Scout
12-10-2006, 10:41 AM
NUMBERS: Levi Nelson continues to lead the Broncos in scoring and now has 24 points (7G; 17A) in 33 games played this season…Nelson’s 6 game winning assists and 12 points in 16 road games this season are also good for the team lead…European forward Daniel Rakos leads the Broncos with 10 goals while Jeremy Schenderling, Brady Leavold Dale Weise, and Kyle Bortis are all tied for 2nd on the roster with 8 goals each…Dane Crowley leads the team in penalty minutes with 75, and his +6 rating is also good for the team lead…Leavold had a 5 game point streak snapped on Wednesday night, setting a new season high for the Broncos and now has 3 goals and 4 helpers in his past 7 games…Every forward on the Broncos roster has recorded at least 2 goals and 15 penalty minutes this season…Kyle Moir is the Broncos #1 netminder this season and has a 9-13-0-0 record to go along with a .906 save percentage and a 3.23 goals against average…Moir and backup Travis Yonkman have combined for 5 shutouts this season…Yonkman has posted a solid 7-3-1-0 record in 2006/07…The Broncos are 11-0-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes of play and are 12-1-0-0 when scoring first…The Broncos continue to lead the WHL in penalty minutes with 850…The Broncos are 9-5-1-0 against Eastern Division teams this season and are 4-7-0-0 on Saturday night games.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play has struggled thus far in 2006/07 but has been gathering speed in the past handful of games…The Broncos recorded 3 power play goals in a single game for the first time this season last Saturday night against the Wheat Kings and followed it up with another 3 power play goals against the Raiders on Wednesday…Daniel Rakos leads the power play with 5 goals while defenseman Michael Wilson’s 8 power play assists are good for the team lead…The teams power play is operating at a 12.7% success rate, moving them out of the WHL basement in that category as they are now ranked 19th…The teams penalty kill allowed 2 or more goals for the 4th time in their last 5 games…The teams penalty kill, despite its recent struggles, is still operating at an 82.7% success rate and is 6th in the WHL…The Broncos penalty kill has been ranked as high as 3rd in the WHL this season…The Broncos have allowed 9 shorthanded goals against this season.
ROSTER: The Broncos enter tonight’s action with a 22-man roster that includes 13 forwards, 7 defenseman, and 2 goaltenders…The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 5 – 19 year old players, 7 – 18 year old players, 5 – 17 year old players, and 2 – 16 year old players…By location, the Broncos have 4 Saskatchewan born players, 7 Alberta born players, 6 British Columbia born players, 3 Manitoba born players, and 2 Czech Republic players.
SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play has struggled thus far in 2006/07 but has been gathering speed in the past handful of games…The Broncos recorded 3 power play goals in a single game for the first time this season last Saturday night against the Wheat Kings and followed it up with another 3 power play goals against the Raiders on Wednesday…Daniel Rakos leads the power play with 5 goals while defenseman Michael Wilson’s 8 power play assists are good for the team lead…The teams power play is operating at a 12.7% success rate, moving them out of the WHL basement in that category as they are now ranked 19th…The teams penalty kill allowed 2 or more goals for the 4th time in their last 5 games…The teams penalty kill, despite its recent struggles, is still operating at an 82.7% success rate and is 6th in the WHL…The Broncos penalty kill has been ranked as high as 3rd in the WHL this season…The Broncos have allowed 9 shorthanded goals against this season.
ROSTER: The Broncos enter tonight’s action with a 22-man roster that includes 13 forwards, 7 defenseman, and 2 goaltenders…The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 5 – 19 year old players, 7 – 18 year old players, 5 – 17 year old players, and 2 – 16 year old players…By location, the Broncos have 4 Saskatchewan born players, 7 Alberta born players, 6 British Columbia born players, 3 Manitoba born players, and 2 Czech Republic players.