Brandon's Braedan Boschman won his PPV debut (@FiteTV) Saturday night at Ice Wars II, described simply as ‘Prize Fighting on Ice’. Boschman, who tipped the scales at 302lbs during Friday's weigh-in, defeated his 310lb opponent 'Huckbleberry' James Redmond. Their bout was just one of many held at the River Cree Casino in Alberta. Boschman told bdnmb.ca that he tried to get into the organization's inaugural PPV event but it was full and that he lucked out and managed to land a spot on their second event. The 27-year old obviously had a few concerns going into such an event including worrying about the size and experience of some real big boys. "Insane and wild sums it up" Boschman said about the entire experience. Boschman wanted to thank everyone for all the incredible support he received and indicated that he for sure would do it again if the opportunity arose. Weigh in / Press Conference photo dump! ???? Michael Kennedy - Kennedy Photography pic.twitter.com/074m8Sd4Fb — iceiswar (@iceiswar) August 6, 2022

Earlier today Hockey Canada announced that Ridly Greig and Daemon Hunt were both named to the 25-man roster for the upcoming 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship. Greig had an impressive 2021-2022 campaign with the Brandon Wheat Kings registering 63 points in only 39 regular season games. He was drafted in the first round, 28th overall by Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL draft. Last season, the 172lb forward was named captain of the Wheat Kings. Like Greig, Hunt had an outstanding campaign in 2021-222 with the Moose Jaw -Warriors. The Brandon born defensemen picked up 39 points in 46 games during the regular season. He was drafted in the third round, 65th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2020 NHL draft. The tournament runs from  Aug. 9-20 in Edmonton, Alta. Canada kicks off its tournament against Latvia on the 10th. They’re back! ???????? 2⃣5⃣ players will wear the ???? at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton. ROSTER ➡️ https://t.co/Vs5gBIxaiF NEWS RELEASE ➡️ https://t.co/bH3Z0uPAHJ#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/c1maH8PN9p — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) August 1, 2022

Brandon's Mason Kaspick has committed to continue his education and play hockey in Missouri with the Missouri State Ice Bears. The Ice Bears are a ACHA DI hockey program who compete in the WCHL. Kaspick, a forward, spent the last several seasons with the Flin Flon Bombers of the SJHL. Prior to advancing to the Bombers, Kaspick spent two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings U18 AAA program. His older brother, Tanner, recently signed a 1-year deal with the AHL's Iowa Wild.   ????COMMITMENT ALERT???? Ice Bears Fans! It’s time to welcome yet another new member to the MO State Family! Forward Mason Kaspick is a Brandon, Manitoba native who spent the past 3seasons with the Flin Flon Bombers in the SJHL!https://t.co/9GHtJvaRdB pic.twitter.com/eBL2VNhafF — MO State Ice Hockey (@MOStateHockey) July 31, 2022

Boissevain's Grace Glover was recently invited to the Team Canada U18 National Women’s Selection Camp in Calgary from Aug. 3-14. Glover is one of six goalies vying for a spot on Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team. In total 46-players were invited. She spent last season with the Westman Wildcats and backstopped the team to the U18 Provincial AAA Female Hockey League title. Fantastic news! Congratulations ladies!! ???????????????? https://t.co/b4HnDjCIZR — Westman Wildcats (@westmanAAA) July 30, 2022

City of Brandon Parks & Recreation Services is excited to announce that a new and improved recreation software system will soon be available to all residents and visitors to Brandon!   This new recreation booking platform, PerfectMind, will allow visitors to view the various schedules, programs, and courses available through City of Brandon Parks & Recreation Services. Patrons can then sign into the site to register for desired programming. The site also allows users to purchase memberships or multi-use passes to Brandon’s Community Sportsplex.  “Our new and improved portal is mobile, tablet, and computer application-friendly, which means that you can search and register for a program or course no matter where you are,” notes City of Brandon Manager of Recreation Heather Reimer. “We received feedback from our residents, and we are excited to bring this new and improved software to all residents. While we roll out the new software, we ask for your patience in dealing with any roadblocks. Our staff are ready to help you in any manner possible.”  Brandon.perfectmind.com is now open for all residents to look at our programs and courses*. Fall program registrations will be open starting August 2nd. Summer registration programs are open until August 31st, 2022**.  For more information on City of Brandon’s recreational programming, please visit brandon.ca/rec-programs.    About PerfectMind  Established over 17 years ago, PerfectMind is an industry-leading, cloud-based member management and facility booking software provider.   *Patrons will be required to create a new account to register for fall registrations at brandon.perfectmind.com.   **Summer program registrations are available at mycommunity.brandon.ca, until August 31, 2022. Fall program registrations will be available at brandon.perfectmind.com.