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Preview: Oil Kings vs Swift Current Broncos

March 2, 2024 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Edmonton Oil Kings News Release


EDMONTON OIL KINGS (21-35-2-1) vs. SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS (33-19-4-2) -

MARCH W, 2024 - ROGERS PLACE - 7:00 PM

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2023-24 Schedule vs. Swift Current

Friday, Dec 15 @ Edmonton (6-3 SC)

Friday, Feb 9 @ Swift Current (4-1 SC)

Saturday, Mar 2 @ Edmonton

Wednesday, Mar 6 @ Swift Current

Sunday, Mar 17 @ Edmonton

Matchup Notes

Tonight marks the 3rd meeting of the year between the 2 clubs. Swift Current has won both of the previous contests.

Marc Lajoie and Ty Nash lead all Oil Kings in scoring with 2 points (1G, 1A), while Josh Filmon (2G, 2A) leads the way for the Broncos in the head to head with four points.

All-time, the Oil Kings and Tigers have met 66 times in the regular season with the Oil Kings holding a record of 38-23-3-2.

Coming In

The Oil Kings are coming off of a 7-4 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday night, their 2nd consecutive on the road and 6th loss to Medicine Hat in their final meeting of the regular season.

Edmonton scored first for the 4th consecutive game when Andrej Tomasec buried a centering feed at the goal mouth, tallying in his first game back after missing four. Medicine Hat answered back just over 5 minutes later when a Bogdans Hodass shot found it's way past Oil Kings Goalie Kolby Hay from the point.

The Oil Kings would then tally 3 more times before the end of the opening period, including one for the history books. Twenty year old Defenseman Marc Lajoie let a wrist shot go from the point which found its way past Tigers Goalie Zach Zahara. The goal not only spelled the end of the night for the starter, but etched Lajoie's name in the record books for his 20th of the season. Medicine Hat stormed out in the 2nd period scoring 4 times,

adding 2 more in the 3rd to spoil the record setting night for Lajoie.

EOK Notables

€” Oil Kings defenseman Marc Lajoie passed Conner McDonald on Friday night for the all-time total for goals in a single season by a rear guard with his 20th of the season.

€” Oil Kings prospects Cage Smith and Owen Mastroianni collected their first points in the Western Hockey League on Wednesday, both picking up assists vs Calgary on Wednesday.

€” Oil Kings defenceman Marc Lajoie sits 12th in defenceman points (46), 2nd in defenceman goals (20), 1 st in defenceman PP goals (11) and tied for 7 th in defenceman PP points (23) in the WHL. His 11 power play goals rank tied for 6 th overall in the entire WHL amongst all skaters.

€” Oil Kings defenceman Marc Lajoie is in 5th for the most career power play goals by an Oil Kings defenceman in franchise history with 11 trailing only Griffin Reinhart (12), Cody Corbett (12), Aaron Irving (13) and Conner McDonald (14).

SCB Notables

€” Broncos Forward Conor Geekie is on a 7-game point streak, and has points in 10 of his last 11 games.

€” Broncos Goalie Reid Dyck sits 6th in the Western Hockey League in save percentage at .914, and is 8th in the league with a GAA of 2.65 through 29 appearances.

Milestone Watch

€” F Ty Nash is 3 games away from 250 career WHL games.

€” F Ty Nash is 10 assists away from 100 career WHL assists.

€” D Marc Lajoie is 7 assists away from 100 career WHL assists.

€” F Skyler Bruce is 3 goals away from 50 career WHL goals.

Lineup Report

€” D Ethan MacKenzie, upper-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 39)

€” F Presley Kerner, lower-body, week-to-week (Games missed: 8)

€” F Skyler Bruce, lower-body, day-to-day (Games missed: 7)

Streaks

€” F Adam Jecho is on a 2-game point streak (2g-1a-3pts).

€” F Smyth Rebman is on a 3-game point streak (1g-2a-3pts).

€” F Landon Hanson is on a 2-game point streak (1g-1a-2pts).

Who's Hot

€” F Marshall Finnie has 6 points (3G, 3A) in his last 6 games.

€” F Ty Nash has 20 points (5G, 15A) in his last 19 games.

€” F Smyth Rebman has 7 points (3G, 4A) in his last 8 games.

€” F Gracyn Sawchyn has 15 points (4G, 11A) in his last 16 games.

€” F Gavin Hodnett has 11 points (3G, 8A) in his last 11 games.

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