The ROAD BASH is an annual road hockey tournament in Brandon, MB coordinated by ACC Police Studies students and the ACC Students’ Association. Each year the Road Bash Event Committee chooses to donate all proceeds to an organization in the community of Brandon. This year the money raised from registration, and the silent auction table, will be going to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Brandon. Montana's will also be on-hand selling burgers and Scotiabank has agreed to match all funds raised. Last year the event raised over $1,000 for MADD Brandon chapter and their goal this year is to double that amount. 2017 Event Information: Date: April 8, 2017 Location: ACC North Hill Campus, Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology, in the parking lot and the carpentry shop. Registration Opens: March 1, 2017 Registration Closes: April 3, 2017 Registration Fee: $10 per person, 5 to 8 players per team Late Registration: will be accepted up to April 5 and will cost $15 per player Winnings: $1,000 1st Place Prize To resister a team and for the rules & regulations click here  

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