Scout
01-05-2008, 07:16 PM
Game 42 vs. Saskatoon
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Swift Current Broncos and Saskatoon Blades meet up tonight for the 3rd of 8 meetings this season…The clubs split the first two meetings of the year…The Blades took game one in a shoot-out by a score of 4-3 on November 10th in Saskatoon, while the Broncos won game two 4-1 on November 18th in Swift Current.
Eric Doyle (3 G, 0 A), Dale Weise (2 G, 1 A) and Levi Nelson (0 G, 3 A) all have 3 points against the Bladesthis season, while Erik Felde (1 G, 1 A), Geordie Wudrick (0 G, 2 A) and Zack Smith (0 G, 2 A) have 2 points…Travis Yonkman has played both games versus Saskatoon and has a 0.927 save percentage and a 1.92 goals against average so far…The Broncos will be without Head Coach Dean Chynoweth this weekend…He was handed a 2 game suspension and a $500 fine for his actions during Wednesday night’s game against Lethbridge…The Broncos sit in 4th place in the East Division, 5 points behind the Warriors, 8 behind the Wheat Kings and the Pats…Next action for the Club is tomorrow night when the Regina Pats come to town.
LAST GAME: The Broncos struggled to get going offensively and ran into penalty troubles throughout the evening, eventually falling by a 4-1 score to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday night…Matt Tassone scored the only goal for the Broncos assisted by Eric Felde and Jan Dalecky with 13 seconds left to play in final period…Travis Yonkman made 33 saves in the defeat and was named 3rd star…The Club finished 0 for 6 on the man advantage, while the Canes went 2 for 10…The loss keeps the Broncos in 4th place in the East Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 19-17-0-5 with 43 points…The Club has now lost 5 of their last 6 outings.
NUMBERS: Zack Smith saw his 4 game point streak (2 G, 4 A) snapped on Wednesday by the Hurricanes…Smith continues to lead the Broncos in the points department with 42 (14 G, 28 A) and sits tied for 17th place in points amongst WHL skaters…Michael Wilson is placed 3rd in the point race among WHL defensemen with 37 (4 G, 33 A) and tied for 4th in assists among WHL skaters… Dale Weise has 18 goals on the season, 9 of them coming on the power play…He currently sits tied for 15th amongst WHL skaters for goals and is tied for 8th place in power play goals…Eric Doyle has 9 goals and 24 assists on the season and is tied for 3rd place in goals and is 4th in points amongst WHL defensemen…Levi Nelson saw his 3 game scoring streak (4 G, 1 A) come to an end Wednesday night…Matt Tassone scored the Broncos lone goal on Wednesday, his first since November 16th…Zack Smith, Michael Wilson, Eric Doyle, Matt Tassone and Ryan Molle have all surpassed their point totals from last season...Affiliated players Jordan Peddle, David Greyeyes and Zack Habscheid are all practicing with the Club this weekend and may see action in tonight’s game…The Broncos are averaging 29 shots per game, while scoring 3.2 goals per game…The Broncos are an impressive 13-1-0-2 when leading after 40 minutes of play and 14-4-0-3 when they scored first.
MILESTONES: Spencer McAvoy played his150th WHL game against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, while Derek Claffey will be playinghis100th WHL game tonight.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 9th in the WHL and currently operating at 19.4%…The team has scored 45 power play goals on 232 attempts…Dale Weise has 9 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Michael Wilson has16 power play assists…The Broncos power play has not scored in their last 13 chances over a period of 3 games…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 16th in the WHL with an 80.6% efficiency rating.
INJURIES: Ryan Molle will be missing his 4th game due to a knee injury, while both R.J. LaRochelle and Cody Eakin will miss tonight’s game with concussions.
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 22 players (2 goaltenders, 7 defensemen, 13 forwards)…The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 7 – 19 year old players, 4 – 18 year old players, 5 – 17 year old players, and 3 – 16 year old players…By location, the Broncos have 4 Saskatchewan born players, 8 Alberta born players, 5 British Columbia born players, 2 Manitoba born players, 2 players from the Czech Republic, and 1 American player…The Broncos average age is 18 while their average height is 6’0.5” and weight 186.9 lbs.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Levi Nelson (Boston ’06)…Ryan Molle (New Jersey ’07)
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Swift Current Broncos and Saskatoon Blades meet up tonight for the 3rd of 8 meetings this season…The clubs split the first two meetings of the year…The Blades took game one in a shoot-out by a score of 4-3 on November 10th in Saskatoon, while the Broncos won game two 4-1 on November 18th in Swift Current.
Eric Doyle (3 G, 0 A), Dale Weise (2 G, 1 A) and Levi Nelson (0 G, 3 A) all have 3 points against the Bladesthis season, while Erik Felde (1 G, 1 A), Geordie Wudrick (0 G, 2 A) and Zack Smith (0 G, 2 A) have 2 points…Travis Yonkman has played both games versus Saskatoon and has a 0.927 save percentage and a 1.92 goals against average so far…The Broncos will be without Head Coach Dean Chynoweth this weekend…He was handed a 2 game suspension and a $500 fine for his actions during Wednesday night’s game against Lethbridge…The Broncos sit in 4th place in the East Division, 5 points behind the Warriors, 8 behind the Wheat Kings and the Pats…Next action for the Club is tomorrow night when the Regina Pats come to town.
LAST GAME: The Broncos struggled to get going offensively and ran into penalty troubles throughout the evening, eventually falling by a 4-1 score to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday night…Matt Tassone scored the only goal for the Broncos assisted by Eric Felde and Jan Dalecky with 13 seconds left to play in final period…Travis Yonkman made 33 saves in the defeat and was named 3rd star…The Club finished 0 for 6 on the man advantage, while the Canes went 2 for 10…The loss keeps the Broncos in 4th place in the East Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 19-17-0-5 with 43 points…The Club has now lost 5 of their last 6 outings.
NUMBERS: Zack Smith saw his 4 game point streak (2 G, 4 A) snapped on Wednesday by the Hurricanes…Smith continues to lead the Broncos in the points department with 42 (14 G, 28 A) and sits tied for 17th place in points amongst WHL skaters…Michael Wilson is placed 3rd in the point race among WHL defensemen with 37 (4 G, 33 A) and tied for 4th in assists among WHL skaters… Dale Weise has 18 goals on the season, 9 of them coming on the power play…He currently sits tied for 15th amongst WHL skaters for goals and is tied for 8th place in power play goals…Eric Doyle has 9 goals and 24 assists on the season and is tied for 3rd place in goals and is 4th in points amongst WHL defensemen…Levi Nelson saw his 3 game scoring streak (4 G, 1 A) come to an end Wednesday night…Matt Tassone scored the Broncos lone goal on Wednesday, his first since November 16th…Zack Smith, Michael Wilson, Eric Doyle, Matt Tassone and Ryan Molle have all surpassed their point totals from last season...Affiliated players Jordan Peddle, David Greyeyes and Zack Habscheid are all practicing with the Club this weekend and may see action in tonight’s game…The Broncos are averaging 29 shots per game, while scoring 3.2 goals per game…The Broncos are an impressive 13-1-0-2 when leading after 40 minutes of play and 14-4-0-3 when they scored first.
MILESTONES: Spencer McAvoy played his150th WHL game against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, while Derek Claffey will be playinghis100th WHL game tonight.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 9th in the WHL and currently operating at 19.4%…The team has scored 45 power play goals on 232 attempts…Dale Weise has 9 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Michael Wilson has16 power play assists…The Broncos power play has not scored in their last 13 chances over a period of 3 games…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 16th in the WHL with an 80.6% efficiency rating.
INJURIES: Ryan Molle will be missing his 4th game due to a knee injury, while both R.J. LaRochelle and Cody Eakin will miss tonight’s game with concussions.
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 22 players (2 goaltenders, 7 defensemen, 13 forwards)…The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 7 – 19 year old players, 4 – 18 year old players, 5 – 17 year old players, and 3 – 16 year old players…By location, the Broncos have 4 Saskatchewan born players, 8 Alberta born players, 5 British Columbia born players, 2 Manitoba born players, 2 players from the Czech Republic, and 1 American player…The Broncos average age is 18 while their average height is 6’0.5” and weight 186.9 lbs.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Levi Nelson (Boston ’06)…Ryan Molle (New Jersey ’07)