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Broncos Defeat Warriors
9-Sep-12The Swift Current Broncos went 2-0 in their weekend home-and-home with the Moose Jaw Warriors, taking a 3-2 win at Mosaic Place Sunday afternoon.
The Warriors would take the edge in shots after 20 minutes outshooting the Broncos 9-5, but neither team would get on the board as play would remain scoreless.
Defenceman Richard Nedomlel would open the scoring seven minutes into the middle frame following through off of a feed from Dakota Odgers to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead.
Colby Cave would extend the Broncos lead to two 11 seconds into the final frame tapping one in past Warriors' goaltender Daniel Wapple. Overage defenceman Dalton Reum would follow suit for the Broncos netting his first of the pre-season and giving the Broncos a 3-0 lead late in the third period. A late goal by Warriors' Andrew Johnson would put Moose Jaw on the board and spark the Warriors offence as they would tally an additional single two minutes later by Kendall McFaull to put the contest within one with 30 seconds to go in regulation. But, Steven Myland would hold on for the win making some great saves in the dying seconds of play resulting in a 3-2 final.
The Broncos were outshot 30-23, but went 2 for 3 on the man advantage. With the win the Broncos improve their pre-season record to 3-2.
UP NEXT: The Swift Current Broncos travel to Prince Albert, SK Thursday to battle the Raiders at the Art Hauser Centre. Then, the Broncos host the Raiders at the Gull Lake Recreational Complex Saturday night.
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Steven Myland got the start in net stopping 28 of 30 shots for the win.
Defenceman Richard Nedomlel is on a two-game goal streak.
Colby Cave and Dalton Reum recorded there first goals of the pre-season.
8 Broncos got on the scoresheet to help Swift Current to their third win of the pre-season.
Recently acquired, Gull Lake, SK product Justin Spagrud made his official debut as a Swift Current Bronco sporting number 36.
The contest saw three fights:
Adam Smith (6'2", 189lbs.) and Warriors' Nikita Zagryadskiy (6'3", 190lbs) dropped the mitts around the midway mark of the second.
Dillon Heatherington (6'2", 185lbs.) and Moose Jaw's Jordan Wyton (6'2", 185lbs.) got involved in a quick scrap immediately following the second period.
Zack Gonek (6'1", 193lbs.) and Josh Uhrich (5'11", 170lbs.) took to a quick tilt late in the third period.
