Sports: Broncos Playoffs
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Broncos will face off against Tigers
BY RYAN DAHLMAN 2008) Final seven games. For an offensive defenceman, forwards would be advised to skate at
Swift Current (42-28-1-1 86, 3rd in East Who’s hot: Broncos: Left wing Geordie more is needed; Jordan Peddle (no points in D Matt McCue. While he is intimidating and
Division, 4th in Eastern Conference) vs. Wudrick (14-game point streak); RW Keegan his last nine games; LW Liam Darraugh, (no can throw killer bodychecks, is slow of foot,
Medicine Hat Tigers (36-29-4-3 79 points, Dansereau (2G, 7A in last six games); C points in his last 14 games). Medicine Hat: tends to make bad decisions and take bad
second in Central Division; 5th in Eastern Cody Eakin (4G, 8A in last 7 games); RW Their team offence as a whole has sagged in penalties.
Conference) Michael Stickland (5G, 1A in last four the home stretch. LW Colton Grant has one Injuries (as of March 10): Medicine Hat:
Previous meetings in 2009: games); Medicine Hat: Since his six-goal assist in his last 12 games; RW John Tristan King – Concussion – 1-2 weeks;
Swift Current 1 at Medicine Hat 5 (Jan 10 effort against Prince Albert Feb. 27, C Tyler Stampohar (zero points and a -4 in nine Bretton Cameron – Shoulder – 1-2 weeks;
2009) Final Ennis has been hot as anybody on the games including being a scratch in one); Swift Current: C Matt Tassone (shoulder, out
Medicine Hat 5 at Swift Current 3 (Jan 2 Tigers’ roster with 2G, 6A in seven games; RW Joey Frazer has 1A in last nine games for season), they will miss his goal scoring
2009) Final RW Linden Vey has 2G, 7A including in six and a -5. ability); Jan Dalecky – Thigh - indefinite.
Swift Current 5 at Medicine Hat 3 (Dec 27 games. He has at least one assist in each of What to watch for: Who has the best Did you know? Between the two teams,
2008) Final his last six. team defence. The Broncos have a more there are five players that are new since
Medicine Hat 0 at Swift Current 2 (Oct 12 Who’s not: D Eric Doyle (2A in his last balanced offensive attack with Keegan they last played Jan. 10 (5-1 Tigers win in
Dansereau, Justin Dowling, Cody Eakin, Med. Hat). D John Negrin, LW Liam
Geordie Wudrick, while the Tigers’ C Tyler Darraugh, LW Michael Stickland, and G
Broncos award winners Ennis is the best pure talent on the ice. The Morgan Clark are new for Swift Current
key is whether or not Medicine Hat’s team while D Bo Montgomery is a new Tiger.
defence will be able to keep up with the Prediction: There’s not much to choose
multi-player attack, even without Broncos between the two long-time Highway 1
injured captain Matt Tassone. With the rivals. Despite the Tigers seemingly limping
Tigers’ forwards having to come back and in, coach Willie Desjardins always has his
do extra work to help the Tigers’ weak team ready for the playoffs. Look for a long
defence (minus Mark Isherwood), the series that will go back and forth. If the
Tigers smallish forwards have a hard time Broncos are able to physically take
generating any kind of sustained attack Medicine Hat’s smaller forwards they
against teams with a fast and aggressive should have success. It should culminate in
forecheck (see Calgary, Vancouver and an entertaining game seven slugfest in Swift
Saskatoon games). The Broncos fast Current’s Credit Union i-plex.
Photo by Elizabeth Huber
The Broncos celebrated their 23rd annual awards night on March 16. The regular
season wrap up offered a chance to recognize the players’ accomplishments and
celebrate the graduating players — Keegan Dansereau, Spencer McAvoy and Travis
Yonkman. Back Row: Derek Claffey “C”, players most popular player; Eric Doyle, top
defenceman; Dillon Wagner, chairman of the boards, and scholastic award; Justin
Dowling, most sportsmanlike and 1st star; Keegan Dansereau, top scorer, king of the
road, fan’s most popular, and 3rd star; Jordan Peddle, most improved player. Front
Row: Taylor Vause, rookie of the year and WHL scholastic award nominee; John
Negrin, leadership and maturity (shared with Travis Yonkman); Travis Yonkman,
leadership and maturity and humanitarian of the year; Cody Eakin, Top desire and
sportsmanship award and 2nd star. Unavailable for photo: Matt Tassone, due to
shoulder surgery. He won coaches’ award and most valuable player.
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