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Wheat Kings Regular Season Record: 34-25-3-2 Home: 17-12-2-1 Road: 17-13-1-1
Head Coach: Don MacGillivray | 130 WHL games coached (PA, BWK) | All-Time Record: 63-56-9-2
Tonight’s Matchup: The Brandon Wheat Kings continue a four-game homestand tonight when the Moose Jaw Warriors come to town. It’s the first of two meetings with the Warriors this week and a potential first-round playoff matchup. The Wheat Kings enter play tonight four points back of the 5th place Warriors in the WHL’s Eastern Conference.
Last Time Out: 6-3 W vs Medicine Hat: Nolan Ritchie (4A) and Jake Chiasson (2G-2A) each had four-point nights as the Wheat Kings trounced the Medicine Hat Tigers 6-3 last night. Vinny Iorio, Mason Ward, and Chad Nychuk also chipped in with multi-point nights while Carson Bjarnason kicked aside 18 shots for the victory.
TOP 5 WHEAT KINGS SCORERS
Nolan Ritchie – 30G – 39A – 69 Points
Chad Nychuk – 21G – 47A – 68 Points
Ridly Greig – 26G – 37A – 63 Points
Nate Danielson – 20G – 28A – 48 Points
Vincent Iorio – 10G – 31A – 41 Points
STATS LEADERS:
Goals (31) – Nolan Ritchie | Assists (46) – Chad Nychuk
Points (69) – Nolan Ritchie | PIMS (92) – Ridly Greig
Plus/Minus (30) – Chad Nychuk | Shots (216) – Nolan Ritchie
Wins (26) – Ethan Kruger | Shutouts (1) – Ethan Kruger
Save % (.901) – Ethan Kruger | Goals Against Average (3.16) – Ethan Kruger
NEWS & NOTES:
Ritch is Rolling: The reigning Telus BWK Player of the Month, Nolan Ritchie enters play tonight on a four-game point streak (2G-7A). In his last seven games, Ritchie has scored four times and added eleven assists for 15 points.
Officer Wardo: For the first time in his career, Mason Ward scored twice in a game. The Lloydminster, AB product has three goals in his last two games and has points in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Shake and Bake: Edmonton Oilers prospect Jake Chiasson has exploded offensively this week. Three goals and three assists in two games have helped the BWK become winners of four straight. Chiasson’s four-point night on Friday was the first of his career.
Chasing the Blades: The Wheat Kings enter play tonight four points back of the Warriors for 5th place in the Eastern Conference, with three games in hand setting up an all-important back-to-back matchup this week. The BWK are also within reach of 4th place Saskatoon who sit five points up.
