Next Broncos Home Game
The Broncos are coming off a 5-4 loss to Brandon Tuesday night…The Broncos had a 2 goal lead heading into the third period but a 3 goal performance by the Wheat Kings in the final frame sunk the Broncos…It was their 5th straight loss to the Wheat Kings this season…Geordie Wudrick, Michael Stickland and John Negrin scored in the first period for Swift Current while Matt Tassone scored in the second…Travis Yonkman took the loss in goal as the Broncos were outshot 42-33…Both teams went 0-3 on the power-play…Tonight is the 2nd of 3 straight at home for the Broncos after 2 weeks away on the road…They have lost 4 of their last 5 over-all and 2 straight at home.
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NUMBERS: Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos with 51 points…Dansereau has 11 goals and 24 points in his last 17 games…Dansereau has points in 9 of his last 12 games, tallying 17 points in that span…He also leads the team with 14 multi-point games on the season…Dansereau is 8th in the WHL in goals with 26 and leads the WHL in power-play goals with 15…Matt Tassone leads the team with 28 goals…He has 21 goals in his last 27 games…Tassone is tied for 4th in WHL goal scoring…Eric Doyle leads the team with 33 assists and is 6th in scoring for WHL defensemen with 43 points…Doyle leads the Broncos with a plus 18 rating and has points in 9 of his last 11 games…John Negrin is tied for 9th in the WHL for defenseman scoring with 36 points…Geordie Wudrick has 6 goals and 8 points in his last 6 games…Justin Dowling has 21 points in his last 20 games…Michael Stickland has points in four straight games…The Broncos have not been shut-out in a league best 128 straight games…Spencer McAvoy has two 3 assist games in his last 11 games…Taylor Vause leads all rookies for Swift Current with 18 points on the season, he has 3 points in his last 2 games…Broncos are 18-2 when leading after two periods and 20-8 when scoring first.
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AT HOME: The Broncos are 13-9-0-1 at home and 7-4 versus the East Division at home…Brandon and Saskatoon are the only Eastern Division teams that have beaten the Broncos at home.
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REGULAR SEASON VS. Saskatoon: Tonight is the sixth of 8 meetings between the Blades and Broncos…The Broncosare 3-2 against the Blades this season: 2-1 on the road and 1-1 at home…Game scores were Nov. 16 – SC 5 at Blades 6; Oct. 28 – SC 4 at Blades 1; Oct. 15 -Blades 3 at SC 1; Sept. 27 – SC 4 at SC 3; Sept 26 – Blades 2 at SC 3…Keegan Dansereau leads the Broncos with 6 points against the Blades this season…The Broncos are 18-13-1-3 against the Blades over the past 5 seasons.
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MILESTONES: Eric Doyle tallied his 100th assist in the WHL Tuesday night…Geordie Wudrick scored his 50th career goal Tuesday and is 1 point shy of 100 for his career…Keegan Dansereau is 3 goals shy of 100 for his career…Michael Stickland is 4 points shy of 100 for his career…John Negrin is 6 assists shy of 100 for his career…Brad Hoban is 7 games shy of 100 for his career.
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SPECIAL TEAMS: The Broncos power-play is 46 for 235, 19.6% (9th) and the penalty kill is 82.2%, giving up 44 goals on 245 tries. (8th).
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ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 23 players…The team has 3 – 20 year old players, 6 – 19 year old players, 7 – 18 year old players, 6 – 17 year old players, and 1 – 16 year old player.
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UPCOMING GAMES: The Broncos host Prince Albert on Sunday to complete three straight games at home…They head to Moose Jaw on Wednesday.
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DRAFTED BRONCOS: John Negrin (Calgary ’07)…Ryan Molle (New Jersey ‘07)…Matt Tassone (Dallas ’08)…Geordie Wudrick (LA ’08)…Morgan Clark (Vancouver ’08).
