The Brandon Wheat Kings have announced that the team is partnering with four local minor hockey teams once again to raise funds to support player development through the the second Brandon Wheat Kings Progressive 50/50 of the season. The first Progressive 50/50 pot of $52,730 was won by 21-year-old Mackenzie Phillips who planned to make a down payment on her first house and make a charitable donation with her winnings. This next Holiday Progressive 50/50 fundraiser will once again see one lucky ticket purchaser take home half the pot, with the remaining half of the pot being split amongst local Hockey teams. Twenty five percent of the pot will go towards the Wheat Kings Player Development fund, ten percent to the U18 AAA program, five percent to the U17 AAA program, five percent to the U15 AAA Female program and five percent to the U15 AAA Male program. This exciting fundraiser is now underway with the pot beginning at over $20,000 already.  The winner will be drawn at the conclusion of our annual Teddy Bear Toss game on Saturday, December 16th vs the Moose Jaw Warriors. Anyone located in Manitoba can get in on the action right now! TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE HERE: bwkmega5050.com Fans can also buy their raffle tickets in person at all Wheat Kings home games at Westoba Place at a special Holiday Progressive 50/50 kiosk at the south end of the arena, as well as home games at J&G Homes Arena, where the U18 AAA, U17 AAA, U15 AAA male and female programs play out of. New this season, fans can also purchase tickets at our Brandon Shoppers Mall Kiosk located at Entrance 3 at the South Main entrance, the Kiosk is located right across from Dollarama. The Wheat Kings next home action is the annual Remembrance Day afternoon game on November 11th at 3pm vs the Regina Pats.

The Vincent Massey Vikings AAAA Varsity Boys football team recently captured the 2023 VIDRUK BOWL PLAYOFF-AAAA DIVISION title with a convincing 30-0 victory over the Sturgeon Heights Huskies. The win helped the Vikings claim their third consecutive 4A division 2 Vidruk Provincial Championship. Prior to advancing to Thursday finals, they defeated the Garden City Gophers 28-8 in semi-final action.

Brandon's Cole Temple was recently announced as one of the 44 players who will represent Canada at the upcoming 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, Nov. 2-11 in Charlottetown and Summerside, PEI. Temple was selected 5th overall by the Regina Pats in the 2022 WHL Prospect's Draft. Last season, he registered 58 points in 35 games with the U18 AAA Brandon Wheat Kings. This season he has appeared in 13 games with the Regina Pats, picking up 6 point in the process. Temple will be joined on Team White by Joby Baumuller of the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Brandon Wheat Kings U18 AAA teammates Jaxon Jacobson and Nolan Saunderson will represent Manitoba at the 2023 WHL Cup taking place from October 17 – 22 in Red Deer, Alberta. The final roster was released earlier today. The 2023 WHL Cup showcases the top 2008-born players from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Jacobson, pictured above, was the 5th overall selection in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft by the Brandon Wheat Kings while The Spokane Chiefs used the 90th overall selection (5th round) to select blueliner Saunderson.

Three hockey players from the U18 AAA Westman Wildcats team have been selected to represent Manitoba at the upcoming 2023 National Women’s U-18 Championship. Along with their teammates, Kelsey Huibers, Karlyn Gudz, and Hallie Franklin will head to Dawson Creek, British Columbia to compete against 7 other provincial and regional teams. Also named to the team was Brandon's Callie Rice (RHA Kelowna). Team Manitoba opens the tournament on November the 5th against Team Ontario Red.