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03-01-2008, 04:51 PM
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Game 65 vs Chilliwack Bruins
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight will be the 1st ever meeting between the Broncos and the 2nd Year Chilliwack Bruins in Swift Current.
The Broncos were victorious in the only meeting last season shutting out the Bruins 3-0 in Chilliwack…Zack Smith scored the game winning goal on a late 2nd period penalty shot…Geordie Wudrick scored one of the other two Broncos goals…The Broncos currently sit in 7th place in the Eastern Conference with Moose Jaw just 1 point back...The team is 2 points behind Brandon, 3 points back of Medicine Hat and 5 points behind Kootenay...The Broncos are 6 points back of the Pats for the East Division lead with 2 games in hand and 8 games remaining in the regular season…Next action is tomorrow night when the Moose Jaw Warriors come to town.
LAST GAME: The Broncos knocked off the Kamloops Blazers Tuesday night by a score of 7-4…Levi Nelson led the way offensively recording his first hat trick of the season…Erik Felde added two goals and an assist, while Matt Tassone and Geordie Wudrick also scored in the victory...Keegan Dansereau recorded a four point night pitching in 4 assists…The line of Nelson, Dansereau, and Tassone dominated the game, combining for 4 goals and 5 assists…Broncos goaltender Travis Yonkman turned aside 26 shots to collect his 28th win of the season...The Broncos were 3 for 10 on the man advantage, while the Blazers went 1 for 3…In the victory the Broncos outshot the Blazers 42 to 30.
NUMB ERS: Levi Nelson hit the 20 goal plateau Tuesday night recording a hat trick against the Blazers...Nelson is riding a 5 game point streak which has seen him record 7 points (4 G, 3 A)…Keegan Dansereau picked up 4 assists Tuesday night and has now recorded 6 points in his last 2 games (0 G, 6 A)…Matt Tassone recorded a goal and an assist against the Blazers and has picked up 4 points (3 G, 1 A) over his last 3 games...Nelson, Dansereau and Tassone have combined for 15 points over the past 3 games…Erik Felde recorded a 3 point night on Tuesday and has 6 points (5 G, 1 A) in his last 5 games…Geordie Wudrick has tallied 4 goals and an assist in his last 6 games and was named the Rittinger’s Men’s Wear Hardest Working Bronco for February on Tuesday…Zack Smith picked up an assist versus the Blazers and continues to lead the Broncos in the points department with 61 (19 G, 42 A)…Jesse Dudas has recorded 4 points (1 G, 3 A) in his last 4 games...Michael Wilson picked up an assist against the Blazers and is 8th in points among WHL defensemen, while Eric Doyle (9 G, 37 A) is 7th…Taylor Vause, the Broncos 6th round draft choice from 2006, has joined the Club for the remainder of the season after this midget team, the Calgary Royals, were knocked out of the AMHL playoffs…The Broncos are 13-2-1-0 in their last 16 games and 12-4-1-0 at home since Christmas…The Broncos are an impressive 25-1-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period and 27-5-0-3 when they score the first goal of the game…The Broncos are 20-8-1-3 while playing in Swift Current this season.
MILESTONES: Keegan Dansereau tallied his 150th WHL career point on Tuesday…Bretton Stamler is 4 points away from hitting the 100th point mark in his career, while Levi Nelson is 3 points away from reaching the 150th WHL point plateau.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 12th in the WHL and is currently operating at 18.7%…The team has scored 64 power play goals on 349 attempts…David Stieler has 13 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle has 20 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 11th in the WHL with an 82.8% efficiency rating.
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 24 players (2 goaltenders, 8 defensemen, 14 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 4 – 16 year old players.
INJURIES: Dale Weise and Derek Claffey will both miss tonight’s game due to injury.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas (Columbus ’06).
Game 65 vs Chilliwack Bruins
TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight will be the 1st ever meeting between the Broncos and the 2nd Year Chilliwack Bruins in Swift Current.
The Broncos were victorious in the only meeting last season shutting out the Bruins 3-0 in Chilliwack…Zack Smith scored the game winning goal on a late 2nd period penalty shot…Geordie Wudrick scored one of the other two Broncos goals…The Broncos currently sit in 7th place in the Eastern Conference with Moose Jaw just 1 point back...The team is 2 points behind Brandon, 3 points back of Medicine Hat and 5 points behind Kootenay...The Broncos are 6 points back of the Pats for the East Division lead with 2 games in hand and 8 games remaining in the regular season…Next action is tomorrow night when the Moose Jaw Warriors come to town.
LAST GAME: The Broncos knocked off the Kamloops Blazers Tuesday night by a score of 7-4…Levi Nelson led the way offensively recording his first hat trick of the season…Erik Felde added two goals and an assist, while Matt Tassone and Geordie Wudrick also scored in the victory...Keegan Dansereau recorded a four point night pitching in 4 assists…The line of Nelson, Dansereau, and Tassone dominated the game, combining for 4 goals and 5 assists…Broncos goaltender Travis Yonkman turned aside 26 shots to collect his 28th win of the season...The Broncos were 3 for 10 on the man advantage, while the Blazers went 1 for 3…In the victory the Broncos outshot the Blazers 42 to 30.
NUMB ERS: Levi Nelson hit the 20 goal plateau Tuesday night recording a hat trick against the Blazers...Nelson is riding a 5 game point streak which has seen him record 7 points (4 G, 3 A)…Keegan Dansereau picked up 4 assists Tuesday night and has now recorded 6 points in his last 2 games (0 G, 6 A)…Matt Tassone recorded a goal and an assist against the Blazers and has picked up 4 points (3 G, 1 A) over his last 3 games...Nelson, Dansereau and Tassone have combined for 15 points over the past 3 games…Erik Felde recorded a 3 point night on Tuesday and has 6 points (5 G, 1 A) in his last 5 games…Geordie Wudrick has tallied 4 goals and an assist in his last 6 games and was named the Rittinger’s Men’s Wear Hardest Working Bronco for February on Tuesday…Zack Smith picked up an assist versus the Blazers and continues to lead the Broncos in the points department with 61 (19 G, 42 A)…Jesse Dudas has recorded 4 points (1 G, 3 A) in his last 4 games...Michael Wilson picked up an assist against the Blazers and is 8th in points among WHL defensemen, while Eric Doyle (9 G, 37 A) is 7th…Taylor Vause, the Broncos 6th round draft choice from 2006, has joined the Club for the remainder of the season after this midget team, the Calgary Royals, were knocked out of the AMHL playoffs…The Broncos are 13-2-1-0 in their last 16 games and 12-4-1-0 at home since Christmas…The Broncos are an impressive 25-1-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period and 27-5-0-3 when they score the first goal of the game…The Broncos are 20-8-1-3 while playing in Swift Current this season.
MILESTONES: Keegan Dansereau tallied his 150th WHL career point on Tuesday…Bretton Stamler is 4 points away from hitting the 100th point mark in his career, while Levi Nelson is 3 points away from reaching the 150th WHL point plateau.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 12th in the WHL and is currently operating at 18.7%…The team has scored 64 power play goals on 349 attempts…David Stieler has 13 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle has 20 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 11th in the WHL with an 82.8% efficiency rating.
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 24 players (2 goaltenders, 8 defensemen, 14 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 4 – 16 year old players.
INJURIES: Dale Weise and Derek Claffey will both miss tonight’s game due to injury.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas (Columbus ’06).