Wheat Kings Meet Oil Kings in Mid-Day Affair

January 15, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release

Wheat Kings Regular Season Record: 17-13-2-2 Home: 10-6-1-1 Road: 7-7-1-1

Head Coach: Don MacGillivray | 100 WHL games coached (PA, BWK) | All-Time Record: 46-44-8-2

Tonight's Matchup: The Brandon Wheat Kings continue their four-game Alberta road trip this afternoon with a matinee affair vs the Edmonton Oil Kings. This is the fourth meeting of the season between these two teams, Brandon is 1-1-0-1 vs the EOK this season.

Last Time Out: 4-1 W @ Red Deer: Nate Danielson (4A) and Ridly Greig (1G-3A) each had four-point nights as the Wheat Kings handed the Rebels their 10th regulation loss of the season, 4-1 last night. Carson Bjarnason stopped 25 shots for his 5th win of the season. Rylen Roersma (x2) and Chad Nychuk rounded out the BWK scoring.

TOP 5 WHEAT KINGS SCORERS

Nolan Ritchie - 15G - 23A - 38 Points

Ridly Greig - 17G - 17A - 34 Points

Nate Danielson - 9G - 19A - 28 Points

Chad Nychuk- 10G - 7A - 17 Points

Vincent Iorio - 3G - 16A - 19 Points

STATS LEADERS:

Goals (17) - Ridly Greig | Assists (23) - Nolan Ritchie

Points (38) - Nolan Ritchie | PIMS (53) - Mason Ward

Plus/Minus (18) - Chad Nychuk | Shots (118) - Nolan Ritchie

Wins (12) - Ethan Kruger | Shutouts (0) - None

Save % (.908) - Ethan Kruger | Goals Against Average (3.04) - Ethan Kruger

NEWS & NOTES:

Alberta Pure: It was a good night to be from Alberta on Friday. Three players from the sunshine province combined for 10 points on route to the 4-1 win over Red Deer. Ridly Greig (1G-3A), Nate Danielson (4A), and Rylen Roersma (2G) carried the mail for the BWK. Six of Brandon's last 7 goals have been scored by an Alberta-born player.

#1 in the Dub: Brandon's win on Friday gives them points in eight straight games dating back to December 10th, 2021. The Wheat Kings are 5-0-2-1 in their last eight games and haven't lost in regulation since December 8th in Moose Jaw.

Welcome Back Rids: In two games since returning from Canada's World Junior tournament, Ridly Greig has three goals and three assists and is a combined +4. Greig has just three games this season without at least a point.

Matinee Affair: Due to the NHL rescheduling tonight's Oilers/Senators game, the Wheat Kings and Oil Kings will play at 3:00 (MB time) today. The Wheat Kings are 2-0 in matinee games this season. In the 'Hub' last season, Brandon finished 6-1-2-0 in 4:00 mid-day starts.

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