1982-83 Brandon Wheat Kings Roster
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 21-51 - 42 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Dave McDowall (21-51)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
1982-83 Brandon Wheat Kings StatisticsTeam Record: 21-51 - 42 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Dave McDowall (21-51)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 21 wins and 51 losses for 42 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Wheat Kings netted 327 goals and allowed 460. Kelly Glowa scored 71 goals for Brandon, while Tom McMurchy tallied 30 or more, too. Kelly Glowa contributed 92 assists. Ron Hextall topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 5.77 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Dave McDowall coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Agnew | D | March 21, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Deloraine, MB Canada |
| Kirk Blomquist | October 9, 1964 | 0'0" | Perdue, SASK Canada | |||
| Larry Bumstead | 0'0" | |||||
| Roy Caswell | RW | May 26, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Burnaby, BC CAN |
| Blaine Chrest | C | January 10, 1966 | 5'10" | 174 | L | Estevan, SK Canada |
| Syd Cranston | C | February 24, 1963 | 5'10" | 176 | L | Fort Saskatchewan, AB Canada |
| Gary Daniels | C | April 16, 1964 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Leask, SK Canada |
| Dave Dziedzic | 0'0" | |||||
| Leon Gillis | D | March 7, 1963 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Thompson, MB CAN |
| Kelly Glowa | C | August 11, 1963 | 5'8" | 187 | L | Fort St. John, BC Canada |
| Mike Herchak | 0'0" | |||||
| Ron Hextall | G | May 3, 1964 | 6'3" | 192 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
| Bruce Holloway | D | June 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Revelstoke, BC Canada |
| Brent Jessiman | LW | May 7, 1965 | 6'1" | 174 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
| Dean Kennedy | D | January 18, 1963 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Redvers, SK Canada |
| Doug Kostynski | C | February 23, 1963 | 6'1" | 170 | R | Castlegar, BC Canada |
| Byron Lomow | C | April 1, 1966 | 5'11" | 170 | R | Sherwood Park, AB Canada |
| Ron Loustel | G | March 7, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Pat Loyer | D | January 26, 1965 | 6'3" | 190 | R | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Kevin Malchuk | LW | June 13, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
| Chris Massoti | 0'0" | |||||
| Fran Matechuk | C | March 15, 1964 | 5'11" | 183 | R | Melville, SASK |
| Alan May | R | January 14, 1965 | 6'1" | 200 | R | Barrhead, AB Canada |
| Tom McMurchy | R | December 2, 1963 | 5'9" | 165 | L | New Westminster, BC Canada |
| Jim Mollard | LW | November 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Stonewall, MB Canada |
| Ed Palichuk | 0'0" | |||||
| Darwin Penny | RW | May 24, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Estevan, SK CAN |
| Cam Plante | D | March 12, 1964 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
| Kerry Poole | G | November 20, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | Winnipeg, MB Canada | |
| Stacy Pratt | C | July 14, 1965 | 6'1" | 174 | L | Oak Lake, MB Canada |
| Kevin Pylypow | F | March 11, 1964 | 0'0" | Edmonton, ALTA Canada | ||
| Murray Rice | D | February 24, 1967 | 6'4" | 194 | L | Brandon, MB Canada |
| Darren Schmidt | LW | December 26, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | L | Fort Saskatchewan, AB Canada |
| Randy Slawson | 0'0" | |||||
| Gord Smith | D | January 1, 1964 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Prince Albert, SK Canada |
| Sonny Sodke | 0'0" | |||||
| Darwin Sommerville | 0'0" | |||||
| Ian Spencer | 0'0" | |||||
| Mike Sturgeon | D | January 23, 1963 | 6'4" | 181 | L | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Allen Tarasuk | C | July 27, 1964 | 5'8" | 163 | L | Edmonton, ALTA Canada |
| Bruce Thompson | 0'0" | |||||
| Barry Trotz | July 15, 1962 | 0'0" | Winnipeg, MB Canada | |||
| K. Van Cauwenbergh | 0'0" | |||||
| Bill Vince | RW | November 23, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | R | North Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Bryan Wells | C | February 24, 1966 | 5'8" | 181 | R | Moosomin, SK Canada |
| Jay Zeidel | D | May 13, 1964 | 6'1" | 198 | L | Seattle, WA USA |
