2-Sioux Falls vs 3-Lincoln

Lincoln started the season series off with Sioux Falls with a pair of wins, but Sioux Falls has gone on to win the remaining 5 games between these two clubs. The Stampede have been about the only team in the league who has owned David Reekie. Sioux Falls has also done quite well in Lincoln, which most teams can not say. The Stampede are playing great hockey right now, so Lincoln will need to keep getting production from Jason Gregoire and get outstanding goaltending from recently named Goalie of the Year, David Reekie. Some Sioux Falls fans have already decided they are playing Omaha in round 2, but everyone knows that you can't look ahead, especially in the playoffs. The Lincoln fans I've spoke too are very worried about this series. I predict that this series will be tight, low scoring, and be one of the better series in the playoffs.


Here is a rundown of the meetings between these two teams during the regular season.

     10/20/07    Lincoln 2 at Sioux Falls 1    
    11/09/07    Sioux Falls 3 at Lincoln 6    
    12/05/07    Lincoln 0 at Sioux Falls 2    
    02/09/08    Lincoln 1 at Sioux Falls 6    
    02/22/08    Sioux Falls 3 at Lincoln 2    
    03/22/08    Sioux Falls 4 at Lincoln 2    
    04/02/08    Lincoln 3 at Sioux Falls 4 OT  

Rundown of player scoring in this series. First Lincoln, then Sioux Falls.

Lincoln:
Jason Gregoire - 4 goals, 3 assists.
Rick Carden - 3 goals, 2 assists.
Brandon Bollig - 1 goal, 2 assists.
Jimmy Hayes - 1 goal, 2 assists.
Kyle Follmer - 3 assists.
Travis Erstad - 3 assists.
Ryan Kretzer - 3 assists.
Lyon Messier - 2 goals.
Matt Bartkowski - 2 assists.
Jake Newton - 1 goal.
Ross Henry - 1 goal.
Tyler Brickler - 1 goal.
Danny Baco - 1 assist.
Jared Festler - 1 assist.


Sioux Falls:
David Grun - 3 goals, 5 assists.
Jake Hansen - 3 goals, 3 assists.
Terry Broadhurst - 1 goal, 5 assists.
Nick Dineen - 3 goals, 2 assists.
Jack Connolly - 2 goals, 3 assists.
Marc Rodriguez - 1 goal, 4 assists.
Robbie Vrolyk - 2 goals, 2 assists.
Sam Zabkowicz - 2 goals, 1 assist.
Jeff Rohrkemper - 2 goals, 1 assist.
Dane Walters - 2 goals, 1 assist.
Scott Kishel - 3 assists.
Jacob Drewiske - 2 assists.
Patrick Divjak - 2 assists.
Gabe Guentzel - 2 assists.
Joe Knoepke - 1 goal.
Max Grover - 1 assist.
Kris Reinthaler - 1 assist.

Goalie stats in this series are next. Lincoln followed by Sioux Falls.

Lincoln:
Kevin Murdock - 2 GP, 1-0-0, 3 GA, 2.02 GAA, 0 Shutouts, .906 sv%
David Reekie - 5 GP, 0-4-1, 17 GA, 3.79 GAA, 0 Shutouts, .883 sv%


Sioux Falls:
Eric Hartzell - 5 GP, 4-1-0, 14 GA, 2.77 GAA, 0 Shutouts, .922 sv%
Max Strang - 2 GP, 1-1-0, 2 GA, 1.01 GAA, 1 Shutout, .960 sv%

Articles from the Lincoln Journal Star and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.