Wheat Kings Travel to Saskatoon for Battle with the Blades
December 6, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release
The Wheat Kings begin a midweek Saskatchewan road trip beginning in Saskatoon Tuesday night.
Puck drop at 7:00pm from the SaskTel Centre.
2022/2023 Wheat Kings Regular Season Record: 10-15-2-0 Home: 4-7-2-0 Road: 6-8-0-0
Head Coach: Marty Murray | 2-0 WHL (Reg Season) games coached |
All-Time Record: 2-0-0-0 | Playoff Record: 0-0
REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (14) - Nate Danielson Assists (18) - Danielson
Points (32) - Nate Danielson PIMS (67) - Matt Henry (Leads WHL)
Plus/Minus (2) - Owen Harris Shots (95) - Nolan Ritchie
Wins (9) - Carson Bjarnason Shutouts (1) -Carson Bjarnason
Save % (.910) - Carson Bjarnason Goals Against Average (3.02) - Carson Bjarnason
NEWS & NOTES:
Last Game:.For the first time this season the Wheat Kings picked up back to back victories at home after a 4-2 win over the Swift Current Broncos last Saturday. The top guys led the way with Nate Danielson setting up every goal scored. Nolan Ritchie & Brett Hyland each scored a pair of goals. The Marty Murray era is in full force for the Wheat Kings who've turned a new leaf over the past 7 days.
Dec 6th VS Saskatoon: The Wheat Kings travel to Saskatchewan for the first time this year. Tuesday will be against Saskatoon and Wednesday will be in Prince Albert. The Wheat Kings have already lost a pair of games to the Blades this season, both of them inside Westoba Place in Brandon. During their first game Egor Sidorov scored a hatrick and in the second outing the Blades would only allow 5 shots on goal in the final frame to win 4-1.
Who's Hot: Forward Nate Danielson has been stellar as of late scoring 10 points in his last 5 games. Nolan Ritchie has 8 points in his last 5 games.
WHEAT KINGS VS BLADES PREVIOUS MATCHUPS
Friday October 7th, 2022 Blades defeated the Wheat Kings 5-3.
Saturday November 5th, 2022 Blades defeated the Wheat Kings 4-1
NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATS
Nate Danielson: Tied for 2nd in the League Lead with (3) Shorthanded Goals
Carson Bjarnason: 3rd the WHL with total saves (617)
Matthew Henry: 1st in the WHL with 67 PIMS
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