Brandon Wheat Kings City Brandon, Manitoba , CanadaLeague Western Hockey League Conference Eastern Division East Founded 1936 (1936 ) Home arena Westoba Place Colours Gold, black, white General manager Marty Murray [ 1] Head coach Marty Murray Captain Nolan Ritchie , Nate Danielson (co-captains)Website www.wheatkings.com 1936–1938 Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL) 1938–1940 Brandon Elks (MJHL) 1940–1966 Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL) 1966–present Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) Regular season titles 5 (1976–77 , 1977–78 , 1978–79 , 1995–96 , 2014–15 )Playoff championships Ed Chynoweth Cup 3 (1979 , 1996 , 2016 ) Conference Championships 3 (2004–05 , 2014–15 , 2015—16 )
The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon , Manitoba . They compete in the Western Hockey League , and joined the league in the 1967–68 season . 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. They won 8 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1962, 1963, & 1964 and appeared in the Memorial Cup five times: in 1949 (as an MJHL team), 1979 , 1995 , 1996 and 2010 , losing each time. The team plays its home games in Westman Communications Group Place (Keystone Centre ). They also played at Wheat City Arena until 1969, and the Manex Arena from 1969 to 1972. Starting in 1973, the Wheat Kings owned and operated a farm team in the MJHL , called the Travellers .
An earlier incarnation of the Wheat Kings played for the Stanley Cup in 1904, but lost to the Ottawa Senators .
The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings won the Abbott Cup defeating the Calgary Buffaloes . They went on to lose the Memorial Cup to the Montreal Royals . The 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.
The Wheat Kings hold the CHL record for most points (125) in a single season, setting the mark in 1978–79 .
The Western Hockey League announced on October 16, 2008, that the Wheat Kings were chosen to host the 2010 Memorial Cup championship at the Keystone Centre .[ 2] They reached the final game, losing to the Windsor Spitfires .
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
1936-37
15
10
3
2
-
74
32
22
4th MJHL
1937-38
16
13
3
0
-
116
52
26
1st MJHL
1938-39
18
14
4
0
-
102
60
28
1st MJHL
Won League
1939-40
24
10
10
4
-
99
95
24
4th MJHL
1940-45
Leave due to World War II
1945-46
10
7
2
1
-
102
35
15
2nd MJHL
1946-47
16
13
2
1
-
122
50
27
1st MJHL
Won League
1947-48
24
15
9
0
-
115
99
30
2nd MJHL
1948-49
30
27
3
0
-
172
72
54
1st MJHL
Won League, Won AbC
1949-50
36
27
9
0
-
181
113
54
1st MJHL
Won League
1950-51
36
26
8
2
-
231
123
54
1st MJHL
1951-52
36
21
14
1
-
160
144
43
2nd MJHL
1952-53
36
24
11
1
-
164
123
49
1st MJHL
1953-54
36
13
22
1
-
132
151
27
2nd MJHL
1954-58
Granted Leave
1958-59
30
15
14
1
-
152
122
31
3rd MJHL
1959-60
32
23
6
3
-
185
79
49
1st MJHL
Won League
1960-61
32
24
8
0
-
219
136
48
1st MJHL
1961-62
40
26
12
2
-
238
137
54
1st MJHL
Won League
1962-63
39
32
7
0
-
206
124
64
1st MJHL
Won League
1963-64
30
27
1
2
-
209
67
56
1st MJHL
Won League
1964-65
56
30
21
5
-
230
216
65
3rd SJHL
1965-66
60
32
21
7
-
283
262
71
3rd SJHL
1966-67
57
47
9
1
-
416
178
95
2nd MJHL
Lost Final
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
1999–2000
72
25
38
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
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
2008–09
72
48
19
3
2
295
220
101
2nd East
Lost Eastern Conference final
2009–10
72
50
18
1
3
321
204
104
1st East
Lost Eastern Conference final; Lost Memorial Cup final
2010–11
72
32
31
1
8
281
275
73
3rd East
Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2011–12
72
39
28
1
4
273
257
83
3rd East
Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2012–13
72
24
40
4
4
189
284
56
6th East
Out of playoffs
2013–14
72
34
29
6
3
271
269
77
3rd East
Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
2014–15
72
53
11
4
4
340
219
114
1st East
In progress
Season
GP
W
L
OTL
SOL
GF
GA
Points
Finish
Playoffs
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
NHL alumni
Notes
References
Other websites
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