Big Ern
02-20-2009, 11:39 PM
The Swift Current Broncos lit up the Kootenay Ice with three goals in the third period and beat them 4-2 for a 4-0 sweep of the season series between the clubs.
-although not perfect the game's start was better than it has been the past two games for the Broncos. They DID manage to score the first goal on the powerplay as Keegan Dansereau scored his 34th of the year at 7:11 of the first period.
-the Broncos would allow Kootenay to get back in the game at 11:47 when Tylan Stephens scored a rather weak one on Morgan Clark. The Ice followed up by striking again just 3:56 later as Max Reinhart scored his 10th of the year. The goal was scored on a rebound, as the Ice kept the heat turned up in the Broncos' zone and came away with a 2-1 lead after 20.
-it was chippy game for the most part. Both teams did quite the job of battling along the boards and the puck moved just short distances at a time.
-Kootenay was very physical from the get-go, and at times their physical play seemed to intimidate the home team.
-the second period was pretty even again...the Broncos brought more consistent work ethic and managed to outshoot the Ice 10-6 in that frame. They also killed off a phantom tripping penalty on Joel Rogers. There were a few chances, but nothing penetrated either goaltender and a lot of pucks were shot wide of both nets. The score remained 2-1 Kootenay after two.
-the Kootenay Ice had some glorious chances to go up by two goals early in the third period. The puck was mostly in the Broncos' zone for the first five minutes. Morgan Clark had to stand tall for a stretch as Kootenay brought the pressure. The Ice's failure to capitalize would bite them a bit later.....
-at 7:20 Mike Brown scored the big goal to tie the game. Brown played very well in this game...really. He was a force to reckon with.
-just 19 seconds later former Kootenay Ice Michael Stickland scored a dagger...his 22nd of the year to put the Broncos up a goal. The Ice called a time out but struggled to regain control. On a 2 on 1 chance Geordie Wudrick scored the 4-2 goal at 9:23 to give the dagger a twist.
-Geordie Wudrick has completely stepped up his game in the past couple months and is scoring the important goals game after game. He now has 28 on the season.
-although a tad tentative IMO, John Negrin looked pretty solid versus his former team. Eric Doyle also had a good night on defense with two assists and a +2.
-Dillon Wagner and Jordan Peddle each had a strong game.
-former Broncos James Martin and Christian Magnus who went to Cranbrook in the trade deadline deal, both played tonight. Martin got more ice time towards the end of the game and looked pretty confident out there. Magnus got ice time quite consistently and was tenacious on the forecheck.
-the Broncos kept Hazlet Saskatchewan's Andrew Bailey off the scoresheet. Bailey is wearing the "C" in Cranny this year and has 22 goals and 26 assists this season for 48 points.
-the Ice sort of fell apart for a stretch in the third period.....but otherwise worked very hard, and have been doing a lot of that this year. That's what has them quite comfortably in a spot to qualify for the post season.
-Ian Barteaux took exception of a hit by Michael Stickland and quickly retaliated by jumping Stickland. Barteaux got 2, 5 and a 10 for his actions which were uncalled for.
-did the Broncos play a complete 60? Not really...but a lot of effort was put in the last week to deal with that issue, from hard practices to "player only" meetings. It's something the team tried to deal with as a group and I'm sure that will pay off. They are really missing the spark and offense usually provided by Matt Tassone and Taylor Vause, (both out of the line-up due to sickness and/or injury) but found a way to come back and win this one in the third period.
In Brandon, the Wheat Kings watched and waited tonight; they face the Broncos tomorrow night in the Wheat City. Although they have come oh-so-close, Swift Current has not won a game in Brandon since 2006....an overtime win on a goal scored by Dane Crowley, later traded to the Everett Silvertips. Is it finally time for a win in Brandon? It will be a long trek to Brandon for the team tomorrow...it always is. We'll see if the guys can pull a point or two out of that barn...
LET'S GO SWIFTY!!!
EXTRAS:
-and there you have it. Dean Chynoweth won his fourth game versus Kootenay this season. Deano got the sweep of the season series 4-0 over his brother Jeff, who runs the Kootenay Ice.
-Matt Tassone WILL be back this year and should see game action in two weeks or so.
-Taylor Vause's status is up in the air for Brandon tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be good to go.
-I will NOT be making the trip to Brandon due to the Legionnaires' HUGE home weekend....they host the Saskatoon Blazers tomorrow night at 8 PM and again Sunday at 1 PM. Currently ahead by three points, the Blazers are the very team the Legion is trying to catch for that final playoff spot.....
-WHL WEB TV (Broncos/Wheaties) will be running in the lower corner of my laptop tomorrow night as I play the music for the Legionnaires. The game recap may contain limited info due to lack of focus, but there might be a tidbit or two posted, so do check!
Have a great weekend.
-although not perfect the game's start was better than it has been the past two games for the Broncos. They DID manage to score the first goal on the powerplay as Keegan Dansereau scored his 34th of the year at 7:11 of the first period.
-the Broncos would allow Kootenay to get back in the game at 11:47 when Tylan Stephens scored a rather weak one on Morgan Clark. The Ice followed up by striking again just 3:56 later as Max Reinhart scored his 10th of the year. The goal was scored on a rebound, as the Ice kept the heat turned up in the Broncos' zone and came away with a 2-1 lead after 20.
-it was chippy game for the most part. Both teams did quite the job of battling along the boards and the puck moved just short distances at a time.
-Kootenay was very physical from the get-go, and at times their physical play seemed to intimidate the home team.
-the second period was pretty even again...the Broncos brought more consistent work ethic and managed to outshoot the Ice 10-6 in that frame. They also killed off a phantom tripping penalty on Joel Rogers. There were a few chances, but nothing penetrated either goaltender and a lot of pucks were shot wide of both nets. The score remained 2-1 Kootenay after two.
-the Kootenay Ice had some glorious chances to go up by two goals early in the third period. The puck was mostly in the Broncos' zone for the first five minutes. Morgan Clark had to stand tall for a stretch as Kootenay brought the pressure. The Ice's failure to capitalize would bite them a bit later.....
-at 7:20 Mike Brown scored the big goal to tie the game. Brown played very well in this game...really. He was a force to reckon with.
-just 19 seconds later former Kootenay Ice Michael Stickland scored a dagger...his 22nd of the year to put the Broncos up a goal. The Ice called a time out but struggled to regain control. On a 2 on 1 chance Geordie Wudrick scored the 4-2 goal at 9:23 to give the dagger a twist.
-Geordie Wudrick has completely stepped up his game in the past couple months and is scoring the important goals game after game. He now has 28 on the season.
-although a tad tentative IMO, John Negrin looked pretty solid versus his former team. Eric Doyle also had a good night on defense with two assists and a +2.
-Dillon Wagner and Jordan Peddle each had a strong game.
-former Broncos James Martin and Christian Magnus who went to Cranbrook in the trade deadline deal, both played tonight. Martin got more ice time towards the end of the game and looked pretty confident out there. Magnus got ice time quite consistently and was tenacious on the forecheck.
-the Broncos kept Hazlet Saskatchewan's Andrew Bailey off the scoresheet. Bailey is wearing the "C" in Cranny this year and has 22 goals and 26 assists this season for 48 points.
-the Ice sort of fell apart for a stretch in the third period.....but otherwise worked very hard, and have been doing a lot of that this year. That's what has them quite comfortably in a spot to qualify for the post season.
-Ian Barteaux took exception of a hit by Michael Stickland and quickly retaliated by jumping Stickland. Barteaux got 2, 5 and a 10 for his actions which were uncalled for.
-did the Broncos play a complete 60? Not really...but a lot of effort was put in the last week to deal with that issue, from hard practices to "player only" meetings. It's something the team tried to deal with as a group and I'm sure that will pay off. They are really missing the spark and offense usually provided by Matt Tassone and Taylor Vause, (both out of the line-up due to sickness and/or injury) but found a way to come back and win this one in the third period.
In Brandon, the Wheat Kings watched and waited tonight; they face the Broncos tomorrow night in the Wheat City. Although they have come oh-so-close, Swift Current has not won a game in Brandon since 2006....an overtime win on a goal scored by Dane Crowley, later traded to the Everett Silvertips. Is it finally time for a win in Brandon? It will be a long trek to Brandon for the team tomorrow...it always is. We'll see if the guys can pull a point or two out of that barn...
LET'S GO SWIFTY!!!
EXTRAS:
-and there you have it. Dean Chynoweth won his fourth game versus Kootenay this season. Deano got the sweep of the season series 4-0 over his brother Jeff, who runs the Kootenay Ice.
-Matt Tassone WILL be back this year and should see game action in two weeks or so.
-Taylor Vause's status is up in the air for Brandon tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be good to go.
-I will NOT be making the trip to Brandon due to the Legionnaires' HUGE home weekend....they host the Saskatoon Blazers tomorrow night at 8 PM and again Sunday at 1 PM. Currently ahead by three points, the Blazers are the very team the Legion is trying to catch for that final playoff spot.....
-WHL WEB TV (Broncos/Wheaties) will be running in the lower corner of my laptop tomorrow night as I play the music for the Legionnaires. The game recap may contain limited info due to lack of focus, but there might be a tidbit or two posted, so do check!
Have a great weekend.