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Wheat Kings Welcome Warriors Tonight

November 19, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Brandon Wheat Kings News Release


Wheat Kings Regular Season Record: 6-10-0-0 Home: 3-5-0-0 Road: 3-5-0-0

Head Coach: Don MacGillivray | 82 WHL games coached (PA, BWK) | All-Time Record: 36-40-6-0

Tonight's Matchup: The Brandon Wheat Kings look to get back in the win column tonight when the Moose Jaw Warriors come to town. It's the first meeting between these Highway #1 rivals in Brandon since December 13th, 2019. That night the Wheat Kings sent the fur flying in an 11-1 win over the Warriors in an 11-1 victory.

Last Time Out: 2-1 L vs Saskatoon: The Wheat Kings fired everything but the kitchen sink at Blades netminder Nolan Maier on Friday night, but couldn't draw even in a 2-1 loss. The Wheat Kings outshot the Blades 47-20 but allowed two powerplay goals on the night. Ridly Greig scored the lone BWK goal.

TOP 5 WHEAT KINGS SCORERS

Nolan Ritchie - 6G - 9A - 15 Points

Rylen Roersma - 8G - 6A - 14 Points

Ridly Greig - 6G - 6A - 12 Points

Chad Nychuk - 5G - 4A - 9 Points

Nate Danielson - 1G - 8A - 9 Points

STATS LEADERS:

Goals (8) - Rylen Roersma | Assists (9) - Nolan Ritchie

Points (15) - Nolan Ritchie | PIMS (28) - Ridly Greig

Plus/Minus (4) - Chad Nychuk | Shots (58) - Ridly Greig

Wins (3) - Bjarnason & Kruger | Shutouts (0) - None

Save % (.885) - Ethan Kruger | Goals Against Average (3.94) - Ethan Kruger

NEWS & NOTES:

Shots, Shots Shots: Ridly Greig fired a career high 14 shots on goal on Friday night vs Saskatoon. After failing to register a shot in Prince Albert on October 29th, Greig fired 19 shots on goal in his next two games. Friday night marked a season high 47 shots on goal for Brandon and the first time all season Brandon had outshot their opponent in all three periods of a game.

O'Canada: Tonight is the final game before Quinn Mantei heads to join Team Canada at the U17 Capital City Challenge in Ottawa. Mantei will skate on Team Canada White with Moose Jaw Warriors forward Brayden Yager and netminder Jackson Unger. The tournament begins next Friday.

Back on the Horse: Nate Danielson has played just twice since a two-week hiatus due to an upper-body injury, but he is quickly finding his stride. He has had an assist in each of his last two games and more importantly he is 16/28 in the faceoff circle (57%) in that span. On the season, Danielson is 3rd on the BWK roster, winning 50% of his draws this year (81/162). Brett Hyland is the clubhouse leader at 53% (88/166).

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