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03-22-2008, 07:42 AM
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Playoff Game #2 @ Regina
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Swift Current Broncos get set to face off against the Regina Pats for the 2nd game of their 2008 1st round playoff series.
Last night the Pats defeated the Broncos 2-1to take a 1-0 series lead in the best of 7 matchup…Through the regular season the Broncos held a 4-2 series edge over Regina, with 3 of the 6 games going to overtime or a shootout…Zack Smith (0 G, 7 A) led the Broncos offensively against the Pats with 7 points, while Levi Nelson (2 G, 3 A) had 5 points…David Stieler (3 G, 1 A), Keegan Dansereau (2 G, 2 A) and Eric Doyle (1 G, 3 A) all finished the season with 4 points versus Regina…Travis Yonkman played all 6 games and finished with a .910 SV% and a 2.25 GAA against the Pats…The Broncos scored an average of 2.8 goals per game versus the Pats, while they allowed an average of 2.5…The club averaged 30 shots for per game, while the Pats averaged 26…Throughout the series the Broncos recorded 161 penalty minutes, while the Pats recorded 179…The Broncos finished the regular season with 41 wins and 89 points, for the first time since the 2001-02 season, good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference…The club was just 1 point behind Brandon, 3 back of Kootenay and 4 behind Medicine Hat…The Broncos trailed the East Division pennant winners, the Regina Pats, by 5 points.
LAST GAME: The Broncos dropped their first game of the 2008 WHL playoffs to the Pats 2-1 last night…Zack Smith scored the lone Broncos goal, assisted by Dale Weise and Erik Felde…The Pats got powerplay goals from Colten Tuebert and Tim Krause…Travis Yonkman made 33 of 35 in the defeat and was named the games 3rd star for his efforts…The Broncos were 0 for 7 on the man advantage, while the Pats went 2 for 7.
NUMBERS: Zack Smith has recorded 9 points (4 G, 5 A) in his last 8 games, including the Broncos only goal in last night’s contest...Smith recorded 22 goals and 47 assists in 72 games to lead the Broncos in scoring for the majority of the 2007/08 season. Smith also led the team in scoring on the road this season with 35 points (10 G, 25 A)…Dale Weise recorded a team high 29 goals in the 2007/08 regular season and has notched 5 points (2 G, 3 A) in his last 3 contests…Smith, Weise and Matt Tassone all had 5 game winning goals this season, while Erik Felde had 9 game winning assists...Tassone who was named Most Improved Player of the 2007/08 season has tallied 8 points (5 G, 3 A) in his last 10 games played…Levi Nelson has recorded 4 points (3 G, 1 A) in his past 5 games…Keegan Dansereau has recorded 13 points (2 G, 11 A) in his last 11 games…Justin Dowling was the Broncos leading rookie in the points department with 7 goals and 20 through the regular season…Eric Doyle (10 G, 39 A) finished the season 6th in points among WHL defensemen, while Michael Wilson (6 G, 40 A) finished tied for 7th…This season the Broncos had 9 players that hit the 40 point mark, 5 to hit the 50 point plateau and 2 to reach the 60 point benchmark …The team had 16 skaters to finish the season with a positive +/- rating…The Broncos were an impressive 28-1-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period and 30-5-0-3 when they scored the first goal of the game…The Broncos were 22-9-1-4 while playing at home this season and 20-12-0-2 against the East Division.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos in playoff experience, he has played 44 playoff games through his WHL career where his has recorded 15 points (6 G, 9 A)…Bretton Stamler has played 20 playoff games during his time in the WHL and has record 5 points during that period.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play was ranked 11th in the WHL this season with a 18.2% success rate…The team scored 71 power play goals on 390 attempts…David Stieler and Dale Weise both scored 13 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle had 22 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos were ranked 12th in the WHL with an 82.4% success rate…The team allowed 67 power play goals against this season.
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).
Playoff Game #2 @ Regina
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Swift Current Broncos get set to face off against the Regina Pats for the 2nd game of their 2008 1st round playoff series.
Last night the Pats defeated the Broncos 2-1to take a 1-0 series lead in the best of 7 matchup…Through the regular season the Broncos held a 4-2 series edge over Regina, with 3 of the 6 games going to overtime or a shootout…Zack Smith (0 G, 7 A) led the Broncos offensively against the Pats with 7 points, while Levi Nelson (2 G, 3 A) had 5 points…David Stieler (3 G, 1 A), Keegan Dansereau (2 G, 2 A) and Eric Doyle (1 G, 3 A) all finished the season with 4 points versus Regina…Travis Yonkman played all 6 games and finished with a .910 SV% and a 2.25 GAA against the Pats…The Broncos scored an average of 2.8 goals per game versus the Pats, while they allowed an average of 2.5…The club averaged 30 shots for per game, while the Pats averaged 26…Throughout the series the Broncos recorded 161 penalty minutes, while the Pats recorded 179…The Broncos finished the regular season with 41 wins and 89 points, for the first time since the 2001-02 season, good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference…The club was just 1 point behind Brandon, 3 back of Kootenay and 4 behind Medicine Hat…The Broncos trailed the East Division pennant winners, the Regina Pats, by 5 points.
LAST GAME: The Broncos dropped their first game of the 2008 WHL playoffs to the Pats 2-1 last night…Zack Smith scored the lone Broncos goal, assisted by Dale Weise and Erik Felde…The Pats got powerplay goals from Colten Tuebert and Tim Krause…Travis Yonkman made 33 of 35 in the defeat and was named the games 3rd star for his efforts…The Broncos were 0 for 7 on the man advantage, while the Pats went 2 for 7.
NUMBERS: Zack Smith has recorded 9 points (4 G, 5 A) in his last 8 games, including the Broncos only goal in last night’s contest...Smith recorded 22 goals and 47 assists in 72 games to lead the Broncos in scoring for the majority of the 2007/08 season. Smith also led the team in scoring on the road this season with 35 points (10 G, 25 A)…Dale Weise recorded a team high 29 goals in the 2007/08 regular season and has notched 5 points (2 G, 3 A) in his last 3 contests…Smith, Weise and Matt Tassone all had 5 game winning goals this season, while Erik Felde had 9 game winning assists...Tassone who was named Most Improved Player of the 2007/08 season has tallied 8 points (5 G, 3 A) in his last 10 games played…Levi Nelson has recorded 4 points (3 G, 1 A) in his past 5 games…Keegan Dansereau has recorded 13 points (2 G, 11 A) in his last 11 games…Justin Dowling was the Broncos leading rookie in the points department with 7 goals and 20 through the regular season…Eric Doyle (10 G, 39 A) finished the season 6th in points among WHL defensemen, while Michael Wilson (6 G, 40 A) finished tied for 7th…This season the Broncos had 9 players that hit the 40 point mark, 5 to hit the 50 point plateau and 2 to reach the 60 point benchmark …The team had 16 skaters to finish the season with a positive +/- rating…The Broncos were an impressive 28-1-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period and 30-5-0-3 when they scored the first goal of the game…The Broncos were 22-9-1-4 while playing at home this season and 20-12-0-2 against the East Division.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos in playoff experience, he has played 44 playoff games through his WHL career where his has recorded 15 points (6 G, 9 A)…Bretton Stamler has played 20 playoff games during his time in the WHL and has record 5 points during that period.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play was ranked 11th in the WHL this season with a 18.2% success rate…The team scored 71 power play goals on 390 attempts…David Stieler and Dale Weise both scored 13 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle had 22 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos were ranked 12th in the WHL with an 82.4% success rate…The team allowed 67 power play goals against this season.
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).