Two teams that have struggled after dealing away cornerstone defencemen at the trade deadline clashed Sunday evening at the Scotiabank Saddledome in a thrilling contest. The Calgary Hitmen traded Jake Bean to the Tri-City Americans and the Brandon Wheat Kings shipped Bean’s World Junior Championship teammate Kale Clague to the […]
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WHL recap: Silvertips finally solve Thunderbirds in Kent in regulation; Chiefs and Wheat Kings also find their way to wins
Everett 2 @Seattle 1 The Everett Silvertips (41-17-2-3) have not had an easy time of things in recent years at the ShoWare Center. This year they did find a way to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds (28-24-7-2) twice on the road. But both times those wins occurred in overtime. Saturday night […]
WHL recap: Blades get big OT win; Warriors and Pats both get huge two points in tight East Division
Moose Jaw 6 @Brandon 3 The @KaleClague tribute video that was played before tonight's game. #ThankYouKale #BWKFamily pic.twitter.com/z85mZ7KNR8 — Brandon Wheat Kings (@bdnwheatkings) February 20, 2018 It was the return of Kale Clague to Westman Place as the formerBrandon Wheat Kings (31-23-3-2) blue liner came in with his Moose Jaw […]
WHL recap: Prince George and Kamloops light the lamp, Seattle and Brandon also winners on WHL Saturday night
Prince Albert @Brandon With the Regina Pats enjoying a night off the Brandon Wheat Kings were looking to get back in the win column, while the Raiders chased the also idle Saskatoon Blades, who hold down the final wild card birth in the Eastern Conference. It would be the Wheat […]
WHL recap: Raiders defense comes through; Silvertips escape with OT win in Kent; Rockets hold off Blazers
Prince Albert 5 Brandon 2 The blue line for the Prince Albert Raiders (23-23-9-2) is not necessarily known for producing a ton of offense. There are no d-men in the top-six in scoring for the team. They stepped up to provide some key offensive plays on Friday night at the […]
Swift Current Broncos Tyler Steenbergen nets 40th goal in win against Brandon Wheat Kings
It was Malenstyn’s Valentine’s night at the Credit Union iPlex where fans could purchase specially made cookies with proceeds going to the Heart and Stroke foundation in Swift Current as the Broncos hosted the Brandon Wheat Kings on Valentine’s Day. Swift Current is 4-1 so far through the month of […]
2018 NHL draft profile: Caiden Daley
The Winnipeg to Brandon pipeline is still strong even post-Nolan Patrick. The latest Winnipeg native to be taken with a high WHL Bantam Draft pick by the Brandon Wheat Kings was 2000-born Caiden Daley. The six-foot, 170 pound forward joined Patrick and Stelio Mattheos on the list of first round […]
Swift Current Broncos gain two more points at home against Wheat Kings
The Swift Current Broncos hosted the Brandon Wheat Kings in another epic home game. The Broncos headed into the game with two wins and one loss so far in the month of February. Glenn Gawdin was the highlight of the night as the team and fans paid tribute to him […]
Feisty Wheaties, not Blades, get important victory
By Les Lazaruk BRANDON – IF the Saskatoon Blades are watching WHL playoff hockey for a fifth consecutive spring, they could look back on Friday’s 6-3 loss to the Wheat Kings as one of those games that did them in. Leading 3-1 with five minutes to play in the […]
2018 NHL draft profile: Cole Reinhardt
Not many players who are ninth round picks in the previous year’s bantam draft get into 60-plus games in their 16-year-old season. It’s not that undrafted or players drafted in lower rounds do not have impactful WHL careers. It’s just that they are not normally granted the opportunity to play […]
