Brandon Wheat Kings

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Brandon Wheat Kings

City	Brandon, Manitoba
League	Western Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	East
Founded	1936 (1936)
Home arena	Westman Place
Colours	Gold, Black, White
General manager	Kelly McCrimmon
Head coach	Dwayne Gylywoychuk
Website www.wheatkings.com
Franchise history
1936–1938	Brandon Wheat Kings
1938-1940	Brandon Elks
1940-present	Brandon Wheat Kings

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the 1940s. They won 8 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1962, 1963, & 1964 and appeared in the Memorial Cup five times: in 1949 (as an MJHL team), 1979, 1995, 1996 and 2010, losing each time. The team plays its home games in Westman Communications Group Place (Keystone Centre). They also played at Wheat City Arena until 1969, and the Manex Arena from 1969 to 1972. Starting in 1973, the Wheat Kings owned and operated a farm team in the MJHL, called the Travellers. The Wheat Kings are currently the only Western Hockey League franchise based in the province of Manitoba.

An earlier incarnation of the Wheat Kings played for the Stanley Cup in 1904, but lost to the Ottawa Senators.

The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings won the Abbott Cup defeating the Calgary Buffaloes. They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Montreal Royals. The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.

The Wheat Kings hold the CHL record for most points (125) in a single season, setting the mark in 1978–79.

The Western Hockey League announced on October 16, 2008, that the Wheat Kings were chosen to host the 2010 Memorial Cup championship at the Keystone Centre.^[1] They reached the final game, losing to the Windsor Spitfires.

1 Season-by-season record
2 WHL Championship history
3 Current Roster
4 Team records
5 NHL alumni
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links

Season-by-season record[edit]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1936-37	15	10	3	2	-	74	32	22	4th MJHL
1937-38	16	13	3	0	-	116	52	26	1st MJHL
1938-39	18	14	4	0	-	102	60	28	1st MJHL	Won League
1939-40	24	10	10	4	-	99	95	24	4th MJHL
1940-45	Leave due to World War II
1945-46	10	7	2	1	-	102	35	15	2nd MJHL
1946-47	16	13	2	1	-	122	50	27	1st MJHL	Won League
1947-48	24	15	9	0	-	115	99	30	2nd MJHL
1948-49	30	27	3	0	-	172	72	54	1st MJHL	Won League, Won AbC
1949-50	36	27	9	0	-	181	113	54	1st MJHL	Won League
1950-51	36	26	8	2	-	231	123	54	1st MJHL
1951-52	36	21	14	1	-	160	144	43	2nd MJHL
1952-53	36	24	11	1	-	164	123	49	1st MJHL
1953-54	36	13	22	1	-	132	151	27	2nd MJHL
1954-58	Granted Leave
1958-59	30	15	14	1	-	152	122	31	3rd MJHL
1959-60	32	23	6	3	-	185	79	49	1st MJHL	Won League
1960-61	32	24	8	0	-	219	136	48	1st MJHL
1961-62	40	26	12	2	-	238	137	54	1st MJHL	Won League
1962-63	39	32	7	0	-	206	124	64	1st MJHL	Won League
1963-64	30	27	1	2	-	209	67	56	1st MJHL	Won League
1964-65	56	30	21	5	-	230	216	65	3rd SJHL
1965-66	60	32	21	7	-	283	262	71	3rd SJHL
1966-67	57	47	9	1	-	416	178	95	2nd MJHL	Lost Final
1967–68	60	21	33	6	-	238	279	48	8th Overall	Lost quarter-final
1968–69	60	18	40	2	-	224	350	38	4th East	Lost quarter-final
1969–70	60	23	34	3	-	234	272	49	4th East	Lost quarter-final
1970–71	66	20	46	0	-	247	387	40	5th East	Out of playoffs
1971–72	68	35	33	0	-	338	331	70	3rd East	Lost semi-final
1972–73	68	29	30	9	-	307	304	67	4th East	Lost quarter-final
1973–74	68	27	37	4	-	305	348	58	5th East	Out of playoffs
1974–75	70	24	35	11	-	276	320	59	4th East	Lost quarter-final
1975–76	72	34	30	8	-	341	303	76	2nd East	Lost quarter-final
1976–77	72	54	10	8	-	447	242	116	1st East	Lost final
1977–78	72	46	12	14	-	424	299	106	1st East	Eliminated in divisional semi-final
1978–79	72	58	5	9	-	491	230	125	1st East	Won championship
1979–80	72	33	37	2	-	319	343	68	5th East	Eliminated in East Division semi-final
1980–81	72	29	40	3	-	342	352	61	6th East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1981–82	72	34	38	0	-	372	413	68	5th East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1982–83	72	21	51	0	-	327	460	42	7th East	Out of playoffs
1983–84	72	44	26	2	-	463	246	90	3rd East	Lost East Division semi-final
1984–85	72	17	54	1	-	264	481	35	8th East	Out of playoffs
1985–86	72	24	46	2	-	324	438	50	7th East	Out of playoffs
1986–87	72	19	49	4	-	282	443	42	8th East	Out of playoffs
1987–88	72	26	43	3	-	348	371	55	6th East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1988–89	72	25	43	4	-	286	331	54	7th East	Out of playoffs
1989–90	72	28	38	6	-	276	325	62	7th East	Out of playoffs
1990–91	72	19	51	2	-	265	380	40	8th East	Out of playoffs
1991–92	72	11	55	6	-	246	356	28	8th East	Out of playoffs
1992–93	72	43	25	4	-	347	258	90	2nd East	Lost East Division quarter-final
1993–94	72	42	25	5	-	291	251	89	2nd East	Lost East Division final
1994–95	72	45	22	5	-	315	235	95	1st East	Lost final
1995–96	72	52	19	1	-	369	231	105	1st East	Won championship
1996–97	72	47	24	1	-	339	208	95	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1997–98	72	45	21	6	-	322	235	96	3rd East	Lost final
1998–99	72	39	29	4	-	293	267	82	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1999–2000	72	25	38	4	5	212	260	59	6th East	Out of playoffs
2000–01	72	32	32	5	3	244	242	72	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2001–02	72	43	23	4	2	261	210	92	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference final
2002–03	72	43	17	9	3	258	187	98	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference final
2003–04	72	28	32	9	3	230	224	68	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2004–05	72	45	21	5	1	255	199	96	1st East	Lost final
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
2005–06	72	30	32	6	4	218	259	70	4th East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2006–07	72	41	20	3	8	258	214	94	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2007–08	72	42	24	3	3	253	209	90	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2008–09	72	48	19	3	2	295	220	101	2nd East	Lost Eastern Conference final
2009–10	72	50	18	1	3	321	204	104	1st East	Lost Eastern Conference final; Lost Memorial Cup final
2010–11	72	32	31	1	8	281	275	73	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2011–12	72	39	28	1	4	273	257	83	3rd East	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2012–13	72	24	40	4	4	189	284	56	6th East	Out of playoffs

WHL Championship history[edit]

1976-77: Loss, 1-4 vs New Westminster
1978-79: Win, 4-2 vs Portland
1994-95: Loss, 2-4 vs Kamloops
1995-96: Win, 4-1 vs Spokane
1997-98: Loss, 0-4 vs Portland
2004-05: Loss, 1-4 vs Kelowna

Current Roster[edit]

Updated April 1, 2013.^[2]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Drafted
1	Canada !	Boes, CorbinCorbin Boes	1.0 !G	L	19	2008	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2013
29	Canada !	Buonassisi, NickNick Buonassisi	4.0 !C	L	21	2012	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Undrafted
19	Canada !	Cooper, TaylorTaylor Cooper	6.0 !LW	L	17	2010	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Eligible 2014
32	Canada !	Gabrielle, JesseJesse Gabrielle	6.0 !LW	L	16	2012	Moosomin, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2015
8	Canada !	Hawryluk, JayceJayce Hawryluk	4.0 !C	R	17	2011	Roblin, Manitoba	Eligible 2014
35	Canada !	Honey, CurtisCurtis Honey	1.0 !G	L	19	2010	Edmonton, Alberta	Eligible 2013
9	Canada !	Hunter, ReneRene Hunter	2.0 !D	R	19	2008	Ebb and Flow, Manitoba	Eligible 2013
22	Czech Republic !	Kalus, MarekMarek Kalus	6.0 !LW	R	19	2013	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Eligible 2013
28	Canada !	Lisoway, QuintinQuintin Lisoway	4.0 !C	L	17	2010	Neepawa, Manitoba	Eligible 2014
23	Canada !	McGauley, TimTim McGauley	4.0 !C	L	17	2011	Wilcox, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2013
24	Canada !	Meilleur, JensJens Meilleur	7.0 !RW	R	20	2008	Elie, Manitoba	Eligible 2013
18	Czech Republic !	Nejezchleb, RichardRichard Nejezchleb	7.0 !RW	L	19	2012	Slavia Praha, Czech Republic	Eligible 2013
15	Canada !	Palmer, JackJack Palmer	6.0 !LW	L	17	2010	Victoria, British Columbia	Eligible 2013
10	Canada !	Pankewicz, KordKord Pankewicz	2.0 !D	L	17	2011	Drayton Valley, Alberta	Eligible 2014
2	Canada !	Pulock, RyanRyan Pulock	2.0 !D	R	18	2009	Spruce Grove, Alberta	Eligible 2013
17	Canada !	Quenneville, JohnJohn Quenneville	4.0 !C	L	17	2011	Edmonton, Alberta	Eligible 2014
20	Canada !	Robinson, ChadChad Robinson	4.0 !C	L	20	2012	Minnedosa, Manitoba	Eligible 2013
7	Canada !	Roy, EricEric Roy	2.0 !D	L	18	2009	Beauval, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2013
21	Canada !	Seaman, TyrelTyrel Seaman	4.0 !C	L	19	2009	Choiceland, Saskatchewan	2012, 206th Overall, STL
14	Canada !	Swyripa, JasonJason Swyripa	4.0 !C	R	20	2008	Cochrane, Alberta	Eligible 2013
25	Canada !	Walters, NickNick Walters	2.0 !D	L	19	2013	St. Albert, Alberta	2012, 166th Overall, STL
5	Canada !	Waltz, ColtonColton Waltz	2.0 !D	L	18	2010	Vermilion, Alberta	Eligible 2013
3	Canada !	Yaworski, TylerTyler Yaworski	2.0 !D	L	21	2012	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Undrafted

Team records[edit]

Statistic	Total	Season
Team records for a single season
Most points	125	1978–79
Most wins	58	1978–79
Most goals for	491	1978–79
Least goals for	212	1999–2000
Least goals against	187	2002–03
Most goals against	481	1984–85

Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Individual player records for a single season
Most goals	Ray Ferraro	108	1983–84
Most assists	Brian Propp	112	1977–78
Most points	Brian Propp	194	1978–79
Most points, rookie	Brian Propp	135	1976–77
Most points, defenceman	Cam Plante	140	1983-84
Best GAA (goalie)	Tyler Plante	2.58	2004–05
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

NHL alumni[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ "Brandon Wheat Kings to host 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup". WHL. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-16. ^{[dead link]}
^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved 2013-04-01

References[edit]

2005–06 WHL Guide

External links[edit]

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