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Brandon Wheat Kings
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City: Brandon, Manitoba
League: Western Hockey League
Conference: Eastern
Division: East
Founded: 1936 (1936)
Home Arena: Keystone Centre
Colors: Gold, Black, White

              

Owner(s): Kelly McCrimmon
General Manager: Grant Armstrong
Head Coach: David Anning
Franchise history
1936–1938: Brandon Wheat Kings
1938-1940: Brandon Elks
1945-47: Brandon Elks
1947–present: Brandon Wheat Kings
Championships
Playoff Championships: 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1979, 1996, 2016

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian Major Junior hockey team from Brandon, Manitoba. They are members of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and a part of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) and Hockey Canada.

The Wheat Kings joined the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, front runner of the Western Hockey League, for the 1967-68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, except for two seasons in the mid-1960s when they played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The team was known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the late 1930s and again in the late 1940’s.. 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, and will make a sixth appearance in 2016 as the WHL champions. 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. Between 1973 and 1980, 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.

see Brandon Wheat Kings History


Season-by-Season Record[]

Note: click on season for team rosters or on league for direct link to that season.

Season League GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1936-37 MJHL 15 10 3 2 - 75 37 22 2nd B Div Lost Div Final
1937-38 MJHL 16 13 3 0 - 26 1st North Lost Div Final
1938-39 MJHL 18 14 4 0 - 102 60 28 1st North Won League
1938-39 Memorial Cup 6 3 3 0 - 19 31 - - Lost Abbott Cup
1939-40 MJHL 24 10 10 4 - 99 95 24 3rd South Lost Div Semi
Did Not Participate due to WW II (1940-41 thru 1944-45)
1945-46 MJHL 10 7 2 1 - 100 36 15 2nd Lost Final
1946-47 MJHL 16 13 2 1 - 122 50 27 1st Won League
1946-47 Memorial Cup 12 7 4 1 - 58 38 - - Lost Abbott Cup
1947-48 MJHL 24 15 9 0 - 115 99 30 2nd Lost Semi
1948-49 MJHL 30 27 3 0 - 172 72 54 1st Won League
1948-49 Memorial Cup 10 8 2 - - 44 26 - - Won Abbott Cup
Memorial Cup 8 3 4 1 - 23 26 - - Lost Memorial Cup
1949-50 MJHL 36 27 9 0 - 181 113 54 1st Won League
1949-50 Memorial Cup 7 3 4 - - 30 23 - - Lost West Semi
1950-51 MJHL 36 26 8 2 - 231 123 54 1st Lost Final
1951-52 MJHL 36 31 14 1 - 163 145 43 2nd Lost Final
1952-53 MJHL 36 24 11 1 - 164 123 49 1st Lost Final
1953-54 MJHL 36 13 22 1 - 132 151 27 2nd Lost Final
Did Not Participate 1954-55 thru 1957-58
1958-59 MJHL 30 15 14 1 - 152 122 31 3rd Lost Semi Final
1959-60 MJHL 32 23 6 3 - 185 79 49 1st Won League
1959-60 Memorial Cup 11 7 4 - - 52 37 - - Lost West Final
1960-61 MJHL 32 24 8 0 - 219 136 48 1st Lost Final
1961-62 MJHL 40 26 12 2 - 238 137 54 1st Won League
1961-62 Memorial Cup 11 7 4 - - 44 32 - - Lost West Final
1962-63 MJHL 39 32 7 0 - 206 124 64 1st Won League
1962-63 Memorial Cup 9 5 4 - - 36 32 - - Lost West Final
1963-64 MJHL 30 27 1 2 - 205 63 56 1st Won League
1963-64 Memorial Cup 11 5 6 - - 44 42 - - Lost West Semi Final
1964-65 SJHL 56 30 21 5 - 230 216 65 3rd Lost Semi Final
1965-66 SJHL 60 32 21 7 - 283 252 71 3rd Lost Semi Final
1966-67 MJHL 57 47 9 1 - 416 178 95 2nd Lost Final
1967-68 WCJHL 60 21 33 6 - 238 279 48 8th Lost Qtr Final
1968-69 WCHL 60 18 40 2 - 224 350 38 4th East Lost Div Semi Final
1969-70 WCHL 60 23 34 3 - 234 272 49 4th East Lost Div Semi Final
1970-71 WCHL 66 20 46 0 - 247 387 40 5th East DNQ
1971-72 WCHL 68 35 33 0 - 338 331 70 3rd East Lost Div Final
1972-73 WCHL 68 29 30 9 - 307 304 67 4th East Lost Div Semi Final
1973-74 WCHL 68 27 37 4 - 305 348 58 5th East DNQ
1974-75 WCHL 70 24 35 11 - 276 320 59 4th East Lost Div Semi Final
1975-76 WCHL 72 34 30 8 - 341 303 76 2nd East Lost Qtr Final
1976-77 WCHL 72 54 10 8 - 447 242 116 1st East Lost Final
1977-78 WCHL 72 46 12 14 - 424 299 106 1st East Lost Div RR Semi Final
1978-79 WHL 72 58 5 9 - 491 230 125 1st East Won League
1978-79 Memorial Cup 5 3 2 - - 17 16 - 1st Lost Final
1979-80 WHL 72 33 37 2 - 319 343 68 5th East Lost Div RR Semi Final
1980-81 WHL 72 29 40 3 - 342 352 61 6th East Lost Div Qtr Final
1981-82 WHL 72 34 38 0 - 372 413 68 5th East Lost Div Qtr Final
1982-83 WHL 72 21 51 0 - 327 460 42 7th East DNQ
1983-84 WHL 72 44 26 2 - 463 346 90 3rd East Lost Div Semi Final
1984-85 WHL 72 17 54 1 - 264 481 35 8th East DNQ
1985-86 WHL 72 24 46 2 - 324 438 50 7th East DNQ
1986-87 WHL 72 19 49 4 - 282 443 42 8th East DNQ
1987-88 WHL 72 26 43 3 - 348 371 55 6th East Lost Div Qtr Final
1988-89 WHL 72 25 43 4 - 286 331 54 7th East DNQ
1989-90 WHL 72 28 38 6 - 276 325 62 7th East DNQ
1990-91 WHL 72 19 51 2 - 265 380 40 8th East DNQ
1991-92 WHL 72 11 55 6 - 246 356 28 8th East DNQ
1992-93 WHL 72 43 25 4 - 347 258 90 2nd East Lost Div Qtr Final
1993-94 WHL 72 42 25 5 - 291 251 89 2nd East Lost Div Final
1994-95 WHL 72 45 22 5 - 315 235 95 1st East Lost Final
1994-95 Memorial Cup 4 1 3 - - 17 14 - 3rd Lost Semi Final
1995-96 WHL 72 52 19 1 - 369 231 105 1st East Won League
1995-96 Memorial Cup 4 2 2 - - 9 10 - 2nd Lost Semi Final
1996-97 WHL 72 47 24 1 - 339 208 95 1st East Lost Conf Qtr Final
1997-98 WHL 72 45 21 6 - 322 235 96 3rd East Lost Final
1998-99 WHL 72 39 29 4 - 293 267 82 2nd East Lost Conf Qtr Final
1999-00 WHL 72 25 38 4 5 212 260 59 6th East DNQ
2000-01 WHL 72 32 32 5 3 244 242 72 4th East Lost Conf Qtr Final
2001-02 WHL 72 43 23 4 2 261 210 92 1st East Lost Conf Final
2002-03 WHL 72 43 17 9 3 258 187 98 1st East Lost Conf Final
2003-04 WHL 72 28 32 9 3 230 224 68 3rd East Lost Conf Semi Final
2004-05 WHL 72 45 21 5 1 255 199 96 1st East Lost Final
Season League GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2005-06 WHL 72 30 32 6 4 218 259 70 4th East Lost Conf Qtr Final
2006-07 WHL 72 41 20 3 8 258 214 93 1st East Lost Conf Semi Final
2007-08 WHL 72 42 24 3 3 253 209 90 2nd East Lost Conf Qtr Final
2008-09 WHL 72 48 19 3 2 295 220 101 2nd East Lost Conf Final
2009-10 WHL 72 50 18 1 3 321 204 104 1st East Lost Conf Final
2009-10 Memorial Cup 5 2 3 - - 14 27 - 3rd Lost Final
2010-11 WHL 72 32 31 1 8 281 275 73 3rd East Lost Conf Qtr Final
2011-12 WHL 72 39 28 1 4 273 257 83 3rd East Lost Conf Semi Final
2012-13 WHL 72 24 40 4 4 189 284 56 6th East DNQ
2013-14 WHL 72 34 29 6 3 271 269 77 3rd East Lost Conf Semi Final
2014-15 WHL 72 53 11 4 4 340 219 114 1st East Lost Final
2015-16 WHL 72 48 18 4 2 319 197 102 1st East Won League
2015-16 Memorial Cup 3 0 3 - - 5 16 - 4th DNQ
2016-17 WHL 72 31 31 7 3 225 247 72 4th East Lost Conf Qtr Final
2017-18 WHL 72 40 27 3 2 272 255 85 4th East Lost Conf Semi Final
2018-19 WHL 68 31 29 4 4 230 243 70 4th East DNQ
2019-20 WHL 63 35 22 4 2 227 173 76 3rd East Playoffs Cancelled
2020-21 WHL 24 18 4 2 0 104 61 38 1st Hub Playoffs cancelled

League Records[]

Season Player Category Amount
Manitoba Junior Hockey League
1950-51 Ron Rohmer Most Points 73
Most Assists 36
Most Goals--Left Wing 37
Vic Love Most Points--Center 61
Most Goals--Center 36
1952-53 Clare Smith Most Assists--Center 34
1960-61 Barry Hogan Most Assists--Right Wing 42
1961-62 Gerry Kell Most Assists 53
1963-64 Ken Kachulak Top Goals Against Average 2.10
1966-67 Juha Widing Most Points 144
Most Goals 70
Most Assists 74
Cal Swenson Most Points--Left Wing 98
Most Assists--Left Wing 55
Bill Fairbairn Most Points--Right Wing 142
Most Assists--Right Wing 82
Ray Brownlee Most Goals--Left Wing 47
Western Hockey League
1972-73 Ron Chipperfield Most Goals--Center 72
1973-74 Ron Chipperfield Most Goals 90
1976-77 Bill Derlago Most Goals 96
Ray Allison Most Assists--Right Wing 92
Brian Propp Most Assists--Rookie 80
1977-78 Brian Propp Most Points--Left Wing 182
Most Assists--Left Wing 112
1978-79 Brian Propp Most Points 194
Most Goals--Left Wing 94
Ray Allison Most Assists--Right Wing 93
1983-84 Ray Ferraro Most Goals 108
Most Points--Center 192
Cam Plante Most Points--Defense 140
Most Assists--Defense 118

League Award Winners, Leaders, & All-Stars[]

Season Player Achievement
1945-46 Don Raleigh Scoring Champion
Most Goals
1946-47 Ray Manson Scoring Champion
Most Assists
Wally Hergesheimer Most Goals
1947-48 Bob Gray First All-Star Team
Joe Crozier Second All-Star Team
Bud Evans Second All-Star Team
Ray Frederick Second All-Star Team
Bill MacKenzie Second All-Star Team Coach
1948-49 Glen Sonmor Most Assists
Second All-Star Team
Bob Chrystal First All-Star Team
Joe Crozier First All-Star Team
Alf Francis First All-Star Team
Ray Frederick First All-Star Team
Jack McKenzie First All-Star Team
Bill MacKenzie First All-Star Team Coach
Glen Sutherland Second All-Star Team Manager (tied)
1949-50 Reg Abbott Scoring Champion
Most Goals
First All-Star Team
Bob Chrystal First All-Star Team
Gus Juckes First All-Star Team
Les Cunningham First All-Star Team Coach
Barney Mollott First All-Star Team Manager
George Allard Second All-Star Team
Brian Roche Second All-Star Team
1950-51 Ron Rohmer Scoring Champion
Most Assists
First All-Star Team
Vic Love First All-Star Team
Jim Mattson First All-Star Team
Bill Allison Second All-Star Team
Dunc McLennan Second All-Star Team
Jim Young Second All-Star Team
Les Cunningham All-Star Team Coach
1951-52 Del Topoll Scoring Champion
Most Assists (tied)
First All-Star Team
Phil Hilton First All-Star Team
Murray Wilkie First All-Star Team
Frank Arnett Second All-Star Team
Bill Maslanko Second All-Star Team
Riley Mullen All-Star Team Coach
1952-53 Ross Jones Scoring Champion
First All-Star Team
Bunt Hubchik Most Goals
Second All-Star Team
Clare Smith Most Assists
First All-Star Team
Julian Klymkiw First All-Star Team
Gord Lawson Second All-Star Team
1959-60 George Hill Scoring Champion
Rookie of the Year
Most Assists (tied)
First All-Star Team
Don Holmes Top Goals Against Average
Wayne Gurba First All-Star Team
Jack Matheson First All-Star Team
Ron Baryluk Second All-Star Team
Dunc McCallum Second All-Star Team
Bryan Hextall Third All-Star Team
Jake Milford All-Star Team Coach
1960-61 George Hill MVP
Scoring Champion
Most Goals
First All-Star Team
Barry Hogan Most Assists
First All-Star Team
George Peary Second All-Star Team
Ted Taylor Second All-Star Team
1961-62 Gerry Kell Scoring Champion
Most Assists
First All-Star Team
Gary McAlpine Top Goaltender Award
Top Goals Against Average
Marc Dufour Most Goals
First All-Star Team
Ted Taylor First All-Star Team
Rich Brown Second All-Star Team
Jake Milford All-Star Team Manager
1962-63 Bob Stoyko Scoring Champion
First All-Star Team
Ken Kachulak Top Goaltender Award
Rookie of the Year
Top Goals Against Average
Dennis Hextall Most Assists
Jerry Korp First All-Star Team
Tracy Pratt First All-Star Team
1963-64 John Vopni Scoring Champion
Most Goals
Most Assists
First All-Star Team
Ken Kachulak Top Goaltender Award
Top Goals Against Average
First All-Star Team
Bob Ash First All-Star Team
Felix LaVallee First All-Star Team
Jim Murray First All-Star Team
George Hayes Second All-Star Team (tied)
Ron Maxwell All-Star Team Coach
Jake Milford All-Star Team Manager
1965-66 Bill Fairbairn First All-Star Team
1966-67 Cal Swenson First All-Star Team
Larry Brown Second All-Star Team
Bill Fairbairn Second All-Star Team
Juha Widing Second All-Star Team
Ed Dorohoy All-Star Team Coach
1971-72 Ron Chipperfield Most Sportsmanlike Player
1972-73 Rick Blight Rookie of the Year
Ron Chipperfield Most Sportsmanlike Player
1973-74 Ron Chipperfield MVP
Scoring Champion
Most Goals
All-Star Team (tied)
1975-76 Glen Hanlon All-Star Team
1976-77 Bill Derlago Scoring Champion
Most Goals
First All-Star Team
Glen Hanlon Top Goaltender Award
First All-Star Team
Brian Propp Rookie of the Year
Second All-Star Team
Dunc McCallum Coach of the Year
Brad McCrimmon Second All-Star Team
1977-78 Brian Propp Scoring Champion
Most Assists
First All-Star Team
Brad McCrimmon Top Defenseman Award
First All-Star Team
Bill Derlago Most Goals
Second All-Star Team
Ray Allison Second All-Star Team
1978-79 Brian Propp Scoring Champion
Most Goals
Most Assists
First All-Star Team
Rick Knickle Top Goaltender Award
First All-Star Team
Ray Allison First All-Star Team
Laurie Boschman First All-Star Team
Brad McCrimmon First All-Star Team
Dunc McCallum Coach of the Year
1979-80 Don Gillen Second All-Star Team
1983-84 Ray Ferraro MVP
Scoring Champion
Most Goals
Conference All-Star Team
Cam Plante Conference All-Star Team
1987-88 Kevin Cheveldayoff Scholastic Player of the Year
1989-90 Trevor Kidd Top Goaltender Award
1992-93 Trevor Robins Top Goaltender Award
Conference All-Star Team
Rick Dillabough Marketing/Public Relations Award
1993-94 Byron Penstock Scholastic Player of the Year
Wade Redden Rookie of the Year
Marty Murray Conference All-Star Team
1994-95 Marty Murray Player of the Year
Most Assists
Conference All-Star Team
Darren Ritchie Most Sportsmanlike Player
Plus-Minus Leader
Conference All-Star Team
Bryan McCabe Conference All-Star Team
Kelly McCrimmon Executive of the Year
1995-96 Wade Redden Conference All-Star Team
Peter Schaefer Conference All-Star Team
Bobby Brown Playoff MVP
Bob Lowes Coach of the Year
1996-97 Peter Schaefer Player of the Year
Plus-Minus Leader
Conference All-Star Team
Kelly Smart Most Sportsmanlike Player
Stefan Cherneski Scholastic Player of the Year
1997-98 Cory Cyrenne Most Sportsmanlike Player
Conference All-Star Team
Burke Henry Conference All-Star Team
2002-03 Brett Dickie Scholastic Player of the Year
Ryan Craig Humanitarian of the Year
Conference All-Star Team
Jordin Tootoo Conference All-Star Team
2004-05 Eric Fehr Player of the Year
Scoring Champion
Most Goals
Conference All-Star Team
Tyler Plante Rookie of the Year
Ryan Stone Most Assists
Conference All-Star Team
2006-07 Keith Aulie Scholastic Player of the Year
Mark Derlago Most Goals
Bob Cornell WHL Governors Award
2007-08 Brayden Schenn Rookie of the Year
2008-09 Keith Aulie Conference All-Star Team
2009-10 Colby Robak Plus-Minus Leader
Brayden Schenn Conference First All-Star Team
Matt Calvert Conference Second All-Star Team
Kelly McCrimmon Executive of the Year
2010-11 Mark Stone Conference First All-Star Team
2011-12 Mark Stone Most Sportsmanlike Player
Plus-Minus Leader (tied)
2014-15 Nolan Patrick Rookie of the Year
Tim McGauley Conference First All-Star Team
Ivan Provorov Conference First All-Star Team
Jordan Papirny Conference Second All-Star Team
Kelly McCrimmon Executive of the Year

CHL Awards[]

Season Player Category
1989-90 Trevor Kidd Goaltender of the Year
1994-95 Darren Ritchie CHL Plus-Minus Award
1995-96 Bob Lowes Coach of the Year
1996-97 Kelly Smart CHL Sportsman of the Year
Stefan Cherneski Scholastic Player of the Year
1997-98 Cory Cyrenne CHL Sportsman of the Year
2002-03 Ryan Craig Humanitarian of the Year
2011-12 Mark Stone CHL Sportsman of the Year

Memorial Cup Awards & All-Stars[]

Season Player Category
1979 Bart Hunter Most Valuable Player
Outstanding Goaltender
All-Star Team
Ray Allison All-Star Team
Laurie Boschman All-Star Team
Brad McCrimmon All-Star Team
1995 Bryan McCabe All-Star Team
1996 Wade Redden All-Star Team
2010 Toni Rajala Sportsmanship Award
Matt Calvert All-Star Team
Travis Hamonic All-Star Team

NHL alumni[]

Wheat King Players

Reg Abbott Jim Agnew Johnathan Aitken Ray Allison
Keith Aulie Terry Ball Doug Barrault Milan Bartovic
Rick Blight Dan Bonar Jack Borotsik Laurie Boschman
Aris Brimanis Cam Brown Harold Brown Larry Brown
Sven Butenschon Dustin Byfuglien Matt Calvert Tony Camazzola
Dave Chartier Lude Check Kevin Cheveldayoff Jason Chimera
Ron Chipperfield Erik Christensen Bob Chrystal Ryan Craig
Joe Crozier Butch Deadmarsh Bill Derlago Don Dietrich
Chris Dingman Marc Dufour Bill Fairbairn Eric Fehr
Ray Ferraro Bob Fitchner Ray Frederick Don Gillen
Scott Glennie Travis Hamonic Glen Hanlon Josh Harding
Glen Harmon Burke Henry Jim Henry Wally Hergesheimer
Bryan Hextall Dennis Hextall Ron Hextall Bruce Holloway
Ron Huston Ted Irvine Dan Johnson Bing Juckes
Dean Kennedy Trevor Kidd Darin Kimble Frank King
Rob Klinkhammer Julian Klymkiw Rick Knickle Dustin Kohn
Ladislav Kohn Mark Kolesar Doug Kostynski Dick Kotanen
Adolph Kukulowicz Arnie Kullman Justin Kurtz Gord Lane
Kirby Law Derek Laxdal Peter LeBoutillier Mike Leclerc
Chuck Lefley Ron Loustel George Maneluk Mike Maneluk
Ray Manson Alan May Bryan McCabe Dunc McCallum
Brad McCrimmon Brett McLean Dave McLelland Tom McMurchy
Rob McVicar Bill Mikkelson Carl Mokosak Jayson More
Bob Murdoch Jim Murray Marty Murray Jeff Odgers
Chris Osgood John Paddock Steve Patrick Cam Plante
Walt Poddubny Tracy Pratt Brian Propp Don Raleigh
Wayne Ramsey Terry Reardon Ryan Reaves Wade Redden
Pokey Reddick Curt Ridley Colby Robak Larry Romanchych
Terran Sandwith Peter Schaefer Brayden Schenn Dave Semenko
Brent Severyn Wade Skolney Peter Slobodian Glen Sonmor
Butch Stahan Ryan Stewart Mark Stone Ryan Stone
Ted Taylor Dave Thomlinson Ole-Kristian Tollefsen Jordin Tootoo
Oleg Tverdovsky Alexander Urbom Alex Vasilevski Juha Widing
Bob Woytowich Ralph Wycherley Terry Yake Nolan Yonkman

Wheat King Coaches

Buster Brayshaw Gerry Brisson Dean Clark Cory Clouston
Jimmy Creighton Les Cunningham Ed Dorohoy Jim Henry
Les Jackson Norm Johnson Mike Kelly Gord Lane
Bill MacKenzie Kevin Maxwell Dunc McCallum Kelly McCrimmon
Dave McDowall Jake Milford HOF Rudy Pilous HOF Herb Stuart

Brad Treliving

Wheat Kings lists[]

External Links[]

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