Sunday night’s lone game at the Subway WHL Hub was a clash of East Division titans. The contest pitted the East division’s top two teams. The first place Saskatoon Blades (9-2-1-0) “hosted” the second-place Brandon Wheat Kings (9-2-1-0). In their previous match-up, the Blades came out on top in […]
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Blades cut down Wheat Kings in physical contest
On Monday night, the Brandon Wheat Kings “hosted” the Saskatoon Blades in the Regina “Hubble.” It is the teams’ first meeting of the 24-game season for the teams, and the first time they played since Valentine’s Day 2020. The Wheat Kings won that matchup 4-2 in Brandon. In the […]
Season preview: Wheat Kings ready to roll
The Edmonton Oil Kings are the class of the Central Division right now after four straight wins to begin the season — in which they have scored 21 goals — while giving up just six. The WHL’s U.S. Division will begin its 24 game schedule on Thursday, March 18 […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Seabrook retires, Rebels name leadership group, and lots more
Brent Seabrook retires Brent Seabrook says he’s unable to play and announces the end of his 15-year career due to injury. #Blackhawks https://t.co/SK1U8eJfth — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 5, 2021 After 15 seasons of professional hockey defenseman Brent Seabrook has called it a career following a trio of surgeries and […]
“It’s an exciting time” Wheat Kings GM Darren Ritchie
The Western Hockey League has announced that a new season will officially begin on January 8, 2021. The WHL originally had a date of Friday, December 4 — which was just a tentative date — but things are now set in stone. When the 2019-2020 season came to an […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: NHL Central Scouting releases final rankings, Johnson signs with Moose and more
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau released their final rankings for the 2019-20 season on Wednesday featuring 52 WHLers
Daily Dose of the Dub: More team awards handed out, Alumni News
The Kamloops Blazers handed out their team awards on Friday morning:
“Battle of Manitoba” has been fierce
The start of the 2019-2020 Western Hockey League season was an exciting moment for all junior hockey fans across the country. Understandably so — the game so many Canadians love was back — and the talent across the league was in a great place. On another exciting note, the […]
Pratt scores overtime marker as Pats nip Wheat Kings
The Brandon Wheat Kings have been playing a solid brand of hockey for quite a while now. They’ve beaten teams above them and below them. On Sunday afternoon, they had an opportunity — and a good one at that — to take down a team below them in the standings […]
Wheat Kings win tight affair in Family Day matinee
In a game of missed opportunities, Brandon was able to capitalize on one more chance than Regina on Monday afternoon. The Family Day holiday brought out 5,409 fans to the Brandt Centre. Despite the low score, the big crowd was treated to an entertaining game. After the game, Pats head […]