Game 55 @ Regina
Despite jumping out to a 2-0 lead after the first period of play, the Broncos couldn’t hold on for the win and eventually fell to the division leading Wheat Kings 5-4 in a shootout
Broncos goal scorers were Eric Doyle, Spencer McAvoy, Daniel Rakos, and Brady Leavold while Brandon received offensive production from Mark Derlago, Bryan Kauk, Codey Burki and Jeff Topilko
Kyle Moir was in net for the Broncos and made 27 saves on 31 Brandon shots while Tyler Plante stopped 25 of Swift Current’s 29 shots
The Broncos power play was 2 for 4 on the evening and they stopped Brandon man advantages, turning in a 3 for 3 effort on the penalty kill.
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VS REGINA: Tonight is the 7th of 8 meetings between the Broncos and Pats this season with Regina having won 4 of the first 6 contests
Offense is usually a big component in games between Regina and Swift Current this season, with the two teams averaging a combined 7.3 goals per game
The two teams last met on January 24th where the Pats skated out of Swift Current with a 7-2 victory
Jeremy Schenderling leads the way for the Broncos with 3 goals and 3 assists against Regina while Garret Festerling has 1 goal and 9 assists against the Broncos this season.
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NUMBERS: Levi Nelson has led the Broncos in scoring since the start of the season and now has 13 goals and 28 assists in 52 games played this season
Nelson also leads the team in penalty minutes with 107
Dale Weise follows Nelson with 36 points (15G; 21A) in 49 games played
Jeremy Schenderling is the leader on the Broncos roster with 16 goals
Broncos defenseman Michael Wilson leads the team’s defenseman with 28 points (7G; 21A)
The Broncos are 12-12-1-2 against Central Division opponents in 2006/07 while they are 6-11-0-1 on Saturday nights
They are a perfect 15-0-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes of play and are 17-4-0-2 when scoring the games first goal
The team is averaging 2.8 goals per game while they are allowing an average of 3.5 goals against per game
The Broncos are shooting the puck on goal 28 times per game while they are facing 33 shots on average
The Broncos are 4 games below .500% for the first time this season.
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MILESTONES: Veteran goaltender Kyle Moir has appeared in 217 regular season games in his career and is 4th on the WHL’s all time games played list for a goaltender
He is just 13 games away from breaking the all time record for a goaltender held by Jeff Calvert who played in 229 career games with the Moose Jaw Warriors and Tacoma Rockets from 1989-94
Meanwhile, Jeremy Schenderling played in his 300th career WHL game on January 20th in Brandon.
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SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power play was 2 for 4 on Friday night against Brandon with Eric Doyle and Brady Leavold recording power play goals
The Broncos power play is now operating at 16.4%, good for 14th in the WHL
Jeremy Schenderling leads the roster with 8 power play goals while Michael Wilson’s 14 assists while on the man advantage are also good for the team lead
On the penalty kill the Broncos were a perfect 3 for 3 on Saturday and now sit 9th in the WHL with an 82.8% success rate
The Broncos have allowed a league high 15 shorthanded goals against this season.
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rROSTER: The Broncos are carrying a 22 man roster The team’s average age is 18.0 while the average height is 6’1.5 and the average weight is 187.3 pounds The team’s roster includes 13 forwards, 7 defenseman, and 2 goaltenders The team has 3 20 year old players, 4 19 year old players, 7 18 year old players, 6 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, 2 Manitoba born players, and 2 Czech Republic players The Broncos will have 15 year old affiliate player call up Brad Hoban (#33 3rd round 2006 WHL Bantam Draft) in the lineup tonight.
