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10-18-2005, 08:28 AM
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17 October 2005
Bronco Week In Review
Record: 2-6-0-2
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The Broncos hosted 3 games at home this past week, starting things off with Kelowna on Monday, then playing Medicine Hat on Wednesday, and concluding with a battle against the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday. The Broncos will head to Alberta for 3 games in 3 nights the weekend of October 21, 22, 23. On Friday the team will head to Red Deer for the third match-up between the two clubs. On Saturday, the Broncos return to Lethbridge for the 3rd time and conclude their trip with a stop in Calgary on Sunday. Sunday's game will mark the first time the Broncos take on the Hitmen who are the quickest out of the gate in the Central Division.
On Thanksgiving Day, an afternoon game, the Broncos couldn't keep up with the WHL Champion Kelowna Rockets as they were defeated 3-2. Broncos captain Luke Hunter scored his first goal of the season in the first shift of the game on a classic rebound goal with Marc Desloges and Ned Lukacevic added helpers. The Broncos would then allow Kelowna to score 3 unanswered goals courtesy of Chris Ray (2) and Justin Keller. Ray would go on to be the games first star, with second star honours going to Donny Lloyd and third star to Blake Comeau. Broncos rookie Levi Nelson would go on to score his first goal of the season on the power play with 8:32 left in the third period, however it was not enough. A total of 1,975 fans attended Monday afternoon's game.
Wednesday night marked the kick-off to one of the Western Hockey Leagues best rivalries between the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Swift Current Broncos. With the new rules implemented in the WHL, goal production has been up all around the league, however, that did not prove to be true in this game. Kevin Undershute scored the first goal of the game with 12:51 left in the third period to put the Tigers up 1-0. Medicine Hats Clinton Pettapiece took a double-minor penalty for butt-ending late in the third period to give the Broncos a 5-4 man advantage. With Kyle Moir pulled, the Broncos found themselves with a 2 man advantage late in the game, allowing Jeremy Schenderling to score his 4th of the season from Daniel Rakos and R.J. LaRochelle, sending the game into overtime. With the extra frame settling nothing, all 1,920 fans in attendance got to witness the Broncos second home shootout of the season. Fittingly, the goalies stole the show in the shootout as well. Broncos shooters Marc Desloges, Daniel Rakos, and Luke Hunter could not find the back of the net while Roman Psurny, the second shooter for the Tigers, rung one off the post and in to win the game for the Tigers. The Broncos were out-shot 35-21 in the contest.
On Saturday night, the Red Deer Rebels returned to the Civic Centre for the 2nd time this season. The last time the two teams met, Red Deer Captain Ashton Rome won the game for the Rebels in a shootout. Saturdays match-up was a battle that saw Red Deer's Justin Scott open the scoring 5:42 into the 2nd period. Scott would score the second goal of the game with 8:05 gone in the 3rd period to put the Rebles up 2-0. Broncos rookie Levi Nelson responded just :52 seconds later to cut the Rebels lead in half. It would not be enough, however, as Ashton Rome scored his league leading 10th goal of the year over the shoulder of Broncos net-minder Kyle Moir with just 1:03 left on the score-clock. The Rebels Roman Wick would add more insurance with the Broncos net empty. Both clubs saw their power-plays struggle with Red Deer going 0 for 4 tried and the Broncos 0 for 5. The Broncos out-shot the Rebels 27-18 in the loss. A total of 1,989 fans took in Saturday nights action.
Who's Hot? Jeremy Schenderling has had the offensive touch as of late scoring 3 goals in his last 4 games. Schenderling is now second on the Broncos roster with 4 goals. Marc Desloges has posted 4 points (1G; 3A) in his last 5 games, propelling him to 2nd in team scoring. One of the Broncos brightest stars recently has been veteran goaltender Kyle Moir. Moir, prior to Saturday nights game, had allowed just 9 goals in his last 5 games and, in those 5 games, has a .940 save%.
Numbers: Having scored 5 goals in his home debut on September 24th, Ned Lukacevic has lead the Broncos offensive categories since the start of the 2005/06 season. In 9 games played, Ned has 6 goals and 1 assist for a total of 7 points. Lukacevic is followed by Bronco 20 year olds Marc Desloges (1G; 5A) and Luke Hunter (1G; 3A). Jeremy Schenderling also has 4 points (4G; 0A). Donny Lloyd is the Broncos leading defenseman who, after 10 games, has 3 points (0G; 3A). The Broncos 8 defenseman have not scored a goal after the first 10 games of the regular season. Boris Leckovic leads the team in penalty minutes with 31 and is trailed by Josh Aspendlind who has 28. Net-minder Kyle Moir has made starts 9 starts posting a .915 save % and a 2.36 goals against average.
Special Teams: The Broncos power-play has combined for 10 goals through the first 10 games of the season. Operating at a 16.4% success rate, the team finds itself 12th in the league. On September 24th, the Broncos scored 3 power play goals on route to a 7-3 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. The 3 power play goals in one game is a season high for the Broncos. The teams penalty kill has been perfect in its last 2 games going 9 for 9. The Broncos have allowed 9 power play goals against through 10 games and they have successfully killed 84.2% of their penalty kills, good for 10th in the WHL.
Did You Know? Offense continues to be the concern for the Swift Current Broncos. After their first 10 games, the club has scored 18 goals for an average of 1.8 goals per game compared to 3.2 goals against per game. In 2004/05, the Broncos had scored 20 goals after their first 10 games and were lead by Tyler Redenbach who had 5 - Ned Lukacevic currently has 6 in the 2005/06 season.
Upcoming Week:
Mon. Oct 17 Practice 2:45pm Civic Centre
Tues. Oct 18 Practice 2:45pm Civic Centre
Wed. Oct 19 Practice 2:45pm Civic Centre
Thu. Oct 20 Practice 2:45pm Civic Centre
Fri. Oct 21 Broncos @ Red Deer 7:30pm (94.1 FM - The Eagle/Web-cast)
Sat. Oct 22 Broncos @ Lethbridge 7:00pm (94.1 FM - The Eagle/Web-cast)
Sun. Oct 23 Broncos @ Calgary 5:00pm (94.1 FM - The Eagle/Web-cast)
Upcoming Game Night Promotions:
October 28th: Game Night Sponsor: Voth's Countrywide Voth's Countrywide will be sponsoring the October 28th game against the Medicine Hat Tigers. Not only is this a chance to watch one of the best rivalries in all of junior hockey, it is also an excellent opportunity to win tons of great prizes from Voth's Countrywide!
November 2nd: Old Dutch Sampling Night Fans will receive a bag of Old Dutch chips while exiting the doors of the Civic Centre at the end of the game. Chips are free of charge thanks to Old Dutch!
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Monday, October 10 Broncos 2 vs. Kelowna Rockets 3 - Record 2-4-0-1 - Attendance 1,975
Goal Scorers: Hunter (1), Nelson (1)
Assists: Desloges (5), Lukacevic (1), Price (2), Lloyd (3)
Goalie: Moir (34 saves, 3 GA)
PP: 1/6
PK: 3/4
Three Stars: 1) Chris Ray 2) Donny Lloyd 3) Blake Comeau
Wednesday, October 12 Broncos 1 vs. Medicine Hat Tigers 2 - Record 2-5-0-1 - Attendance 1,920
Goal Scorers: Schenderling (4)
Assists: Rakos (3), LaRochelle (3)
Goalie: Moir (35 saves, 1 GA)
PP: 1/5
PK: 5/5
Three Stars: 1) Kyle Moir 2) Davic Schlemko 3) Jerrid Sauer
Saturday, October 15 Broncos 1 vs. Red Deer Rebels 4 - Record 2-5-0-2 - Attendance 1,989
Goal Scorers: Nelson (2)
Assists: Lloyd (3), Rumsey (1)
Goalie: Moir (17 saves, 3GA)
PP: 0/5
PK: 5/5
Three Stars: 1) Justin Scott 2) Levi Nelson 3) Andrew Leslie
For more information, please contact:
Brad Boutilier, PR/Game Day Operations Coordinator, S.C. Broncos 773-1509 Ext. 9
Scout
17 October 2005
Bronco Week In Review
Record: 2-6-0-2
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The Broncos hosted 3 games at home this past week, starting things off with Kelowna on Monday, then playing Medicine Hat on Wednesday, and concluding with a battle against the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday. The Broncos will head to Alberta for 3 games in 3 nights the weekend of October 21, 22, 23. On Friday the team will head to Red Deer for the third match-up between the two clubs. On Saturday, the Broncos return to Lethbridge for the 3rd time and conclude their trip with a stop in Calgary on Sunday. Sunday's game will mark the first time the Broncos take on the Hitmen who are the quickest out of the gate in the Central Division.
On Thanksgiving Day, an afternoon game, the Broncos couldn't keep up with the WHL Champion Kelowna Rockets as they were defeated 3-2. Broncos captain Luke Hunter scored his first goal of the season in the first shift of the game on a classic rebound goal with Marc Desloges and Ned Lukacevic added helpers. The Broncos would then allow Kelowna to score 3 unanswered goals courtesy of Chris Ray (2) and Justin Keller. Ray would go on to be the games first star, with second star honours going to Donny Lloyd and third star to Blake Comeau. Broncos rookie Levi Nelson would go on to score his first goal of the season on the power play with 8:32 left in the third period, however it was not enough. A total of 1,975 fans attended Monday afternoon's game.
Wednesday night marked the kick-off to one of the Western Hockey Leagues best rivalries between the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Swift Current Broncos. With the new rules implemented in the WHL, goal production has been up all around the league, however, that did not prove to be true in this game. Kevin Undershute scored the first goal of the game with 12:51 left in the third period to put the Tigers up 1-0. Medicine Hats Clinton Pettapiece took a double-minor penalty for butt-ending late in the third period to give the Broncos a 5-4 man advantage. With Kyle Moir pulled, the Broncos found themselves with a 2 man advantage late in the game, allowing Jeremy Schenderling to score his 4th of the season from Daniel Rakos and R.J. LaRochelle, sending the game into overtime. With the extra frame settling nothing, all 1,920 fans in attendance got to witness the Broncos second home shootout of the season. Fittingly, the goalies stole the show in the shootout as well. Broncos shooters Marc Desloges, Daniel Rakos, and Luke Hunter could not find the back of the net while Roman Psurny, the second shooter for the Tigers, rung one off the post and in to win the game for the Tigers. The Broncos were out-shot 35-21 in the contest.
On Saturday night, the Red Deer Rebels returned to the Civic Centre for the 2nd time this season. The last time the two teams met, Red Deer Captain Ashton Rome won the game for the Rebels in a shootout. Saturdays match-up was a battle that saw Red Deer's Justin Scott open the scoring 5:42 into the 2nd period. Scott would score the second goal of the game with 8:05 gone in the 3rd period to put the Rebles up 2-0. Broncos rookie Levi Nelson responded just :52 seconds later to cut the Rebels lead in half. It would not be enough, however, as Ashton Rome scored his league leading 10th goal of the year over the shoulder of Broncos net-minder Kyle Moir with just 1:03 left on the score-clock. The Rebels Roman Wick would add more insurance with the Broncos net empty. Both clubs saw their power-plays struggle with Red Deer going 0 for 4 tried and the Broncos 0 for 5. The Broncos out-shot the Rebels 27-18 in the loss. A total of 1,989 fans took in Saturday nights action.
Who's Hot? Jeremy Schenderling has had the offensive touch as of late scoring 3 goals in his last 4 games. Schenderling is now second on the Broncos roster with 4 goals. Marc Desloges has posted 4 points (1G; 3A) in his last 5 games, propelling him to 2nd in team scoring. One of the Broncos brightest stars recently has been veteran goaltender Kyle Moir. Moir, prior to Saturday nights game, had allowed just 9 goals in his last 5 games and, in those 5 games, has a .940 save%.
Numbers: Having scored 5 goals in his home debut on September 24th, Ned Lukacevic has lead the Broncos offensive categories since the start of the 2005/06 season. In 9 games played, Ned has 6 goals and 1 assist for a total of 7 points. Lukacevic is followed by Bronco 20 year olds Marc Desloges (1G; 5A) and Luke Hunter (1G; 3A). Jeremy Schenderling also has 4 points (4G; 0A). Donny Lloyd is the Broncos leading defenseman who, after 10 games, has 3 points (0G; 3A). The Broncos 8 defenseman have not scored a goal after the first 10 games of the regular season. Boris Leckovic leads the team in penalty minutes with 31 and is trailed by Josh Aspendlind who has 28. Net-minder Kyle Moir has made starts 9 starts posting a .915 save % and a 2.36 goals against average.
Special Teams: The Broncos power-play has combined for 10 goals through the first 10 games of the season. Operating at a 16.4% success rate, the team finds itself 12th in the league. On September 24th, the Broncos scored 3 power play goals on route to a 7-3 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders. The 3 power play goals in one game is a season high for the Broncos. The teams penalty kill has been perfect in its last 2 games going 9 for 9. The Broncos have allowed 9 power play goals against through 10 games and they have successfully killed 84.2% of their penalty kills, good for 10th in the WHL.
Did You Know? Offense continues to be the concern for the Swift Current Broncos. After their first 10 games, the club has scored 18 goals for an average of 1.8 goals per game compared to 3.2 goals against per game. In 2004/05, the Broncos had scored 20 goals after their first 10 games and were lead by Tyler Redenbach who had 5 - Ned Lukacevic currently has 6 in the 2005/06 season.
Upcoming Week:
Mon. Oct 17 Practice 2:45pm Civic Centre
Tues. Oct 18 Practice 2:45pm Civic Centre
Wed. Oct 19 Practice 2:45pm Civic Centre
Thu. Oct 20 Practice 2:45pm Civic Centre
Fri. Oct 21 Broncos @ Red Deer 7:30pm (94.1 FM - The Eagle/Web-cast)
Sat. Oct 22 Broncos @ Lethbridge 7:00pm (94.1 FM - The Eagle/Web-cast)
Sun. Oct 23 Broncos @ Calgary 5:00pm (94.1 FM - The Eagle/Web-cast)
Upcoming Game Night Promotions:
October 28th: Game Night Sponsor: Voth's Countrywide Voth's Countrywide will be sponsoring the October 28th game against the Medicine Hat Tigers. Not only is this a chance to watch one of the best rivalries in all of junior hockey, it is also an excellent opportunity to win tons of great prizes from Voth's Countrywide!
November 2nd: Old Dutch Sampling Night Fans will receive a bag of Old Dutch chips while exiting the doors of the Civic Centre at the end of the game. Chips are free of charge thanks to Old Dutch!
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Monday, October 10 Broncos 2 vs. Kelowna Rockets 3 - Record 2-4-0-1 - Attendance 1,975
Goal Scorers: Hunter (1), Nelson (1)
Assists: Desloges (5), Lukacevic (1), Price (2), Lloyd (3)
Goalie: Moir (34 saves, 3 GA)
PP: 1/6
PK: 3/4
Three Stars: 1) Chris Ray 2) Donny Lloyd 3) Blake Comeau
Wednesday, October 12 Broncos 1 vs. Medicine Hat Tigers 2 - Record 2-5-0-1 - Attendance 1,920
Goal Scorers: Schenderling (4)
Assists: Rakos (3), LaRochelle (3)
Goalie: Moir (35 saves, 1 GA)
PP: 1/5
PK: 5/5
Three Stars: 1) Kyle Moir 2) Davic Schlemko 3) Jerrid Sauer
Saturday, October 15 Broncos 1 vs. Red Deer Rebels 4 - Record 2-5-0-2 - Attendance 1,989
Goal Scorers: Nelson (2)
Assists: Lloyd (3), Rumsey (1)
Goalie: Moir (17 saves, 3GA)
PP: 0/5
PK: 5/5
Three Stars: 1) Justin Scott 2) Levi Nelson 3) Andrew Leslie
For more information, please contact:
Brad Boutilier, PR/Game Day Operations Coordinator, S.C. Broncos 773-1509 Ext. 9
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