Brandon Wheat Kings

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Brandon Wheat Kings
City Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
League Western Hockey League
Conference Eastern
Division East
Founded 1936 (1936)
Home arena Keystone Centre
Colours Gold, Black, White
              
General manager Grant Armstrong
Head coach David Anning
Website www.wheatkings.com
Franchise history
1936–1938 Brandon Wheat Kings
1938–1940 Brandon Elks
1940–1966 Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL)
1966–present Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They are members of the Western Hockey League, joining the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League except for two seasons in the mid-1960s when they played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The team was known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the late 1930s. They won 8 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1962, 1963, & 1964 and appeared in the Memorial Cup five times: in 1949 (as an MJHL team), 1979, 1995, 1996 and 2010, losing each time, and will make a sixth appearance in 2016 as the WHL champions. The team plays its home games in Westman Communications Group Place (Keystone Centre). They also played at Wheat City Arena until 1969, and the Manex Arena from 1969 to 1972. Between 1973 and 1980, the Wheat Kings owned and operated a farm team in the MJHL, called the Travellers. The Wheat Kings are currently the only Western Hockey League franchise based in the province of Manitoba.

An earlier incarnation of the Wheat Kings played for the Stanley Cup in 1904, but lost to the Ottawa Senators.

The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings won the Abbott Cup defeating the Calgary Buffaloes. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Montreal Royals. The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.

The Wheat Kings hold the CHL record for most points (125) in a single season, setting the mark in 1978–79.

The Western Hockey League announced on October 16, 2008, that the Wheat Kings had been chosen to host the 2010 Memorial Cup championship at the Keystone Centre.[1] They reached the final game, losing to the Windsor Spitfires.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs 1936–37 15 10 3 2 - 74 32 22 4th MJHL
1937–38 16 13 3 0 - 116 52 26 1st MJHL
1938–39 18 14 4 0 - 102 60 28 1st MJHL Won League
1939–40 24 10 10 4 - 99 95 24 4th MJHL
1940–45 Leave due to World War II
1945–46 10 7 2 1 - 102 35 15 2nd MJHL
1946–47 16 13 2 1 - 122 50 27 1st MJHL Won League
1947–48 24 15 9 0 - 115 99 30 2nd MJHL
1948–49 30 27 3 0 - 172 72 54 1st MJHL Won League, Won AbC
Lost Memorial Cup final
1949–50 36 27 9 0 - 181 113 54 1st MJHL Won League
1950–51 36 26 8 2 - 231 123 54 1st MJHL
1951–52 36 21 14 1 - 160 144 43 2nd MJHL
1952–53 36 24 11 1 - 164 123 49 1st MJHL
1953–54 36 13 22 1 - 132 151 27 2nd MJHL
1954–58 Granted Leave
1958–59 30 15 14 1 - 152 122 31 3rd MJHL
1959–60 32 23 6 3 - 185 79 49 1st MJHL Won League
1960–61 32 24 8 0 - 219 136 48 1st MJHL
1961–62 40 26 12 2 - 238 137 54 1st MJHL Won League
1962–63 39 32 7 0 - 206 124 64 1st MJHL Won League
1963–64 30 27 1 2 - 209 67 56 1st MJHL Won League
1964–65 56 30 21 5 - 230 216 65 3rd SJHL
1965–66 60 32 21 7 - 283 262 71 3rd SJHL
1966–67 57 47 9 1 - 416 178 95 2nd MJHL Lost Final
1967–68 60 21 33 6 - 238 279 48 8th Overall Lost quarter-final
1968–69 60 18 40 2 - 224 350 38 4th East Lost quarter-final
1969–70 60 23 34 3 - 234 272 49 4th East Lost quarter-final
1970–71 66 20 46 0 - 247 387 40 5th East Out of playoffs
1971–72 68 35 33 0 - 338 331 70 3rd East Lost semi-final
1972–73 68 29 30 9 - 307 304 67 4th East Lost quarter-final
1973–74 68 27 37 4 - 305 348 58 5th East Out of playoffs
1974–75 70 24 35 11 - 276 320 59 4th East Lost quarter-final
1975–76 72 34 30 8 - 341 303 76 2nd East Lost quarter-final
1976–77 72 54 10 8 - 447 242 116 1st East Lost final
1977–78 72 46 12 14 - 424 299 106 1st East Eliminated in divisional semi-final
1978–79 72 58 5 9 - 491 230 125 1st East Won championship
Lost Memorial Cup final
1979–80 72 33 37 2 - 319 343 68 5th East Eliminated in East Division semi-final
1980–81 72 29 40 3 - 342 352 61 6th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1981–82 72 34 38 0 - 372 413 68 5th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1982–83 72 21 51 0 - 327 460 42 7th East Out of playoffs
1983–84 72 44 26 2 - 463 246 90 3rd East Lost East Division semi-final
1984–85 72 17 54 1 - 264 481 35 8th East Out of playoffs
1985–86 72 24 46 2 - 324 438 50 7th East Out of playoffs
1986–87 72 19 49 4 - 282 443 42 8th East Out of playoffs
1987–88 72 26 43 3 - 348 371 55 6th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1988–89 72 25 43 4 - 286 331 54 7th East Out of playoffs
1989–90 72 28 38 6 - 276 325 62 7th East Out of playoffs
1990–91 72 19 51 2 - 265 380 40 8th East Out of playoffs
1991–92 72 11 55 6 - 246 356 28 8th East Out of playoffs
1992–93 72 43 25 4 - 347 258 90 2nd East Lost East Division quarter-final
1993–94 72 42 25 5 - 291 251 89 2nd East Lost East Division final
1994–95 72 45 22 5 - 315 235 95 1st East Lost final
Lost Memorial Cup semi-final
1995–96 72 52 19 1 - 369 231 105 1st East Won championship
Lost Memorial Cup semi-final
1996–97 72 47 24 1 - 339 208 95 1st East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1997–98 72 45 21 6 - 322 235 96 3rd East Lost final
1998–99 72 39 29 4 - 293 267 82 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1999–2000 72 25 38 4 5 212 260 59 6th East Out of playoffs
2000–01 72 32 32 5 3 244 242 72 4th East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2001–02 72 43 23 4 2 261 210 92 1st East Lost Eastern Conference final
2002–03 72 43 17 9 3 258 187 98 1st East Lost Eastern Conference final
2003–04 72 28 32 9 3 230 224 68 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2004–05 72 45 21 5 1 255 199 96 1st East Lost final
Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2005–06 72 30 32 6 4 218 259 70 4th East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2006–07 72 41 20 3 8 258 214 94 1st East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2007–08 72 42 24 3 3 253 209 90 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2008–09 72 48 19 3 2 295 220 101 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference final
2009–10 72 50 18 1 3 321 204 104 1st East Lost Eastern Conference final
Lost Memorial Cup final
2010–11 72 32 31 1 8 281 275 73 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2011–12 72 39 28 1 4 273 257 83 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2012–13 72 24 40 4 4 189 284 56 6th East Out of playoffs
2013–14 72 34 29 6 3 271 269 77 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2014–15 72 53 11 4 4 340 219 114 1st East Lost final
2015–16 72 48 18 4 2 319 197 102 1st East Won championship
Lost Memorial Cup round-robin

WHL Championship history

Current Roster

Updated November 29, 2016.[2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
18 Canada Armour, GarrettGarrett Armour LW L 19 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted
15 Canada Bettens, RylanRylan Bettens RW R 16 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2018
7 Czech Republic Bukac, DanielDaniel Bukac D R 17 2016 Most, Czech Republic Eligible 2017
10 Canada Clague, KaleKale Clague (A) D L 18 2014 Lloydminster, Alberta 2016, 51st Overall, LA
21 Canada Coulter, TylerTyler Coulter (A) LW L 20 2011 Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted
11 Canada Daley, CaidenCaiden Daley C R 16 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2018
27 Canada Duke, ReidReid Duke (A) C R 20 2014 Calgary, Alberta 2014, 169th Overall, MIN
24 Canada Gutenberg, ConnorConnor Gutenberg C R 17 2014 Brandon, Manitoba Eligible 2017
5 Canada Higson, SchaelSchael Higson D L 18 2016 Grand Prairie, Alberta Undrafted
34 Canada Jameson, BlakeBlake Jameson D R 18 2016 Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted
16 Canada Kaspick, TannerTanner Kaspick C L 18 2014 Brandon, Manitoba 2016, 119th Overall, STL
14 Canada Lewis, TyTy Lewis LW L 18 2013 Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted
12 Canada Mattheos, StelioStelio Mattheos C R 17 2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2017
26 Canada McCorrister, LindenLinden McCorrister LW L 18 2013 Peguis, Manitoba Undrafted
33 Canada Papirny, JordanJordan Papirny G L 20 2013 Edmonton, Alberta Undrafted
19 Canada Patrick, NolanNolan Patrick (C) C R 18 2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2017
23 Canada Reinhardt, ColeCole Reinhardt LW L 16 2015 Irricana, Alberta Eligible 2018
25 Canada Russell, ZachZach Russell LW L 17 2016 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2017
3 Canada Sambrook, GarrettGarrett Sambrook D R 16 2015 Medora, Manitoba Eligible 2018
32 Canada Shearer, JamesJames Shearer D L 19 2015 Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted
28 United States Thompson, BaronBaron Thompson RW R 17 2016 Lakeville, Minnesota Eligible 2017
1 Canada Thompson, LoganLogan Thompson G R 19 2012 Calgary, Alberta Undrafted
6 Canada Wharrie, JordanJordan Wharrie D R 19 2016 Port Moody, British Columbia Undrafted
29 Canada Wytnick, ZachZach Wytnick D L 17 2016 Glenboro, Manitoba Eligible 2017

Team records

Team records for a single season
StatisticTotalSeason
Most points1251978–79
Most wins581978–79
Most goals for4911978–79
Least goals for2121999–2000
Least goals against1872002–03
Most goals against4811984–85
Individual player records for a single season
StatisticPlayerTotalSeason
Most goalsRay Ferraro1081983–84
Most assistsBrian Propp1121977–78
Most pointsBrian Propp1941978–79
Most points, rookieBrian Propp1351976–77
Most points, defencemanCam Plante1401983-84
Best GAA (goalie)Tyler Plante2.582004–05
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brandon Wheat Kings to host 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup". WHL. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  2. ↑ Brandon Wheat Kings, Brandon Wheat Kings, retrieved 2016-11-29

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