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Broncos win their third straight

The Humboldt Broncos keep on rolling after the Christmas break as they knocked off the Notre Dame Hounds 3-2 at the EPA on Jan. 15 in their lone game of the week. Their Jan. 12 home contest against the Kindersley Klippers was postponed.
Winning streak for Broncos
Humboldt Broncos forward Brayden Camrud looks to embrace incoming forward Logan Schatz after Camrud scored his fourth goal of the season to put the Broncos ahead 2-1. The Broncos rolled to a 3-2 win over the Notre Dame Hounds at the EPA on Jan. 15 giving the Broncos their third win in a row. photo by Christopher Lee

The Humboldt Broncos keep on rolling after the Christmas break as they knocked off the Notre Dame Hounds 3-2 at the EPA on Jan. 15 in their lone game of the week. Their Jan. 12 home contest against the Kindersley Klippers was postponed.

An early penalty put the Broncos behind the eight-ball as the Hounds capitalized on the power play to take a 1-0 lead but they responded with a dominant first period.

The Broncos outshot the Hounds 15-6 in the period and scored three times.

The first Broncos goal came off the stick of newly acquired Bronco Brett Horn who converted a fantastic pass from Connor Swystun to tie the score at one.

The goal was Horn’s first in exactly two months and first as a Bronco making the goal that much sweeter, he said.

“It’s always nice to break the ice with the guys so it was a pretty important goal.”

The Broncos continued carrying the pace of play following the Horn goal as Brayden Camrud and Laramie Kostelansky both found the back of the net to give the Broncos a 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission.

Jumping out to a quick lead was part of the game plan for the Broncos, says Horn, especially given that Notre Dame came into the game on the third night of a back-to-back-to-back.

“They did fight back but I think our ability to roll all the lines and get on them and pressure the puck at all times it really wore them down it was definitely a part of our game.”

The Broncos continued carrying the pace of play in the second period as they outshot the Hounds 16-7 but were unable to find the back of the net as the teams went into the second intermission with the Broncos leading 3-1.

The Hounds responded with a great third period scoring early but the Broncos refused to break as they hung on for a 3-2 win.

Garrett Mason was good when called upon for the Broncos as he turned aside 26 of 28 shots to pick up his 17th win of the season.

Despite the win Horn noted that there were a couple of things the team needs to tighten up in their own zone, noting that his line is among them as they were caught on the ice for a goal against.

Looking ahead the Broncos head out on the road for a southern road trip as they visit the Estevan Bruins on Jan. 20 and the Weyburn Red Wings on Jan. 21.

Having a good week of practice is going to be key for the Broncos says Horn, who notes they are tough teams to play against.

“It’s a tough swing down there with those two teams. They like to play pretty tough and hard nosed games so if we can match that and roll all the lines then we should be alright,” says Horn.

SJHL Standings

As of Jan. 17
Pos.        Team            GP    W    L    OTL    SOL    PTS      GF       GA    LAST 10
1    Battlefords North Stars    42    34    7      1    0      69      160        83    8-1-1-0    
2    Flin Flon Bombers    41    27    10      2    2      58      158       111    8-2-0-0
3    Estevan Bruins        40    26    13      0    1      53      162       140    5-5-0-0
4    Nipawin Hawks        38    23    12      2    1      49      125        82    8-2-0-0
5    Humboldt Broncos    40    23    16      0    1      47      130       119    6-4-0-0
6    Weyburn Red Wings    43    18    20      1    4      41      117       134    2-7-1-0
7    Melfort Mustangs    40    17    17      2    4      40      129       141    5-3-1-1
8    Yorkton Terriers        41    18    20      3    0      39      108       140    5-5-0-0
9    Notre Dame Hounds    39    17    18      3    1      38      119       119    3-7-0-0
10    Kindersley Klippers    41    17    23      1    0      35      123       140    6-4-0-0
11    Melville Millionaires    39    16    21      2    0      34       93       123    3-6-1-0
12    La Ronge Ice Wolves    40     6    29      1    4      17       73       165    0-9-1-0

Top 5 Broncos Scorers

As of Jan. 17
Player     GP    G    A    PTS
Chris Van Os-Shaw    39    28    21      49
Trevor Posch    30    15    15      30
Tristen Elder    32    14    11      25
Connor Swystun    35     3    22      25
Brett Horn    36     9    15      24