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04-05-2008, 12:35 PM
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Playoff Game #2 vs Calgary Hitmen
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Broncos and Hitmen get set for game two of their best of 7 Eastern Conference semi-final series tonight.
The Broncos took a 1-0 series lead thanks to a 3-2 victory in game one last night at the Credit Union i-plex…The Hitmen jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the 1st period, with a pair of goals from Karl Alzner…The Broncos rallied back with a pair of goals from Levi Nelson and Cody Eakin in the middle frame to tie it…Nelson tallied his 2nd of the night in the 3rd period to put the Broncos up 3-2…Travis Yonkman got the win in goal, making 22 saves…The Broncos power play was 1 for 5 on the evening while their penalty kill was 1 for 2…The Broncos outshot the Hitmen 31-24 in the contest including 11-3 in the 3rd period.
PLAYOFF NUMBERS: Levi Nelson leads the way for the Broncos 7 games into the post season with 10 points sits tied for 6th among WHL skaters in the points department...Nelson also leads the team in playoff goal scoring with 5 goals and is tied for 3rd among WHL skaters…Keegan Dansereau picked up a pair of helpers last night and has recorded 7 points (3 G, 4 A) in his last 5 outings, while Geordie Wudrick has tallied 3 goals and an assist in his last 4 games…Dale Weise has recorded points in 6 of his last 7 games (3 G, 4 A)…Justin Dowling is the Broncos leading rookie with 6 points (4 G, 2 A) in the playoffs thus far…Travis Yonkman has started all 7 post season games for the Broncos posting a record of 5-2, with a SV% of .912 and a GAA of 2.64…Yonkman is ranked 9th among WHL goaltenders in both GAA and SV% so far this post season…The Broncos do not have a single player with a negative +/- rating, while 16 of the 20 Broncos that have suited up in the playoffs have recorded at least a point…The Broncos have 6 players who scored 3 or more goals in the playoffs…The Broncos are averaging 32 shots for per game…The team is scoring an average of 4.0 goals per game while they are allowing 2.9 per game…The Broncos power play is operating at a 15.2% success rate while their penalty kill is operating at 72.3%.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos in playoff experience having played 50 playoff games through his WHL career and has recorded 22 points (9 G, 13 A)…Bretton Stamler has played 26 playoff games during his time in the WHL and has recorded 9 playoff points.
REGULAR SEASON VS. CALGARY: Through the regular season the Broncos record was 1-2-0-1 against the Hitmen…Keegan Dansereau (2 G, 2 A) and Zack Smith (0 G, 4 A) led the Broncos offensively against the Hitmen with 4 points, while Geordie Wudrick (2 G, 0 A), Levi Nelson (1 G, 1 A), Erik Felde (1 G, 1 A) and Justin Dowling (1 G, 1 A) had 2 points…Travis Yonkman posted a .921 SV% and a 2.91 GAA against the Hitmen through the regular season, while Mark Guggenberger recorded an .889 SV% and a 4.07 GAA…The Broncos scored an average of 2.25 goals per game versus the Hitmen, while they allowed an average of 3.75…The club averaged 25 shots for per game, while the Hitmen averaged 37…Throughout the series the Broncos and the Hitmen both recorded 65 penalty minutes.
REGULAR SEASON 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 an 18.2% success rate, while their penalty kill was ranked 12th with an 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 #2 vs Calgary Hitmen
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Broncos and Hitmen get set for game two of their best of 7 Eastern Conference semi-final series tonight.
The Broncos took a 1-0 series lead thanks to a 3-2 victory in game one last night at the Credit Union i-plex…The Hitmen jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the 1st period, with a pair of goals from Karl Alzner…The Broncos rallied back with a pair of goals from Levi Nelson and Cody Eakin in the middle frame to tie it…Nelson tallied his 2nd of the night in the 3rd period to put the Broncos up 3-2…Travis Yonkman got the win in goal, making 22 saves…The Broncos power play was 1 for 5 on the evening while their penalty kill was 1 for 2…The Broncos outshot the Hitmen 31-24 in the contest including 11-3 in the 3rd period.
PLAYOFF NUMBERS: Levi Nelson leads the way for the Broncos 7 games into the post season with 10 points sits tied for 6th among WHL skaters in the points department...Nelson also leads the team in playoff goal scoring with 5 goals and is tied for 3rd among WHL skaters…Keegan Dansereau picked up a pair of helpers last night and has recorded 7 points (3 G, 4 A) in his last 5 outings, while Geordie Wudrick has tallied 3 goals and an assist in his last 4 games…Dale Weise has recorded points in 6 of his last 7 games (3 G, 4 A)…Justin Dowling is the Broncos leading rookie with 6 points (4 G, 2 A) in the playoffs thus far…Travis Yonkman has started all 7 post season games for the Broncos posting a record of 5-2, with a SV% of .912 and a GAA of 2.64…Yonkman is ranked 9th among WHL goaltenders in both GAA and SV% so far this post season…The Broncos do not have a single player with a negative +/- rating, while 16 of the 20 Broncos that have suited up in the playoffs have recorded at least a point…The Broncos have 6 players who scored 3 or more goals in the playoffs…The Broncos are averaging 32 shots for per game…The team is scoring an average of 4.0 goals per game while they are allowing 2.9 per game…The Broncos power play is operating at a 15.2% success rate while their penalty kill is operating at 72.3%.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos in playoff experience having played 50 playoff games through his WHL career and has recorded 22 points (9 G, 13 A)…Bretton Stamler has played 26 playoff games during his time in the WHL and has recorded 9 playoff points.
REGULAR SEASON VS. CALGARY: Through the regular season the Broncos record was 1-2-0-1 against the Hitmen…Keegan Dansereau (2 G, 2 A) and Zack Smith (0 G, 4 A) led the Broncos offensively against the Hitmen with 4 points, while Geordie Wudrick (2 G, 0 A), Levi Nelson (1 G, 1 A), Erik Felde (1 G, 1 A) and Justin Dowling (1 G, 1 A) had 2 points…Travis Yonkman posted a .921 SV% and a 2.91 GAA against the Hitmen through the regular season, while Mark Guggenberger recorded an .889 SV% and a 4.07 GAA…The Broncos scored an average of 2.25 goals per game versus the Hitmen, while they allowed an average of 3.75…The club averaged 25 shots for per game, while the Hitmen averaged 37…Throughout the series the Broncos and the Hitmen both recorded 65 penalty minutes.
REGULAR SEASON 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 an 18.2% success rate, while their penalty kill was ranked 12th with an 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).