WHL Brandon Wheat Kings

Bring on the Noise

Published on April 8, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Brandon, MB. -- The Brandon Wheat Kings have announced that thanks to two local business partners, fans attending Tuesday's Western Hockey League playoff home game at Westman Place won't be coming empty handed.

The Wheat Kings, in association withWestside Plumbing and Heating and880 CKLQ - the "play by play voice of the Wheat Kings" -Special Playoff Edition Hand Clapper Noisemakers will be distributed at the east, west and south main entrances to the arena. Fans are encouraged to come early and help welcome home the Wheat Kings, who will be playing their first game in Brandon in close to a month.

Brandon trails the best of seven WHL Eastern Conference Semi-Final two games to nothing after the Edmonton Oil Kings scored back to back one-goal victories at Rexall Place this weekend.

Game four of the series is scheduled for Wednesday, before the series will shift back to Edmonton (if necessary) for game five on Friday night.

Tickets to both of this week's playoff home games go back on sale first thing Monday morning at the Keystone Centre box office. Fans can also order online at ticketmaster.ca or by calling 726-3555.

Tuesday's game will be Brandons first home game since March 17th. Due to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair occupying the Keystone Centre during the final week of the March, the Wheat Kings were forced to play all three of their first round home games at MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

The Wheat Kings finished the regular season by compiling an 8-1-0-2 record during their final eleven regular season games played in Brandon. Brandon hasn't hosted a post season game since the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup.

ABOUT WESTSIDE PLUMBING & HEATING: Westside was first incorporated in 1978. The business started primarily in new home construction but soon moved into larger commercial construction as well. In the late eighties, Westside turned its focus to more service work such as repairing and replacing furnaces and central air conditioning. In 2012, the business is celebrating its 34th year in business and is currently owned and operated by three partners - Morley Rollins, Ken Poirier and Kevin Roziere. The business employs a team of eleven people.

ABOUT 880 CKLQ: CKLQ serves listeners throughout western Manitoba. In addition to providing the most comprehensive information found in southwestern Manitoba, 880 CKLQ has been the voice of the Wheat Kings for the past twenty years. CKLQ is owned and operated by Riding Mountain Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Westman Communications Group. The radio station, whose sister station is 94.7 Star FM, started broadcasting in 1977.

Check out the Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Western Hockey League Stories from April 8, 2012


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central