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13-04-2025
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Stampede close out regular season with win No. 40
Sioux Falls, S.D. (Stampede) – The Sioux Falls Stampede ends their regular season with win number 40 as it topped the Fargo Force 5-2. Bouncing back after a scoreless first period, Reid Varkonyi and Javon Moore would get the team going. Ethan Wyttenbach and Ben Wilmott would help close the game out for the Herd. Goaltender Waylon Esche would make his tenth start between the pipes for the Stampede. The Fargo Force started the game out strong, dominating the first period. While Stampede saw opportunities to score Fargo would be the one to capitalize first. Early in the game, the Force would get one in but the refs waved it off. Fargo would answer back once again and Ilya Kolmakov would put it in at 12:01. No team would enter the penalty box in the first period. Fargo dominated the puck control, taking the shot-on-goal advantage 14 to 9. The second period saw a fast start from the Herd. Just 58 seconds into the period Reid Varkonyi would tie the game, withassists from Filip Nordberg and Bryce Ingles. The Force would get an advantage at 1:55 when Joe McGraw would get a high-sticking double minor but the Stampede would be able to kill it off. Ritter Coombs would take a penalty at 7:31 but30 seconds later Fargo would get a head contact penalty that would result in fights breaking out leading to roughing penalties from Anthony Bongo and J.J. Monteiro. For the Force, Michael Coleman would get a roughing and head contact penalty, and Cameron Aucoin was called for roughing. Both teams would kill off the penalties. The period closed with more action starting with Javon Moore at 15:29 getting the assist from Austin Baker and Bryce Ingles. Joe McGraw would take a penalty at 16:24 for interference but the herd would kill it again. Stampede took over on shots on goal with 9 compared to 4 from Fargo and entered the second intermission with a one-goal lead. The third period would get out to a familiarly hot start. This time, 29 seconds into the period Ethan Wyttenbach would score off the faceoff circle assisted by Reid Varkonyi. Shortly after, Ben Wilmott would back up the goal and the assist from Javon Moore. Stampede would take on three more penalties but killed them all off. Fargo tried to answer back with a goal at 12:02 from Alexei Zhukov but Reid Varkonyi got it back. At 12:46 he got the goal and assists from Ethan Wyttenbach and Filip Nordberg. Goaltender Waylon Esche gets his tenth win of the season making 25 saves on 27 shots on goal for a .926 save percentage. This moves his overall season save percentage to .892. Following this weekend, the Stampede will watch the first round of the Clark Cup Playoffs to determine their opponent in the Conference Semifinals. The Stampede will play at home on April 19th as playoff hockey makes its return to Sioux Falls. Further information about more playoff games will be released later this week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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16-02-2025
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Stampede snaps Stars streak
Sioux Falls, S.D. (Stampede) – The Sioux Falls Stampede snapped the Lincoln Stars' winning streak with a dominant 7-3 victory Saturday night during the Pink in the Rink game. The Herd were led by Javon Moore and Gennadi Chaly, who each netted two goals. Chaly also added two assists on the night.. Goaltender Waylon Esche made his fourth start and picked up his third win between the pipes with 37 saves on the night. The Herd came out strong, controlling the puck from the start. That dominance paid off just 3:58 into the game when Jake Merens buried the first goal off a rebound tip, with Ritter Coombs picking up the assist. Shortly after, Coombs found himself in the penalty box for slashing, but the Stampede didn't miss a beat. At 8:39, Javon Moore capitalized on a breakaway, netting a shorthanded goal to extend the lead. Despite a 5-on-3 advantage following back-to-back Lincoln penalties, the Herd's power play struggles continued as they failed to convert. However, Sioux Falls closed out the period on a high note, adding another goal with just nine seconds left. Logan Renkowski tipped in the wrister from Gennadi Chaly, making it 3-0. Outshooting the Stars 17-7, the Stampede controlled the pace and kept Lincoln off the board through the first 20 minutes. The second period started with a shift in momentum as the Stars found the back of the net just 2:21 in, with Bruno Idzan sent one past goaltender Waylon Esche. Lincoln struck again just three minutes later, cutting the Stampede's lead to penalties to Jake Merens for tripping and Anthony Bongo for holding, the Herd's defense held strong, limiting the Stars to just two goals in the period. Sioux Falls generated several scoring chances, and at 18:17, they capitalized. Noah Urness snapped a wrister past the Stars' netminder, finishing off a backhand feed from Reid Varkonyi to give the Stampede a 4-2 lead heading into the final frame. The final period started with fast action. Just 8 seconds into the period Javon Moore scored with the assists getting credited to J.J. Monteiro and Gennadi Chaly. The Herd kept the pressure on, and at 1:31, Chaly found the back of the net himself, finishing a feed from Noah Urness to extend the lead. Sioux Falls maintained control, successfully killing off two more penalties throughout the period. Lincoln managed to get one back at 9:24 when Nikolas Young scored unassisted, but the Stampede had the final word. On a 4-on-1 break, Chaly buried his second of the night, with Ritter Coombs picking up his second assist to put the game away for good. Waylon Esche made his fourth start in goal while Aiden Wright is serving a two-game suspension. Esche made 37 saves on the night and maintained a save percentage of .925 for the night. His record now moves to 3-1-0-0 this season with a save percentage of .881 on the season. The Stampede will return home again tomorrow afternoon to take on the Fargo Force in a 4:05 pm game. The first 500 fans will receive a Stampede beanie thanks to Innovative Office Solutions. Following the game, fans can join the Herd on the ice. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
