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Former Wheat Kings player named the club’s new GM

Brandon Wheat Kings Owner and Governor Jared Jacobson has announced the appointment of Marty Murray as the Western Hockey League clubs new General Manager. A Lyleton, Manitoba product, Murray, 47, has spent the past two seasons as GM and Head Coach of the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League. Prior to that, nine seasons with the…

Brandon’s Crane wins 2022 Tamarack Golf Tournament

Brandon Wheat Kings U18 AAA head coach Curtis Brolund (pictured above) tees it up at the 2022 Tamarack. Jarod Crane of Brandon has won the 2022 Tamarack men's golf tournament. The Tamarack is an annual match play golf tournament held at Riding Mountain National Park each summer. Crane defeated Brandon's Nolan Ritchie 1 up in…

Wheat Kings hire new Assistant Coach

The Brandon Wheat Kings are excited to announce that the team has hired Del Pedrick as Assistant Coach. Pedrick will be tasked with assisting the coaching staff with day-to-day operations. “I think he’s a great addition to our team” said Head Coach Don MacGillivray. “Del brings a lot of different characteristics that we were looking…

Brandon native named Assistant GM & Assistant Coach with MJHL club

Brandon's Coltyn Bates was recently named an Assistant General Manager and Assistant Coach with the MJHL's Winkler Flyers. Bates spent 3 seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings U18 AAA club, prior to joining the Flyers as a player for 3 seasons. At the conclusion of his junior career Bates played college hockey at the Univ.…

Community Connection: 20 Questions with Carson Bjarnason

Brandon Wheat King goaltender Carson Bjarnason has had both a busy and rewarding off-season so far this summer; first winning a gold medal with his Team Canada teammates at the recent 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and then backstopping 2112 Hockey Agency to a WSHL Division 1 title earlier this week. The Carberry native appeared in…
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