The Syracuse Stampede are an independent Junior A ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team in the International Junior Hockey League

International Junior Hockey League

International Junior Hockey League is an independent Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. The League has teams in the New England and Mid Atlantic region of the United States.-League History:...

 (IJHL). The team plays out of Greater Baldwinsville Ice Arena in Cicero

Cicero, New York

Cicero is a town in Onondaga County, New York, USA. The population was 27,982 at the 2000 census. The name of the town was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics, honoring Cicero, a Roman statesman....

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. The Syracuse Stampede is owned by CNY Sports Management Inc. And is coached by Mike Beavis.

History

The Franchise was formed in 2010 as an original franchise in the 2010-11 season of the Continental Junior Hockey League

Continental Junior Hockey League

The Continental Junior Hockey League is a junior ice hockey league based in the Northeastern United States and Canada. The league is currently affiliated with the Amateur Athletic Union, previously independent. League President Jim Cashman is the former President of the now defunct semi-pro Gulf...

 (CJHL). Michael Beavis will be the Stampede's first head coach. Beavis has been an assistant coach with the Syracuse Stars

Syracuse Stars

The Syracuse Stars were a minor professional ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York, existing for 10 season from 1930 to 1940. The Stars name had previously been used by sports teams, including several Syracuse Stars baseball teams from the 19th century....

 of the EJHL as well as the Oswego Admirals

Oswego Admirals

The Dixie Beehives were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Etobicoke, Ontario. They were a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team originated in Oswego, New York as the Oswego Admirals.-History:...

 of the OPJHL.
On October 4, 2010, two weeks before the CJHL's expected start date, the league announced the Sampede and two other teams would not participate during the 2010-11 season, instead being added as expansion teams for the 2011-12 season.

This Franchise dropped from the CJHL before the season started. The Stampede will begin play in 2011 in the Mid Atlantic Division of IJHL's Super Elite League. The team will be playing out of the GBIA Arena in Baldwinsville, NY. The Stampede logo is of Stampedeing Horses as shown on the syarcuse stampede web site.