Scout
03-08-2008, 06:43 PM
Game 69 @ Kootenay Ice
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Broncos take on the Kootenay Ice for the 4th and final meeting in the regular season tonight…The Broncos holding a 2-1 series edge thus far.
The Club has won the last two meetings recording a 4-3 overtime victory on Feb. 20th and a 1-0 win on Dec. 7th, while they dropped the first meeting 7-5 on Nov. 30th to the Ice…Geordie Wudrick (1 G, 3 A) leads the way offensively against the Ice with 4 points, while Erik Felde (3 G, 0 A), David Stieler (1 G, 2 A), Levi Nelson (0 G, 3 A) and Bretton Stamler (0 G, 3 A) have 3 points…Travis Yonkman has a .936 save percentage and a 2.25 goals against average versus Kootenay this season…The Broncos currently sit in sole possession of 6th place in the Eastern Conference with 85 points…The Broncos trail Medicine Hat and Lethbridge by 2 points, while they sit 3 points behind Kootenay and the East Division leading Regina Pats…Next action is Wednesday night when the Broncos travel to Saskatoon.
LAST GAME: The Broncos kicked off their 4 game road swing on a high note last night defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-3…Levi Nelson led the way offensively for the Broncos picking up a pair of goals, while Dale Weise recorded a goal and an assist…Zack Smith and Cody Eakin also tallied for the Broncos in the victory…Goaltender Travis Yonkman turned aside 26 of 29 shots to earn his 29th win of the season…The Broncos were 2 for 3 on the man advantage, while the Hurricanes went 1 for 5.
NUMBERS: Zack Smith recorded a goal last night against the Hurricanes and has picked up 5 points (2 G, 3 A) in his last 2 games...Smith continues to lead the Broncos in the points department with 66 (21 G, 45 A) and was named “Molson Player of the Year” on March 5th…Keegan Dansereau is riding a 6 game point streak which has seen his record 10 points (0 G, 10 A)…Team leading scorer, Dale Weise scored once and set-up another to move his point total to 47 (28 G, 19 A)…David Stieler is on a 3 game point streak that has seen him record 3 goals and 1 assist…Geordie Wudrick recorded a help last night versus the Hurricanes and has recorded 3 points (0 G, 3 A) in his last 2 games…Cody Eakin snapped an 11 game scoreless slump last night picking up his 10th goal of the season…Defensemen Jesse Dudas has recorded 7 points (2 G, 5 A) in his last 9 games...Eric Doyle (9 G, 38 A) picked up an assist against the Hurricanes and is tied for 6th in points among WHL defensemen, while Michael Wilson (6 G, 40 A) is 8th…The Broncos are 6-2-1-1 in their last 10 games and 3-0-0-1 so far in March after going 8-2-1-0 in February…The Broncos are an impressive 26-1-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period and 29-5-0-3 when they score the first goal of the game…The Broncos are 17-14-0-2 while playing on the road this season and 15-6-1-3 against the Central Division.
MILESTONES: Levi Nelson tallied his 150th WHL career point last night, while Keegan Dansereau hit the 150 point plateau on Feb. 26th…Bretton Stamler is 4 points away from hitting the 100 point mark in his career.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 13th in the WHL and is currently operating at 18.3%…The team has scored 69 power play goals on 377 attempts…David Stieler and Dale Weise both have 13 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle has 21 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 11th in the WHL with an 83.0% 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.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas (Columbus ’06).
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Broncos take on the Kootenay Ice for the 4th and final meeting in the regular season tonight…The Broncos holding a 2-1 series edge thus far.
The Club has won the last two meetings recording a 4-3 overtime victory on Feb. 20th and a 1-0 win on Dec. 7th, while they dropped the first meeting 7-5 on Nov. 30th to the Ice…Geordie Wudrick (1 G, 3 A) leads the way offensively against the Ice with 4 points, while Erik Felde (3 G, 0 A), David Stieler (1 G, 2 A), Levi Nelson (0 G, 3 A) and Bretton Stamler (0 G, 3 A) have 3 points…Travis Yonkman has a .936 save percentage and a 2.25 goals against average versus Kootenay this season…The Broncos currently sit in sole possession of 6th place in the Eastern Conference with 85 points…The Broncos trail Medicine Hat and Lethbridge by 2 points, while they sit 3 points behind Kootenay and the East Division leading Regina Pats…Next action is Wednesday night when the Broncos travel to Saskatoon.
LAST GAME: The Broncos kicked off their 4 game road swing on a high note last night defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-3…Levi Nelson led the way offensively for the Broncos picking up a pair of goals, while Dale Weise recorded a goal and an assist…Zack Smith and Cody Eakin also tallied for the Broncos in the victory…Goaltender Travis Yonkman turned aside 26 of 29 shots to earn his 29th win of the season…The Broncos were 2 for 3 on the man advantage, while the Hurricanes went 1 for 5.
NUMBERS: Zack Smith recorded a goal last night against the Hurricanes and has picked up 5 points (2 G, 3 A) in his last 2 games...Smith continues to lead the Broncos in the points department with 66 (21 G, 45 A) and was named “Molson Player of the Year” on March 5th…Keegan Dansereau is riding a 6 game point streak which has seen his record 10 points (0 G, 10 A)…Team leading scorer, Dale Weise scored once and set-up another to move his point total to 47 (28 G, 19 A)…David Stieler is on a 3 game point streak that has seen him record 3 goals and 1 assist…Geordie Wudrick recorded a help last night versus the Hurricanes and has recorded 3 points (0 G, 3 A) in his last 2 games…Cody Eakin snapped an 11 game scoreless slump last night picking up his 10th goal of the season…Defensemen Jesse Dudas has recorded 7 points (2 G, 5 A) in his last 9 games...Eric Doyle (9 G, 38 A) picked up an assist against the Hurricanes and is tied for 6th in points among WHL defensemen, while Michael Wilson (6 G, 40 A) is 8th…The Broncos are 6-2-1-1 in their last 10 games and 3-0-0-1 so far in March after going 8-2-1-0 in February…The Broncos are an impressive 26-1-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period and 29-5-0-3 when they score the first goal of the game…The Broncos are 17-14-0-2 while playing on the road this season and 15-6-1-3 against the Central Division.
MILESTONES: Levi Nelson tallied his 150th WHL career point last night, while Keegan Dansereau hit the 150 point plateau on Feb. 26th…Bretton Stamler is 4 points away from hitting the 100 point mark in his career.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is 13th in the WHL and is currently operating at 18.3%…The team has scored 69 power play goals on 377 attempts…David Stieler and Dale Weise both have 13 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle has 21 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 11th in the WHL with an 83.0% 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.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas (Columbus ’06).