Yesterday, the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights announced that they had recalled Zach Whitecloud from the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves. At the time of his recall, Whitecloud had registered 7 points in 35 games this season with the Wolves. The  6-1, 209 lb defensemen signed with the Vegas Golden Knights after finishing his collegiate career in March of 2018. He made his NHL debut later that year (April 5, 2018) against the NHL's Edmonton Oilers. The Golden Knights are in Nashville this evening to take on the Predators. There is no word yet if Whitecloud will be the lineup. Zach skated with the Brandon AAA Midget Wheat Kings in the 2013-14 season, and followed that up by playing two seasons with the MJHL’s Virden Oil Capitals.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be bringing their Manitoba Grey Cup Tour to Brandon's Princess Auto on Friday, February 21, 2020 from 2:30 PM – 5 PM. Fans will be able take a photo with the Grey Cup and shop official Grey Cup merchandise. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won their first Grey Cup in 29 years on November 24 defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–12. The stop Brandon is one of many scheduled around the province.

Winnipeg, MB – The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is pleased to release details about the future leadership structure of Jr.A hockey in Manitoba. Kim Davis, current Commissioner of the MJHL, will be stepping down at the end of June 2020 concluding an impressive eighteen seasons with the league. The league’s Board of Governors have concluded a succession plan with current Director of Operations, Kevin Saurette, who will take over as the next Commissioner of the MJHL. Now in his fourth season with the MJHL, Saurette will officially take over the lead role at the end of June 2020. Kim Davis began his tenure in the 2002-03 season where he was hired as the league’s first full-time Commissioner. Since his appointment in June 2002 there has been over 6,000 MJHL regular season games played along with over 700 playoff games and over 200 regional or national championship games. Davis, a native of Flin Flon, MB, was selected in both the NHL and WHA Amateur drafts in 1977 (NHL – Pittsburgh 48th Overall, WHA – Edmonton 24th Overall). After a five-year professional career with experience in the AHL, IHL, and NHL he completed his Bachelor of Commerce Degree at the University of Manitoba. Prior to joining the league Kim Davis held coveted marketing positions in the retail banking, provincial lotteries, and food service industries. Hired in 2016 by the MJHL, Kevin Saurette had previously enjoyed a nine-year professional playing career in the ECHL, AHL as well as oversees in Germany and the United Kingdom. After a junior career in the Western Hockey League (WHL), Saurette played five seasons with the University of Manitoba Bisons (U Sports) and eventually was named captain. The Brandon, MB product completed his Master of Business Administration while playing for the Belfast Giants (EIHL/UK) where his finished his playing career. As part of the progression of the MJHL leadership structure a recruitment process will begin in February 2020 to appoint a new Director of Operations along with a new full-time staff role to manage league marketing and partnerships. Both Davis and Saurette will jointly lead the initiative to oversee the application process and hiring of the new personnel. The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is one of ten Junior ‘A’ Hockey Leagues in Canada and is a proud member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The MJHL and its eleven member clubs take pride in providing the best development opportunities for players to advance on and off the ice. (Source: MJHL Release)

The Brandon Senior Men's Basketball League is still going strong after running in the city for the last 40 years. Kevin Phillip, who is also an Assistant Coach with the Brandon University men's basketball team, has been running the league for the past 10 seasons. Kevin tells bdnmb.ca that the calibre of participants ranges from players with no formal basketball experience to ex-CIS all stars. This year there are 5 teams hitting the hardwood in hopes getting their name on the trophy and the bragging rights that go with it. Games are played every Sunday from November to March at the ACC Gymnasium. League expansion is something that Phillips said he has looked into but the rising costs of running a league prevents him of doing so at this time. Those looking at getting involved in the league can check out their Facebook page here.

The 10th Annual Easter Seals Kids to Camp Bonspiel will be held on February 8th, 2020, at the Riverview Curling Club in Brandon, MB. They have raised over $98,000 to date and are looking to go over $100,000 this year. The format remains the same for this year's bonspiel, everybody plays 3 - 4 end games. The first 24 teams paid are in. The entry fee is $180 per team and includes dinner. Go to the Facebook event page for more info or to c21charity.com to register.