Scout
01-25-2008, 08:09 PM
Game 50 vs Kelowna Rockets
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight will be the lone meeting between the Kelowna Rockets and the Swift Current Broncos this season…The Broncos defeated the Rockets in their only matchup last season 1-0 in Kelowna…David Stieler scored the game winning goal in the shoot-out…Travis Yonkman recorded a shutout in the contest that saw the Broncos out-shot the Rockets 31-2.
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight will be the lone meeting between the Kelowna Rockets and the Swift Current Broncos this season…The Broncos defeated the Rockets in their only matchup last season 1-0 in Kelowna…David Stieler scored the game winning goal in the shoot-out…Travis Yonkman recorded a shutout in the contest that saw the Broncos out-shot the Rockets 31-23…The Broncos sit in 4th place in the East Division, 5 points behind the Brandon Wheat Kings, 7 points behind the Moose Jaw Warriors and 13 points behind the Regina Pats…Next action for the Club is tomorrow night when the Regina Pats travel to Swift Current.
LAST GAME: The Broncos won for the 3rd time in Moose Jaw this season, thanks to a 7-4 victory Tuesday night…Matt Tassone scored twice and added a pair of assists, while Levi Nelson finished with a goal and two assists…The Broncos also received goals from Justin Dowling, Dale Weise, Spencer McAvoy, and Keegan Dansereau…14 different Broncos recorded points in the contest…The Club finished 1 for 7 on the man advantage, while the Warriors went 2 for 8…Travis Yonkman made 37 saves in the victory…The win keeps the Broncos in 8th place in the Eastern Conference, 5 points back of Brandon.
NUMBERS: Captain Zack Smith (18 G, 31 A) continues to lead the Broncos in the points department and sits tied for 20th place amongst WHL skaters…Matt Tassone picked up 4 points (2 G, 2 A) against the Warriors on Tuesday. He now has 11 goals and 13 assists in 45 games played…Dale Weise recorded his 24th goal of the season on Tuesday. He currently sits tied for 11th among WHL skaters for goals and is tied for 10th place in power play goals…Levi Nelson has tallied points in 9 of his last 12 games (6 G, 8 A) and has 44 points (16 G, 28 A) in 45 games played…Eric Doyle has 9 goals and 31 assists on the season and is 3rd in points and is tied for 4th place in goals amongst WHL defensemen…Bretton Stamler tallied an assist against the Warriors to move his point streak to 3 games (1 G, 2 A)…Michael Wilson snapped an 8 game point slump, picking up an assist against the Warriors. He now has 38 points (4 G, 34 A) this season and is placed 4th in the point race among WHL defensemen and is tied for 13th in assists among WHL skaters…Geordie Wudrick competed with Team Red in the 2008 Home Hardware CHL-NHL Top Prospects game on January 23rd and recorded an assist in the 8-4 loss to Team White…The Broncos currently have 8 skaters that have hit the 30 point plateau…Last year at this time the team only had two…The Broncos are an impressive 17-1-0-2 when leading after 40 minutes of play and 14-3-0-1 when leading after the 1st period.
MILESTONES: Dale Weise recorded his 100th career point Tuesday night in Moose Jaw…Zack Smith is 2 games away from playing his 200th WHL game.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 12th in the WHL and is currently operating at 18.4%…The team has scored 51 power play goals on 277 attempts…David Stieler and Dale Weise have 10 power play goals apiece to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle has 17 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 16th in the WHL with an 80.2% efficiency rating.
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 23 players (2 goaltenders, 8 defensemen, 13 forwards)…The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 8 – 19 year old players, 5 – 18 year old players, 4 – 17 year old players, and 3 – 16 year old players…By location, the Broncos have 4 Saskatchewan born players, 10 Alberta born players, 3 British Columbia born players, 2 Manitoba born players, 2 players from the Czech Republic, and 2 American players…The Broncos average age is 18.2 while their average height is 6’0.5” and weight 188.9 lbs.
INJURIES: Derek Claffey will miss tonight’s game due to a shoulder injury.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas ( Columbus ’06)
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight will be the lone meeting between the Kelowna Rockets and the Swift Current Broncos this season…The Broncos defeated the Rockets in their only matchup last season 1-0 in Kelowna…David Stieler scored the game winning goal in the shoot-out…Travis Yonkman recorded a shutout in the contest that saw the Broncos out-shot the Rockets 31-2.
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight will be the lone meeting between the Kelowna Rockets and the Swift Current Broncos this season…The Broncos defeated the Rockets in their only matchup last season 1-0 in Kelowna…David Stieler scored the game winning goal in the shoot-out…Travis Yonkman recorded a shutout in the contest that saw the Broncos out-shot the Rockets 31-23…The Broncos sit in 4th place in the East Division, 5 points behind the Brandon Wheat Kings, 7 points behind the Moose Jaw Warriors and 13 points behind the Regina Pats…Next action for the Club is tomorrow night when the Regina Pats travel to Swift Current.
LAST GAME: The Broncos won for the 3rd time in Moose Jaw this season, thanks to a 7-4 victory Tuesday night…Matt Tassone scored twice and added a pair of assists, while Levi Nelson finished with a goal and two assists…The Broncos also received goals from Justin Dowling, Dale Weise, Spencer McAvoy, and Keegan Dansereau…14 different Broncos recorded points in the contest…The Club finished 1 for 7 on the man advantage, while the Warriors went 2 for 8…Travis Yonkman made 37 saves in the victory…The win keeps the Broncos in 8th place in the Eastern Conference, 5 points back of Brandon.
NUMBERS: Captain Zack Smith (18 G, 31 A) continues to lead the Broncos in the points department and sits tied for 20th place amongst WHL skaters…Matt Tassone picked up 4 points (2 G, 2 A) against the Warriors on Tuesday. He now has 11 goals and 13 assists in 45 games played…Dale Weise recorded his 24th goal of the season on Tuesday. He currently sits tied for 11th among WHL skaters for goals and is tied for 10th place in power play goals…Levi Nelson has tallied points in 9 of his last 12 games (6 G, 8 A) and has 44 points (16 G, 28 A) in 45 games played…Eric Doyle has 9 goals and 31 assists on the season and is 3rd in points and is tied for 4th place in goals amongst WHL defensemen…Bretton Stamler tallied an assist against the Warriors to move his point streak to 3 games (1 G, 2 A)…Michael Wilson snapped an 8 game point slump, picking up an assist against the Warriors. He now has 38 points (4 G, 34 A) this season and is placed 4th in the point race among WHL defensemen and is tied for 13th in assists among WHL skaters…Geordie Wudrick competed with Team Red in the 2008 Home Hardware CHL-NHL Top Prospects game on January 23rd and recorded an assist in the 8-4 loss to Team White…The Broncos currently have 8 skaters that have hit the 30 point plateau…Last year at this time the team only had two…The Broncos are an impressive 17-1-0-2 when leading after 40 minutes of play and 14-3-0-1 when leading after the 1st period.
MILESTONES: Dale Weise recorded his 100th career point Tuesday night in Moose Jaw…Zack Smith is 2 games away from playing his 200th WHL game.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 12th in the WHL and is currently operating at 18.4%…The team has scored 51 power play goals on 277 attempts…David Stieler and Dale Weise have 10 power play goals apiece to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle has 17 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 16th in the WHL with an 80.2% efficiency rating.
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 23 players (2 goaltenders, 8 defensemen, 13 forwards)…The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 8 – 19 year old players, 5 – 18 year old players, 4 – 17 year old players, and 3 – 16 year old players…By location, the Broncos have 4 Saskatchewan born players, 10 Alberta born players, 3 British Columbia born players, 2 Manitoba born players, 2 players from the Czech Republic, and 2 American players…The Broncos average age is 18.2 while their average height is 6’0.5” and weight 188.9 lbs.
INJURIES: Derek Claffey will miss tonight’s game due to a shoulder injury.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas ( Columbus ’06)