It was a special day for two local hockey products as they have signed standard player agreements with WHL clubs. Daemon Hunt, a 190 lb defenseman, signed with the Moose Jaw Warriors earlier today.  He was selected in the 1st round, 15th overall at the 2017 draft.  Last year Daemon skated with the Bantam AAA Wheat Kings where he put up 60 points, in just 36 games.  This summer he patrolled the blue line for Smitty's, in the Wendy's Summer Hockey League, where he helped his team capture the division 1 championship. Over in Regina, Tristen Robins has signed on with the Regina Pats.  Robins was selected by the Pats in 2016 after amassing an impressive 91 points in 35 games that season, with the AAA Bantam Wheat Kings.  This past season Tristen joined the Rink Hockey Academy, out of Winnipeg, where he tallied 13 points in 25 regular season games.  He is the son of former Wheat King goalie, Trevor Robins.  Tonight, he is wearing #26 (blue) in the Pats annual Blue-White inter-squad game.

The final 4 in the Tamaracks Men's Championship Flight has been determined following match play action on Thursday. Kody Fawcett will battle Geoff Gregoire in semi final action, as Jay Thiesen tackles Steve Young in the tournaments other semi-final. In action earlier today, Fawcett toppled four time Champion Jared Jaccobson while Gregoire upended Dale Murray. Thiessen advanced to the semi's taking down Bad Pardy and Young moves on after defeating Chas Wood. Full tournament results for all flights/championships can be found here.

Brandon, MB. – For the first time in eight years, the Western Hockey League’s Brandon Wheat Kings will feature new look home white jerseys for the 2017-18 campaign.  The new Reebok CCM jerseys were modelled at Thursday afternoon’s media reception at the Canad Inns by veteran center Tanner Kaspick. The white jerseys will be worn on the road for the first half of the season, before becoming the home jerseys after Christmas. However, the Wheat Kings have announced plans to debut the jerseys during their Home Opener on September 22nd against the visiting Regina Pats. The new white jersey features black on the shoulders and hemline and reversing the colours. The design was loosely based on the Wheat Kings’ 2010 Memorial Cup jersey and will fit in nicely with the ’49 Vintage style thirds as well. As with the jerseys introduced in 2009, they will be anatomically designed to work in unison with protective equipment and consists of advanced materials which will continue to provide better ventilation for the players. Tickets to that game as well as Brandon’s two pre-season games will go on sale at 10am Tuesday, September 5th at the Keystone Centre box office, online at keystonecentre.com or by calling (204) 726-3555.

Below is a list of local establishments who will be showing the highly anticipated event as boxing's Floyd Mayweather battles UFC superstar Connor McGregor in a fight that no-one believed was possible. It all goes down on PPV this Saturday night starting at 8 pm. Boston Pizza (both Brandon locations) Specials include $6.00 Schooners of beer, $3.85 highball mixed drinks, and Fishbowls at $8.99 and $10.25. They will also be offering up their medium 2-topping pizza for $15.99. Tickets are only $10 and your ticket is also good for $10 off a minimum purchase of $25, in the following 7 days. They have also teamed with ABC Taxi to give you 10% your cab fare to and from their restaurants. Smitty's (Brandon Shoppers Mall) Smitty's Sportsline and Lounge, located inside the Brandon Shoppers Mall, will be showing the fights on Saturday evening. Admission is $10 and includes one of their $10 UFC certificates. If the fight ends early then you can always try our you luck in one of their 40 vlt's.  Premium liquor fishbowls and a wide appetizer menu is also available.  Find yourself having a little too much fun?  Take advantage of their cab-in-fever  promotion where you call yourself a taxi-ride home, get a receipt, and on your next visit present that receipt to your server and receive the amount of your cab ride home, off your bill. The 40 The fight will be featured on all of the TV's inside the 40, including the projector screens, and $10 gets you inside the doors. Seating is limited so get down early for a good seat. Tavern United No additional details available at this time. A complete list of licensed establishments in the province, who are showing the fight, can be found here.

The fifth annual Oil Capitals Crop Tour, which took place earlier this month, was a success. Craig Davidson, a member of the board of directors for the Oil Caps, says there was a total of 22 different soybean varieties from eight seed genetic companies that took part in the event, which was held Aug. 3. There was also variable rate fertility, in-crop fertility, herbicide and fungicide trials, a look into planter versus drill seeding, as well as different inoculant sources – all of which were included in the Oil Caps Field. New for 2017, the Crop Club ended up expanding, adding a new 60-acre field partnership; which included Louis Dreyfus, Redfern Farm Services, Decisive Farming, BrettYoung, Pride, and Secan at the Louis Dreyfus field near Hargrave, Man. “It’s another great way to expand coverage and showcase our Crop Club partners,” Davidson said. Jamie Hodson, Director of Business and Hockey Operations for the Oil Capitals, agreed with Davidson’s sentiment, adding that partners are integral to the club’s on and off-ice success. “With agriculture being a foundation to this community and southwest Manitoba, the Crop Club has done an admirable job in showcasing all our Crop Club partners,” Hodson said. With close to 60 people in attendance, Davidson says it was one of the bigger tours with great agronomics and insights provided by our Crop Club partners. “We have many long-standing agricultural partners that have been a part of the Crop Club since its inception and we strive to continue to offer value through showcasing their genetics and technologies in-field as well as through the winter months at Tundra Oil and Gas Place.” The goal of the Oil Capitals Crop Club is simple: to be an all-encompassing educational piece where agricultural companies can showcase their latest genetics, technologies and agricultural practices to help area growers, agronomists, consultants and retailers advance their businesses through a non-biased learning approach. “Each year, we to look for ways to continue to create additional value for our Ag partners as well as producers from southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan,” Davidson said. “We have invested in some leading edge practices and showcased the next generation of varieties over the years that have gone on to become common place in the area. Every year, new ideas are brought to the table that will benefit area growers in the future. “Our Ag partners and the Crop Club have been a very important part of the Oil Capitals hockey team over the seasons and will continue to be a key piece moving forward with agriculture being a stable for many families and businesses in the area,” Davidson added. Plans are in place for a morning tail gate tour in September as the soybeans mature to see the differences in varieties and to have a clearer view of the potential as the crop reaches maturity. A tentative tour date is Sept. 12 pending weather and harvest.