Local Sports News

Brandon-born, NHL defenceman, Joel Edmundson, will bring the Stanley Cup to a free viewing party at the Keystone Centre on Monday, July 8, 2019. Edmundson won the 2019 Stanley Cup with the St Louis Blues, the first Stanley Cup in their 52-year franchise history. Public are invited to attend this free event and use their… July 2, 2019

Former Brandon Wheat King Andrew Clark has signed in Switzerland with Langenthal. Clark spent four years with the Wheat Kings (2005-2009). He has spent the last 3-seasons with HC Innsbruck, an Austrian professional ice hockey team. Last season he shared the lead for points in the league on the strength of 69 points in 52 games.… July 1, 2019

Zooperstars! are coming to Brandon's Andrews Field on Tuesday, July 2nd. This is a performance you don't want to miss. Enjoy this fun-filled act between innings of the Wheat City Whiskey Jacks game vs. the Souris Valley Sabre Dogs. Based in Louisville, Kentucky they have been using comedy, acrobatics, tricks and maneuvers accompanied by synchronized dancing to entertain… June 28, 2019

The Brandon Wheat Kings selected two players during Thursday’s Canadian Hockey League’s annual Import Draft. With their first selection (22nd overall), the Wheat Kings chose 18-year old Finnish forward Marcus Kallionkieli  and in round two, they opted for Russian left-winger Vladislav Firstov (82nd overall). A 6’2” 195 lb. Helsinki product, Kallionkieli was a fifth round… June 27, 2019

Forward Baron Thompson (99) has joined the Dauphin Kings for the 2019-20 season. Thompson had spent the past 3-seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings. His best season statistically came in 2017/18 where he totalled 26 points in 60 games. The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed Elkhorn's  Travis Sanheim to a two-year, $6.5 million contract extension. Last… June 24, 2019