What is the name of the Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba?
Q: What is the name of the Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba?
A: The Brandon Wheat Kings.
Q: When did they join the Western Hockey League?
A: They joined the Western Hockey League in the 1967–68 season.
Q: What was their name when they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League?
A: They were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the 1940s.
Q: How many Turnbull Cup Championships have they won as Manitoba Junior Champions?
A: The Wheat Kings have won 8 Turnbull Cup Championships as Manitoba Junior Champions, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964.
Q: Where do they play their home games?
A: The Wheat Kings play their home games at Westman Communications Group Place (Keystone Centre). They also played at Wheat City Arena until 1969 and Manex Arena from 1969 to 1972.
Q: Did an earlier incarnation of this team compete for Stanley Cup?
A: Yes, an earlier incarnation of this team competed for Stanley Cup in 1904 but lost to Ottawa Senators.
Q:What other championship did they win in 1949 ? A:In 1949 ,the Brandon Wheat Kings won Abbott Cup defeating Calgary Buffaloes .
