Sports stats



WHL Swift Current Broncos

Broncos Drop Third Straight to Hurricanes

September 28, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Swift Current Broncos News Release


Swift Current, SK - For the second straight game, the Swift Current Broncos drop a come from behind loss, this time to the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-3 Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena.

The night started off strong for the Broncos with a WHL first goal would occur for the Broncos in the opening frame as the lone mark from the first would come from Sawyer Dingman (Edmonton, AB) shelving a wrist shot past Brady Smith at 14:36 from Parker Rondeau (Swift Current, SK) and Jace McFaul (Edmonton, AB) would give the Broncos the lead after one.

Into the second the Hurricanes would tie the game at 1-1 on the power play as Kash Andresen at 4:36 would bang home his first of the season but it wouldn't last long as Luke Mistelbacher (Steinbach, MB) 56 seconds later would blast a rolling puck past Smith to give the Broncos a lead once again at 5:32 from Brady Birnie (Regina, SK) & Grayson Burzynski (Winnipeg, MB), then Mistelbacher would add his second of the night shortly after at 9:15 from Clarke Caswell (Brandon, MB) & Daxton Yerex (Oak Bluff, MB) to push the Broncos lead to 3-1 at 9:15 and would carry that lead to the third period.

In the third period the Hurricanes would storm back at 1:10 to get them within one with a Kooper Gizowski shot in tight, followed by a four-minute power play where Leo Braillard would tied things at 3-3 just 1:34 later. Then Miguel Marques would make it 4-2 Lethbridge at 7:12. The Broncos would get a chance to tie the game on a double minor power play of their own but the Hurricanes would counter shorthanded as Kash Andresen would make it 5-3 at 11:16 to put the Hurricanes up a pair. Swift Current would try to climb into the game with the extra attacker but Brayden Edwards would cap the night at 6-3 with a late empty netter for the 6-3.

Swift Current will look to turn things around Saturday night at home against the Prince Albert Raiders, puck drop is set for 7 PM.

Check out the Swift Current Broncos Statistics

• Discuss this story on the Western Hockey League message board...

Western Hockey League Stories from September 28, 2024


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central