Brandon Wheat Kings

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. 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  Playoffs1936-37 15    10   3    2   -    74    32     22 4th MJHL1937-38 16    13   3    0   -    116   52     26 1st MJHL1938-39 18    14   4    0   -    102   60     28 1st MJHL Won League1939-40 24    10   10   4   -    99    95     24 4th MJHL1940-45 Leave due to World War II1945-46 10    7    2    1   -    102   35     15 2nd MJHL1946-47 16    13   2    1   -    122   50     27 1st MJHL Won League1947-48 24    15   9    0   -    115   99     30 2nd MJHL1948-49 30    27   3    0   -    172   72     54 1st MJHL Won League, Won AbC1949-50 36    27   9    0   -    181   113    54 1st MJHL Won League1950-51 36    26   8    2   -    231   123    54 1st MJHL1951-52 36    21   14   1   -    160   144    43 2nd MJHL1952-53 36    24   11   1   -    164   123    49 1st MJHL1953-54 36    13   22   1   -    132   151    27 2nd MJHL1954-58 Granted Leave1958-59 30    15   14   1   -    152   122    31 3rd MJHL1959-60 32    23   6    3   -    185   79     49 1st MJHL Won League1960-61 32    24   8    0   -    219   136    48 1st MJHL1961-62 40    26   12   2   -    238   137    54 1st MJHL Won League1962-63 39    32   7    0   -    206   124    64 1st MJHL Won League1963-64 30    27   1    2   -    209   67     56 1st MJHL Won League1964-65 56    30   21   5   -    230   216    65 3rd SJHL1965-66 60    32   21   7   -    283   262    71 3rd SJHL1966-67 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 seasonStatisticTotalSeasonMost points1251978–79Most wins581978–79Most goals for4911978–79Least goals for2121999–00Least goals against1872002–03Most goals against4811984–85

 Individual player records for a single seasonStatisticPlayerTotalSeasonMost goalsRay Ferraro1081983–84Most assistsBrian Propp1121977–78Most pointsBrian Propp1941978–79Most points, rookieBrian Propp1351976–77Most points, defencemanCam Plante1401983-84Best GAA (goalie)Tyler Plante2.582004–05 Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

 NHL alumni 

 Notes 

 References 
 2005–06 WHL Guide

 Other websites 
 Official website of the Brandon Wheat Kings
 1949 Brandon Wheat Kings  at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame 

Category:1967 establishments in North America
Category:Canadian Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in Manitoba
Category:Western Hockey League
Category:1960s establishments in Sweden