Many players at the NHL draft describe their experience as a whirlwind. For Roger McQueen, that description would be more literal than for most. The 2006-born forward had no sooner finished his post-selection interviews after being taken tenth overall by the Anaheim Ducks than, like something out of a movie, he was bei...

Monday, June 30, 2025 -For the second time in three years, a Brandon Wheat King was selected in the top ten at the NHL draft this past weekend. Forward Roger McQueen went tenth overall to the Anaheim Ducks. Forward Brady Turko was also picked by the Ducks, while Carter Klippenstein went to the Minnesota Wild. -In the C...

An awful lot can happen in a year, and Brady Turko knows that better than most. In May of 2024, he was one of the leaders of an all-time great Brandon U18 AAA Wheat Kings team at the TELUS Cup. Before the end of June the next year, he'd graduated from AAA to the WHL, played his first full WHL season, and become a draft...

When you dedicate years of your life and countless difficult hours to a goal, it can be hard to put into words what it means to see that hard work culminate in one gigantic moment. After being drafted by the Minnesota Wild, Carter Klippenstein did about the best job describing it that anyone could. "It was unreal,...

For the fourth time in the last six seasons, the Brandon Wheat Kings had multiple players chosen in the NHL entry draft. And both the first and second days of the draft featured Wheat Kings' content. Carter Klippenstein and Brady Turko joined Roger McQueen, the tenth overall pick on day one, on the second day of the NH...