Author Archives: Rob Mahon
Wheat Kings enter packed schedule with confidence
A dramatic shift in the schedule is coming for the Brandon Wheat Kings and their calendar is about to get a lot fuller. Thanks to injury returns and solid play, however, they're ready for whatever the...
Nov 07, 2024 A busy stretch of hockey awaits the Brandon Wheat Kings with five games in the next eight days. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
In The Field: Brandon Wheat Kings Blog November 6
It will count the same in the standings as their other seven victories, but the Wheat Kings' most recent win, a 3-0 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers, feels like their biggest win of the season so far....
Nov 06, 2024 A five-game homestand saw plenty of wins for the Wheat Kings. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
St. Rose du Lac RCMP search for missing teen
RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 16-year-old boy from Ebb and Flow First Nation. In a release, RCMP said they received a report on October 25, at about 11:00 AM, that 16-year...
Nov 06, 2024 Image courtesy RCMP
Wheat Kings' Bjarnason named goaltender of the week
There was only one game last week for the Brandon Wheat Kings so there was a strong desire to make their lone contest count. Thanks to goaltender Carson Bjarnason and some timely offense, they did exa...
Nov 05, 2024 Carson Bjarnason was named Goaltender of the Week by the WHL for his 33-save shutout against Medicine Hat. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Bjarnason stands tall as Wheat Kings blank Tigers
Throughout the week, their coaching staff challenged the Brandon Wheat Kings not to put the Tigers on a pedestal. They answered, bringing a five-game losing skid against the Tigers to an emphatic end....
Nov 02, 2024 Caleb Hadland celebrates what proved to be the game winning goal against the Medicine Hat Tigers. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
Portage RCMP investigating scam targeting seniors
RCMP are issuing a warning to be vigilant to all Manitobans after two senior citizens in the area of Portage la Prairie fell victim to a scammer. According to an RCMP release, on October 30th, 2024, P...
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Shorthanded Wheat Kings prepare to tangle with Tigers
The Brandon Wheat Kings were a very different team the last time they beat the Medicine Hat Tigers on March 8, 2023. Yet for all the turnover both teams have gone through since then, the Wheat Kings h...
Oct 31, 2024 The Wheat Kings look to stay hot and snap a losing streak specifically against the Medicine Hat Tigers this weekend. (Photo courtesy Medicine Hat Tigers)
Dauphin RCMP arrest five after traffic stop
Five people faces charges related to drug trafficking after being arrested by Dauphin RCMP following a traffic stop within the city limits. According to an RCMP release, members of the Dauphin detachm...
Oct 31, 2024 Image courtesy RCMP.
Province proposes new mandatory training for judges
The provincial government has proposed a new bill that will lay out new areas of mandatory training for those wish to serve as judges in the Provincial Court or justices of the peace. In a release tod...
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In The Field: Wheat Kings Blog October 30
By the end of their game against the Calgary Hitmen, you could tell fatigue was setting in for the Brandon Wheat Kings. And yet, exhausted as they were, the team found a way to snag two points. Coache...
Oct 30, 2024 Marcus Nguyen's sensational OT winner gave the Wheat Kings an extra point that it looked at times like they might not get. (Photo by Scramble Studio)
