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Triton
02-26-2005, 05:24 PM
The WHEAT KINGS will be putting a 10-game winning streak on the line
Sunday afternoon when they close out a three game in five night (three
city) series against the hometown REGINA PATS.BRANDON has won the first
two games of the series - 7-3 in WINNIPEG'S MTS CENTRE on Wednesday and
2-1 Friday night at the Keystone Centre.ERIC FEHR, RYAN STONE and TIM
KONSORADA scored two goals each in Wednesday's win while a third period
goal by 17-year old defenceman MARK LOUIS was the difference on Friday
as the WHEAT KINGS kept pace with SASKATOON atop the Western Hockey
League's Eastern Division with an impressive record of 36-19-5-1, good for
78 points.Friday's win capped an unbeaten 4-game home stand, with the
WHEAT KINGS outscoring their opponents 22-7 in the process.The WHEAT
KINGS have scored 40 goals in their last seven games and 50 during their
10-game win streak, have replaced SASKATOON in the CHL's MASTERCARD TOP
TEN RANKINGS, becoming one of five WHL clubs on the list including
KOOTENAY, KELOWNA, MEDICINE HAT and SATTLE.Winners of twelve of their last
13 games, the WHEATS are 22-7-1-1 at home.a perfect 3-0-0 in games
played at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.they're 14-12-4 on the road and 10-0-0
in their last ten games.Next home game for the WHEATS is Wednesday
night - RAIN CHECK NIGHT - when they host the SASKATOON BLADES.

STONE NAMED CHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RYAN STONE has been chosen the
Canadian Hockey League's Player of the Week.The PITTSBURGH PENGUINS' second
round draft choice had six goals and 12 points in four games last
week.STONE is currently second in WHL scoring with 29 goals and 83 points
and takes an 9-game point scoring streak into Sunday's game.STONE is
11-12-23 during that stretch.

WHO ELSE IS HOT? ERIC FEHR currently leads the league in scoring with
88 points including a WHL high 48 goals after Wednesday's 5-point
performance. FEHR has managed a point in 15 of his last 17 games (9-19-28)
to move five points up on teammate RYAN STONE.The last WHEAT KING to
win the WHL scoring crown was RAY FERRARO in '83-84.The last WHEAT KING
to score back to back 50-goal seasons was KELLY GLOWA during the early
eighties.TIM KONSORADA had his 12-game point scoring streak snapped
Friday night against the PATS. During the streak he was (8-9-17).CHICAGO
BLACKHAWKS' second round draft choice JAKUB SINDEL has eight goals -
including two game winners - in his last twelve games. SINDEL is 11-8-19 in
24 games.STEVEN LATER is third in scoring among defenceman with 49
points.17-year old RYAN REAVES had his 5-game point scoring streak (2-5-7)
snapped against REGINA on Wednesday.During his last seven starts,
netminder TYLER PLANTE has compiled a 7-0 record, a 1.85 goals against
average and a .930 save percentage.

CAPTAIN REACHES MILESTONE: TIM KONSORADA joined some pretty select
company on Wednesday, becoming only the seventh player in franchise history
to play in 300 career games.The COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS' draft choice
joins LANCE MONYCH, RANDY PONTE, RYAN CRAIG, DALE MCMULLIN, AARON GOLDADE
and current assistant coach DWAYNE GYLYWOYCHUK.

OTHER MILESTONES: Defenceman MARK LOUIS scored his first ever WHL goal
last Sunday vs. MOOSE JAW.Rookie netminder TYLER PLANTE chalked up his
fourth shutout of the season last Wednesday in PRINCE ALBERT, moving
him into a tie for fourth place with JOMAR CRUZ for the club's all time
list. It also moves him to within one of the franchise single season
record, set by former PAT JOSH HARDING during the 2003-04 campaign.16-year
old blueliner CHAD ERB was recalled from the PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS for
Wednesday's game in Winnipeg and made his Western League debut.ERIC FEHR
eclipsed the 250-point plateau in his WHL debut during Wednesdays game
against the PATS.Defenceman RILEY DAY made his WHEAT KING debut
Wednesday in REGINA, before playing his first at the Keystone on Friday.

BRANDON BITS: BRANDON has a league best 8-1-5 overtime record this
season. The eight wins ties a club record and is one shy of the WHL
record.The WHEAT KINGS' powerplay, which went 3-5 on Wednesday, leads the
league at 23.7%.ERIC FEHR leads the WHL with 26 powerplay markers.Penalty
killing, the WHEATS are 11th (83.8%).Defenceman JON WEBB returns from a
6-game suspension Sunday afternoon against the PATS.BRANDON is
currently averaging over 3,300 fans per home game this season, which represents
a 7% increase over the same number of games last year.