Author Archives: Rob Mahon
Top snipers striking in Seattle not enough for Wheat Kings
For the second game in a row, the top two goal scorers for the Brandon Wheat Kings found the back of the net three times between the two of them. This time, however, the defensive effort didn't match ...
Jan 28, 2026 Levi Ellingsen brings the puck up ice against the Seattle Thunderbirds in Kent. (Photo by
BLiessePhoto)
Jacobson, Mistelbacher connect on overtime winner in Portland
The start in Portland wasn't what the Brandon Wheat Kings wanted against the Portland Winterhawks, but by the end their two leading scorers had led the way to a victory. Luke Mistelbacher scored twice...
Jan 24, 2026 Filip Ruzicka stretches out to stop a wraparound against the Portland Winterhawks. (Photo by Kai Brown, Portland Winterhawks)
Third period pushback not enough for Wheat Kings in Everett
After a slow start saw them behind on the scoresheet against the Everett Silvertips, the Wheat Kings played their best period in the third. They ran out of time and out of gas before they could comple...
Jan 24, 2026 Ryan Boyce attacks the offensive zone with an Everett Silvertip in hot pursuit on January 23. (Photo by Evan Morud)
In The Field: Brandon Wheat Kings Blog, January 23
20 hours of bus travel later, the Brandon Wheat Kings are in Everett for the first game of their U.S. road trip. And they're not exactly easing into things. How you look at starting the U.S. portion o...
Jan 23, 2026 The Wheat Kings opened their road trip on an imperfect but still winning note in Lethbridge. (Photo by Erica Perreaux)
Three-goal third leads Wheat Kings past Hurricanes
The Wheat Kings only won the one period against the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the season series closer, but it was the most important one of the bunch. Luke Mistelbacher scored twice and Joby Baumuller...
Jan 21, 2026 Joby Baumuller (middle left) is one of four Wheat Kings ranked by NHL Central Scouting ahead of this weekend's draft. (Photo by Erica Perreaux)
Second period surge sends Wheat Kings past Royals
After starting to turn around their rough second periods in Saskatoon, the Wheat Kings put the notion of second period struggles firmly to bed in their win over the Victoria Royals. Jaxon Jacobson sco...
Jan 16, 2026 Gunnar Gleasman celebrates what proves to be the game-winning goal against the Victoria Royals. (Photo by Jillybean Photography)
Undermanned Wheat Kings gut out win over Blades
From tough second periods to bad luck on the power play, the Wheat Kings reversed a number of recent trends against the Saskatoon Blades. Most importantly, they brought their losing skid to a halt. Gr...
Jan 14, 2026
Wheat Kings drop game in Prince Albert despite heroics from Kraus
A tough second period in Prince Albert could've turned disastrous on the scoresheet for the Brandon Wheat Kings, but goaltender Jayden Kraus stood on his head with 19 saves. Kraus couldn't keep the Ra...
Jan 13, 2026 The Prince Albert Raiders have joined the Everett Silvertips in the WHL finals. (Photo by Mark Peterson Media)
Second period slump sinks Wheat Kings against Regina
The Wheat Kings wanted a strong start against the Regina Pats and they got one. It was the middle of the game, however, that turned against them. Dylan Ronald and Nigel Boehm scored in the first perio...
Jan 10, 2026 Two players crash into the Regina Pats' net at the end of a Wheat Kings' odd-man rush in the second period. (Photo by Jillybean Photography)
In The Field: Brandon Wheat Kings Blog, January 9
It's been a minute! Did anything happen while I was gone? Owing to a tremendous amount of road games and a little bit of semi-deserved time off over Christmas, I haven't put up a blog post in quite so...
Jan 09, 2026 The Wheat Kings will open the post-trade deadline schedule with a visit from the Regina Pats. (Photo by Keith Hershmiller)
