Scout
01-06-2008, 01:47 PM
Game 43 vs. Regina
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Broncos look to put together back to back home wins tonight as they host the Regina Pats…This will be the 4th of 6 meetings between the Broncos and Pats this season…The Broncos have won the 2 most recent meetings of the year…The Pats took game one by a score of 5-2 on October 24th, while the Broncos won game two 5-1 on October 30th and game three 2-1 on January 1st.
Against the Pats this season Zack Smith (0 G, 6 A)has 6 points, while Michael Wilson (2 G, 1 A) and Levi Nelson (1 G, 2 A) both have 3 points…Travis Yonkman has played all three games versus Regina and has a 0.920 save percentage and a 1.95 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’s game against Lethbridge…The Broncos sit in 4th place in the East Division, 3 points behind the Warriors, 6 points behind the Wheat Kings and 8 points behind the Pats…Next action for the Club is Tuesday night when the Prince Albert Raiders come to town.
LAST GAME: The Swift Current Broncos picked up a big 5-2 win on home ice, last night over the Saskatoon Blades…Dale Weise led the Broncos in goals picking up a pair, while Keegan Dansereau, David Stieler, and Zack Smith all recorded singles…Matt Tassone helped out collecting 3 assists in the contest…Broncos goaltender Travis Yonkman recorded his 16th win of the season while turning aside 28 of 30 shots…The Broncos outshot the Blades 40-30…The Club finished 2 for 6 on the man advantage, while the Blades went 2 for 7…The win keeps the Broncos in 4th place in the East Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 20-17-0-5 with 45 points.
NUMBERS: Zack Smith scored a goal against Saskatoon last night, he has now recorded points in 5 of his last 6 games (3 G, 4 A)…Smith continues to lead the Broncos in the points department with 43 (15 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 recorded 2 goals against the Blades and leads the Broncos in goals with 20…He currently sits 16th amongst WHL skaters for goals and is tied for 11th place in power play goals…Eric Doyle picked up a pair of assists last night…He now has 9 goals and 26 assists on the season and is tied for 3rd place in goals and is 4th in points amongst WHL defensemen…Keegan Dansereau broke a 6 game scoreless drought last night recording a goal and an assist…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 14-1-0-2 when leading after 40 minutes of play and 15-4-0-3 when they scored first.
MILESTONES: Spencer McAvoy played his150th WHL game against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, while Derek Claffey playedhis100th WHL game last night versus the Saskatoon Blades.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 8th in the WHL and currently operating at 19.7%…The team has scored 47 power play goals on 238 attempts…Dale Weise has 9 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Michael Wilson has16 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 16th in the WHL with an 80.4% efficiency rating.
INJURIES: Ryan Molle will be missing his 5th 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 Broncos look to put together back to back home wins tonight as they host the Regina Pats…This will be the 4th of 6 meetings between the Broncos and Pats this season…The Broncos have won the 2 most recent meetings of the year…The Pats took game one by a score of 5-2 on October 24th, while the Broncos won game two 5-1 on October 30th and game three 2-1 on January 1st.
Against the Pats this season Zack Smith (0 G, 6 A)has 6 points, while Michael Wilson (2 G, 1 A) and Levi Nelson (1 G, 2 A) both have 3 points…Travis Yonkman has played all three games versus Regina and has a 0.920 save percentage and a 1.95 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’s game against Lethbridge…The Broncos sit in 4th place in the East Division, 3 points behind the Warriors, 6 points behind the Wheat Kings and 8 points behind the Pats…Next action for the Club is Tuesday night when the Prince Albert Raiders come to town.
LAST GAME: The Swift Current Broncos picked up a big 5-2 win on home ice, last night over the Saskatoon Blades…Dale Weise led the Broncos in goals picking up a pair, while Keegan Dansereau, David Stieler, and Zack Smith all recorded singles…Matt Tassone helped out collecting 3 assists in the contest…Broncos goaltender Travis Yonkman recorded his 16th win of the season while turning aside 28 of 30 shots…The Broncos outshot the Blades 40-30…The Club finished 2 for 6 on the man advantage, while the Blades went 2 for 7…The win keeps the Broncos in 4th place in the East Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 20-17-0-5 with 45 points.
NUMBERS: Zack Smith scored a goal against Saskatoon last night, he has now recorded points in 5 of his last 6 games (3 G, 4 A)…Smith continues to lead the Broncos in the points department with 43 (15 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 recorded 2 goals against the Blades and leads the Broncos in goals with 20…He currently sits 16th amongst WHL skaters for goals and is tied for 11th place in power play goals…Eric Doyle picked up a pair of assists last night…He now has 9 goals and 26 assists on the season and is tied for 3rd place in goals and is 4th in points amongst WHL defensemen…Keegan Dansereau broke a 6 game scoreless drought last night recording a goal and an assist…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 14-1-0-2 when leading after 40 minutes of play and 15-4-0-3 when they scored first.
MILESTONES: Spencer McAvoy played his150th WHL game against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, while Derek Claffey playedhis100th WHL game last night versus the Saskatoon Blades.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 8th in the WHL and currently operating at 19.7%…The team has scored 47 power play goals on 238 attempts…Dale Weise has 9 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Michael Wilson has16 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 16th in the WHL with an 80.4% efficiency rating.
INJURIES: Ryan Molle will be missing his 5th 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)