Ryan Schwalbe scored with 1:33 left in regulation to give the Stampede a thrilling 4-3 victory over Tri-City in Game 3 of the USHL Western Conference Finals.
The Waterloo Black Hawks made short order of the Sioux Falls Stampede, sweeping the Herd out of the USHL playoffs with a 7-2 Game 3 victory Thursday night in the Western Conference Semifinals.
A goal with 0.6 seconds left in the second period broke a 2-2 tie and propelled the Waterloo Black Hawks to a 6-3 victory over the Sioux Falls Stampede Saturday night in Game 2 of the best-of-three Western Conference semifinals.
The Waterloo Black Hawks had the most explosive offense in the USHL during the regular season and have carried that over to the postseason. The Hawks downed the Sioux Falls Stampede 7-4 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series Friday night at Young Arena.
Fargo scored four straight goals to overcome an early 2-0 deficit and withstood a third period rally to defeat the Sioux Falls Stampede 7-4 Wednesday night at the Arena. The Force win the USHL Western Conference Finals 3-2, ending the Herd's record setting season.
Facing elimination for the third time this postseason, the Sioux Falls Stampede used two power play goals to defeat the Fargo Force 5-3 Sunday night in Game 4 of the USHL Western Conference Finals at the Sioux Falls Arena.