Week 1 of the 2024 Brandon Tournament of Champions concluded today with titles being handed out in 4 different divisions. Week 1 of the tournament featured teams from Winnipeg, Regina, Moose Jaw, Thompson, Kenora, Minot & more. Week 2 of the tournament goes February 8-11 with 3 different divisions (Female U11 A1, Male U11 A, Male 15 A) taking part. Female U13 AA Ella Wotherspoon recorded a hat-trick en route to leading the The Warman Wildcats to the  Assiniboine Community College Female U13 AA division crown with a 5-2 win over the Regina Rebels Black. Ellie Graham-Wuttunee and Taylee Mason rounded out the scoring for the Wildcats, who went a perfect 5-0 on the weekend. Male U13 A The Manitou-Pilot Mound Tigers won the Westman Communications Group U13 A division with a 5-1 win over the MacDonald Lightning. Zack Mangin and Nash Ramage each scored 2 goals for the Tigers while Brock Vodden chipped in with a single marker. Hayden Collins picked up the win in net. Alex Delorme replied for the Lightning. Male U13 AA The Saskatoon Express beat the Saskatoon Titans 6-2 to win the Brandon Source for Sports U13 AA title. The Express were powered by Jaxen Hansen and Nolan McArthur who each found the back the net twice. Singles came of the sticks of Caleb Mozell and Callum Beatty. Male U15 AA The Bismarck Capitals won the East Side Mario's and Kings Kitchen U15 AA division with a 4-2 win over the AA Brandon Wheat Kings. The win captured a perfect weekend (5-0) for Bismark. Beckham Presley-McKay dented the twine twice while Bradyn Storm and Kyler Renz added singles.

The Round Lake Bears upended Layne's Starz 6-2 last Sunday to capture the Senior hockey championship at the 26th annual Dakota Nation Winterfest in Brandon. It was the 4th game of the day for Round Lake who defeated the Shoal Lake Flyers, Minegoziibe Warriors and the Norway House Bruins on their way to Sunday's final tilt. With the win, the Bears took home the trophy, championship banner and $20,000 cash. Winston Daychief (2), Colten Yellowhorn, Shaq Houle, Tyler Fidler, and Kurtis Luke scored for Round Lake.

Curling, a sport known for its precision, strategy, and camaraderie, recently witnessed an extraordinary feat that left the curling community buzzing with excitement. The achievement in question was a rare and impressive "8-ender" by a local curling team. The team (together for 3-years) responsible for the extraordinary accomplishment was comprised of Kristin McLellan, Kortney Teale, Lorelle Pegus, and Jamie Eiriksson. The 8-ender happened during the first end of league play, on December 21st, at the Brandon Curling Club. "We didn't believe it had happened and were in shock. It is very hard to score 8 with the hammer and we had stole 8. We didn't want to make a scene because of how the 8 ender was scored so we kicked the rocks away. Then immediately regretted it, but thankfully someone had taken a photo from upstairs so we recreated it to have a memory of how the stones were placed" Kristin McLellan told bdnmb.ca about the accomplishment. For their efforts the team were recognized by Curl Manitoba with 8 ender crests.

A local curler is gearing up to represent the city and the province at the U18 National Curling Championships from February 4-10 in Ottawa. Team Campbell, skipped by Brandon's Rylan Campbell, earned the right by winning the u18 provincials in Selkirk in January. Team Campbell consists of (Lead) Rylan Graham, (Second) Nick Senff, and (Third) Logan Zacharias. The team is coached by Sheldon Zacharias. The team is excited to travel to Ottawa for the opportunity to represent Manitoba, with Campbell saying they are looking forward to getting the chance to play other teams from across the country. In preparation for the event, the whole team has been practicing individually just working on a couple of things to make sure that they are prepared to do their best while in Ottawa. You will be able to follow along with them at https://www.curling.ca/2024u18/

“Look at that! Look at this! Look at that!” Former Brandon Bobcats goalie Doug Roach recently become an overnight sensation all over the world. Roach, the play by play announcer for the Virden Oil Capitals in the MJHL, found internet stardom once Spittin’ Chiclets and TSN’s Bar Down posted a clip of Roach's call of a goal in the MJHL on December 7, 2023. Oil Capitals forward Roux Bazin split the Steinbach Pistons’ defence and scored a top-shelf goal to give the Capitals a 2-1 overtime win, at this point Roach was totally lost in emotion and the video put not only Roach on the radar screen but as well the MJHL. Tyson Ramsey, Head Coach of the Virden Oil Capitals, told BDNMB.CA today “We don’t get involved or coach him on his style.  Doug is a volunteer who is happy to come and help us out and he has fun with it!  He really cares about his community and in particular the sports scene. He is genuinely excited for our players when they have success.” Announcers pants are absolutely RUINED???? ????: mjhlhockey/IG pic.twitter.com/nWn2MF2zMJ — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) December 11, 2023 The NHL and Winnipeg Jets have also embraced the audio from Roach’s video and added it to their Instagram clips. Former Bobcats have stated that Roach was always the “class clown” and as well as a community leader.