Well, they just keep on winning. Codey Eakin scored two goals, Dale Weise, Levi Nelson, and Zack Smith added singles as the Broncos knocked off the Blades 5-2 for their 8th straight victory.
A few points to ponder:
-The Broncos are rolling. Even allowing those two goals in the first to relinquish the lead for a few minutes, the Broncos found a way to shake it off and come back. Good teams find a way.
-Codey Eakin is an abseloute SENSATION!!! This kid has it all...for lack of a better term, he is SICK! lol How about his effort throughout the game and that shorthanded goal??! Generally throughout this winning streak, Eakin's line with Wudrick and Dowling has been phenominal, but Codey is just something to watch. WOWEEE!!
-Our big guys were in it once again tonight...Dale Weise was rolling again, and although his goal was like watching Happy Gilmore's golf ball roll into the hole off the windmill, a goal is a goal. haha You have to be good to be lucky and vice versa. I liked the way he powered the puck to the net shorthanded early in the game...that was Dale at his best. Levi Nelson has been very effective lately. He's doing the small things right, and handling the puck very well. Levi is bringing it. Erik Felde did a great job filling in on the back end. He switched from his forward position again, and the transition once again went smoothly. Felds looked sharp and speedy. Our captain was good too, scoring a goal and more....the older guys put forth a good effort.
-Defense tonight deserves some credit. Lots of great penalty killing...Eric Doyle played very well, and so did Bretton Stamler Joel Rogers in the absence of a few steady defensemen from our line-up. In fact, Rogers almost had his first WHL goal, ringing one off the crossbar in the third. For the most part, the Blades were held at bay. The exception was the goal by Derek Hulak where a mistake saw them going up ice on a 2 on 1. Their second goal was a fluke. A credit to Yonks as well for his play...he stayed focused.
-the Broncos are pretty injured right now. Hopefully the three days until they hit the road serve as a good recovery period.
-the Blades have lost four games to the Broncos in eight days now. Granted, the Blades were missing Coach/GM Molleken for two of those games, but in my opinion, the only time they looked even "pretty good" is when they played Swift at home the second of those four games. Otherwise, they look like a typical rebuilding team with one clutch player....Gillies. And Gillies cost them the game here in Swift Current last Wednesday with a dumb penalty. It's safe to say they have a lot of work to do to rebuild. The wrath of junior hockey....not unlike any other team every so and so many years. On the other hand, I love watching or being around matchups with the Blades involved. The Blades seem to be very professional. They come in here, play their game, and leave for the most part. Seldom do you see any shananigans with Saskatoon in town. They take losses well. In other words, the matchup seems to be lacking rivalry. That's good for some and bad for others. But personally, I don't mind that situation. I'm fine with it. And again, it's worth bringing up how I've been treated when visiting Saskatoon...their fans are great. And I personally want to say thankyou for that to any Saskatoon fan who may be reading this.
EXTRAS:
-pretty decent crowd for a Tuesday night at 1845.
-it must feel REALLY GREAT to win eight in a row.
-Swift Current is no doubt challenging for the division title once again. They are now out by only four points.
-the ice looked amazing tonight....perhaps some extra water added?
-I cannot wait to head to Red Deer this Friday!! THREE more sleeps! I abseloutely love trips to central Wild Rose Country...it's always a blast.
-hopefully the Broncos bring their game to both Red Deer and Calgary. Confidence is EXTREMELY high right now.
LET'S GO SWIFTY!!!
