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03-26-2008, 12:22 PM
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Playoff Game #4 vs Regina
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Broncos and Pats get set for game 4 of their best of 7 opening round series in the 2008 WHL Playoffs.
The Pats are currently leading the series 2 games to 1 thanks to a 4-3 overtime victory in game 3 last night at the Credit Union i-plex…The Broncos led 1-0 after the 1st period with a goal by Eric Doyle and 2-1 after the 2nd frame with a powerplay goal from David Stieler…The Pats grabbed a 3-2 third period lead before Keegan Dansereau tied it up to force overtime…J.D. Watt scored the overtime winner for the Pats…Travis Yonkman took the loss in net stopping 42 of 46 shots…The Broncos power play was 1 for 7 on the evening while their penalty kill was 2 for 8…The two clubs combined for 89 shots in the contest…The Broncos finished the regular season with 41 wins and 89 points, for the highest point total since the 2001-02 season, good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference…The Broncos trailed the East Division pennant winners, the Regina Pats, by 5 points.
PLAYOFF NUMBERS: Levi Nelson picked up a pair of assists in last night’s contest and is on a 2 game point streak (0 G, 4 A)…Justin Dowling leads the Broncos in playoff scoring with 3 goals, while Dale Weise (0 G, 3 A) is on a 3 game point streak…Travis Yonkman has started in all 3 games for the Broncos posting a record of 1-2, with a SV% of .916 and a GGA of 2.90…Zack Smith, Eric Doyle, Matt Tassone, Keegan Dansereau and Cody Eakin have all recorded a pair of points in the series thus far…The Broncos are averaging 31 shots for per game…The team is scoring 3.0 goals per game while they are also allowing 3.0 per game…The Broncos power play is operating at a 13.6% success rate while their penalty kill is operating at 72.7%.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos in playoff experience having played 46 playoff games through his WHL career and has recorded 17 points (7 G, 10 A)…Bretton Stamler has played 22 playoff games during his time in the WHL and has record 6 playoff points.
2007/2008 REGULAR SEASON
VS. REGINA: 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.
NUMBERS: Zack 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…Smith, Weise and Matt Tassone all had 5 game winning goals this season, while Erik Felde had 9 game winning assists…Justin Dowling was the Broncos leading rookie in the points department with 7 goals and 20 assists 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… The Broncos power play was ranked 11th in the WHL this season with a 18.2% success rate, while their penalty kill was ranked 12th with a 82.4% success rate.
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 #4 vs Regina
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Broncos and Pats get set for game 4 of their best of 7 opening round series in the 2008 WHL Playoffs.
The Pats are currently leading the series 2 games to 1 thanks to a 4-3 overtime victory in game 3 last night at the Credit Union i-plex…The Broncos led 1-0 after the 1st period with a goal by Eric Doyle and 2-1 after the 2nd frame with a powerplay goal from David Stieler…The Pats grabbed a 3-2 third period lead before Keegan Dansereau tied it up to force overtime…J.D. Watt scored the overtime winner for the Pats…Travis Yonkman took the loss in net stopping 42 of 46 shots…The Broncos power play was 1 for 7 on the evening while their penalty kill was 2 for 8…The two clubs combined for 89 shots in the contest…The Broncos finished the regular season with 41 wins and 89 points, for the highest point total since the 2001-02 season, good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference…The Broncos trailed the East Division pennant winners, the Regina Pats, by 5 points.
PLAYOFF NUMBERS: Levi Nelson picked up a pair of assists in last night’s contest and is on a 2 game point streak (0 G, 4 A)…Justin Dowling leads the Broncos in playoff scoring with 3 goals, while Dale Weise (0 G, 3 A) is on a 3 game point streak…Travis Yonkman has started in all 3 games for the Broncos posting a record of 1-2, with a SV% of .916 and a GGA of 2.90…Zack Smith, Eric Doyle, Matt Tassone, Keegan Dansereau and Cody Eakin have all recorded a pair of points in the series thus far…The Broncos are averaging 31 shots for per game…The team is scoring 3.0 goals per game while they are also allowing 3.0 per game…The Broncos power play is operating at a 13.6% success rate while their penalty kill is operating at 72.7%.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos in playoff experience having played 46 playoff games through his WHL career and has recorded 17 points (7 G, 10 A)…Bretton Stamler has played 22 playoff games during his time in the WHL and has record 6 playoff points.
2007/2008 REGULAR SEASON
VS. REGINA: 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.
NUMBERS: Zack 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…Smith, Weise and Matt Tassone all had 5 game winning goals this season, while Erik Felde had 9 game winning assists…Justin Dowling was the Broncos leading rookie in the points department with 7 goals and 20 assists 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… The Broncos power play was ranked 11th in the WHL this season with a 18.2% success rate, while their penalty kill was ranked 12th with a 82.4% success rate.
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).