January 10th, 2018, less than a year removed from a Western Hockey League title the Seattle Thunderbirds made a trade with the very team they defeated the previous May en route to their first Ed Chynoweth Cup, the Regina Pats, sending Aaron Hyman east for seventeen-year-old defenseman, Owen Williams and […]
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Chiefs ride momentum to victory over Blazers
The Blazers opened their 2019-2020 season with a 4-3 loss to the Spokane Chiefs on Friday night. Though the two teams combined for seven goals, goalies Dylan Garand and Lukas Parik stole the show in an evening that emphasized strong goaltending and momentum. Parik — literally and figuratively — stood […]
Winnipeg ICE earn first ever regular season win
Prior to puck drop on Friday night at Westoba Place, the night was sure to be a historic one for a few reasons. The first was the Brandon Wheat Kings were set to unveil a brand new state-of-the-art jumbotron at centre ice. Another reason it was a special night was […]
Svejkovsky looking to build off rookie campaign
Lukas Svejkovsky is entering his second WHL season with the Vancouver Giants after a rookie season that saw him improve as the months went on. “He played a lot better down the stretch for us (last season)”, said Giants Head Coach Michael Dyck. He continued by saying, “He got a lot more […]
Wheat Kings add Ginnell, sign Bennett
The Brandon Wheat Kings begin their season on Friday night against the Winnipeg ICE and when the puck drops, a new face is expected to be in the lineup. The club has acquired 17-year-old left-winger Riley Ginnell from the Kamloops Blazers, in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2021 […]
Wheat Kings’ Ritchie achieves childhood dream
Nolan Ritchie grew up watching Brandon Wheat Kings games. Whether it was a preseason game, a regular-season game or a playoff game, there’s a good chance that Nolan was at the arena watching it live. Born in Brandon on May 27, 2002, it didn’t take him long to pick up […]
Wheat Kings look ahead after even preseason
September 20, the night many coaches of WHL teams, fans of the league, general managers and so many more have been waiting for. The curtain on the 2019-2020 regular season will rise with seven games across the league. One of the games is the newly created “Manitoba Battle” as the […]
Matthew Phillips returns to Victoria
Former Victoria Royals captain Matthew Phillips returned to action in Victoria Monday night to the delight of the local fans. Wearing number 41 for the Calgary Flames, the Victoria fan favourite was welcomed by a capacity crowd of 7,006 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre as the Vancouver Canucks took on […]
2019-20 Draft Eligible players to watch
Brandon Wheat Kings: Ridly Greig Forward 5-foot-11, 159 pounds Greig has already had a four-point game against the Moose Jaw Warriors in the preseason. This past summer, he played for Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, and next summer, he’s projected as the 58th pick in the NHL Entry […]
“Character guy” Ethan Regnier continuing to earn his way
When the 2017-18 Swift Current Broncos brought the Ed Chynoweth Cup back to the city of Swift Current for the first time in 25 years, the big names from the team talked about how much it meant to bring the title to the smallest market in the WHL. There was […]