The Cheyenne Stampede were a United Hockey Union-sanctioned junior ice hockey team in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). The Stampede played their home games at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center. The team announced it would not participate in the 2019–20 season due to a lease dispute.
History Prior to the 2011–12 season the team was the Tulsa Rampage, a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team played in the Midwest Division of the WSHL at the Oilers Ice Center.
In 2011, Julie Wilson, the owner at the time, sold the Rampage to Mark Lantz of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
During their eighth season in Cheyenne on February 24, 2019, Lantz announced the team was for sale or seeking additional investors. He claimed the city's new administration in 2018 made new lease for the arena with a 52% increase in the arena fees while simultaneously stipulating the team could no longer use advertisements around the ice rinks. The new administration, led by mayor Marian Orr, made the changes due to the city not want to charge the taxpayers to subsidize the ice rink as was being done with the previous contracts. On May 4, the team did not reach an agreement on a lease extension with the city and announced it would cease operations for at least the 2019–20 season with the franchise license returning to the league.
Season-by-season records Season GP W L Pts GF GA PIM Finish PlayoffsTulsa Rampage 2006–07 47 26 16 — 5 57 201 146 1350 2nd of 5, MidwestWon Conf. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Dallas HawksLost Conf. Finals, 0–2 vs. El Paso Rhinos 2007–08 51 36 12 — 3 75 245 120 1179 2nd of 6, MidwestWon Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. San Antonio DiablosLost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. El Paso Rhinos 2008–09 49 34 14 — 1 69 235 126 885 2nd of 6, Midwest Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. San Antonio Diablos 2009–10 54 23 27 — 4 50 205 239 1071 3rd of 5, Midwest Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Boulder Bison 2010–11 46 23 22 — 1 47 172 203 N/A 4th of 5, Midwest8th of 13, WSHL Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. El Paso RhinosCheyenne Stampede 2011–12 46 22 20 — 4 48 177 200 1092 3rd of 5, Mountain9th of 16, WSHL Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Boulder Bison 2012–13 46 26 17 — 3 55 160 146 1105 3rd of 6, Mountain7th of 18, WSHL Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Boulder Bison 2013–14 46 28 16 — 2 58 219 149 839 2nd of 6, Mountain7th of 18, WSHL Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Colorado Jr. Eagles 2014–15 46 17 25 — 4 38 166 202 658 6th of 7, Mountain18th of 28, WSHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Colorado Jr. Eagles 2015–16 52 22 28 — 2 46 209 222 1065 6th of 7, Mountain19th of 29, WSHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Casper Coyotes 2016–17 52 17 32 — 3 37 212 267 1010 5th of 6, Mountain19th of 27, WSHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Casper Coyotes 2017–18 50 2 48 — 0 4 64 436 804 6th of 6, Mountain23rd of 23, WSHL Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Colorado Jr. Eagles 2018–19 51 7 40 2 2 27 110 319 1301 5th of 5, Mountain21st of 23, WSHL Forfeit Play-in series vs. Steamboat Wranglers
Coaches Jeff Heimel (2011–2013) Eric Ballard (2014–2015) Gary Gill (2013–2014, 2015–2017) Joe Pfleegor (March – September 2017) Joe Liquori (September – November 15, 2017) Neil Breen (November 16, 2017 – 2019)
References
External links Cheyenne Stampede website