The IG Wealth Management Bobcat BIRT Cup took place today at the Wheat City Golf Course. A record 284 golfers were scheduled to tee off in the charity tournament which will support a number of initiates in Brandon and Westman; Bobcat student-athletes; Baldur Baseball Association (diamond upgrades); Carberry Royals Baseball Team (diamond upgrades); CNIB (guide dogs for the blind or partially sighted); Melita Golf Course (course upgrades); Westman Youth Football Association (Boyd Stadium upgrades) and Westman VOLT Hockey (assisting youth with disabilities). To accommodate the record number of golfers, the event featured a double shotgun start at 8am and 2pm. This years marks the sixth installment of the IG Wealth Management Bobcat BIRT Cup. BIRT is short for basics, intensity, respect and team. Brandon University Sports Wall of Famer, the late Neil Andrews came up with the acronym. Over $257,000 has been raised for various community causes since the Bobcats took over the BIRT Cup in 2018. Once again there was an impressive lineup of prizes for the golfers to potentially win including a Team Canada Mark Scheifele signed jersey, Vegas Golden Knights Logan Thompson signed jersey, New York Islanders Ryan Pulock signed jersey, and more. For additional information on this year's event, click here.

Earlier today, Pattison Media and the Brandon Wheat Kings announced Rob Mahon as the new voice of the Wheat Kings. Mahon spent the previous two seasons as the voice of the Prince Albert Raiders. Prior to his gig with the Raiders he spent 4-seasons with the Estevan Bruins for of the SJHL. Originally from Winnipeg, Mahan will join the team in August. Yesterday, the Wheat Kings had the 18th overall pick in the first round of the 2023 CHL Import Draft and used the spot to select 18-year-old Dominik Petr from Ostrava, Czechia. 20-year-old forward Zakhar Polshakov was waived to make room for Petr. You can read the full release here.

The 11U Angels are city Champs and are off to AA provincials July 14-16th in Altona. The 11U Padres were runner ups and off to A provincials July 7-9th in Hamiota. Battle between the 11U Red Sox and Rays was tight and came down bottom of the 6th inning where the Rays were victorious, winning 3rd place.

A pair of Brandon Wheat King teammates were among those selected on day 2 of the NHL's Entry Draft. The Philadelphia Flyers drafted goaltender Carson Bjarnason in the 2nd round, 51st overall while forward Brett Hyland was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 7th round, 200th overall. Bjarnason was the top-ranked North American netminder by NHL Central Scouting.  This past season, he went 21-19-6 with a 3.08 goals-against average and .900 save percentage in 47 games for the Wheat Kings. Hyland picked up 26 goals/47 pts in 42 games last season with Brandon. Threads of the future. #NHLDraft | @IBX | @CarsonBjarnason pic.twitter.com/zL7ARxFni5 — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 29, 2023 With the 200th pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals are proud to select Brett Hyland!#CapsDraft | @MedStarHealth pic.twitter.com/DLZdefLH5o — Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 29, 2023

The Detroit Red Wings used the 9th pick, in the first round, to select Brandon Wheat King's forward Nate Danielson in today's NHL draft. Danielson registered a career-high 33 goals and 78 points in 68 games last season, his third in the WHL. The 2004-born forward from Red Deer has been described as "a versatile player who is effective at both ends of the rink". While he was the only Wheat King drafted today, goaltender Carson Bjarnason is expected to be selected tomorrow when rounds 2-7 take place. #RedWings ???? @NateDanielson. #DRWDraft pic.twitter.com/LWKKU3vWTU — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 29, 2023