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Entering his third season with the Broncos, Achtymichuk continues to play an important role behind the scenes, ensuring the team is prepared both at home and on the road while helping&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":464,"featured_media":40566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[709],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-40565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-709","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/23151635\/Welcome-Back-Kory-scaled.png",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40567,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40565\/revisions\/40567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":40562,"date":"2026-07-22T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/?p=40562"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:35:20","slug":"broncos-name-dominic-lepan-executive-vice-president-of-business-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/article\/broncos-name-dominic-lepan-executive-vice-president-of-business-operations","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Name Dominic LePan Executive Vice President of Business Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Swift Current, SK &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Swift Current Broncos are pleased to announce that Dominic LePan has accepted the position of Executive Vice President of Business Operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">LePan steps into the role after serving as the club&#8217;s Senior Manager of Business Operations and Corporate Partnerships, where he has been instrumental in strengthening the Broncos&#8217; business operations, building relationships with corporate partners, and helping grow the organization&#8217;s presence throughout the Southwest Saskatchewan community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Broncos Governor Liam Choo-Foo said LePan&#8217;s promotion reflects the confidence the organization has in his ability to lead the business operations department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u201cWe are fortunate to have some with Dominic\u2019s skills and ability within our organization. His focus on revenue generation and creative marketing opportunities for our organization will help ensure a smooth transition of leadership with the Business Operations side of our organization. Furthermore, his understanding of our community and the importance of all who are a part of the Broncos fanbase will be essential as we move forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">LePan expressed both his gratitude for the opportunity and his excitement for the future of the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u201cI am incredibly honoured to have the opportunity to serve as Executive Vice President of Business Operations for the Swift Current Broncos. I want to thank Kevin Simpson for his outstanding leadership and everything he has done for this organization. He has built a strong foundation, and I look forward to continuing that momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;The Broncos are a special organization, and it&#8217;s a privilege to work alongside such a dedicated staff, volunteers, partners, and fans. I&#8217;m excited to continue enhancing the fan experience, strengthening our community relationships, and helping ensure the long-term success of the club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;Finally, I&#8217;d like to thank my wife, Holly, and my family for their unwavering support. I&#8217;m grateful for this opportunity and can&#8217;t wait to get to work,&#8221; said LePan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Swift Current Broncos congratulate Dominic on his new role and look forward to his continued leadership as the organization enters its 40th anniversary season.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swift Current, SK &#8211; The Swift Current Broncos are pleased to announce that Dominic LePan has accepted the position of Executive Vice President of Business Operations. LePan steps into the role after serving as the club&#8217;s Senior Manager of Business Operations and Corporate Partnerships, where he has been instrumental in strengthening the Broncos&#8217; business operations,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":464,"featured_media":40563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[709],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-40562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-709","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/22103502\/Congrats-Dominics-scaled.png",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40564,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40562\/revisions\/40564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":40554,"date":"2026-07-21T17:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/?p=40554"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:22:51","slug":"broncos-thank-kevin-simpson-as-he-departs-from-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/article\/broncos-thank-kevin-simpson-as-he-departs-from-organization","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Thank Kevin Simpson as He Departs from Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Swift Current, SK<\/strong> \u2014 <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Swift Current Broncos would like to extend its sincere gratitude to Executive Vice President of Business Operations Kevin Simpson, who will be departing the organization as he pursues a new career opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Since joining the Broncos, Simpson has played an integral role in the club&#8217;s business operations, helping strengthen the organization&#8217;s connection with the community while contributing to the continued growth of the Broncos on and off the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Broncos Governor Liam Choo-Foo thanked Simpson for his many contributions to the organization over the past three seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;We are very sorry to see Kevin leave. He has provided incredible leadership and stability for our organization over the past three years. His focus on revenue generation is exactly what our team needed. His steady presence and ability to make everyone around him better in their roles will be missed. We wish Kevin and his family nothing but the best as they begin this next chapter in Moncton.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Reflecting on his time with the organization, Simpson expressed his appreciation for the Broncos community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;It has been an incredible privilege to be part of the Swift Current Broncos organization. I am thankful for everyone who made my time here so rewarding and for the friendships that will last a lifetime. I wish the organization, its players, staff, and fans continued success, and I look forward to following and cheering on the Broncos for many years to come,\u201d said Simpson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Swift Current Broncos thank Kevin for his years of service and wish him continued success in his future endeavors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swift Current, SK \u2014 The Swift Current Broncos would like to extend its sincere gratitude to Executive Vice President of Business Operations Kevin Simpson, who will be departing the organization as he pursues a new career opportunity. Since joining the Broncos, Simpson has played an integral role in the club&#8217;s business operations, helping strengthen the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":464,"featured_media":40555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[709],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-40554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-709","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/21124315\/Thank-You-Kevin-scaled.png",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40554"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40561,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40554\/revisions\/40561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":40557,"date":"2026-07-21T15:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/?p=40557"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:08:35","slug":"broncos-welcome-back-athletic-therapist-matthew-zoltek-for-fourth-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/article\/broncos-welcome-back-athletic-therapist-matthew-zoltek-for-fourth-season","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Welcome Back Athletic Therapist Matthew Zoltek for Fourth Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Swift Current, SK <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong> The Swift Current Broncos are pleased to announce that Athletic Therapist Matthew Zoltek will return to the organization for his fourth season with the team in 2026-27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Since joining the Broncos, Zoltek has played a vital role in the club, working closely with players and hockey operations staff to support injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and day-to-day athlete care throughout the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;I am incredibly fortunate to return for my fourth season with the Swift Current Broncos,&#8221; said Zoltek. &#8220;This organization continues to set the standard for what it means to truly invest in every player who comes through its doors. With a staff whose roles span such a wide and specialized range of domains, the foundation here is built to develop professional-calibre athletes. I\u2019m proud to be part of a group that values growth, supports its medical and equipment staff, and is committed to building the future of our players.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">As preparations continue for the 2026-27 season, Zoltek&#8217;s return reinforces the Broncos&#8217; commitment to providing their players with elite care and development throughout their WHL journey.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swift Current, SK \u2013 The Swift Current Broncos are pleased to announce that Athletic Therapist Matthew Zoltek will return to the organization for his fourth season with the team in 2026-27. Since joining the Broncos, Zoltek has played a vital role in the club, working closely with players and hockey operations staff to support injury&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":464,"featured_media":40558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[709],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-40557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-709","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/21150628\/Zoltek-Graphic-scaled.png",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40559,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40557\/revisions\/40559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":40549,"date":"2026-07-13T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/?p=40549"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:20:52","slug":"broncos-introduce-analytics-department-ahead-of-2026-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/article\/broncos-introduce-analytics-department-ahead-of-2026-27-season","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Introduce Analytics Department Ahead of 2026-27 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Swift Current, SK \u2013<\/strong> The Swift Current Broncos are pleased to announce the addition of an Analytics Department to the Hockey Operations staff ahead of the 2026-27 season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Leading the department as Director of Analytics is Simon Malone of Toronto, Ontario. Malone holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Sport Administration from the University of North Carolina and is currently pursuing a master&#8217;s degree in Business Analytics. He has previously worked as a Hockey Analytics Consultant with the Toronto Maple Leafs, served as an OHL Data Tracker, and worked as a Hockey Analyst with Middlebury College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;I am really excited to get started with Swift Current,&#8221; said Malone. &#8220;We have a very diverse analytics department and I look forward to assisting the coaching staff and front office.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Joining Malone is James Connelly (Chapel Hill, North Carolina), who will serve as Data Scientist. Connelly is currently pursuing a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Data Science and Sociology at the University of North Carolina. He has scouting experience with both Dobber Prospects and Recruit Scouting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;I am incredibly grateful and honoured to be joining an organization that prioritizes innovation alongside a commitment to winning,&#8221; said Connelly. &#8220;I am excited to help the Broncos gain any edge possible to help bring a championship back to Swift Current.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Also joining the department is Reggie Hayer (Delta, British Columbia), who will serve as Data Analyst of Scouting. Outside of hockey, Hayer owns MGK Bookkeeping and currently serves as a development coach with North Delta Minor Hockey and as a skills coach with Atomic Hockey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;I am excited to join the Swift Current Broncos analytics department,&#8221; said Hayer. &#8220;This organization has a strong tradition, and I am looking forward to contributing to that and helping this team win.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Rounding out the department is Jordan Brisebois (Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan), who will serve as Data Analyst of Team Performance. Brisebois holds both bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in Kinesiology from the University of Saskatchewan and currently works as Commercial Excellence Manager at ADAMA. His hockey experience includes serving as Hockey Director for the South Prairie Silverbacks and as an evaluator for Hockey Saskatchewan&#8217;s Canada Winter Games program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;I am excited to be a part of the deep and successful history of the Swift Current Broncos,&#8221; said Brisebois. &#8220;The creation of this new department is a strong indicator that the organization is committed to taking a modern approach to hockey development. I am fervent in my approach to hockey and committed to supporting this new tool that is being added to the Broncos toolbox.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;As a small-market team, every advantage matters,&#8221; said Broncos General Manager and Head Coach Travis Crickard. &#8220;Analytics will be a part of our process to make smarter, more informed decisions on drafting, player acquisition, roster management, and team performance. It&#8217;s not a replacement for the great work our scouts, coaches, and staff already do, it&#8217;s a way to sharpen it. We&#8217;re excited and extremely fortunate to welcome Simon, James, Reggie, and Jordan to our organization. Each of them brings a unique background and skill set, and together they&#8217;ll help us build the best team possible.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swift Current, SK \u2013 The Swift Current Broncos are pleased to announce the addition of an Analytics Department to the Hockey Operations staff ahead of the 2026-27 season. Leading the department as Director of Analytics is Simon Malone of Toronto, Ontario. Malone holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Sport Administration from the University of North Carolina&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":464,"featured_media":40551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[709],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-40549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-709","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/13100943\/BRONCOS-HEADER-31-scaled.png",2560,1440,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40549"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40552,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40549\/revisions\/40552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":40542,"date":"2026-07-09T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/?p=40542"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:16:22","slug":"broncos-hire-ethan-murdoch-as-strength-conditioning-coach-performance-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/whl-broncos\/article\/broncos-hire-ethan-murdoch-as-strength-conditioning-coach-performance-analyst","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Hire Ethan Murdoch as Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach\/Performance Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Swift Current, SK<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Swift Current Broncos are pleased to announce the hiring of Ethan Murdoch as the club&#8217;s Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach\/Performance Analyst.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">A product of Swift Current, Murdoch joins the Broncos following a successful collegiate career at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where he earned a degree in Health Sciences and Data Analytics in Health Care while competing as an NCAA Division I baseball student-athlete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Murdoch is a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), widely regarded as the gold standard certification for coaching high-performance athletes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/09094945\/d7dc0e09-7e00-457f-af66-746b57cd8d7e.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1316\" data-large_image_height=\"1012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40544 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/09094945\/d7dc0e09-7e00-457f-af66-746b57cd8d7e-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/09094945\/d7dc0e09-7e00-457f-af66-746b57cd8d7e-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/09094945\/d7dc0e09-7e00-457f-af66-746b57cd8d7e-1024x787.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/09094945\/d7dc0e09-7e00-457f-af66-746b57cd8d7e-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/07\/09094945\/d7dc0e09-7e00-457f-af66-746b57cd8d7e.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;We are extremely fortunate to be adding Ethan to our program,&#8221; said Broncos General Manager and Head Coach Travis Crickard. &#8220;As we continue to build our development program, we felt that adding Ethan would be a tremendous asset. After several discussions, it was clear that Ethan has a lot of passion for training and programming for high-performance athletes and is a very quick study. It also helps that he was a high-performance athlete having played NCAA Division I Baseball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;He not only understands the regimented lifestyle of an athlete and can likely relate to our athletes, he also knows how to program and lead training sessions effectively to ensure our athletes can improve their strength, conditioning, and mobility during a season that is physiologically demanding.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8220;I&#8217;m very excited to get to work for my hometown team!&#8221; said Murdoch. &#8220;The Broncos mean so much to the community and I&#8217;m looking forward to contributing to that. Getting to know and work with these elite hockey players and coaches is an opportunity that I&#8217;m grateful for.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Broncos welcome Ethan to the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swift Current, SK &#8211; The Swift Current Broncos are pleased to announce the hiring of Ethan Murdoch as the club&#8217;s Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach\/Performance Analyst. A product of Swift Current, Murdoch joins the Broncos following a successful collegiate career at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where he earned a degree in Health Sciences 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This new premium seating concept is another great way to generate additional revenue while providing an enhanced game day experience that we believe will become one of the most sought after seating areas in the InnovationPlex.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Throughout the process, the Broncos met with existing season ticket members around the glass and received valuable feedback that helped shape the new VIP table concept. 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