The Imperial Ballroom, inside the Victoria Inn, will be trading in the dancing shoes for a pair of boxing gloves as the venue will play host to an Olympic Style Boxing event. The “amateur” boxing event will feature local athletes as well as fighters from Winnipeg, Minot, The Pas, and possibly a few other clubs. Rodman Batson tells bdnmb.ca that to date they have 10 confirmed matches. The event goes down on Saturday, November the 18th with the doors opening at 5:00 pm. Bell time for the first fight is 5:30 pm. and pizza will be served at 7:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased at Peak Performance or by calling 573-2114. For additional event information please follow this link.

There will be another high calibre softball event held in Brandon in the summer of 2018. Softball Manitoba has awarded the 2018 U19 ‘A’ Girls’ Championship to Brandon, with the event to be held July 19-22 at the Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex. The U19 category was re-introduced by Softball Canada at their Annual General Meeting in November of 2016, replacing the U18 Division, and the 2018 season will mark its’ return to the playing field. The Westman Magic, under the guidance of Coach Bev Neufeld, will be the host for the eight-team event. In addition to a new (old) age group, the 2018 event will also feature the introduction of a four-day Provincial Championship by Softball Manitoba. The eight-team Championship will include a full round-robin on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a playoff round to follow on Sunday. This will guarantee that there will be a gold medal game on the final day. In addition to determining the Provincial Champion, the Softball Manitoba U19 ‘A’ Girls’ Championship will determine the teams that will represent Manitoba at the Softball Canada U19 Championship in Surrey, British Columbia and the Western Canadian U19 Championship to be held in Saskatchewan. The Softball Manitoba U19 ‘A’ Girls’ Championship will be co-hosted by the Westman Softball Association, the Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex Committee and the Westman Softball Umpires’ Association. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});  

At the start of September, the Keystone Centre announced that the Montreal Canadiens Alumni Team would be coming to Brandon to face-off in a charity game against a team of “local legends”. Patrice Brisebois, Keith Acton, Gaston Gingras and Stephane Richer were among the former Canadiens listed to take part for the Habs.  Late last week the names of the players on the local legends team was announced including alumni from both the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Brandon University Bobcats hockey teams. Full roster listed below.  The game will take place at Westman Communications Group Place on Thursday, November the 30th. Local Legends Alumni Team: Bruce Thompson Craig Geekie Brad McConnell Tyler Plante Curtis Menzul Mark Kolesar Peter Gerlinger Laird Lidster Kelly Glowa Doug Roach Jomar Cruz Barry Gooden Tyson Ramsey Marty Murray Darren Duncalfe Jeff Odgers (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

As senior hockey leagues in the province get underway this weekend fans of the WHL, and more specifically the Brandon Wheat Kings, will recognize many of the names completing the rosters of teams in the THHL. The Wawanesa Jets have three former Wheat Kings on their roster including Brett Kitt, Cale Jefferies, and Jordan Thompson. Brock Sutherland, who spent time with the WHL's Tri-City Americans and Calgary Hitmen, is also skating wit the Jets this season. The Boissevain Border Kings have at least 5 players with ties to the Wheat Kings listed on their roster. Kelly Glowa, Chris Low, Meyer Nell, Tyler Dittmer & Blake Jamieson should provide the Border Kings with enough experience and offence to make for a very interesting season in the THHL. The Neepawa Farmers are lead by power forward, Matt Lowry. Lowry put up 6 points in his first game of the season for the Natives. Two-time defending league champions Killarney Shamrocks have former Wheat King Reid Gow and Moose Jaw Warrior alumni Brayden Cuthbert leading the charge. Del Cowan played in 188 regular season games, with three different teams, and is now with the Hartney Blues. Nic Cowan, who spent 2 seasons with the QMJHL's Lewiston MAINEiacs is also a member of the Hartney Blues. Goalie, Kris Westbloom spent 4 seasons with the Kelowna Rockets and is now a member of the Souris Elks. He was drafted by the 3rd round, 65th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Jesse Paradis, joined the Gladstone Lakers for the 2017/18 season after spending 5-seasons in the WHL and 4 years with the Manitoba Bisons hockey program.

Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League, in collaboration with the Canadian Hockey League, Moose Jaw Warriors, Swift Current Broncos and Hockey Canada, announced today the roster for Team WHL, which will compete against Team Russia in the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series. The twenty man roster includes three members of the Brandon Wheat Kings. Ty Lewis (Colorado Avalanche) who is currently tied as the league’s leading scorer, Kale Clague (Los Angeles Kings) who leads all WHL blueliners in points and Wheat Kings Captain Tanner Kaspick (St. Louis Blues). Team WHL will face Team Russia in Game 1 of the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series in Moose Jaw, Sask., on Monday, November 6, before continuing on to Swift Current, Sask., for Game 2 on Tuesday, November 7. The Ontario Hockey League will host Games 3 and 4, while the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will welcome the festivities surrounding Games 5 and 6. Team WHL once again features an abundance of NHL prospects, including 13 players selected in the first two rounds of the NHL Draft. A pair of top-10 selections from the 2017 NHL Draft highlight the roster, including Portland Winterhawks forward Cody Glass (Vegas Golden Knights, 1-6) and Tri-City Americans forward Michael Rasmussen (Detroit Red Wings, 1-9). Moose Jaw Warriors captain Brett Howden, a first round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning, will have the opportunity to suit up for Team WHL in front of a hometown crowd when the series opens in Moose Jaw on November 6. When the series shifts to Swift Current on November 7, the WHL’s leading goal scorer – Swift Current Broncos forward Tyler Steenbergen (Sylvan Lake, Alta.) – will suit up in front of his home crowd. Additionally, Vancouver Canucks prospect Kole Lind (Kelowna Rockets) hails from nearby Shaunavon, Sask. For further information, including how to purchase tickets, please visit http://chlcanadarussia.ca.