Game 28 vs. Red Deer
The Broncos last action was on Wednesday night when they played host to the Portland Winter Hawks
The Broncos managed to skate away with a 3-0 victory and recorded their 5th shutout of the season, tying them with the Vancouver Giants and the Everett Silvertips for the league lead in that category
Geordie Wudrick, Grant Toulmin, and Kyle Bortis all scored for the Broncos while Travis Yonkman was between the pipes for the Broncos
Special teams played a big role in the club’s victory that saw their power play finish the evening 2 for 8 while their penalty kill was a perfect 7 for 7.
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NUMBERS: The Swift Current Broncos offense is led by 18-year-old forward Levi Nelson
Nelson has recorded 4 goals and 14 assists after 27 games this season and had a 4 game point streak snapped on Wednesday night
He has not gone more than 3 games in a row without recording a point this season while his 14 assists are 5 more than anybody else on the team
Meanwhile, Daniel Rakos is leading the Broncos in goals with 9, as well as penalty minutes with 58
Rakos is a team worst 8 while Brady Leavold is a team best +3
Zack Smith and Kyle Bortis lead the Broncos roster with 2 game winning goals each
Bortis’ 4 multi point games are tops on the Broncos
Goaltender Kyle Moir is putting up impressive numbers once again with a .913 save percentage to go along with a 2.99 goals against average and 3 shutouts
Moir’s 3 shutouts trail only Leland Irving (5) of the Everett Silvertips for first in the league
The Broncos are averaging 26 shots for per game
The team is scoring 2.4 goals per game while they are allowing 2.9 per game
The Broncos are an impressive 10-1-0-0 when scoring first and have not lost when leading after 40 minutes of play (9-0-0-0)
The teams 705 penalty minutes lead the entire Western Hockey League.
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SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play scored twice in one game for the first time in nearly a month on Wednesday night, however, their power play is still operating at just 11.7%
The Broncos have allowed 8 shorthanded goals against this season
Daniel Rakos has a team best 5 power play goals while Michael Wilson leads the way with 8 power play assists
Despite their troubles on the power play, the Broncos have had another strong start on the penalty kill
Their 84.8% efficiency rating is good for a top 5 quality penalty killing system in the Western Hockey League.
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rROSTER: The Broncos enter tonight’s action with a 23-man roster that includes 13 forwards, 8 defenseman, and 2 goaltenders The team has 3 20 year old players, 5 19 year old players, 8 18 year old players, 5 17 year old players, and 2 16 year old players By location, the Broncos have 4 Saskatchewan born players, 8 Alberta born players, 6 British Columbia born players, 3 Manitoba born players, and 2 Czech Republic players.
