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Jon Groenheyde helped lead a young Edmonton Oil Kings team on a late drive to the playoffs last season.

He's hoping to do the same thing with the Broncos this season.

"No one can take a night off from here on out and these are our playoffs," Groenheyde said. "If we don't make the best of what we have right now than we aren't going to be in the playoffs. Just coming out every night, grinding it out and just doing everything possible to get the wins."

Groenheyde is doing his part. He's 3-3 in 6 games this month with a 2.92 goals against average and a very strong 0.920 save percentage. Groenheyde also earned his first WHL shut out in a 4-0 victory over Red Deer on Saturday.

"It feels good," Groenheyde said. "Obviously I wanted to get a shut out before my (WHL) career ended. It's such a team stat I'm really proud of the boys the way we came back after a tough performance (against Saskatoon)."

His play impressed the coaching staff.

"He was unbelievable all weekend," said Broncos Assistant Coach Andy Schneider. "On Friday night against Saskatoon that score could easily have been 8 or 9 to 1. He played great and he kept it going (against Red Deer) and he was the difference."

Groenheyde came to Swift Current earlier this season in a deal for veteran forward Jordan Peddle. He was somewhat inconsistent early in his Broncos career, but the veteran from Surrey has been at his best of late.

"I try and play the same way every night," Groenheyde said. "It's been working the last few weeks and it's awesome because it feels like every puck just hits you."

Groenheyde and the Broncos host Marc Habscheid's Victoria Royals on Tuesday night. It's a 2-2-Tuesday at the Credit Union iPlex with tickets for only $2.

Shawn Mullin talks to Groenheyde on Saturday's Eagle 94.1 FM Post-Game Show: