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The Brandon Wheat Kings have added four familiar faces to the organization. Voice of the Wheat Kings Branden Crowe joins the front office as the Director of Social Sales and Strategic Marketing. Crowe has been the voice of the Wheat Kings since 2017 and will remain in that role moving forward. The Boissevain, MB native brings 10+… June 10, 2021

The Neepawa MJHL franchise has changed their name to Titans. Titans was one of five names brought to the table for discussion after the organization decided to drop their longtime name and logo. According to Titans Head Coach and General Manager, Ken Pearson, it was a long time coming but something that the organization and… June 7, 2021

Brandon Wheat Kings Braden Schneider (19) won a gold medal today at the IIHF World Hockey Championships, as Team Canada upset Team Finland in overtime 3-2. Schneider appeared in 207 career WHL regular season games over parts of five seasons (2016-17 - 2020-21) with the Wheat Kings. He has represented Canada on a number of… June 6, 2021

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) Board of Governors announced today that it has granted an expansion franchise to operate in Niverville, MB. The new MJHL member will play its inaugural season from the brand new Niverville Community Resource and Recreation Centre (CRRC) in the 2022-2023 campaign. “Niverville is recognized as one of the fastest… June 4, 2021

Brandon Wheat Kings Jake Chiasson (61st), Vincent Iorio (71st), Riley Ginnell (191st), Nolan Ritchie (197th), Yaroslav Busygin (34th, international skaters), Ethan Kruger (32 NA goalies) landed on NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. In total 57 WHL players were named. Carson Lambos (11th Winnipeg ICE) was the top Manitobans listed among the… May 28, 2021