Author Archives: Rob Mahon
Captain Mantei hits 200 games with Wheat Kings with plenty more to go
On April 22, 2020, with the hockey world in the grips of a global pandemic that would prematurely end one season and all but erase another, the Brandon Wheat Kings made the 13th overall pick in the WH...
Nov 19, 2024 Quinn Mantei has grown year over year into a stalwart on the blueline for Brandon. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Petr provides overtime heroics for Wheat Kings
The script between the Wheat Kings and Pats seemed almost identical to the night before on the second game of the weekend. At the last minute, however, the Wheat Kings changed the story. Matteo Michel...
Nov 16, 2024 Quinn Mantei takes a ceremonial opening faceoff before a game against the Regina Pats. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Wheat Kings take single point, lose second to Pats
Anyone who expected a dull game between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Regina Pats had their expectations shattered within minutes of the game starting. When the smoke cleared, both teams had one point b...
Nov 15, 2024 Carson Bjarnason stops one of 31 pucks thrown his way in an overtime loss to Regina. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
In The Field: Brandon Wheat Kings Blog November 14
It's been said before, but it's worth repeating: not a rollercoaster on earth swings around as wildly as the momentum in a junior hockey game. What was going to be an excellent weekend for the Brandon...
Nov 14, 2024 A busy weekend started well for the Wheat Kings, but they couldn't keep up the momentum. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Dauphin RCMP ask for public assistance finding thieves
Dauphin RCMP are reaching out to the public to ask for any information they can provide following thefts from storage containers near Dauphin Lake. According to an RCMP release, two unknown people bro...
Nov 14, 2024 Image courtesy RCMP
New justice centre in Dauphin part of Province's safety strategy
The provincial government unveiled a new safety strategy today, one they say will address violent crime and retail theft in all regions of the province while still focusing on the root causes of crime...
Nov 14, 2024 Image - Government of Manitoba
Wheat Kings unsatisfied with effort in loss to Lethbridge
The Wheat Kings were looking for a bounce-back effort against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Unfortunately, they had a hard time breaking down the Hurricanes' stifling defensive structure. Carson Bjarnaso...
Nov 11, 2024 Carson Bjarnason makes one of his 30 saves against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Wheat Kings on wrong end of comeback by Raiders
Everything seemed to be going the Brandon Wheat Kings' way through forty minutes. In the third period, all the good things they'd done in the first and second seemed to slip away from them. Dominik Pe...
Nov 09, 2024 Dominik Petr dives to poke home his first of two on the night in a losing effort against Prince Albert. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Baumuller shines in Wheat Kings win over Pats
It's been a good stretch of hockey for Joby Baumuller but the Wheat Kings know the Wilcox-born forward still has another gear to find. He found it in Regina. Baumuller scored twice and added an assist...
Nov 08, 2024 Carter Klippenstein scores what proves to be the game-winning goal against the Regina Pats. (Photo by Keith Hershmiller)
CHL players now eligible to play in NCAA
A monumental shift has occurred in junior hockey thanks to a vote today by the NCAA. Thanks to this vote, CHL players will no longer be considered professional athletes for the purpose of NCAA hockey ...
Nov 07, 2024 Brandon Wheat Kings players and others around the CHL are now eligible to play in the NCAA. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
