Men's Ice Hockey | 10/13/2026 12:52:29 AM

Vojtech Švancar recorded a hat trick, and Joey Macrina collected four assists as the Sioux Falls Stampede defeated the Lincoln Stars 6–2 on Monday. Sioux Falls scored three times in the opening period, including goals just 31 seconds apart from Anthony Bongo and Cooper Soller, to take control early.

By the Numbers

3 — Goals for Vojtech Švancar, who scored late in the second period before adding two more in the third to complete his hat trick.
4 — Assists for Joey Macrina, who helped set up four of Sioux Falls’ first five goals.
31 — Seconds between Anthony Bongo’s opening goal at 3:51 and Cooper Soller’s unassisted tally at 4:22 of the first period.
17–4 — First-period shot advantage for Sioux Falls, which built a 3–0 lead behind goals from Anthony Bongo, Cooper Soller and Ryder Betzold.
2 — Power-play goals for the Stampede, scored by Ryder Betzold in the first period and Vojtech Švancar in the third.
2 — Points apiece for Pavel Martinu and Cooper Soller. Martinu recorded two assists, while Soller finished with a goal and an assist.
1 — First goal of the season for Lincoln’s Evan Malkhassian. Jackson Rudh also scored for the Stars, netting a shorthanded goal early in the third period.
38–30 — Final shots on goal in favor of Sioux Falls.

About the USHL

The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 315 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and nine of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).

Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league's player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 90% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).