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Wheat Kings Regular Season Record: 35-26-3-2 Home: 18-13-2-1 Road: 17-13-1-1
Head Coach: Don MacGillivray | 132 WHL games coached (PA, BWK) | All-Time Record: 64-57-9-2
Tonight’s Matchup: The Brandon Wheat Kings head to Saskatchewan to wrap up the WHL regular season. Tonight is the final meeting of the year with the Saskatoon Blades. The Wheat Kings are just three points back of the Blades for 5th place in the East, with two games in hand. Tonight is the final game of the season for Saskatoon.
Last Time Out: 5-2 L vs Moose Jaw: Nate Danielson and Nolan Ritchie scored for Brandon, but the Warriors were too much to handle as they snapped Brandon’s win streak at six games. Carl Tetachuk was outstanding for Moose Jaw, making 29 saves.
TOP 5 WHEAT KINGS SCORERS
Nolan Ritchie – 33G – 43A – 75 Points
Chad Nychuk – 21G – 51A – 72 Points
Ridly Greig – 26G – 37A – 63 Points
Nate Danielson – 23G – 34A – 57 Points
Vincent Iorio – 11G – 33A – 44 Points
STATS LEADERS:
Goals (33) – Nolan Ritchie | Assists (51) – Chad Nychuk
Points (75) – Nolan Ritchie | PIMS (92) – Ridly Greig
Plus/Minus (31) – Chad Nychuk | Shots (225) – Nolan Ritchie
Wins (27) – Ethan Kruger | Shutouts (1) – Ethan Kruger
Save % (.901) – Ethan Kruger | Goals Against Average (3.15) – Ethan Kruger
NEWS & NOTES:
Now or Never: The Brandon Wheat Kings hold their playoff fate in their hands tonight. A win tonight pulls them within one point of the Blades for 5th place, setting up a MASSIVE season finale tomorrow night in Prince Albert. A win for the Blades would guarantee a 6th place finish for the BWK and a first-round date with the Red Deer Rebels.
Ritchie is Roll’n: Nolan Ritchie continues to put up points at a torrid pace. The Brandonite leads the Wheat Kings with 75 points, with eighteen of them coming in his last twelve games. Ritchie enters play tonight on a six-game point streak, including points in nine of his last ten games.
Road Trip Finale: Tonight is the 8th and final meeting of the season between the Wheat Kings and Blades. Brandon currently holds a 4-3-0-0 record, including three victories inside the SaskTel Centre.
