Scout
01-20-2009, 05:33 AM
TUESDAY'S GAME: The Swift Current Broncos host the Brandon Wheat Kings for the third time this season.
It is the 5th of 8 meetings between the clubs...The Broncos start three straight home games tonight after 5 in a row on the road...The Broncos went 2-3 during those games...They are coming off an 8-5 win on the road Saturday over the Kootenay Ice...Matt Tassone had a hat-trick while Geordie Wudrick scored twice for the Broncos...Jordan Peddle, Keegan Dansereau and Eric Doyle also added singles...It was Tassone's first hat-trick this season...Spencer McAvoy, Wudrick and Dansereau also had 3 point nights...Both John Negrin and Michael Stickland picked up assists in their return to Cranbrook against their former team...Travis Yonkman picked up his 14th win of the season as the Broncos out shot the Ice 35-32...Swift Current went 2 for 4 on the power-play while the Ice went 2 for 6.
NUMBERS: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos with 50 points...Dansereau has 11 goals and 23 points in his last 16 games...Dansereau has points in 8 of his last 11 games, tallying 16 points in that span...He also leads the team with 14 multi-point games on the season...Dansereau is tied for 7th in the WHL in goals with 26 and leads the WHL in power-play goals with 15…Matt Tassone leads the team with 27 goals, he has 20 goals in his last 26 games...Tassone is tied for 3rd in WHL goal scoring…Eric Doyle leads the team with 32 assists and is 4th in scoring for WHL defensemen with 41 points...Doyle leads the Broncos with a plus 17 rating and has points in 8 of his last 10 games…John Negrin is 11th in the WHL in scoring with 33 points…Geordie Wudrick has 5 goals and 6 points in his last 5 games...Justin Dowling has 20 points in his last 19 games…Michael Stickland has points in three straight games…The Broncos have not been shut-out in a league best 127 games…Spencer McAvoy has two 3 assist games in his last 10 games...Taylor Vause leads all rookies for Swift Current with 18 points on the season, he has 3 points in his last 2 games…Broncos are 18-1 when leading after two periods and 20-7 when scoring first.
AT HOME: The Broncos are 13-8-0-1 at home and 7-3 versus the East Division at home.
REGULAR SEASON VS. Brandon: Tonight is the fifth of 8 meetings between the Wheat Kings and Broncos...The Broncos are 0-4 against the Wheaties this season...Brandon is the lone team in the East Division the Broncos have yet to beat this season as the Broncos are 0-2 on the road and 0-2 at home...Game scores were Jan. 6 - Brandon 2 at SC 1; Dec. 5 - Brandon 5 at SC 1; Nov. 7 - SC 3 at Brandon 5; Oct. 18 - SC 1 at Brandon 3...Cody Eakin leads the Broncos with 3 points against the Wheat Kings this season, he had the hat-trick in Brandon on Nov. 7th.
MILESTONES: Eric Doyle is 2 assists shy of 100 for his career…Geordie Wudrick is 1 goal shy of 50 for his career and 4 points shy of 100 for his career…Keegan Dansereau is 3 goals shy of 100 for his career…Michael Stickland is 6 points shy of 100 for his career…Brad Hoban is 8 games shy of 100 for his career.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power-play is 46 for 232, 19.8% (8th) and the penalty kill is 82%, giving up 44 goals on 242 tries (8th).
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 23 players...The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 6 – 19 year old players, 7 – 18 year old players, 6 – 17 year old players, and 1 – 16 year old player.
UPCOMING GAMES: The Broncos host Saskatoon on Friday and Prince Albert on Sunday to complete three straight games at home.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: John Negrin (Calgary ’07)…Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Matt Tassone (Dallas ’08)...Geordie Wudrick (LA ’08)…Morgan Clark (Vancouver ’08).
Scout
It is the 5th of 8 meetings between the clubs...The Broncos start three straight home games tonight after 5 in a row on the road...The Broncos went 2-3 during those games...They are coming off an 8-5 win on the road Saturday over the Kootenay Ice...Matt Tassone had a hat-trick while Geordie Wudrick scored twice for the Broncos...Jordan Peddle, Keegan Dansereau and Eric Doyle also added singles...It was Tassone's first hat-trick this season...Spencer McAvoy, Wudrick and Dansereau also had 3 point nights...Both John Negrin and Michael Stickland picked up assists in their return to Cranbrook against their former team...Travis Yonkman picked up his 14th win of the season as the Broncos out shot the Ice 35-32...Swift Current went 2 for 4 on the power-play while the Ice went 2 for 6.
NUMBERS: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos with 50 points...Dansereau has 11 goals and 23 points in his last 16 games...Dansereau has points in 8 of his last 11 games, tallying 16 points in that span...He also leads the team with 14 multi-point games on the season...Dansereau is tied for 7th in the WHL in goals with 26 and leads the WHL in power-play goals with 15…Matt Tassone leads the team with 27 goals, he has 20 goals in his last 26 games...Tassone is tied for 3rd in WHL goal scoring…Eric Doyle leads the team with 32 assists and is 4th in scoring for WHL defensemen with 41 points...Doyle leads the Broncos with a plus 17 rating and has points in 8 of his last 10 games…John Negrin is 11th in the WHL in scoring with 33 points…Geordie Wudrick has 5 goals and 6 points in his last 5 games...Justin Dowling has 20 points in his last 19 games…Michael Stickland has points in three straight games…The Broncos have not been shut-out in a league best 127 games…Spencer McAvoy has two 3 assist games in his last 10 games...Taylor Vause leads all rookies for Swift Current with 18 points on the season, he has 3 points in his last 2 games…Broncos are 18-1 when leading after two periods and 20-7 when scoring first.
AT HOME: The Broncos are 13-8-0-1 at home and 7-3 versus the East Division at home.
REGULAR SEASON VS. Brandon: Tonight is the fifth of 8 meetings between the Wheat Kings and Broncos...The Broncos are 0-4 against the Wheaties this season...Brandon is the lone team in the East Division the Broncos have yet to beat this season as the Broncos are 0-2 on the road and 0-2 at home...Game scores were Jan. 6 - Brandon 2 at SC 1; Dec. 5 - Brandon 5 at SC 1; Nov. 7 - SC 3 at Brandon 5; Oct. 18 - SC 1 at Brandon 3...Cody Eakin leads the Broncos with 3 points against the Wheat Kings this season, he had the hat-trick in Brandon on Nov. 7th.
MILESTONES: Eric Doyle is 2 assists shy of 100 for his career…Geordie Wudrick is 1 goal shy of 50 for his career and 4 points shy of 100 for his career…Keegan Dansereau is 3 goals shy of 100 for his career…Michael Stickland is 6 points shy of 100 for his career…Brad Hoban is 8 games shy of 100 for his career.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power-play is 46 for 232, 19.8% (8th) and the penalty kill is 82%, giving up 44 goals on 242 tries (8th).
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 23 players...The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 6 – 19 year old players, 7 – 18 year old players, 6 – 17 year old players, and 1 – 16 year old player.
UPCOMING GAMES: The Broncos host Saskatoon on Friday and Prince Albert on Sunday to complete three straight games at home.
DRAFTED BRONCOS: John Negrin (Calgary ’07)…Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Matt Tassone (Dallas ’08)...Geordie Wudrick (LA ’08)…Morgan Clark (Vancouver ’08).
Scout