Sioux Falls when Jaden Schwartz scored with just 22 seconds remaining in regulation to lift Tri-City to victory. The Storm are 14-12-6 and in fourth place in the West Division, five points behind Sioux Falls for third.

FOUR STAMPEDE PLAYERS HEADED TO USHL ALL-STAR GAME

Matt Lindblad, Chad Ruhwedel, Mike Voran and Clay Witt have been named to the West Division roster for the 2010 USHL All-Star Game, January 26th in Indianapolis, IN.

Stampede players have had a history of success at USHL All-Star Games, taking home MVP honors five times in the club's 10-year history (Rick Gorman in 1999, Thomas Vanek in 2001, Jim McKenzie in 2003, Andreas Nodl in 2005 and Corey Tropp in 2006).

STAMPEDE FAMILY NIGHT THIS SUNDAY

The third of four Stampede Family Night's takes place this Sunday, January 17th at 6:05 PM when the Herd entertain Fargo at the Sioux Falls Arena.

Thanks to SMG/Sioux Falls Arena, for just $35 fans can receive:

Four (4) Game Tickets

Four (4) Hot Dogs

Four (4) Pepsi's

Two (2) Large Popcorn's

One (1) Certificate valid for $5 in free ethanol fuel, compliments of the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council.

Stampede Family Pack's are available only at the Sioux Falls Arena Box Office.

SERTOMA SUNDAY RETURNS THIS WEEKEND

The third of four Sertoma Sunday's takes place this Sunday. Fans can take part in special fundraising activities during the game that help benefit the Sertoma Butterfly House.

A silent auction will take place in the front lobby of the arena each Sunday where fans can bid on several exciting sports memorabilia, including:

Sandy Koufax autographed "4 No Hitters" logo baseball from Upper Deck (Limited Edition #33 of 132 worldwide)

A football fans dream: Jerry Rice signed San Francisco 49'ers No. 80 jersey, Brett Favre signed Green Bay Packers jersey, Payton Manning signed Indianapolis Colts jersey, plus much, much more!

Click here for more details on the special events taking place Sunday, including the Waterbury Heating & Cooling "Hot Shot Shootout" where a lucky fan could walk away with $5,000!

GOLIGOSKI/PENGUINS FACE WILD TONIGHT ON VERSUS

Former Stampede defenseman Alex Goligoski (2004-05) and the Pittsburgh Penguins travel to St. Paul to face the Minnesota Wild tonight (Monday) on Versus-TV (Midcontinent channel 71) at 7 PM.

Goligoski is off to a hot start, posting 21 points (6g, 15a) in 36 games and has a plus/minus rating of plus-6. Last season, Goligoski tallied 20 points in 45 games for the Stanley Cup champions.

He has recorded at least one assist in three of his last four games for the Penguins who are 28-17-1 and in second place in the Atlantic Division. The Wild are coming off an amazing 6-5 shootout victory over Chicago Saturday, a game in which they trailed 5-1 entering the third period. Minnesota is 22-20-3 and in fourth place in the Northeast Division.

TROPP TO APPEAR ON INSIDE STAMPEDE HOCKEY

Former Stampede star Corey Tropp will appear on Inside Stampede Hockey today (5-6 PM) on Sports Radio 1230-AM KWSN. Tropp leads the country in goals scored with 17 for the Michigan State Spartans and was named CCHA Player-of-the-Month for the month of December after posting seven goals in six games.

Tropp was a part of the Stampede's Anderson Cup and Clark Cup championship teams. Fans can also listen online at www.kwsn.com.

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