WHL Brandon Wheat Kings

Brandon Wheat Kings camp set to go

Published on August 29, 2006 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Brandon, Manitoba - The Keystone Centre will become a busy place to be over the course of the next few days as the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings are set to host their 2006 Training Camp.

Rookies register and weigh in on Wednesday night, with the first on-ice sessions scheduled for Thursday.

The Wheat Kings return a number of key veterans this year including captain Teegan Moore, Mark Derlago, Dustin Kohn, Codey Burki and goalkeeper Tyler Plante. Moore and Derlago are two of four overagers hoping to secure a spot on the club's final roster as WHL clubs are permitted to carry a maximum of three. Jeff Topilko and Corey Courchene are the other two 20-year olds hoping to make the team.

Among the many rookies that will be taking to the ice this week are 16-year old Sanfred King, Slovakian born Juraj Simek, cent ers Nathan Green and Jay Fehr as well as talented 15-year old Brayden Schenn. King was the club's first round pick in the 2005 bantam draft, Schenn was the Wheat Kings' top pick this past spring while Simek was chosen in June's Canadian Hockey League Import Draft. As for Green and Fehr, they finished 1-2 in Manitoba AAA Midget League scoring this past season.

Thursday's scrimmages are set for 9:00, 11:15, 5:00 and 7:15 p.m. while Friday's rookie games will go at 9:00 and 11:15 a.m.

Over sixty players are expected to attend Main Camp, with the first of six scrimmage games to be played Friday night - at 5:00 and 7:15 p.m.

Saturday scrimmages are scheduled for 9:00, 11:15 a.m., 5:00 and 7:15 p.m.

Cuts will be made Saturday night with the remaining players then split into two teams for Sunday afternoon's annual Black White Intrasquad game, scheduled for 2 p.m.

Fans are remind ed that all scrimmage games are open to the public and are invited to stop by the Wheat Kings' office while in attendance to purchase their 2006-07 Season Tickets. At $250 for adults and $125 for youth (18 and under), Wheat Kings' Season Tickets are the lowest in the WHL. The club slashed their prices in June, in an effort to sell 2,500 for the upcoming season. As of Monday, close to 1,700 had been purchased.

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