After the success of last night’s game against the Medicine Hat Tigers, it seems Manny Viveiros stuck with mainly the same lineup. Skinner started in net while Glenn Gawdin, Beck Malenstyn, and Andrew Fyten manned the front line. Josh Anderson and Noah King were the first pairing on defence. MacKenzie […]
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Swift Current Broncos win first of home and home against Medicine Hat Tigers
With the Swift Current Broncos in second place in the Eastern Division with 86 points heading into this game, it was a must-win situation against their old rival the Medicine Hat Tigers. Years ago, Swift Current and Medicine Hat had one of the toughest rivalries in the WHL, but it […]
WHL recap: Bellerive drives Hurricanes; Broncos, Royals and Silvertips nab wins
Swift Current 4 @Regina 1 Stuart Skinner showed his value this weekend. In a home-and-home his Swift Current Broncos (35-12-3-1) had with the Regina Pats (25-22-5-0), the 19-year-old goalie stopped 63 of 65 total shots and led the Broncos to all four points in a tight East Division race. Coming […]
WHL recap: Thunderbirds win another in the shootout; Chiefs double up Broncos
Seattle 6 Brandon 5 (SO) Things looked bleak on Tuesday night for the Seattle Thunderbirds (25-16-4-2). They were down 4-1 to the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings (28-15-3-2) halfway through regulation. Leave it to a 16-year-old defenseman and a well-travelled 19-year-old to change all that. Jake Lee scored his third of the year with […]
WHL recap: Hay nearing record with Kamloops win; ‘Tips keep rolling
Kamloops 4 @Edmonton 2 With that win… Don Hay is now at career total 741. One win shy of tying all-time win mark in the WHL. #Kamloops — Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports) January 22, 2018 Quinn Benjafield and Joe Gatenby have their head coach one win away from history. The former […]
Swift Current Broncos start U.S. road trip strong
January 17 Swift Current Broncos vs Tri-City Americans The Swift Current Broncos are on their American road trip right now. They have taken on the Tri-City Americans and the Portland Winterhawks already. In the next few days they plan to match up against Seattle, Everett, and Spokane. With Skinner in […]
Americans battle hard but fall in OT to Broncos
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (22-16-6-0, 50 pts.) are in the middle of trying to find their stride again. With a plethora of injuries, a suspension, and new faces through trades, the team has had a hard time finding consistency. A win against the high-flying Swift Current Broncos (32-10-3-0, 67 […]
Swift Current Broncos take both weekend games
Artyom Minulin returned to the lineup January 6th in front of 2284 people at the iPlex in Swift Current when the Broncos hosted the Regina Pats. Tyler Steenbergen and Aleksi Heponiemi were still out of the lineup. Logan Flodell started in net. Beck Malenstyn, Glenn Gawdin, and Kaden Elder started […]
WHL at the World Junior Championships day eight
Czech Republic 4 Finland 3 (SO) Red Deer Rebels forward Kristian Reichel has produced more as the the U-20 World Junior Championships has gone on over the last week. He scored twice in their last preliminary game and added another marker on Tuesday. Reichel then got the Czech Republic started […]
Swift Current Broncos Weekly Update: ringing in the New Year
SC BRONCOS The Swift Current Broncos played a total of 37 games to end 2017 with a record of 26-9-2 and 54 points. This places them in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, behind the Moose Jaw Warriors, who have 63 points. The Broncos are 7-3-0 in their last ten […]