2021-22 Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 35-28-3 (SO: 0-2) - 75 points
Finishing 4th in the WHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Don MacGillivray (35-28, 3 OTL)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
2021-22 Brandon Wheat Kings RosterTeam Record: 35-28-3 (SO: 0-2) - 75 points
Finishing 4th in the WHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Don MacGillivray (35-28, 3 OTL)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 2021-22 season with a record of 35 wins and 28 losses (and 3 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 75 points finishing fourth in the WHL's East Division.
The Wheat Kings netted 218 goals and allowed 242. Nolan Ritchie scored 33 goals for Brandon, while Chad Nychuk contributed 50 assists. Ethan Kruger earned 27 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.15 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Don MacGillivray coached the team. The 2021-22 Brandon Wheat Kings lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ritchie | F | 66 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 58 | +15 | 10 | 1 |
| Chad Nychuk | D | 64 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 43 | +26 | 4 | 2 |
| Ridly Greig | C | 39 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 92 | +26 | 8 | 2 |
| Nate Danielson | F | 53 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 34 | +18 | 10 | 2 |
| Vincent Iorio | D | 60 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 49 | +14 | 3 | 1 |
| Riley Ginnell | LW | 62 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 65 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rylen Roersma | C | 68 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 28 | -11 | 3 | 2 |
| Brett Hyland | LW | 61 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 65 | -9 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus Kallionkieli | LW | 36 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 24 | +13 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyson Zimmer | F | 66 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 38 | -13 | 1 | 0 |
| Zakhar Polshakov | C | 55 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 | -12 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Chiasson | F | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logen Hammett | D | 62 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 36 | -9 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Ward | D | 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 82 | -9 | 3 | 0 |
| Landon Roberts | LW | 55 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 64 | -16 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Thornton | C | 52 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -15 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Hoffrogge | D | 62 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Mantei | D | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 0 | 0 |
| Trae Johnson | LW | 63 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 43 | -21 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Pearce | C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Harris | D | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 | -20 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Elick | D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Chaloner | C | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesiah Bennett | RW | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | -21 | 0 | 0 |
| Teydon Trembecky | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger McQueen | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastyn Mannix | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Turner | D | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Kruger | G | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Dube | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Groening | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Bjarnason | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Jones | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neithan Salame | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1294 | 216 | 363 | 579 | 891 | -100 | 54 | 13 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Bjarnason | 23 | 1139:00 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 4.00 | 642 | 566 | .882 | |
| Ethan Kruger | 51 | 2893:00 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 152 | 3.15 | 1529 | 1377 | .901 | |
| Nicholas Jones | 2 | 80:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5.25 | 47 | 40 | .851 | |
| Empty Net | 20:00 | 0 | 5 | 15.00 | ||||||||
| Totals | 76 | 4132 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 3.48 | 2223 | 1983 | .892 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ritchie | F | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Nychuk | D | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridly Greig | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | F | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Iorio | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Ginnell | LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Roersma | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Hyland | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Kallionkieli | LW | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyson Zimmer | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zakhar Polshakov | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Chiasson | F | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logen Hammett | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Ward | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Roberts | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Thornton | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Hoffrogge | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Mantei | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Trae Johnson | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Elick | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Kruger | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 70 | -29 | 3 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Kruger | 6 | 412:00 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.62 | 215 | 197 | .916 |
| Empty Net | 0 | 3:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 415 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.60 | 215 | 197 | .916 |
