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March 17, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Brandon, MB. - Captain Stelio Mattheos stole the spotlight Saturday night as the Brandon Wheat Kings closed out their 2018-19 Western Hockey League season by hosting their annual Awards Night during their game against the visiting Regina Pats at Westoba Place.

A 19-year old Winnipeg product, who was the first player chosen in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft, Mattheos took home four awards. In addition to winning the Brandon Sun Trophy for leading the club in scoring with 44 goals and 96 points in 66 games, the 4-year WHL veteran was named winner of the Canad Inns 3 Star Award, the Manitoba Hydro Turk Broda Top Manitoba Born Player as well as the Meighen Haddad LLP Most Valuable Player.

Joining Mattheos as multi-winners Saturday night were Connor Gutenberg and Ben McCartney. While McCartney was named winner of the UCT Dennis Truscott Most Improved and MazerGroup Mike Adamski Hardest Working Player trophies, Gutenberg was chosen the McDonalds Frank King Most Community Minded as well as the Coca Cola Rob Stouffer Memorial Award winner as the hockey club's Most Inspirational Player.

This year marked the first year that the club has awarded the Mike Adamski Award, named after longtime public address announcer, teacher and principal who passed away in 2017.

Rounding out this year's award winners were Braden Schneider (Brad McCrimmon Top Defenceman), Ridly Greig (MNP Rookie of the Year), Linden McCorister (Art Marshall Top Graduating), Jonny Lambos (Maggie Janz Scholastic Player), Zach Wytinck (Precision Toyota Unsung Hero), netminder Jiri Patera (Shoppers Drug Mart Fans Choice) and Luka Burzan (Keystone Centre Most Sportsmanlike Player)

For the tenth consecutive season, the Wheat Kings annual awards were given out before, during and immediately following the game, won by Brandon by a score of 5-4 in an overtime shootout.

Burzan got the winner in the fifth round of the shootout.

Overagers Braydyn Chizen and McCorrister, who were playing their final WHL game ever, along with Gutenberg and McCartney scored goals in regulation time for the Wheat Kings, who led 2-1 and 3-2 at the period breaks.

Ty Kolle scored twice in a losing cause for the Pats, who opened the weekend home and home series with a 5-4 win Friday night in Regina.

The Wheat Kings, who will miss the WHL playoffs for the first time in six years and only the third time in 27 years, finished the regular season with a record of 31-29-4-4.

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