Author Archives: Rob Mahon
Rookie of Week Surkan roars out of gates for Wheat Kings
Everyone in the Brandon Wheat Kings organization knew Chase Surkan could pile up points. When you set a modern era scoring record in your U15 league, which Surkan did right before the Wheat Kings sele...
Oct 01, 2025
Wheat Kings fall to Raiders in overtime
As could've been predicted, the Wheat Kings and Prince Albert Raiders played a close, hard fought game in their first meeting of the season. The two teams went to overtime. Chase Surkan scored twice, ...
Sep 27, 2025
UPDATE - Missing Dauphin man found deceased - RCMP
UPDATE: Manitoba RCMP say a 41-year-old male from Dauphin, who was reported missing on September 21, 2025, has been located deceased. No criminality is suspected. Police say "our thoughts are with the...
Sep 26, 2025
Community Sportsplex ice arena to re-open October 1
After being closed for more than two years, the Community Sportsplex ice arena in Brandon will officially re-open to skaters on Wednesday, October 1. In a release, the City said they have assessed the...
Sep 26, 2025
WestMan police officers take part in milestone arrest for violent offender unit
Officers from a variety of police services, including some in WestMan, were part of a handful of arrests earlier this week that brought the Manitoba Integrated Violent Offender Apprehension Unit (MIVO...
Sep 26, 2025
Brandon Police Service Media Release September 26
Arrest Warrants In the past 24 hours four individuals were arrested on the strength of their warrants. Three were released on Appearance Notices while one was held for court in the morning. Possession...
Sep 26, 2025
The gang's all here: Wheat Kings prepare for bounce-back game with full group
All through the offseason, training camp, and preseason, the Brandon Wheat Kings have maintained the forward group is a huge strength of this team. This week, they finally got a proper look at it. Wit...
Sep 24, 2025
RCMP notes increase in grandparent scams
A common form of telephone scam targeting seniors is rearing its ugly head in Manitoba once again, and Manitoba RCMP are warning people to be on the lookout for suspicious phone calls. In a release, R...
Sep 24, 2025
Turko, Klippenstein soak in first NHL camps
For two weeks, Carter Klippenstein and Brady Turko got to see exactly what all their hard work had been building toward up close. The two veteran Wheat Kings forwards returned to the team this week af...
Sep 23, 2025
In The Field: Brandon Wheat Kings Blog, September 23
Well... that sure was a weekend all right. If you had told me before opening weekend that the Brandon Wheat Kings were going to go 3-for-6 on the power play and score 11 goals in two games, I'd have s...
Sep 23, 2025
