The Sioux Falls Stampede announced on Friday that forward Ian Mansfield has been traded to the Odessa Jackalopes of the North American Hockey League for future considerations.
Sioux Falls Stampede defenseman Chad Duchesne and goaltender David Jacobson have been named USHL Players of the Week. It's the first time this season two players form the Stampede have earned the award in the same week.
The Sioux Falls Stampede showed no fatigue from a twelve-round shootout loss the night before as they routed the Tri-City Storm 6-0 Saturday night at the Sioux Falls Arena.
Chad Duchesne scored two goals, C.J. Franklin added a goal and two assists and David Jacobson earned his first career USHL shutout with 18 saves for the Herd.
The return of their top line wasn’t enough for the Sioux Falls Stampede as they fell in a 12-round shootout, 4-3 to the Waterloo Black Hawks Friday night at the Arena.
A two goal third period lifted Team USA to a 4-1 victory over Russia in the gold medal game of the World Junior A Challenge in Canada on Sunday.
Sioux Falls Stampede forward Dennis Kravchenko set up fellow forward C.J. Franklin for the fourth goal of the game that cemented the victory at 13:12 of the third period.
Success on the man advantage helped the Sioux Falls Stampede open their five-game homestand on the right skate, as they defeated the rival Sioux City Musketeers 3-1 in front of a sellout crowd at the Sioux Falls Arena Saturday night.
Special teams were the difference in a tight game Friday night at Young Arena. Waterloo scored two power play goals in the third period to break a 2-2 tie and topped the Sioux Falls Stampede 4-2.
Sioux Falls native Zeb Knutson scored twice and Dennis Kravchenko added an assist to help lead the United States past Russia 8-3 in the first game of the World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on Tuesday.
Sioux Falls Stampede forward Keith Burchett has been named the USHL Co-Forward of the Week after scoring five points in three games and leading the Herd to a 2-1 record.
The Sioux Falls Stampede forward Logan O’Connor has committed to the University of Denver for the 2015-16 season. He becomes the 12th Stampede player to commit to a Division I program this season.