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Game 57 @ Red Deer
TONIGHT’S GAME: This will be the 5th and final meeting of the regular season between the Broncos and the Red Deer Rebels…The Broncos have won all 4 previous meetings, including a 9-3 victory in the last meeting in Swift Current on January 16th.


Zack Smith (2 G, 6 A) has 7 points against the Rebels this season, while David Stieler (3 G, 3 A), Erik Felde (2 G, 4 A), and Eric Doyle (0 G, 6 A) all have 6 points…Travis Yonkman has a .895 SV% and a 2.00 GAA versus the Rebels…The Broncos sit tied with Brandon for 7th place in the Eastern Conference, 2 points back of Medicine Hat and 3 points behind Kootenay and Moose Jaw…Next action is tomorrow night when the Club travels to Calgary.

LAST GAME: The Broncos recorded their 8th straight win Tuesday night with a 5-2 victory over the Saskatoon Blades…The Club hasn’t won 8 in a row since Nov. 29th – Dec. 16th, 2000…16 year old rookie Cody Eakin led the way for the Broncos offensively picking up a pair of goals, while Zack Smith tallied a goal and two assists…Levi Nelson and Dale Weise also recorded goals for the Broncos…Travis Yonkman made 25 saves to pick up his 24th win of the season…The Broncos finished 2 for 8 on the man advantage, while the Blades went 0 for 7.

NUMBERS: Rookie forward Cody Eakin is on a 3 game goal streak and has recorded 7 points (5 G, 2 A) in his last 7 games and has been named a game star in three of them…Geordie Wudrick picked up a helper against the Blades Tuesday night and has recorded points in 6 of his last 7 games (4 G, 7 A) and was named BOSTON PIZZA “Fan’s Choice” WHL Player of the Week…Zack Smith had a 3 point night on Tuesday and continues to lead the Broncos in points with 57 (19 G, 38 A) and sits tied for 20th place amongst WHL skaters…Levi Nelson has recorded points in his last 5 games thanks to a goal in Tuesday night’s contest (3 G, 2 A)…Erik Felde tallied an assist against the Blades to extend his point streak to 5 games (3 G, 2 A)…Dale Weise recorded his team leading 27th goal of the season Tuesday night and now sits tied for 11th in goals among WHL skaters…Keegan Dansereau and Matt Tassone both saw their point streaks come to an end against the Blades…Eric Doyle (9 G, 34 A) is tied for 4th in points among WHL defensemen, while Michael Wilson (5 G, 37 A) is 7th...Wilson is also 16th in assists among WHL skaters…The Broncos magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 6...Any combination of Broncos wins or Edmonton Oil Kings losses that add up to 6 will result in the Broncos making the playoffs…The Broncos are now 18-3-0-1 when leading after the 1st period of play and 22-1-0-2 when leading after the 2nd period.

MILESTONES: Keegan Dansereau played his 225th WHL game on Feb. 2…Erik Felde recorded his 100th WHL career point on Tuesday against the Blades, while Zack Smith is 3 points away from hitting his 100th WHL career point.

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play is tied for 8th in the WHL and is currently operating at 19.3%…The team has scored 60 power play goals on 311 attempts…Dale Weise has 12 power play goals to lead the Broncos, while Eric Doyle has19 power play assists…On the penalty kill, the Broncos are 9th in the WHL with an 82.5% efficiency rating…The Broncos have only allowed one goal in 40 penalty kills over the last 7 games.

ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 23 players (2 goaltenders, 8 defensemen, 13 forwards)…The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 8 – 19 year old players, 5 – 18 year old players, 4 – 17 year old players, and 3 – 16 year old players…By location, the Broncos have 4 Saskatchewan born players, 10 Alberta born players, 3 British Columbia born players, 2 Manitoba born players, 2 players from the Czech Republic, and 2 American players…The Broncos average age is 18.2 while their average height is 6’0.5” and weight 188.9 lbs.

INJURIES: Spencer McAvoy, Michael Wilson and Jan Dalecky will all miss tonight’s game with concussions, while Jesse Dudas is out with a knee injury.

DRAFTED BRONCOS: Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Levi Nelson (Boston ‘06)…Jesse Dudas (Columbus ’06).