Sioux Falls Stampede
| Sioux Falls Stampede | |
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| City | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| League | United States Hockey League |
| Division | Western |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Home arena | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| Colors | Blue, gold, black, white |
| Owner(s) | Tom Garrity |
| Head coach | Scott Owens |
| Media |
KELO (AM) Argus Leader KDLT-TV KELO-TV KSFY-TV |
| Website | www.sfstampede.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 1999–present | Sioux Falls Stampede |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | Anderson Cup (2005–06) |
| Playoff championships | Clark Cup (2007, 2015) |
The Sioux Falls Stampede are a Tier I junior ice hockey team based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They are members of the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). The Stampede play their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center, the largest facility in capacity and size in the USHL.
The Stampede have qualified for the Clark Cup playoffs in 10 of the past 14 seasons, winning twice, most recently in the 2014–15 season. The team have won two conference championships and were awarded the Anderson Cup in 2005–06 for the highest season win percentage. For the past two consecutive seasons, the team have broken the USHL single-season attendance record, and are a four-time USHL organization of the year winner.
Founded and developed by Sioux Falls Sports, LLC., the team was the first privately-funded ice hockey organization to be established in South Dakota. On January 8, 1999, the USHL awarded a new franchise, which began play in the 1999–00 season.
In the 2005–06 season, the Stampede won their first Anderson Cup for the best regular season record as well as their first division championship. The Stampede advanced in the playoffs, dispatching the Tri-City Storm in five games (best-of-five) and the Lincoln Stars in four games (best-of-five), earning the right to represent the West division in the Clark Cup Finals. They lost to the Des Moines Buccaneers in five games (best-of-five).
The 2006–07 season looked grim at the outset with the Stampede earning but a single point in their first six games. After bottom dwelling for the entire first half, the Stampede became one of the hottest teams during the second half of the season. They entered the playoffs as the four seed in the West and quickly dispatched the Lincoln Stars in four games for the second straight year (best-of-seven). After losing to Des Moines in the first game of the round robin, Sioux Falls defeated the Tri-City Storm in overtime to make it into the final four. The Indiana Ice were their next opponent and were undefeated in the playoffs until the Stampede prevailed over them, again in overtime, to advance to the championship game against the host team of the event, the Waterloo Black Hawks. The Stampede shutout the Black Hawks 3-0 to win their first Clark Cup.
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