Brandon Wheat Kings

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They are members of the Western Hockey League (WHL) since joining the league in the 1967–68 season. Previously, they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), with the exception of two seasons in the mid-1960s when they played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The team was a successor to the Brandon Wheat Cities senior team that participated in the 1904 Stanley Cup Challenge, losing to the Ottawa Senators.

Brandon Wheat Kings
CityBrandon, Manitoba, Canada
LeagueWestern Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionEast
Founded1936 (1936)
Home arenaWestoba Place
ColoursGold, black, white
     
General managerDarren Ritchie[1]
Head coachDave Lowry[2]
ChampionshipsWHL Champions
1979, 1996, 2016
Websitewww.wheatkings.com
Franchise history
1936–1938Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL)
1938–1940Brandon Elks (MJHL)
1940–1966Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL)
1966–presentBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

The team was known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the late 1930s. They won eight Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions in 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1962, 1963, and 1964. They appeared in the Memorial Cup six times: 1949 (as an MJHL team), 1979, 1995, 1996, 2010, and 2016, losing each time. The team plays its home games at the Keystone Centre. They also played at Wheat City Arena until 1969, and the Manex Arena from 1969 to 1972. Between 1973 and 1980, the Wheat Kings owned and operated a farm team in the MJHL, called the Travellers.

The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings won the Abbott Cup defeating the Calgary Buffaloes. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Montreal Royals. The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.

The Wheat Kings hold the CHL record for most points (125) in a single season, setting the mark in 1978–79.

The Western Hockey League announced on October 16, 2008, that the Wheat Kings had been chosen to host the 2010 Memorial Cup championship at the Keystone Centre.[3] They reached the final game, losing to the Windsor Spitfires.

The Brandon Wheat Kings mascot is Willie, a coyote.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1936–37151032-7432224th MJHL
1937–38161330-11652261st MJHL
1938–39181440-10260281st MJHLWon League
1939–402410104-9995244th MJHL
1940–45Leave due to World War II
1945–4610721-10235152nd MJHL
1946–47161321-12250271st MJHLWon League
1947–48241590-11599302nd MJHL
1948–49302730-17272541st MJHLWon League, Won Abbott Cup
Lost Memorial Cup final
1949–50362790-181113541st MJHLWon League
1950–51362682-231123541st MJHL
1951–523621141-160144432nd MJHL
1952–533624111-164123491st MJHL
1953–543613221-132151272nd MJHL
1954–58Granted Leave
1958–593015141-152122313rd MJHL
1959–60322363-18579491st MJHLWon League
1960–61322480-219136481st MJHL
1961–624026122-238137541st MJHLWon League
1962–63393270-206124641st MJHLWon League
1963–64302712-20967561st MJHLWon League
1964–655630215-230216653rd SJHL
1965–666032217-283262713rd SJHL
1966–67574791-416178952nd MJHLLost Final
1967–686021336-238279488th OverallLost quarter-final
1968–696018402-224350384th EastLost quarter-final
1969–706023343-234272494th EastLost quarter-final
1970–716620460-247387405th EastOut of playoffs
1971–726835330-338331703rd EastLost semi-final
1972–736829309-307304674th EastLost quarter-final
1973–746827374-305348585th EastOut of playoffs
1974–7570243511-276320594th EastLost quarter-final
1975–767234308-341303762nd EastLost quarter-final
1976–777254108-4472421161st EastLost final
1977–7872461214-4242991061st EastEliminated in divisional semi-final
1978–79725859-4912301251st EastWon championship
Lost Memorial Cup final
1979–807233372-319343685th EastEliminated in East Division semi-final
1980–817229403-342352616th EastLost East Division quarter-final
1981–827234380-372413685th EastLost East Division quarter-final
1982–837221510-327460427th EastOut of playoffs
1983–847244262-463246903rd EastLost East Division semi-final
1984–857217541-264481358th EastOut of playoffs
1985–867224462-324438507th EastOut of playoffs
1986–877219494-282443428th EastOut of playoffs
1987–887226433-348371556th EastLost East Division quarter-final
1988–897225434-286331547th EastOut of playoffs
1989–907228386-276325627th EastOut of playoffs
1990–917219512-265380408th EastOut of playoffs
1991–927211556-246356288th EastOut of playoffs
1992–937243254-347258902nd EastLost East Division quarter-final
1993–947242255-291251892nd EastLost East Division final
1994–957245225-315235951st EastLost final
Lost Memorial Cup semi-final
1995–967252191-3692311051st EastWon championship
Lost Memorial Cup semi-final
1996–977247241-339208951st EastLost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1997–987245216-322235963rd EastLost final
1998–997239294-293267822nd EastLost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1999–200072253845212260596th EastOut of playoffs
2000–0172323253244242724th EastLost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2001–0272432342261210921st EastLost Eastern Conference final
2002–0372431793258187981st EastLost Eastern Conference final
2003–0472283293230224683rd EastLost Eastern Conference semi-final
2004–0572452151255199961st EastLost final
SeasonGP W L OTL SOLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
2005–0672303264218259704th EastLost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2006–0772412038258214941st EastLost Eastern Conference semi-final
2007–0872422433253209902nd EastLost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2008–09724819322952201012nd EastLost Eastern Conference final
2009–10725018133212041041st EastLost Eastern Conference final
Lost Memorial Cup final
2010–1172323118281275733rd EastLost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2011–1272392814273257833rd EastLost Eastern Conference semi-final
2012–1372244044189284566th EastOut of playoffs
2013–1472342963271269773rd EastLost Eastern Conference semi-final
2014–15725311443402191141st EastLost final
2015–16724818423191971021st EastWon championship
Lost Memorial Cup round-robin
2016–1772313173225247724th EastLost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2017–1872402732272255854th EastLost Eastern Conference semi-final
2018-1968312944230243704th EastOut of playoffs
2019–2063352242227173763rd EastCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

WHL Championship history

Current roster

Updated October 7, 2020.[4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
27 Luka Burzan (A) RW L 21 2018 Surrey, British Columbia 2019, 171st Overall, COL
Yaroslav Busygin D L 17 2020 Korkino, Russia Eligible 2021
19 Jake Chiasson C R 17 2018 Abbotsford, British Columbia Eligible 2021
25 Riley Ginnell LW L 18 2019 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2021
17 Ridly Greig C L 18 2017 Lethbridge, Alberta 2020, 28th Overall, OTT
7 Vincent Iorio D R 18 2017 Coquitlam, British Columbia Eligible 2021
15 Marcus Kallionkieli LW L 19 2019 Helsinki, Finland 2019, 139th Overall, VGK
30 Ethan Kruger G L 19 2016 Sherwood Park, Alberta Undrafted
3 Jonny Lambos D R 20 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted
20 Lynden McCallum RW R 21 2017 Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted
22 Ben McCartney LW L 19 2016 Macdonald, Manitoba 2020, 204th Overall, ARI
6 Chad Nychuk D L 19 2017 Rossburn, Manitoba Undrafted
28 Reid Perepeluk RW R 20 2020 Yorkton, Saskatchewan Undrafted
21 Duncan Pierce RW L 20 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted
23 Cole Reinhardt (A) LW L 21 2015 Irricana, Alberta 2020, 181st Overall, OTT
10 Nolan Ritchie C L 18 2017 Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted
32 Neithan Salame D L 20 2016 Edmonton, Alberta Undrafted
2 Braden Schneider (A) D R 19 2016 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 2020, 19th Overall, NYR
18 Marcus Sekundiak LW L 20 2015 Oak Bluff, Manitoba Undrafted
26 Rylan Thiessen D R 19 2019 Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted
8 Ty Thorpe C R 19 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted

Team records

Team records for a single season
StatisticTotalSeason
Most points1251978–79
Most wins581978–79
Most goals for4911978–79
Fewest goals for2121999–2000
Fewest goals against1872002–03
Most goals against4811984–85
Individual player records for a single season
StatisticPlayerTotalSeason
Most goalsRay Ferraro1081983–84
Most assistsBrian Propp1121977–78
Most pointsBrian Propp1941978–79
Most points, rookieBrian Propp1351976–77
Most points, defencemanCam Plante1401983-84
Best GAA (goalie)Tyler Plante2.582004–05
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni

See also

References

  1. "Ritchie Named Wheat Kings General Manager". OurSports Central. July 12, 2019.
  2. "Wheat Kings Name Dave Lowry Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 18, 2019.
  3. "Brandon Wheat Kings to host 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup". WHL. October 16, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
  4. Brandon Wheat Kings, Brandon Wheat Kings, retrieved October 7, 2020
  • 2005–06 WHL Guide
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