Triton
03-14-2005, 11:10 AM
The Brandon Wheat Kings now know who they will be facing in the opening round of their best of seven Western Hockey League playoffs.
The Moose Jaw Warriors clinched the fourth and final berth in the WHL's Eastern Division Sunday night, by virtue of Medicine Hat's 8-1 dismantling of the Regina Pats at the Agridome.
Stefan Meyer had a goal and three assists while defenceman Cam Barker added two goals for the Tigers, who extended Regina's winless skid to 29 games, officially eliminating the Pats from post-season contention.
The Wheat Kings and Warriors, who will get together this week for a 2-game series - Wednesday at Winnipeg's MTS Centre and Friday night in Brandon - will open up their first round series on Friday, March 25th at the Keystone Centre, with game two scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.
Due to a conflict with the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, games three, four and five will be played in Moose Jaw on Wednesday, March 30th, Friday, April 1st and Saturday, April 2nd. Should a sixth or seventh game be necessary, they would be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5th and 6th at the Keystone Centre.
Tickets to the first two games are on sale now at both the Keystone and MTS Centre box office, by calling 726-3555 or 780-3333 or by going on-line at ticketmaster.ca
Speaking of tickets, the Wheat Kings remind those fans that purchased playoff ticket packages, they will be ready for pick-up at the Wheat Kings' office at noon Monday, March 14th.
In on ice news, Tim Konsorada's two points in Friday night's 5-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders has propelled him past Colton Yellow Horn and into fourth place in the WHL scoring race. That means three members of the Wheat Kings occupy the top three spots. Right-winger Eric Fehr leads the league with 57 goals and 107 points, followed by center Ryan Stone with 31 goals and 95 points. Konsorada is next with 84.
No WHL team has featured the top three scorers since Brandon's Brian Propp, Ray Allison and Laurie Boschman tore up the league during the 1978-79 campaign.
The Wheat Kings could also finish the 2004-2005 regular season with two 100-point players. The last time Brandon had two of it's players reach the century mark was 1995-96 when Mike Leclerc finished with 58 goals and 111 points while Peter Schaefer had 108 points including 47 goals
The Moose Jaw Warriors clinched the fourth and final berth in the WHL's Eastern Division Sunday night, by virtue of Medicine Hat's 8-1 dismantling of the Regina Pats at the Agridome.
Stefan Meyer had a goal and three assists while defenceman Cam Barker added two goals for the Tigers, who extended Regina's winless skid to 29 games, officially eliminating the Pats from post-season contention.
The Wheat Kings and Warriors, who will get together this week for a 2-game series - Wednesday at Winnipeg's MTS Centre and Friday night in Brandon - will open up their first round series on Friday, March 25th at the Keystone Centre, with game two scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.
Due to a conflict with the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, games three, four and five will be played in Moose Jaw on Wednesday, March 30th, Friday, April 1st and Saturday, April 2nd. Should a sixth or seventh game be necessary, they would be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5th and 6th at the Keystone Centre.
Tickets to the first two games are on sale now at both the Keystone and MTS Centre box office, by calling 726-3555 or 780-3333 or by going on-line at ticketmaster.ca
Speaking of tickets, the Wheat Kings remind those fans that purchased playoff ticket packages, they will be ready for pick-up at the Wheat Kings' office at noon Monday, March 14th.
In on ice news, Tim Konsorada's two points in Friday night's 5-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders has propelled him past Colton Yellow Horn and into fourth place in the WHL scoring race. That means three members of the Wheat Kings occupy the top three spots. Right-winger Eric Fehr leads the league with 57 goals and 107 points, followed by center Ryan Stone with 31 goals and 95 points. Konsorada is next with 84.
No WHL team has featured the top three scorers since Brandon's Brian Propp, Ray Allison and Laurie Boschman tore up the league during the 1978-79 campaign.
The Wheat Kings could also finish the 2004-2005 regular season with two 100-point players. The last time Brandon had two of it's players reach the century mark was 1995-96 when Mike Leclerc finished with 58 goals and 111 points while Peter Schaefer had 108 points including 47 goals