Author Archives: Rob Mahon
Provincial government to bring Advanced Care Paramedics to rural Manitoba
In an effort to get better emergency care to rural and northern areas of Manitoba, the provincial government announced today they were introducing advanced care paramedics to those areas. In a release...
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Veteran Nguyen hit new heights, found new path with Wheat Kings
Moving from the Portland Metropolitan Area, with its population of about 2.5 million people, to Brandon, Manitoba with its population of just over 51,000, you could forgive Marcus Nguyen for needing a...
Apr 09, 2025 A familiar sight for Wheat Kings fans this season: Marcus Nguyen celebrating a goal. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Bright future, fond memories: Bjarnason leaves strong legacy on and off ice as a Wheat King
A young Carson Bjarnason was blessed with either foresight, or powers of manifestation. As a child growing up in Carberry, just 50 kilometers from Brandon, the future Wheat Kings star would attend gam...
Apr 08, 2025 Carson Bjarnason has been the Wheat Kings' rock between the pipes during his four-season career in Brandon. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Dauphin RCMP seize handgun, drugs in arrest
A 21-year-old man from Dauphin faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking after an arrest by Dauphin RCMP on Sunday afternoon. Police said in their...
Apr 08, 2025 Image courtesy Dauphin RCMP.
Province pledges $3.3 million to fight rural crime
On the heels of a disturbing rural crime spree in which several suspects were seen to be armed with firearms, the provincial government has announced further funding to fight rural and northern crime....
Apr 08, 2025 Image - Manitoba RCMP
Provincial government to help fund Whiteout Parties' return to Winnipeg
Winnipeg Jets fans are not only get to see one of the most famous spectacles in hockey this postseason, they're going to be the source of it. In a release this afternoon, the provincial government ann...
Apr 08, 2025 Photo by Carter Brooks
In The Field: Brandon Wheat Kings Blog April 8
Just like that, it was all over for the Brandon Wheat Kings far too soon. The first round matchup between the Wheat Kings and Lethbridge Hurricanes was far closer than the final score in games indicat...
Apr 08, 2025 Carson Bjarnason is one of four Wheat Kings who the team is fairly certain has played their final game of junior hockey. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Wheat Kings seasons concludes in game five loss in Lethbridge
A series that was far closer than the final score in games would indicate came to a close on a sad note for the Brandon Wheat Kings in Lethbridge. Quinn Mantei and Joby Baumuller scored, and Ethan Esk...
Apr 04, 2025 Ethan Eskit made 48 saves, many of them spectacular, in the Wheat Kings' season finale. (Photo by Janise Michel)
Johnson's third period heroics extend Wheat Kings' season.
To a man, the Brandon Wheat Kings all said they weren't ready to be done. As it turned out, they don't have to be just yet. Nicholas Johnson scored the late third-period goal, and Matteo Michels score...
Apr 02, 2025 Nicholas Johnson committed to Ferris State, but wants to show what he can do in a fully healthy WHL season before going to the NCAA. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Wheat Kings fall in hard-fought game three heartbreaker
For the second game in a row, the effort level exceeded the result for the Brandon Wheat Kings against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. This time, it was even more pronounced. Nolan Flamand scored, and Cars...
Apr 01, 2025 Quinn Mantei gives chase in the defensive zone in the Wheat Kings' game three loss against Lethbridge. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
