Bronco's prepare for the sweep

Well can the Broncos sweep the Portage Terriers? Tonight is the night that the Broncos do battle with the MJHL champs in game four. The Bronco’s have proven that they weren’t joking around after coming back from a 3-1 series deficit in the SJHL Finals versus Kindersley.

Humboldt took game one by a score of 5-3 despite being down by a score of 3-1 early in the third period. The Broncos answered with 4 straight goals in the third to steal the win. Schindel and Benjamin both picked up three points in the first game.

Game two was much closer as neither team could pull away from each other as they traded goals throughout the game. The turning point was the special team play of the Broncos who scored four powerplay goals and outshot the Terriers 54-22.

Following two victories on home ice, the Broncos then had to travel to Portage for game three. This time it was Taylor Nelson’s time to shine as he picked up a 30 save shutout in the 3-0 victory. The first and only goal the Broncos would need came at 11:48 of the second period on a shorthanded goal by Steven Schroeder. Tanner Vandesype and Matthew Kirzinger then added two more goals to put the game out of reach.

The Broncos will try and sweep the Terriers tonight to bring the SJHL’s total Anavet Cup victories to 28 compared to the 10 for MJHL teams.

- Troy K