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

The Wheat Kings will open the regular season on home ice with the Home Opener at Westoba Place against the Regina Pats on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. Brandon’s regular season home schedule wraps up on Awards Night with a visit from the Moose Jaw Warriors on Thursday, March 21st, 2024. The vast majority of the Wheat Kings home schedule will once again be played on Fridays and Saturdays with 21 of the 34 games falling on those days. All Wheat King home games this season will begin at 7:00 PM, with the exception of the annual Remembrance Day game on November 11th, that will see the Regina Pats take on the Wheat Kings at 3pm. The club was also able to secure a Louis Riel Day (Family Day) game once again on Monday, February 19th vs the Saskatoon Blades, that game will begin at 2pm.  There are two Sundays on the schedule this year with the first against the Prince Albert Raiders at 2pm on January 14th. The second Sunday comes a week after on January 21st vs the Medicine Hat Tigers, that contest will be held at 4pm. Here’s a look at the Wheat Kings full 2023-24 home schedule: Friday, September 22nd vs Regina Pats Wednesday, September 27th vs Prince Albert Raiders Saturday, September 30th vs Swift Current Broncos Wednesday, October 4th vs Swift Current Broncos Saturday, October 7th vs Calgary Hitmen Thursday, October 26th vs Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday, October 28th vs Saskatoon Blades Wednesday, November 1st vs Prince George Cougars Saturday, November 11th vs Regina Pats Friday, November 17th vs Edmonton Oil Kings Saturday, November 18th vs Medicine Hat Tigers Friday, December 1st vs Regina Pats Tuesday, December 5th vs Red Deer Rebels Friday, December 8th vs Moose Jaw Warriors Saturday, December 9th vs Kamloops Blazers Wednesday, December 13th vs Kelowna Rockets Saturday, December 16th vs Moose Jaw Warriors Wednesday, December 27th vs Regina Pats Friday, December 29th vs Saskatoon Blades Saturday, January 6th vs  Vancouver Giants Tuesday, January 9th vs Victoria Royals Friday, January 12th vs Swift Current Broncos Sunday, January 14th vs Prince Albert Raiders Saturday, January 20th vs Lethbridge Hurricanes Sunday, January 21st vs Medicine Hat Tigers Friday, February 2nd vs Red Deer Rebels Wednesday, February 7th vs Edmonton Oil Kings Friday, February 9th vs Lethbridge Hurricanes Friday, February 16th vs Calgary Hitmen Monday, February 19th vs Saskatoon Blades Friday, March 1st vs Prince Albert Raiders Saturday, March 2nd vs Saskatoon Blades Saturday, March 16th vs Prince Albert Raiders Thursday, March 21st vs Moose Jaw Warriors

According to Elite Prospects, former Brandon Wheat Kings forwards Nolan Ritchie & Calder Anderson are headed to Italy to continue their hockey careers. The web site indicates the duo have signed with Meran, a team in the Alps Hockey League. Ritchie spent his entire WHL career with the Brandon Wheat Kings finishing as team captain in his final season. Anderson started his WHL career with the Moose Jaw Warriors prior to joining the Wheat Kings in the 2022-23 season. View this post on Instagram   A post shared by HC Merano (@hc_merano)