The I-29 rivalry started another chapter on Tuesday night as the Sioux Falls Stampede and Sioux City Musketeers met for game one of the Western Conference playoffs.
It wasn’t the story book ending the Sioux Falls Stampede were hoping for, but the largest crowd to witness a indoor sporting event in South Dakota were treated to a entertaining game as the Waterloo Black Hawks downed the Herd 6-4 Saturday night.
The Sioux Falls Stampede were looking for a little revenge against their I-29 rivals, but struggled to generate scoring chances on the power play and fell 4-1 to the Sioux City Musketeers Friday night at the Tyson Events Center.
The Sioux Falls Stampede outshot the Sioux City Musketeers 24-14, but were unable to find the back of the net and fell 2-0 on Saturday night at the Tyson Events Center.
Dakota Joshua tallied an empty net goal with just over a minute left and added two assists as the Sioux Falls Stampede held off a third period rally from the Tri-City Storm to earn a 5-3 victory on Friday night.
The Sioux Falls Stampede opened the 2014-15 season with an early goal from Troy Loggins, but came up on the wrong end of a 2-1 shootout against the Bloomington Thunder on Saturday night.
The Sioux Falls Stampede have announced their 2014-15 roster, which includes five players from last year’s squad that registered 34 wins and qualified for the Clark Cup playoffs.