This summer male and female baseball players in Brandon, aged 9-16, will have the opportunity to be a part of the #1 baseball camp in Canada. The Blue Jays Baseball Academy is partnering with Baseball Canada and Little League Canada to bring a Honda Super Camp to the Wheat City in mid-July. The two-day camp will offer children, of all abilities, the ultimate Major League experience. Participants will learn skills and techniques from former Major League All-Stars, yet to be announced. The cost for the 2-day summer camp is $209 (plus HST) and each participant will receive a Blue Jays hat, T-shirt, a baseball manual and the opportunity to get autographs from the Blue Jays alumni present. Brandon is one of 12 Canadian locations across Canada selected to host an event. The camp will be held at Andrews field on July 18th & 19tth. For more information, or to register, click here. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

As reported first on bdnmb.ca, new management for Oak Island Resort and Golf Course, official release below. Four Seasons and Mulligan's Ventures Ltd. are excited to announce that effective March 1, 2017 Mulligan's has taken over Oak Island Resort. Four Seasons is proud of the business that has been established over the years and the valuable relationships that have been formed. Four Seasons and staff have worked hard over the past 12 years building on the vision of the Henderson family to create an escape for families to enjoy and create lasting memories. The construction of the Les Furber championship 18 hole golf course and expansion of the campground to 400 fully serviced sites including pools has attracted many people to the Island. There have been many new homes constructed over the years and the Island continues to grow. We are excited for the future of the Island as a family destination. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mulligan’s Ventures has built and operated Mulligan’s Driving Range, in Brandon since 1999 and Vector Promotions, a promotional product company since 2007. Trevor McGill’s passion is in turf grass management, golf course management, and branding and marketing. He has his Level 3 USGTF golf teaching certification and has developed a successful Junior Golf Academy that he plans to build and grow. Mulligan's intends to carry on Four Seasons vision of creating an escape for our customers and is looking forward to the future. We are very grateful for our customers patronage over the years and while we find it necessary to focus on continuing growth in the RV business in Manitoba and Colorado we are confident that Mulligan's will continue to build these relationships.

Courtesy: Vegas Golden Knights VEGAS – March 6, 2017 – Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee announced today, March 6, that the team has signed free agent forward Reid Duke from the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League to a three-year entry level contract. This marks the first player transaction in Vegas Golden Knights history. Duke will finish his Western Hockey League season with the Wheat Kings and is expected to join the Golden Knights for their inaugural Development Camp this summer (details and timings of the Golden Knights inaugural Development Camp will be announced at a later date). Because both individuals are currently out of market, McPhee and Duke are expected to be available to media via conference call on Monday, March 6 (McPhee is at the NHL GM Meetings in Boca Raton, Florida while Duke is with his club in Brandon, Manitoba). The timing of the call is tentatively set for 4:00 p.m. PT on Monday and will be confirmed in a follow up media advisory. Details of the conference call will be included in that follow up advisory. Please note this call is subject to change. During his current season with Brandon, the 21-year-old Duke has tallied 35 goals and 32 assists for 67 points and 69 penalty minutes. The 35 goals and 67 points lead all Wheat Kings players. This year marks his second career 30-goal season, as he notched 33 goals to go along with 29 assists during the 2015-16 season with Brandon. Duke has played five seasons in the WHL with Brandon and the Lethbridge Hurricanes registering 112 goals and 135 assists for 247 points and 317 penalty minutes in 304 games. The 6’0’’, 190-pound native of Calgary, Alberta was originally drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the sixth round (169th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); KALE CLAGUE SIGNS WITH LOS ANGELES KINGS (Courtesy of LA Kings) The LA Kings have signed defenseman Kale Clague to a three-year entry-level contract, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. The 18-year-old Clague (born June 5, 1998) is a 5-11, 181-pound native of Regina, Saskatchewan who has appeared in 45 games this season with the Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), posting 38 points (5-33=38) and 39 penalty minutes. He currently leads team-defenseman in points and assists, and ranks second in goals. He also has two shorthanded goals, tied for most among defensemen in the WHL. A second-round (51st overall) selection of the Kings at the 2016 NHL Draft, Clague has appeared in 138 games over four seasons with Brandon, recording 94 points (15-79=94), a plus-18 rating and 99 penalty minutes. During the 2016 WHL Playoffs he helped lead the Wheat Kings to the Championship, posting 14 points (6-8=14), a plus-5 rating and eight penalty minutes. Brandon currently leads the Wild Card race in the Eastern Conference with seven games left in the regular-season

A post on their official web site indicates that the OCN Blizzard, of the MJHL, will return to the ice for the 2017-18 season. According to a report released by the OCN Blizzard Board of Directors, the Opaskwayak Cree Nation Chief and Council passed a motion (by a vote of 5-3) to submit intent to allow the hockey club a future season based out of the GLMC, pending MJHL approval. “I would like to thank Chief and Council for allowing us to work things out and make things better with the OCN Blizzard hockey club. It is great news to hear the Blizzard are taking steps to be back in the MJHL beyond the 2016-17 season.” Blizzard Board Chair Dan Moore In December of 2016 the public was informed that the Blizzard operations would cease to exist following the 2016/17 season. It appears as though public support from all communities in the north, along with a new budget proposal, was enough to save the Blizzard...at least for the time being. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     Photography courtesy of andrebrandt.com  

Brandon Universitry Bobcats Media Release   BRANDON - The Brandon Bobcats have doubled their chances for success at the Western Canadian University Curling Championships in Edmonton this weekend. Janelle Vachon is back for a second straight year to skip the women's team, while Shayne MacGranachan leads the men's team into westerns for the first time. "The success that the women's team had last year helped pave the way for us to get involved," said MacGranachan. "It is pretty cool to join them as Bobcats." In 2016, Vachon and her team of Kaitlyn Payette, Hayley Surovy and Camille Lough had a top-three finish at the westerns en route to placing fifth at nationals. The rink also earned individual accolades with Payette being recognized with a national sportsmanship award. "The most important thing that we learned last year was how the four of us work optimally as a team, and what it takes for all of us to get the best out of each other in every game," said Vachon. "This year we can take that and use that to our advantage in games." Vachon's 2017 schedule has been busy in the buildup towards westerns. She took part in the Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the Grand Slam of Curling's Canadian Open while playing second for Winnipeg's Briane Meilleur. "Both events are almost a week long and can be a lot of games," added Vachon. "You have to stay mentally and physically tough from start to finish. The events have definitely helped me work at staying mentally focused, which will be important coming into westerns as the skip." (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});   Meanwhile, MacGranachan's BU foursome includes Bryce Cisyk, Marc Vachon and Beau Bridgeman. "I think we are ready to go as a team," said MacGranachan. "The biggest challenge is that we do not know much about the other teams. We are as ready as we think we need to be." MacGranachan made his mark on the local curling scene by winning the Westman Junior Super League three times. In 2014, he skipped his rink to a 15-and-1 round-robin record before cruising through the playoffs with three straight wins. His resume also includes helping former world junior champion Braden Calvert capture the U18 men's provincial championship in 2013 and last year MacGranachan made his debut at the Viterra Men's Provincial Curling Championship with veteran skip Terry McNamee. "I have played in a handful of provincial championships before, but I have never been outside the province to play," added MacGranachan. "We are looking forward to it." BU has a proud curling history with Mike McEwen winning a national university title in 2002 and a gold medal at the World University Games in 2003. Last fall, McEwen was enshrined into the BU Sports Wall of Fame and he followed up his induction by capturing a second straight Manitoba title to book his spot in the Brier. Our current Bobcat teams are trying to follow in McEwen's university footsteps by reaching the U SPORTS-Curling Canada Championship in Thunder Bay from March 18-22. Both BU rinks will need a top-two finish in the four-team field at westerns to qualify for nationals. "We would love to get one of those spots. Two spots with four teams gives us a fairly good chance and then we get to travel in the other direction," added MacGranachan. The Bobcats are going up against the Alberta Golden Bears/Pandas, the Regina Cougars and the Lethbridge Pronghorns at the westerns with the championship running Friday through Sunday. Our men's curling roster and schedule can be found here, while the roster and schedule for the BU women's rink can be found here.