WHL Brandon Wheat Kings

Wheat Kings Welcome Pats & Teddys Tonight

Published on December 11, 2021 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Wheat Kings Regular Season Record: 13-13-0-1 Home: 8-6-0-0 Road: 5-7-0-1

Head Coach: Don MacGillivray | 93 WHL games coached (PA, BWK) | All-Time Record: 42-43-6-1

Tonight's Matchup: The Brandon Wheat Kings and Regina Pats renew their rivalry tonight. These long time Highway #1 rivals have met twice this season, with each team picking up a victory. Tonight is the first meeting between these two teams in Brandon since December 30th, 2019.

Last Time Out: 3-2 W vs Edmonton: The Wheat Kings exploded for two 4on4 goals in just ten seconds last night to take a third period lead and wouldn't look back on route to a 3-2 victory over the second place team in the WHL's Eastern Conference. Ethan Kruger was the star of the show, making 40 saves for his tenth win of the season.

TOP 5 WHEAT KINGS SCORERS

Nolan Ritchie - 14G - 18A - 32 Points

Ridly Greig - 14G - 14A - 28 Points

Chad Nychuk - 6G - 15A - 21 Points

Nate Danielson - 6G - 13A - 19 Points

Vinny Iorio - 2G - 13A - 15 Points

STATS LEADERS:

Goals (14) - Ridly Greig | Assists (18) - Nolan Ritchie

Points (32) - Nolan Ritchie | PIMS (46) - Ridly Greig

Plus/Minus (15) - Chad Nychuk | Shots (100) - Nolan Ritchie

Wins (10) - Ethan Kruger | Shutouts (0) - None

Save % (.908) - Ethan Kruger | Goals Against Average (3.05) - Ethan Kruger

NEWS & NOTES:

Wild Week Wrap: One of the toughest stretches of WHL scheduling in recent memory comes to an end tonight for the Wheat Kings, when they play their eighth game in a ten day span. This stretch also included over 3000+ KMs on the bus across three provinces. Despite the travel and tight schedule, Brandon is 4-2-0-1 in that span.

Long Time Coming: The last time these two teams played at Westoba Place, Ben McCartnew had a goal and two assists on route to a 4-1 BWK win. Only six players that were on the roster that night remain with the current club.

Wheat City Connection: Despite the historic rivalry, the coaching staff of the Pats has deep Wheat King connections, Head Coach John Paddock played for the BWK from 1972-74 while Assistant Coach Ken Schneider wore the black and gold from 1980-83. Schneider's son Mark also played in Brandon from 2009-11.

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