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13-04-2025
- Sport
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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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23-03-2025
- Sport
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Stampede sweep away Stars
LINCOLN, NE (STAMPEDE) — The Sioux Falls Stampede defeated the Lincoln Stars 6-4 to complete the sweep and gain key points in the Western Conference standings. Brent Solomon continued his hot streak with a two-goal performance, while Reid Varkonyi and Alexei Vlasov scored power-play goals. Waylon Esche delivered a brilliant performance between the pipes, making 35 saves. The first period saw plenty of action between the top two teams in the Western Conference. The first five minutes of the game moved much slower than last night, but it was Brent Solomon who got the Stampede on the board again. Matthew Grimes brought the puck into the zone and passed it to Solomon, who wristed one from the point. Nearly a minute later, at 7:10, JJ Monteiro earned his tenth goal of the season after faking out the Stars' goaltender, William Prowse. Austin Baker won a board battle, giving Monteiro a clear path to the net, where he faked a forehand shot and snuck a backhanded shot around Prowse. A few minutes after the goal, tensions between the two teams peaked. Stampede defenseman Bryce Ingles was hooked by the Stars' Griffin Brown. In retaliation, Ingles tripped Brown, who took exception to the trip. The two players dropped gloves and fought, each earning 17 minutes of penalties. A couple of minutes later, Noah Urness was sent into the boards, and defenseman Filip Nordberg took exception, fighting Michael Sandruck. While that scrum was happening, Joe McGraw and Caeden Herrington also fought. A total of 76 penalty minutes were handed out on the play, which ended in a Stampede power play. After a season of ups and downs, the Herd capitalized on the power play with a shot from Reid Varkonyi from the right faceoff dot. Varkonyi's fifteenth goal of the year was assisted by Noah Urness. At 18:04, Sioux Falls went to their first penalty kill after Ritter Coombs was called for cross-checking after a tie-up on the boards. Lincoln's power play was cut short when Bruno Idzan high-sticked Sam Spehar. Neither team could score during the 4-on-4, and the Stampede carried 3:13 of their power play into the second period. Though Sioux Falls started the second period on the power play, their double minor was cut short when Erik Kald was called for interference. At 2:26, the Stampede headed to a 4-on-3 penalty kill following a slashing call on the Stars. Neither team took advantage of the penalties, and the Stampede maintained their 3-0 lead until 12:49. Caeden Herrington got the Stars on the board and followed it up with another goal just three minutes and seven seconds later. The late goal put the Lincoln Stars within one heading into the final period. The Stars outshot the Stampede 17-8 in the first period. The final frame brought the intensity expected between these two teams. At 6:34 into the third period, Brent Solomon netted his third goal in as many games to give the Stampede a cushion. JJ Monteiro passed the puck up ice to Solomon, who sniped it from the right faceoff dot. Joe Belisle was also credited with an assist on the goal. Less than a minute later, the Stars eliminated the cushion with a goal from Daniel Shlaine. Nearly two minutes after the goal, Joe McGraw was called for a high-sticking double minor, sending his team to a four-minute penalty kill. As expected, the Stars took advantage 1:40 into the power play, with Shlaine netting his second goal of the game to tie it. Lincoln had two more minutes remaining on the power play, but the Stampede managed to kill it off. At 12:50, Etienne Lessard was called for roughing after taking down JJ Monteiro. With 30 seconds remaining in the power play, Alexei Vlasov earned his eleventh goal of the season to regain the lead for the Stampede with a sniper from the slot. At 18:20, Yan Shoshak made his way to the bench in an attempt to tie the game. Just 12 seconds after the net was left empty, Noah Urness sent the puck the length of the ice to clinch the 6-4 win for the Sioux Falls Stampede. The Lincoln Stars outshot the Sioux Falls Stampede 39-28. Not only did the Stampede earn the weekend sweep over the Lincoln Stars, but their two wins also secured a split in the season series. The Stampede now sit five points behind the Stars for first place in the Western Conference with two games in hand. Goaltender Waylon Esche had a stellar performance between the pipes with 35 saves. He now holds a 7-2-0-1 record and a .887 save percentage. The Stampede will host their I-19 rival, the Fargo Force, tomorrow for a 4:05 PM game. The first 500 fans at the penultimate regular-season home game will receive the next set of Stampede trading cards and a commemorative Clark Cup Playoff poster, thanks to Midwestern Mechanical. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
