Season Wraps Up Tonight in Prince Albert
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Wheat Kings Regular Season Record: 35-27-3-2 Home: 18-13-2-1 Road: 17-14-1-1
Head Coach: Don MacGillivray | 133 WHL games coached (PA, BWK) | All-Time Record: 64-58-9-2
Tonight’s Matchup: The Brandon Wheat Kings wrap up the 2021/22 WHL regular season tonight in Prince Albert. The Wheat Kings look to wrap up the season series with a 5-3-0-0 record. The Wheat Kings can’t move anywhere inside the WHL’s Eastern Conference standings, while the Raiders need points to clinch a playoff spot.
Last Time Out: 2-1 L @ Saskatoon: Rylen Roersma scored the only goal for Brandon, as they ran into a hot goalie on Friday night. Nolan Maier kicked aside 35 shots for his 122nd career win. Ethan Kruger made 20 saves in his final regular-season game.
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 (231) – Nolan Ritchie
Wins (27) – Ethan Kruger | Shutouts (1) – Ethan Kruger
Save % (.901) – Ethan Kruger | Goals Against Average (3.12) – Ethan Kruger
NEWS & NOTES:
Alberta Bound: The Wheat Kings will open the 2021/22 WHL Playoffs next Friday night in Red Deer, AB. It’s the first playoff meeting between these two clubs since April of 2016. Brandon took the series in five games en route to the Ed Chynoweth Cup.
Wrap it Up: Ethan Kruger, Chad Nychuk and Marcus Kallionkieli will suit up for their final WHL regular-season game tonight. This trio has appeared in 376 games for the BWK, with Nychuk leading the way with 205.
McQueen is Back: The Wheat Kings recalled 15-year-old forward Roger McQueen on Friday. The 4th overall pick in the 2021 WHL Draft is coming off a Rookie of the Year award-winning season with the Saskatoon Blazers. The Saskatoon, SK native has picked up one assist in his only WHL call-up so far.
