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02-02-2008, 05:04 PM
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Game 55 @ Saskatoon
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Swift Current Broncos and the Saskatoon Blades matchup tonight for the 6th time this season and the 3rd of 4 meetings over an 8 day period…The Broncos have taken 9 of a possible 10 points thus far this season winning the last 4 meetings after losing the opening game in a shootout.
Against the Blades this season Dale Weise (5 G, 2 A) has 7 points, while Keegan Dansereau (3G, 3A), Eric Doyle (3 G, 3 A), Erik Felde (3 G, 3 A), Geordie Wudrick (2 G, 4 A), David Stieler (2 G, 4 A) and Levi Nelson (1 G, 5 A) all have 6 points…Travis Yonkman has an .934 SV% and a 1.96 GAA versus Saskatoon, while Mark Guggenberger has an .917 SV% and a 2.50 GAA…The Broncos sit in 8th place in the Eastern Conference, 1 point back of Brandon and Medicine Hat and 2 points behind Kootenay and Moose Jaw…Next action is Tuesday night when Saskatoon travels to Swift Current.
LAST GAME: The Broncos extended their winning streak to 6 games last night with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors…The last 6 game winning streak the Club recorded was from Oct. 17th – Oct. 25th, 2003…Cody Eakin, Dale Weise and David Stieler all scored for the Broncos in regulation, while Keegan Dansereau tallied the game winning shootout goal…Geordie Wudrick picked up a pair of assists in the victory…Goaltender Travis Yonkman recorded his 23rd win in net stopping 24 of 27 shots and all 3 shooters in the shootout...The Broncos finished 2 for 4 on the man advantage, while the Warriors went 1 for 4...The Broncos have now won all 4 meetings between the two clubs.
NUMBERS: Keegan Dansereau recorded the game winning shootout goal last night against the Warrior to move his point streak to 4 games (3 G, 2 A)…Geordie Wudrick tallied a pair of assists against the Warriors and has recorded points in 7 of his last 8 games (6 G, 5 A)…Zack Smith leads the Broncos in points with 54 (18 G, 36 A) and sits tied for 19th place amongst WHL skaters…Dale Weise recorded his 26th goal of the season last night to move his point streak to 4 games. Weise leads the team in scoring and sits tied for 9th among WHL skaters…Matt Tassone has picked up 6 points in his last 3 games played (3G, 3A) and as a result was named BOSTON PIZZA “Fan’s Choice” WHL Player of the Week…Erik Felde picked up a helper last night to extend his point streak to 3 games (2 G, 2 A)…Levi Nelson has recorded points in his last 3 games thanks to an assist in last night’s contest (1 G, 2 A)…Michael Wilson (5 G, 38 A) is currently tied for 4th in points among WHL defensemen while Eric Doyle (9 G, 32 A) is tied for 5th. Wilson is also tied for 12th in assists among WHL skaters…The Broncos are 20-5-0-3 when they score the first goal and 8-15-0-2 when their opponents score first.
MILESTONES: Zack Smith played his 200th WHL game Jan. 26th against the Pats…Geordie Wudrick tallied his 50th WHL career point Jan. 26th against the Pats, while Erik Felde is 2 points away from hitting his 100th WHL career point.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is10th in the WHL and is currently operating at 18.9%…The team has scored 56 power play goals on 297 attempts…David Stieler and Dale Weise have 11 power play goals apiece to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle and Michael Wilson both have17 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 14th in the WHL with an 81.8% efficiency rating…The Broncos have only allowed one goal in 29 penalty kills over the last 5 games.
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: Spencer McAvoy and Michael Wilson will both miss tonight’s game with concussions, while Matt Tassone is questionable due to illness.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas (Columbus ’06).
Game 55 @ Saskatoon
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Swift Current Broncos and the Saskatoon Blades matchup tonight for the 6th time this season and the 3rd of 4 meetings over an 8 day period…The Broncos have taken 9 of a possible 10 points thus far this season winning the last 4 meetings after losing the opening game in a shootout.
Against the Blades this season Dale Weise (5 G, 2 A) has 7 points, while Keegan Dansereau (3G, 3A), Eric Doyle (3 G, 3 A), Erik Felde (3 G, 3 A), Geordie Wudrick (2 G, 4 A), David Stieler (2 G, 4 A) and Levi Nelson (1 G, 5 A) all have 6 points…Travis Yonkman has an .934 SV% and a 1.96 GAA versus Saskatoon, while Mark Guggenberger has an .917 SV% and a 2.50 GAA…The Broncos sit in 8th place in the Eastern Conference, 1 point back of Brandon and Medicine Hat and 2 points behind Kootenay and Moose Jaw…Next action is Tuesday night when Saskatoon travels to Swift Current.
LAST GAME: The Broncos extended their winning streak to 6 games last night with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors…The last 6 game winning streak the Club recorded was from Oct. 17th – Oct. 25th, 2003…Cody Eakin, Dale Weise and David Stieler all scored for the Broncos in regulation, while Keegan Dansereau tallied the game winning shootout goal…Geordie Wudrick picked up a pair of assists in the victory…Goaltender Travis Yonkman recorded his 23rd win in net stopping 24 of 27 shots and all 3 shooters in the shootout...The Broncos finished 2 for 4 on the man advantage, while the Warriors went 1 for 4...The Broncos have now won all 4 meetings between the two clubs.
NUMBERS: Keegan Dansereau recorded the game winning shootout goal last night against the Warrior to move his point streak to 4 games (3 G, 2 A)…Geordie Wudrick tallied a pair of assists against the Warriors and has recorded points in 7 of his last 8 games (6 G, 5 A)…Zack Smith leads the Broncos in points with 54 (18 G, 36 A) and sits tied for 19th place amongst WHL skaters…Dale Weise recorded his 26th goal of the season last night to move his point streak to 4 games. Weise leads the team in scoring and sits tied for 9th among WHL skaters…Matt Tassone has picked up 6 points in his last 3 games played (3G, 3A) and as a result was named BOSTON PIZZA “Fan’s Choice” WHL Player of the Week…Erik Felde picked up a helper last night to extend his point streak to 3 games (2 G, 2 A)…Levi Nelson has recorded points in his last 3 games thanks to an assist in last night’s contest (1 G, 2 A)…Michael Wilson (5 G, 38 A) is currently tied for 4th in points among WHL defensemen while Eric Doyle (9 G, 32 A) is tied for 5th. Wilson is also tied for 12th in assists among WHL skaters…The Broncos are 20-5-0-3 when they score the first goal and 8-15-0-2 when their opponents score first.
MILESTONES: Zack Smith played his 200th WHL game Jan. 26th against the Pats…Geordie Wudrick tallied his 50th WHL career point Jan. 26th against the Pats, while Erik Felde is 2 points away from hitting his 100th WHL career point.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is10th in the WHL and is currently operating at 18.9%…The team has scored 56 power play goals on 297 attempts…David Stieler and Dale Weise have 11 power play goals apiece to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle and Michael Wilson both have17 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 14th in the WHL with an 81.8% efficiency rating…The Broncos have only allowed one goal in 29 penalty kills over the last 5 games.
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: Spencer McAvoy and Michael Wilson will both miss tonight’s game with concussions, while Matt Tassone is questionable due to illness.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas (Columbus ’06).