The CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins will welcome the Humboldt Broncos tonight at Spectra Place in the first of five meetings this season between the two clubs.
The Bruins enter the contest on a two game losing skid after losing to Notre Dame and Yorkton in back to back games on the weekend, the penalty kill was an area of concern as the Bruins gave up 8 powerplay goals in the two losses.
The Bruins used their entire 25 man roster on the weekend, on Saturday Jesse Bernard, Derek Whitehill, Matt Brykaliuk, Lyndon Soper, and Jeff Bartel sat out for the Bruins. On Sunday, Dominic Perrault, Chris Daniels, Taylor Reich, Ryan Crosson, and Austin Daae were scratched from the lineup.
Derek Tendler has started in all three of the Bruin games so far, Steven Glass has been the back up goalie for the Bruins in all three games, Shea Cooper has been sidelined with a knee injury for the last two weeks, he has resume practicing and could return to the lineup within the next week or so.
The Bruins will host the Broncos and Notre Dame Hounds, before beginning three sets of home and home series before the SGEU SJHL Showcase on October 14.
The Broncos head into tonight's game on a little bit of a roll, the Broncos were the first team in the SJHL to hand the Nipawin Hawks on Saturday. Despite losing Devan Dubyk to the WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors, the Broncos have received solid goaltending from Matt Hrynkiw who was named the goalie of the week in the SJHL after picking up a pair of wins and making 39 saves on 40 shots.
The Bruins and Broncos will meet 5 times this season since the two teams will square off in the SGEU SJHL Showcase.
Opening faceoff for tonight's game is 7:30.
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