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Brandon Wheat Kings
City: Brandon, Manitoba
League: Western Hockey League
Conference: Eastern
Division: East
Founded: 1967
Home Arena: Westman Communications Group Place
Colours: black, white & gold
Head Coach: Kelly McCrimmon
General Manager: Kelly McCrimmon

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. The Tragically Hip is a Canadian rock band from Kingston Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and occasional acoustic Fully Completely is the third full-length Album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. Brandon is a City in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. The surrounding area is often referred to as " Westman " This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. For the Colorado-based centre for science and society with the same name see The Keystone Centre The Keystone Centre is a multi-purpose facility Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old Brandon is a City in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. The surrounding area is often referred to as " Westman " They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The 1967–68 WCJHL season was the 2nd season of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the 1940s. History The beginning The League has a rich tradition first year of operation was the 1918–19 season making it the oldest Junior League in Canada They won 8 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1962, 1963, & 1964 and appeared in the Memorial Cup four times: in 1949 (as an MJHL team), 1979, 1995, and 1996, losing each time. History The beginning The League has a rich tradition first year of operation was the 1918–19 season making it the oldest Junior League in Canada The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL The 1949 Memorial Cup final was the 31st Junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The 1979 Memorial Cup occurred May 6 - May 13 at the Palais des Sports in Sherbrooke Quebec, the Colisée de Trois-Rivières The 1995 Memorial Cup occurred May 13 - May 21 at the Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops British Columbia. The 1996 Memorial Cup occurred May 11 - 19 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough Ontario. The team plays its home games in Westman Communications Group Place (Keystone Centre). For the Colorado-based centre for science and society with the same name see The Keystone Centre The Keystone Centre is a multi-purpose facility They also played at Wheat City Arena until 1969, and the Manex Arena from 1969 to 1972. The Wheat City Arena was an indoor Arena located in Brandon Manitoba at the corner of 10th Street and Victoria Avenue The Manex Arena was an indoor Arena located in Brandon Manitoba. Starting in 1973, the Wheat Kings owned and operated a farm team in the MJHL, called the Travellers. History The beginning The League has a rich tradition first year of operation was the 1918–19 season making it the oldest Junior League in Canada

An earlier incarnation of the Wheat Kings played for the Stanley Cup in 1904, but lost to the Ottawa Senators. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Ottawa Senators (officially the Ottawa Hockey Club) were an amateur later professional senior men's Ice hockey team based in Ottawa from 1883

The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings won the Abbott Cup defeating the Calgary Buffalos. The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup is the Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Championship for the Western Canadian leagues of the They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Montreal Royals. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category. The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1985 when the first honoured members were named and plaques were erected in their honour

The Wheat Kings hold the CHL record for most points (125) in a single season, setting the mark in 1978–79. The 1978–79 WHL season was the 13th season for the Western Hockey League.

Contents

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
1967–68 60 21 33 6 - 238 279 48 8th Overall Lost quarter-final
1968–69 60 18 40 2 - 224 350 38 4th East Lost quarter-final
1969–70 60 23 34 3 - 234 272 49 4th East Lost quarter-final
1970–71 66 20 46 0 - 247 387 40 5th East Out of playoffs
1971–72 68 35 33 0 - 338 331 70 3rd East Lost semi-final
1972–73 68 29 30 9 - 307 304 67 4th East Lost quarter-final
1973–74 68 27 37 4 - 305 348 58 5th East Out of playoffs
1974–75 70 24 35 11 - 276 320 59 4th East Lost quarter-final
1975–76 72 34 30 8 - 341 303 76 2nd East Lost quarter-final
1976–77 72 54 10 8 - 447 242 116 1st East Lost final
1977–78 72 46 12 14 - 424 299 106 1st East Eliminated in divisional semi-final
1978–79 72 58 5 9 - 491 230 125 1st East Won championship
1979–80 72 33 37 2 - 319 343 68 5th East Eliminated in East Division semi-final
1980–81 72 29 40 3 - 342 352 61 6th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1981–82 72 34 38 0 - 372 413 68 5th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1982–83 72 21 51 0 - 327 460 42 7th East Out of playoffs
1983–84 72 44 26 2 - 463 246 90 3rd East Lost East Division semi-final
1984–85 72 17 54 1 - 264 481 35 8th East Out of playoffs
1985–86 72 24 46 2 - 324 438 50 7th East Out of playoffs
1986–87 72 19 49 4 - 282 443 42 8th East Out of playoffs
1987–88 72 26 43 3 - 348 371 55 6th East Lost East Division quarter-final
1988–89 72 25 43 4 - 286 331 54 7th East Out of playoffs
1989–90 72 28 38 6 - 276 325 62 7th East Out of playoffs
1990–91 72 19 51 2 - 265 380 40 8th East Out of playoffs
1991–92 72 11 55 6 - 246 356 28 8th East Out of playoffs
1992–93 72 43 25 4 - 347 258 90 2nd East Lost East Division quarter-final
1993–94 72 42 25 5 - 291 251 89 2nd East Lost East Division final
1994–95 72 45 22 5 - 315 235 95 1st East Lost final
1995–96 72 52 19 1 - 369 231 105 1st East Won championship
1996–97 72 47 24 1 - 339 208 95 1st East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1997–98 72 45 21 6 - 322 235 96 3rd East Lost final
1998–99 72 39 29 4 - 293 267 82 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
1999–00 72 25 43 4 5 212 260 59 6th East Out of playoffs
2000–01 72 32 32 5 3 244 242 72 4th East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2001–02 72 43 23 4 2 261 210 92 1st East Lost Eastern Conference final
2002–03 72 43 17 9 3 258 187 98 1st East Lost Eastern Conference final
2003–04 72 28 32 9 3 230 224 68 3rd East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2004–05 72 45 21 5 1 255 199 96 1st East Lost final
Season GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs
2005–06 72 30 32 6 4 218 259 70 4th East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2006–07 72 41 20 3 8 258 214 94 1st East Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2007–08 72 42 24 3 3 253 209 90 2nd East Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final

Team records

Team Records for a single season
Statistic Total Season
Most Points 125 1978–79
Most Wins 58 1978–79
Most Goals For 491 1978–79
Least Goals For 212 1999–00
Least Goals Against 187 2002–03
Most Goals Against 481 1984–85
Individual player records for a single season
Statistic Player Total Season
Most Goals Ray Ferraro 108 1983–84
Most Assists Brian Propp 112 1977–78
Most Points Brian Propp 194 1978–79
Most Points, rookie Brian Propp 135 1976–77
Most Points, defenceman Brad McCrimmon 98 1978–79
Best GAA (Goalie) Tyler Plante 2. The 1967–68 WCJHL season was the 2nd season of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1968–69 WCHL season was the 3rd season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1969–70 WCHL season was the 4th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1970–71 WCHL season was the 5th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1971–72 WCHL season was the 6th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1972–73 WCHL season was the 7th season of the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1973–74 WCHL season was the 8th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1974–75 WCHL season was the 9th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1975–76 WCHL season was the 10th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1976–77 WCHL season was the 11th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1977–78 WCHL season was the 12th season for the Western Canada Hockey League, known in the present day as the Western Hockey League. The 1978–79 WHL season was the 13th season for the Western Hockey League. The Ed Chynoweth Cup is awarded annually to the champion of the Western Hockey League. The 1979–80 WHL season was the 14th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1980–81 WHL season was the 15th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1981–82 WHL season was the 16th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1982–83 WHL season was the 17th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1983–84 WHL season was the 18th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1984–85 WHL season was the 19th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1985–86 WHL season was the 20th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1986–87 WHL season was the 21st season for the Western Hockey League. The 1987–88 WHL season was the 22nd season for the Western Hockey League. The 1988–89 WHL season was the 23rd season for the Western Hockey League. The 1989–90 WHL season was the 24th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1990–91 WHL season was the 25th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1991–92 WHL season was the 26th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1992–93 WHL season was the 27th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1993–94 WHL season was the 28th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1994–95 WHL season was the 29th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1995–96 WHL season was the 30th season for the Western Hockey League. The Ed Chynoweth Cup is awarded annually to the champion of the Western Hockey League. The 1996–97 WHL season was the 31st season for the Western Hockey League. The 1997–98 WHL season was the 32nd season for the Western Hockey League. The 1998–99 WHL season was the 33rd season for the Western Hockey League. The 1999–2000 WHL season was the 34th season for the Western Hockey League. The 2000–01 WHL season was the 35th season for the Western Hockey League. The 2001–02 WHL season was the 36th season for the Western Hockey League. The 2002–03 WHL season was the 37th season for the Western Hockey League. The 2003–04 WHL season was the 38th season for the Western Hockey League. The 2004–05 WHL season was the 39th season for the Western Hockey League. The 2005–06 WHL season was the 40th season for the Western Hockey League. The 2006–07 WHL season was the 41st season for the Western Hockey League. The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season for the Western Hockey League. 58 2004–05
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played


NHL alumni

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