On Friday night, the Brandon Wheat Kings and Winnipeg ICE will make WHL history when the two provincial rivals face off in a regular-season contest.
The last time two teams from the “204” met in a WHL game was back on February 26th, 1984 in front of 961 fans at the Winnipeg Arena.
Following that season, the Winnipeg Warriors would relocate to Moose Jaw where they remain to this day.
On that cold February night, Ray Ferraro (3G-2A) and Cam Plante (5A) combined for ten points while Dave Tomlinson, Derek Laxdal and John Dzikowski each had two-goal nights.
Future NHL star Ron Hextall would serve in the backup role that night as Jay Palmer kicked aside 14 shots for the win.
The Warriors played the game a tad shorthanded, dressing just 11 skaters. Winnipeg would finish the year with a record of 9-63-0 well outside the playoff picture.
Thanks to Robert Murray at the WHL Head Office in Calgary, I was able to obtain the game sheet from that night (See Above) and for the betterment of the readers, I was able to transcribe it into a much easier to read format below!
Enjoy the trip down memory lane!
Scoring Summary
Brandon (14) @ Winnipeg (1)
1st PERIOD:
BWK – Dave Tomlinson (Gord Paddock)
BWK – Ray Ferraro (Dave Curry, Stacy Pratt)
BWK – Ray Ferraro (Stacy Pratt, Cam Plante)
Shots: 12-5 Brandon
2nd PERIOD:
BWK – Dave Curry (Ray Ferraro, Cam Plante)
WPG – Tony Grenier (Corey Picknicki, Rick Strachan)
BWK – Brad Wells (Randy Cameron, Byron Lomow)
BWK – Bryan Lomow (Rob Ordman, Boyd Lomow)
BWK – Dave Tomlinson (Cam Plante, Brad Wells)
BWK – Paul More (Dave Tomlinson, Cam Plante)
BWK – John Dzikowski (Unassisted)
Shots: 9-6 Brandon
3rd PERIOD:
BWK – Derek Laxdal (Ray Ferraro, John Dzikowski)
BWK – Stacy Pratt (Cam Plante)
BWK – Ray Ferraro (Dave Curry)
BWK – John Dzikowski (Derek Laxdal, Stacy Pratt)
BWK – Derek Laxdal (Cam Plante)
Shots: 9-4 Brandon
Wheat Kings Roster
Jay Palmer
Ron Hextall
Cam Plante
Gord Paddock
Ray Ferraro
Stacy Pratt
Dave Curry
Jim Agnew
Randy Cameron
Kelly Kozack
Derek Laxdal
Boyd Lomow
Paul More (AP)
Rob Ordman
Brent Jessiman
Dave Tomlinson
John Dzikowski
Brad Wells
Byron Lomow
Staff:
Les Jackson
Jack Sangster
Richard Lemieux
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Winnipeg Warriors Roster
Jamie Dubberley
Doug Lunney
Scott McGregor
Rick Strachan
Tony Grenier
Dean Braham
Joe Vanness
Brian Martens
Corey Picknicki
Troy Volhoffer
Kelby McFarlane
Mark Howery
Cliff Keller
Ross McGowan
Staff:
Tom Thompson
Bruce Southern