The Brandon Wheat Kings were the class of the 2015-2016 Western Hockey League season. They won the East Division that season with 48 wins and 102 points. They finished the regular season with nine wins in their last 10 games and they went 11-0-2 in their final 13 games. […]
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Perry Bergson – return to play, and Kelly McCrimmon’s legacy
We were joined by longtime listener of the show, and Wheat Kings beat writer for the Brandon Sun, Perry Bergson. We spent some time talking about the plan for returning to play in January, then looked back on the 25+ years that Kelly McCrimmon dedicated to the Brandon Wheat Kings […]
“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 […]
“It’s A Dream Come True” Wheat Kings Reinhardt gets drafted
Alexis Lafreniere was selected first overall by the New York Rangers in the NHL draft on Tuesday evening. The first Canadian team to draft a player was the Ottawa Senators and they used the third overall pick to select Tim Stuetzle. The organization also selected Jake Sanderson, Brandon Wheat […]
Wheat Kings’ Schneider and Greig taken on day one
After more than three months of delay, the National Hockey League held round one of its draft on Tuesday evening. As expected, the New York Rangers chose Alexis Lafreniere with the first-overall pick. 17 picks later, the Rangers were back on the clock and they went to Prince Albert, […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Alumni trades, signings and more
Morrison heads to Chicago TRADE ALERT: The #Blackhawks have acquired forward Brad Morrison from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenseman Olli Maatta. Release: https://t.co/2RWtj8WiPO pic.twitter.com/GUQZoKf0su — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) October 4, 2020 Brad Morrison (334GP, 112G, 150A with Prince George, Vancouver, and Lethbridge ’12-’18) has been traded […]
ROD PEDERSEN’S 10 DUB THINGS VOLUME IX
(Fleury Family Photo courtesy Radio-Canada) 1 – The leaves have long turned orange and gold here in the Wheat Province and several have already fallen off the trees. That’s a sure sign that it should be hockey season around here but as we all know, it isn’t. After bathing my […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: USA Hockey names National Junior Team Evaluation Camp invitees, and more
USA Hockey names National Junior Team Evaluation Camp invitees 39 players have been invited to the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team Evaluation Camp. 🇺🇸 Details → https://t.co/IuNSPXrCIm pic.twitter.com/87Vkpqsoew — USA Hockey (@usahockey) September 29, 2020 USA Hockey selected 39 players to participate in its 2021 National Junior Team Evaluation […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Greig and McClennon remain in Canada, alumni news and more
Greig and McClennon loans denied #WHL prospects Connor McClennon & Ridly Greig recently signed deals with Swedish 3rd-tier league team Karlskrona. Today, the team announced that the two will remain in Canada and not join the team. Contracts were signed, but the players did not get approval from their WHL […]
ROD PEDERSEN’S 10 DUB THINGS VOLUME VIII
1 – BEDARD TO SWEDEN: The biggest news in the Dub this week actually sent waves across the entire country. 15-year old Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard is headed to Sweden to train with a team until the WHL season gets underway. The WHL’s first-ever Exceptional Player is going with […]
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