Author Archives: Rob Mahon
Wheat Kings stand pat on surprisingly quiet WHL trade deadline
The team that Brandon Wheat Kings fans have seen so far in 2025-26 is going to be the team that carries them down the stretch. Today's trade deadline came and went without any move by the Wheat Kings,...
Jan 08, 2026 The Wheat Kings were one of several WHL teams who stayed out of the trade action on deadline day. (Photo by Andy Devlin)
Rookie forward Bhathal teasing second half surge
Ask coaches around the WHL and they'll tell you, it's the post-Christmas portion of the schedule where rookies really tend to hit their stride and show off the potential that had their teams so excite...
Jan 08, 2026 Rookie forward Prabh Bhathal has emerged as an early candidate for big jump in production and responsibility in the second half. (Photo by Jillybean Photography)
Brandon RCMP find over $150k in stolen equipment
Two people, a man and a woman from the RM of North-Cypress-Langford, are in custody after a months-long Brandon RCMP investigation uncovered over $150,000 in stolen property, some of which, according ...
Jan 08, 2026
Wheat Kings blanked on home ice by Rebels
Trying to get themselves back on track after back-to-back losses for the first time since October, the Brandon Wheat Kings couldn't muster up enough offense against the Red Rebels. Peyton Shore stoppe...
Jan 07, 2026 Jordan Gavin retrieves a loose puck in the first period against the Red Deer Rebels. (Photo by Jillybean Photography)
Wheat Kings drop second straight game to Blades
For the first time since October 4 and 5, the Wheat Kings have lost back-to-back games, and once again the Saskatoon Blades were involved. Joby Baumuller scored and Filip Ruzicka made 20 saves, but th...
Jan 03, 2026
Wheat Kings stymied by hot goaltender in loss to Blades
Several times in their win-filled December, the Wheat Kings got star worthy performances from Filip Ruzicka and Jayden Kraus. In their first game of 2026, however, Evan Gardner of the Saskatoon Blades...
Jan 01, 2026 Evan Gardner stops Caleb Hadland point blank in the Wheat Kings close loss to Saskatoon. (Photo by Jillybean Photography)
Kraus leads Wheat Kings to second straight shutout in Swift Current
In their final game of the year in 2025, the Wheat Kings put a bow on not only the incredible month of December they'd had but the year as a whole and they did with another shutout. Grayson Burzynski ...
Dec 30, 2025 Grayson Burzynski celebrates his first period goal, which would prove to be the game-winner, against the Swift Current Broncos. (Photo by Ed Fonger Photography)
Ruzicka earns first shutout in Wheat Kings' win over Warriors
One night removed from a close win over the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Wheat Kings had the same results offensively with three goals. At the other end, however, their goaltender didn't surrender a thing....
Dec 28, 2025 Joby Baumuller tips home what proves to be the game-winning goal in the second period against Moose Jaw. (Photo by Jillybean Photography)
Kraus stands tall, leads Wheat Kings to win in Moose Jaw
A mild post-Christmas lull beset the Brandon Wheat Kings when they faced the Moose Jaw Warriors in Moose Jaw, but they still found a way to win thanks to one player who showed up in mid-season form. J...
Dec 27, 2025 Jayden Kraus turns aside Warriors' forward Gage Nagel on a second period penalty shot in Moose Jaw. (Photo by Nick Pettigrew)
Baumuller the overtime hero as Wheat Kings take two points out of Calgary
It came right down to the wire, but the Brandon Wheat Kings are heading into the holidays happy after a win over the Calgary Hitmen. Nicholas Johnson and Chase Surkan scored in regulation, and Joby Ba...
Dec 19, 2025 Grayson Burzynski clears the puck out of a scramble in front of Filip Ruzicka against the Calgary Hitmen. (Photo by Jenn Pierce/Calgary Hitmen)
