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Published on August 28, 2008 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Brandon, Manitoba -- Brandon Wheat Kings' Rookie camp came to an end Thursday night with three entertaining scrimmage games at Westman Communications Group Place.

Team Black scored a dozen goals in winning back to back games - 6-4 over the Gold in the opener and 6-2 over the Whites in the finale.

16-year old Mark Stone, a fifth round draft choice of the Wheat Kings in the 2007 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft, scored three times to lead the winners in the first game while former Pembina Valley Hawk Cole Brunet fired a pair for the Blacks in the nitecap.

In Thursday night's other scrimmage, Jesse Sinatynski had both goals for Team White as they battled the Gold to a 2-2 tie. The 16-year old Fort Saskatchewan product was Brandon's 13th round selection (281st overall) in last year's bantam draft.

Following Thursday's games, a handful of players were released while a number of others were invited to stay on for the WHL club's Main Camp.

A total of fifty players including 20 veterans will now be split into three teams for Main Camp, which is scheduled to begin Friday morning with an 8 o'clock practice. Scrimmage games will be played at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday and at 9:30 and 6 p.m. on Saturday.

All scrimmage games are open to the public.

The Wheat Kings' 5-day Training Camp will come to an end on Sunday afternoon with the club's Annual Intrasquad Game. Face-off is at 2 p.m. at Westman Place.

Brandon's first pre-season test comes on Friday, September 5th when the Wheat Kings kick off a home and home exhibition weekend series against the visiting Regina Pats.

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