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The Cheyenne Stampede opened their three game home series
with a 2-0 win against the Salt Lake City Moose on Jan. 25. The game was not
only the first game of the weekend for the Stampede though, it was also the
first hockey game Wyoming Governor Matt Mead had ever attended. The 32nd
Governor of Wyoming arrived to the game early, just after the warm up and met
all of the players, and gave a bit of a pre-game speech. He told the team that
he wanted them to play well, before going player to player and shaking all of
their hands. He said that seeing them get suited up brought back memories of
his own high school and college football days. "I love the competitive
atmosphere" he said. The Governor also did the ceremonial puck drop to start
the game.
The game's first period passed scoreless, as the game
quickly turned into a dual between goaltenders. Sam Mallory for the Stampede stood
tall throughout the game, shutting out the Moose, stopping all 35 shots. The
Stampede got on the board just 42 seconds into the second period, when Russell
Armbruster scored the go ahead goal. Ryan Carroll had the assist on the play,
and would finish the game with two points, as he scored the empty netter at the
end of the game to give the Stampede the 2-0 lead.
Stampede Coach Marty Quarters said after the game that "our
guys should be thankful Sam was in net" praising the strong goaltending
performance from the Cheyenne native. He went on to say that the team was
outworked by Salt Lake though, and that they will need a better effort going
forward. He also said that, "This team
has found a way to respond," referring to the team's ability to adjust to difficult
situations throughout the season.
The Stampede will take on the Salt Lake City Moose again on
Saturday Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
For more details about the
Cheyenne Stampede, please visit our website: www.CheyenneStampede.com or find us on Face book at:http://www.facebook.com/StampedeHockey or follow our Tweets
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