Broncos move on to Second Round of 2024 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutrien
The Swift Current Broncos are charging on to the Second Round of the 2024 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutrien.
Swift Current punched its ticket to the Western Conference Semifinal by defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes in four straight games (3-0, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4 2OT)
The Broncos pulled off the sweep with a dramatic 5-4 come-from-behind overtime victory at the Enmax Centre on Wednesday night.
Arizona Coyotes prospect Conor Geekie would net the game-winner 23 seconds into the fourth period.
Luke Mistelbacher led all Swift Current skaters with four goals, three assists and a +2 rating in the First Round, highlighted by a hat trick in Game 3.
Boston Bruins netminder Reid Dyck was solid between the pipes, pitching a 33-save shutout in his WHL playoff debut in Game 1 and finishing the series with a 2.50 goals-against average and .924 save percentage.
Swift Current also defeated Lethbridge in their last playoff meeting with the Broncos dispatching the Hurricane in six games in Round Three of the 2018 WHL Playoffs.
This marks Swift Current’s first series win since capturing the Ed Chynoweth Cup back in 2018 and its first sweep since blanking the Medicine Hat Tigers in the 1997 postseason.