WHL Brandon Wheat Kings

Wheat Kings, Tigers Set to Meet Again

Published on December 7, 2021 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Wheat Kings Regular Season Record: 11-12-0-1 Home: 6-6-0-0 Road: 5-6-0-1

Head Coach: Don MacGillivray | 90 WHL games coached (PA, BWK) | All-Time Record: 41-42-6-1

Tonight's Matchup: The Brandon Wheat Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers will meet again for the second time in four days tonight at Westoba Place. The Wheat Kings are 2-0-0-0 vs the Tigers in this season series, outscoring them 11-5 in the process. The Tigers have lost 14 straight coming into play tonight.

Last Time Out: 4-1 W @ Medicine Hat: Nolan Ritchie scored twice and Ethan Kruger made 34 saves on route to the Wheat Kings second straight victory. Marcus Kallionkieli and Chad Nychuk added singles for the BWK.

TOP 5 WHEAT KINGS SCORERS

Nolan Ritchie - 12G - 16A - 28 Points

Ridly Greig - 12G - 13A - 25 Points

Nate Danielson - 5G - 12A - 17 Points

Chad Nychuk - 6G - 10A - 16 Points

Rylen Roersma - 8G - 6A - 14 Points

STATS LEADERS:

Goals (12) - Greig & Ritchie | Assists (16) - Nolan Ritchie

Points (28) - Nolan Ritchie | PIMS (46) - Ridly Greig

Plus/Minus (12) - Ridly Greig | Shots (84) - Nolan Ritchie

Wins (9) - Ethan Kruger | Shutouts (0) - None

Save % (.907) - Ethan Kruger | Goals Against Average (3.12) - Ethan Kruger

NEWS & NOTES:

Milestone Mason: Mason Ward played in his 100th career WHL game on Saturday night. The Lloydminster, AB native has scored four times and added 16 assists for 20 points in his career. In 17 games with the Wheat Kings, Ward has one goal and three assists.

Nolan's Night: For the third time in his WHL career, Nolan Ritchie put up two goals in a game. While the hat-trick has eluded him to this point in his career, the Brandonite leads the BWK in scoring with 28 points (12G-16A). RItchie has points in ten of his last thirteen games, including three goals last weekend.

Monthly Winner: Ethan Kruger was named the WHL Goalie of the Week by the WHL yesterday. Kruger posted a 2-0-0-1 record, 1.95 goals-against average and .945 save percentage over three road starts for the Wheat Kings this past week, making 34 or more saves in each of his three appearances.

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