What league does Brandon Wheat Kings play in?

Brandon Wheat Kings play in the WHL.

When was Brandon Wheat Kings founded?

Brandon Wheat Kings was founded in 1936 in Brandon, MB, CAN, Canada.

Where is Brandon Wheat Kings based?

Brandon Wheat Kings is based in Brandon, MB, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Brandon Wheat Kings?

The head coach of Brandon Wheat Kings is Dunc McCallum.

Who is the captain of Brandon Wheat Kings?

The captain of Brandon Wheat Kings is Brad McCrimmon.

What arena does Brandon Wheat Kings play in?

Brandon Wheat Kings play their home games at Westman Communications Group Place in Brandon, MB, CAN.

Who is the general manager of Brandon Wheat Kings?

The general manager of Brandon Wheat Kings is Jack Brockest.

What are the team colors of Brandon Wheat Kings?

The team colors of Brandon Wheat Kings are Gold + Black + White.

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1978-1979 Season

Brandon Wheat Kings were 58-5-9 in the 1978-79 WHL season with 125 points, 1st overall.

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1978-1979 Brandon Wheat Kings Player Stats

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Brandon Wheat Kings — 1978-1979 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
WHL
1.		Brian Propp (LW)	71	94	100	194	127	-	22	15	23	38	40
2.		Ray Allison (RW)	62	60	93	153	191	-	22	18	19	37	28
3.		Laurie Boschman (C)	65	66	83	149	215	-	22	11	23	34	56
4.		Brad McCrimmon (D)	66	24	74	98	139	-	22	9	19	28	34
5.		Dave Stewart (C)	66	24	55	79	90	-	21	9	14	23	27
6.		Mike Perovich (D)	62	15	58	73	170	-
7.		Steve Patrick (RW)	52	23	31	54	105	-	22	6	12	18	44
8.		Brad Kempthorne (C)	56	22	31	53	89	-	18	9	9	18	19
9.		Tim Lockridge (D)	70	10	42	52	297	-	22	2	7	9	31
10.		Don Gillen (RW)	64	21	30	51	212	-	22	10	10	20	34
11.		Wes Coulson (D)	66	13	38	51	99	-	19	3	18	21	10
12.		Brant Kiessig (LW)	69	29	15	44	108	-	22	15	8	23	48
13.		Don Dietrich (D)	69	6	37	43	29	-	21	3	2	5	10
14.		Dave McDonald (LW)	43	19	20	39	110	-	15	3	5	8	8
15.		Kelly McCrimmon (RW)	40	15	24	39	139	-	18	0	7	7	23
16.		Dave Chartier (C)	48	14	12	26	83	-	10	3	0	3	12
17.		Darren Gusdal (C/LW)	61	11	13	24	52	-	20	4	6	10	4
18.		Walt Poddubny (RW)	20	11	11	22	12	-
19.		Larry Roberts (C)	55	8	10	18	26	-	17	2	3	5	2
20.		Kelly Elcombe (D)	45	3	15	18	145	-	22	1	2	3	35
21.		Pat Workman (C)	6	1	2	3	0	-
22.		John McPhee (D)	25	1	2	3	46	-
23.		Laverne Popple (F)	4	1	0	1	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
24.		Greg Mann (D)	1	0	1	1	0	-	9	1	3	4	4
25.		Dean Rebeck (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
26.		Mike Moskalyk (LW)	1	0	0	0	2	-
Memorial Cup
1.		Brian Propp (LW)	5	4	7	11	6	-
2.		Ray Allison (RW)	5	5	3	8	8	-
3.		Laurie Boschman (C)	5	3	4	7	10	-
4.		Brad McCrimmon (D)	5	0	5	5	10	-
5.		Dave Stewart (C)	5	2	1	3	20	-
6.		Steve Patrick (RW)	5	1	1	2	6	-
7.		Greg Mann (D)	4	0	2	2	2	-
8.		Darren Gusdal (C/LW)	5	1	0	1	0	-
9.		Brad Kempthorne (C)	5	1	0	1	5	-
10.		Wes Coulson (D)	5	0	1	1	0	-
11.		Don Dietrich (D)	5	0	1	1	2	-
12.		Brant Kiessig (LW)	5	0	1	1	2	-
13.		Dave McDonald (LW)	5	0	1	1	6	-
14.		Don Gillen (RW)	5	0	1	1	24	-
15.		Kelly Elcombe (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
16.		Larry Roberts (C)	4	0	0	0	0	-
17.		Dave Chartier (C)	5	0	0	0	2	-
18.		Tim Lockridge (D)	5	0	0	0	16	-

Brandon Wheat Kings — 1978-1979 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
WHL
1.		Scott Olson (G)	35	3.23	.911	32	2	1	1	2080:00	-	9	3.77	.898
2.		Rick Knickle (G)	38	3.16	.909	26	3	9	1	2240:00	-	16	2.78	.920
Memorial Cup
1.		Bart Hunter (G)	3	1.66	.954	2	1	0	0	180:00	-
2.		Rick Knickle (G)	2	5.37	.863	0	2	0	0	123:00	-

1978-1979 Brandon Wheat Kings Staff

Head CoachDunc McCallum
General ManagerJack Brockest
Franchise OwnerJack Brockest
Franchise OwnerBob Cornell
Franchise OwnerStuart Craig
Franchise OwnerGlen Fowler
Franchise OwnerBruce Kent
Franchise OwnerRoss Mitchell
Franchise OwnerClair Murray
ScoutRon Dietrich

Team Staff History

1978-1979 Brandon Wheat Kings Captains

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Brad McCrimmon

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1978-1979 Brandon Wheat Kings Demographics

Brandon Wheat Kings Facts

Plays in: Western Hockey League
Team Colors: Gold + Black + White
Town: Brandon, MB, CAN Map
Founded: 1936

1978-1979 Brandon Wheat Kings Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
1 player

Experience

Brandon Wheat Kings: 2 317 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Westman Communications Group Place
Location: Brandon, MB
Capacity: 5 927
Construction Year: 1972

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Brandon Wheat Kings Games

Brandon Wheat Kings — 1978-1979 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/13/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Brandon Wheat Kings	Wenatchee Wild	-	WHL
11/11/2026 04:00 PM GMT-5	Brandon Wheat Kings	Portland Winterhawks	-	WHL
11/07/2026 06:00 PM GMT-5	Brandon Wheat Kings	Saskatoon Blades	3 - 2 (OT 60:15)	WHL
11/06/2026 07:00 PM GMT-6	Regina Pats	Brandon Wheat Kings	3 - 2 (SO)	WHL
11/01/2026 04:00 PM GMT-5	Brandon Wheat Kings	Swift Current Broncos	2 - 7	WHL

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Latest Transactions

Brandon Wheat Kings — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/16/2026	Confirmed	joining	Aiden Foster (F)	Prince George Cougars	Details
10/01/2026	Confirmed	joining	Cole Slobodian (D)	Portland Winterhawks	Details
09/27/2026	Confirmed	joining	Cole Hunter (F)	Waywayseecappo Wolverines	Details
09/15/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Cameron Allard (D)	Cornell Univ.	Details
07/30/2026	Confirmed	joining	Zhoe Kristof Muissu (F)	Spartak Moskva	Details
07/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jayden Kraus (G)	Everett Silvertips	Details
07/23/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Dylan Ronald (D)	Edmonton Oil Kings	Details
07/16/2026	Confirmed	joining	Carter Morris (F)	Penticton Vees	Details

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Brandon Wheat Kings History and Standings

Brandon Wheat Kings — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WHL	19	12	6	-	-	1	60	60	25	1.32	1	-
2025-2026	WHL	68	40	26	-	-	2	269	241	82	1.21	2	Conference QF loss
2024-2025	WHL	68	38	23	-	-	7	255	213	83	1.22	2	First round loss
2023-2024	WHL	68	33	28	-	-	7	225	244	73	1.07	3	First round loss
2022-2023	WHL	68	26	33	-	-	9	212	242	61	0.9	5	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	WHL	68	35	28	-	-	5	218	242	75	1.1	4	First round loss
2020-2021	WHL	24	18	4	-	-	2	104	61	38	1.58	1	No playoffs held
2019-2020	WHL	63	35	22	-	-	6	227	173	76	1.21	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	WHL	68	31	29	-	-	8	230	243	70	1.03	4	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	WHL	72	40	27	-	-	5	272	255	85	1.18	4	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	WHL	72	31	31	-	-	10	225	247	72	1	4	Conference QF loss
2015-2016	WHL	72	48	18	-	-	6	319	197	102	1.42	1	Champion
2014-2015	WHL	72	53	11	-	-	8	340	219	114	1.58	1	Final loss
2013-2014	WHL	72	34	29	-	-	9	271	269	77	1.07	3	Conference SF loss
2012-2013	WHL	72	24	40	-	-	8	189	284	56	0.78	6	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	WHL	72	39	28	-	-	5	273	257	83	1.15	3	Conference SF loss
2010-2011	WHL	72	32	31	8	-	1	281	275	73	1.01	3	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	WHL	72	50	18	-	-	4	321	204	104	1.44	2	Conference Final loss
2008-2009	WHL	72	48	19	-	-	5	295	220	101	1.4	5	Conference Final loss
2007-2008	WHL	72	42	24	-	-	6	253	209	90	1.25	10	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	WHL	72	41	20	-	-	11	258	214	93	1.29	6	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	WHL	72	30	32	-	-	10	218	259	70	0.97	14	Conference QF loss
2004-2005	WHL	72	45	21	5	-	1	255	199	96	1.33	4	Final loss
2003-2004	WHL	72	28	32	9	-	3	230	224	68	0.94	16	Conference SF loss
2002-2003	WHL	72	43	17	9	-	3	258	187	98	1.36	3	Conference Final loss
2001-2002	WHL	72	43	23	4	-	2	261	210	92	1.28	3	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	WHL	72	32	32	5	-	3	244	242	72	1	11	Conference QF loss
1999-2000	WHL	72	25	38	4	-	5	212	260	59	0.82	14	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	WHL	72	39	29	4	-	-	293	267	82	1.14	6	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	WHL	72	45	21	6	-	-	322	235	96	1.33	4	Final loss

Brandon Wheat Kings Tournament Statistics

Brandon Wheat Kings — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2015-2016	Memorial Cup	3	0	3	-	-	-	5	16	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	Memorial Cup	3	1	2	-	-	-	8	14	2	0.67	3	Final loss
1995-1996	Memorial Cup	3	2	1	-	-	-	6	6	4	1.33	2	Semifinal loss
1994-1995	Memorial Cup	3	1	2	-	-	-	16	12	2	0.67	3	Semifinal loss
1978-1979	Memorial Cup	4	2	2	-	-	-	16	14	4	1	1	Final loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Brandon Wheat Kings — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Calder Anderson (F)	2026-2027	Saale Bulls Halle	Oberliga	14	8	17	25	17
2.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	14	2	20	22	10
3.	Carson Park (F)	2026-2027	Nipawin Hawks	SJHL	14	5	16	21	26
4.	Mark Stone (F)	2026-2027	Vegas Golden Knights	NHL	19	10	9	19	11
5.	Braylon Shmyr (F)	2026-2027	Frösö IK	Division 3	3	9	8	17	0
6.	Ben McCartney (F)	2026-2027	Tucson Roadrunners	AHL	11	4	10	14	6
7.	Lynden McCallum (F)	2026-2027	EHC Freiburg	DEL 2	14	8	5	13	14
8.	Brayden Schenn (F)	2026-2027	New York Islanders	NHL	17	5	8	13	25
9.	Dawson Pasternak (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of Manitoba	USports	10	5	7	12	6
10.	Toni Rajala (F)	2026-2027	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	13	4	7	11	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Brandon Wheat Kings — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	17.86
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	18.92
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	18.71
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	18.88
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	18.83

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brian Propp (F)	213	219	292	511
2.	Ray Allison (F)	242	188	288	476
3.	Ron Chipperfield (F)	252	261	209	470
4.	Bill Derlago (F)	209	234	203	437
5.	Kelly Glowa (F)	219	182	242	424

Franchise All-Time Goals

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ron Chipperfield (F)	252	261	209	470
2.	Bill Derlago (F)	209	234	203	437
3.	Brian Propp (F)	213	219	292	511
4.	Ray Allison (F)	242	188	288	476
5.	Kelly Glowa (F)	219	182	242	424

Franchise All-Time Assists

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brian Propp (F)	213	219	292	511
2.	Ray Allison (F)	242	188	288	476
3.	Marty Murray (F)	264	132	260	392
4.	Dale McMullin (F)	309	168	250	418
5.	Kelly Glowa (F)	219	182	242	424

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Randy Ponte (F)	300	36	81	1234
2.	Jordin Tootoo (F)	220	93	209	874
3.	Jeff Odgers (F)	275	92	181	838
4.	Tim Lockridge (D)	203	16	100	832
5.	Kevin Cheveldayoff (D)	214	12	81	715

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dwayne Gylywoychuk (D)	323	9	40	49
2.	Eric Roy (D)	322	48	152	200
3.	Lance Monych (F)	319	110	126	236
4.	Brodie Melnychuk (D)	318	25	68	93
5.	Connor Gutenberg (F)	312	68	116	184

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Terry Reardon (F)	16	29	45	2.81
2.	Ray Ferraro (F)	72	108	192	2.67
3.	Ron Matsalla (F)	2	2	5	2.50
4.	George Hill (F)	59	76	145	2.46
5.	Brian Propp (F)	213	219	511	2.40

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Brian Propp (F)	1978-1979	WHL	71	94	100	194	2.73	127
2.	Ray Ferraro (F)	1983-1984	WHL	72	108	84	192	2.67	84
3.	Brian Propp (F)	1977-1978	WCHL	70	70	112	182	2.60	200
4.	Bill Derlago (F)	1976-1977	WCHL	72	96	82	178	2.47	63
5.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1982-1983	WHL	68	71	92	163	2.40	87

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ray Ferraro (F)	1983-1984	WHL	72	108	84	192	2.67	84
2.	Bill Derlago (F)	1976-1977	WCHL	72	96	82	178	2.47	63
3.	Brian Propp (F)	1978-1979	WHL	71	94	100	194	2.73	127
4.	Ron Chipperfield (F)	1973-1974	WCHL	66	90	72	162	2.45	82
5.	Bill Derlago (F)	1977-1978	WCHL	52	89	63	152	2.92	105

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Cam Plante (D)	1983-1984	WHL	72	22	118	140	1.94	96
2.	Brian Propp (F)	1977-1978	WCHL	70	70	112	182	2.60	200
3.	Brian Propp (F)	1978-1979	WHL	71	94	100	194	2.73	127
4.	Ray Allison (F)	1978-1979	WHL	62	60	93	153	2.47	191
5.	Kelly Glowa (F)	1982-1983	WHL	68	71	92	163	2.40	87

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Brandon Wheat Kings — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tim Lockridge (D)	1977-1978	WCHL	65	4	26	30	0.46	392
2.	Don Gillen (F)	1979-1980	WHL	69	31	56	87	1.26	372
3.	Carl Mokosak (F)	1981-1982	WHL	69	46	61	107	1.55	363
4.	Mike Perovich (D)	1977-1978	WCHL	69	4	37	41	0.59	313
5.	Randy Ponte (F)	1999-2000	WHL	66	14	13	27	0.41	306

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent WHL Prospects Draft Selections

Brandon Wheat Kings — Recent WHL Prospects Draft Selections
rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#18	Rylan Edwards (F)	04/06/2011	Regina, SK, CAN	5'7"	146 lbs
2	#42	Marko Malbasa (D)	05/17/2011	St. Andrews, MB, CAN	6'1"	165 lbs
3	#67	Mason Corkish (F)	05/02/2011	-	-	-
5	#105	Austin Rideout (F)	02/26/2011	Fort McMurray, AB, CAN	5'11"	174 lbs
6	#130	Nate Harrington (D)	06/28/2011	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'11"	159 lbs
7	#153	Lachlan Kisio (F)	10/11/2011	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'0"	159 lbs
8	#176	Lucas Seidel (D)	05/10/2011	Sundre, AB, CAN	5'6"	146 lbs
9	#193	Kasen Nuttall (G)	08/11/2011	-	6'0"	143 lbs
9	#199	Wyatt Lowther (F)	02/11/2011	Maple Ridge, BC, CAN	5'10"	150 lbs
10	#222	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
11	#245	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#268	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#291	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
2025
1	#12	Cruz Jim (D)	01/27/2010	Grande Prairie, AB, CAN	5'10"	170 lbs
2	#38	Ahmad Fayad (F)	07/29/2010	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'10"	187 lbs
4	#83	Joffrey Chan (G)	02/02/2010	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'4"	176 lbs
5	#107	Logan Olsen (D)	03/18/2010	Warman, SK, CAN	6'0"	170 lbs
7	#146	Mark Munday (F)	02/12/2010	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'10"	170 lbs
7	#153	Logan Dosenberger (D)	03/14/2010	Regina, SK, CAN	6'2"	190 lbs
8	#176	Brayden Watt (F)	02/09/2010	Brandon, MB, CAN	5'9"	141 lbs
10	#222	Liam Green (D)	03/19/2010	-	5'11"	161 lbs
11	#245	Tristan Will (F)	12/18/2010	Woodbury, MN, USA	6'1"	185 lbs
12	#268	Taren Anderson (F)	01/06/2010	Pilot Butte, SK, CAN	5'11"	174 lbs
2024
1	#14	Chase Surkan (F)	03/31/2009	Regina, SK, CAN	5'8"	172 lbs
2	#36	Prabh Bhathal (F)	05/14/2009	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'2"	214 lbs
3	#59	Easten Turko (D)	03/09/2009	McCreary, MB, CAN	5'10"	168 lbs
4	#81	Urijah Moosetail (G)	05/18/2009	Brandon, MB, CAN	6'1"	194 lbs
4	#85	Ethan Young (D)	06/02/2009	Regina, SK, CAN	6'0"	170 lbs
5	#103	Alex Letourneau (F)	06/03/2009	Legal, AB, CAN	6'3"	196 lbs
5	#107	Carson Park (F)	05/14/2009	Pilot Butte, SK, CAN	5'9"	161 lbs
6	#128	Hudson Postnikoff (F)	03/27/2009	Saskatoon, SK, CAN	6'1"	187 lbs
8	#169	Mason Chubey (F)	01/02/2009	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'0"	174 lbs
9	#191	Tristan Follick (D)	06/10/2009	Langford, BC, CAN	5'11"	187 lbs
10	#210	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
10	#213	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
11	#235	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#257	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#279	No selection was made	-	-	-	-

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