2008-09 Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 48-19-3 (SO: 0-2) - 101 points
in the WHL's East Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Kelly McCrimmon (48-19, 5 OTL)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
2008-09 Brandon Wheat Kings RosterTeam Record: 48-19-3 (SO: 0-2) - 101 points
in the WHL's East Division
Lost in 3rd Round
Coach: Kelly McCrimmon (48-19, 5 OTL)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 48 wins and 19 losses (and 3 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 101 points in the WHL's East Division.
The Wheat Kings scored 295 goals and allowed 220. Andrew Clark netted 40 goals for Brandon, while Brayden Schenn and Jay Fehr tallied 30 or more also. Matt Lowry contributed 64 assists. Andrew Hayes earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad, and James Priestner added 15 or more victories also. Andrew Hayes recorded a 2.84 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Kelly McCrimmon coached the team. The 2008-09 Brandon Wheat Kings lost in the in 3rd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Schenn | C | 70 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 82 | +20 | 10 | 3 |
| Jay Fehr | C | 68 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 39 | +34 | 9 | 0 |
| Andrew Clark | LW | 72 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 34 | +19 | 10 | 6 |
| Matt Lowry | RW | 71 | 13 | 64 | 77 | 75 | +16 | 5 | 1 |
| Scott Glennie | F | 55 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 25 | +22 | 9 | 2 |
| Matt Calvert | LW | 58 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 58 | +10 | 12 | 3 |
| Nathan Green | C | 72 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 50 | -2 | 10 | 0 |
| Aaron Lewadniuk | C | 63 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 61 | +9 | 1 | 0 |
| Colby Robak | D | 65 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 41 | +30 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | RW | 56 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 27 | -5 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Aulie | D | 58 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 83 | +12 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Cowan | LW | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 59 | +5 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Bestland | D | 63 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 88 | +6 | 2 | 0 |
| Brodie Melnychuk | D | 71 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 39 | +14 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Erb | D | 54 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 126 | +25 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Jefferies | LW | 60 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 68 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Ciarelli | C | 52 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 46 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hale | D/F | 56 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 73 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanfred King | F | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Schneider | D | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | +8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Hall | RW | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Robidoux | D | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryley Miller | D | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McCue | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hayes | G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Caligiuri | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klarc Wilson | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Priestner | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Grill-Donovan | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1372 | 290 | 509 | 799 | 1213 | 197 | 86 | 16 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hayes | 46 | 2638 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 2.84 | 1261 | 1136 | .901 |
| James Priestner | 29 | 1596 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 3.08 | 699 | 617 | .883 |
| Joe Caligiuri | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 | 56 | 48 | .857 |
| Totals | 77 | 4354 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 215 | 2.96 | 2016 | 1801 | .893 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Schenn | C | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Fehr | C | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Clark | LW | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lowry | RW | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Glennie | F | 12 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Calvert | LW | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Green | C | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Lewadniuk | C | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby Robak | D | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | RW | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Aulie | D | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Cowan | LW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bestland | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodie Melnychuk | D | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Erb | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Jefferies | LW | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hale | D/F | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Schneider | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hayes | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Priestner | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 231 | 59 | 101 | 160 | 227 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hayes | 12 | 622 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3.67 | 329 | 291 | .884 |
| James Priestner | 3 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.20 | 55 | 48 | .873 |
| Totals | 15 | 722 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3.74 | 384 | 339 | .883 |
