1979-80 Brandon Wheat Kings Roster
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 33-37-2 - 68 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Dunc McCallum (33-37-2)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
1979-80 Brandon Wheat Kings StatisticsTeam Record: 33-37-2 - 68 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Dunc McCallum (33-37-2)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 33 wins and 37 losses and 2 ties for 68 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Wheat Kings potted 319 goals and surrendered 343. Dave Chartier scored 39 goals for Brandon, while Don Gillen and Dave McDonald tallied 30 or more as well. Don Gillen contributed 56 assists. Ron Popplestone topped the squad with 12 wins, and Rick Knickle recorded a 4.68 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Dunc McCallum coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Anderson | 0'0" | |||||
| Chris Blight | 0'0" | |||||
| Larry Bumstead | 0'0" | |||||
| Doug Buxton | 0'0" | |||||
| Tony Camazzola | L | September 11, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | L | Burnaby, BC Canada |
| Norm Chabot | 0'0" | |||||
| Dave Chartier | C | February 15, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | R | St. Lazere, MB Canada |
| Matthieu Cloutier | D | February 26, 1961 | 6'0" | 179 | L | , QC CAN |
| Don Dietrich | D | April 5, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Deloraine, MB Canada |
| Kelly Elcombe | D | March 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 196 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Mark Fenez | L | August 27, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Pine Falls, MAN Canada |
| Boris Fistric | D | September 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Don Gillen | R | December 24, 1960 | 6'3" | 210 | R | Dodsland, SK Canada |
| Darren Gusdal | C/LW | December 16, 1960 | 5'11" | 174 | L | Erickson, MB Canada |
| Darren Halasz | G | January 24, 1960 | 6'0" | 179 | Edmonton, ALTA Canada | |
| Kevin Hedley | D | January 15, 1961 | 6'3" | 210 | R | Rossburn, MAN Canada |
| Vaughn Karpan | LW | June 20, 1961 | 6'0" | 172 | L | The Pas, MB Canada |
| Brad Kempthorne | C | May 2, 1960 | 6'2" | 203 | R | Boissevain, MB Canada |
| Dean Kennedy | D | January 18, 1963 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Redvers, SK Canada |
| Brant Kiessig | LW | July 30, 1960 | 6'0" | 181 | L | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
| Rick Knickle | G | February 26, 1960 | 5'10" | 175 | L | Chatham, NB Canada |
| Jeff Lawson | R | January 15, 1963 | 6'1" | 187 | R | Brandon, MAN Canada |
| Greg Mann | D | May 8, 1961 | 5'8" | 161 | R | Brandon, MB CAN |
| Kelly McCrimmon | RW | October 13, 1960 | 5'9" | 179 | R | Plenty, SK Canada |
| Dave McDonald | LW | March 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 187 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Carl Mokosak | L | September 22, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | L | Fort Saskatchewan, AB Canada |
| Scott Olson | G | March 9, 1959 | 5'9" | 154 | Bloomington, MN USA | |
| Brad Owen | F | 0'0" | , AB CAN | |||
| Steve Patrick | R | February 4, 1961 | 6'4" | 206 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Laverne Popple | F | 0'0" | Brandon, MB CAN | |||
| Ron Popplestone | C | March 3, 1961 | 5'10" | 160 | L | Bowsman, MAN Canada |
| Ian Ramsey | 0'0" | |||||
| Dean Rebeck | F | 0'0" | ||||
| Larry Roberts | C | June 8, 1960 | 6'0" | 194 | L | Winnipeg, MB CAN |
| Ken Schneider | May 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | Colfax, SASK Canada | ||
| Doug Stevens | 0'0" | |||||
| Dave Stewart | C | May 17, 1959 | 5'9" | 163 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
| John Strait | RW | January 6, 1962 | 0'0" | Spokane, WA USA | ||
| Chuck Taylor | D | February 2, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | L | London, GBR |
| Brad Wells | L | June 20, 1963 | 5'7" | 173 | L | Fleming, SASK Canada |
| Mike Winther | C | June 16, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Prince George, BC Canada | |
| Doug Yarish | 0'0" |
