Wheat Kings outscored 24-14 in playoffs
The Brandon Wheat Kings have been bounced from the Western Hockey League postseason in just four games.
Yes, it took just four showings against the powerful Moose Jaw Warriors to send Manitoba's lone WHL club packing this postseason.
After 68 games of blood, sweat and tears to claim a seed in the ultra-competitive Canadian Hockey League playoff season, Brandon was sent home by way of a sweep at the hands of the Warriors. The Wheat Kings, which finished 33-28-6-1 on the year were unable to find a postseason victory, falling to a strong 44-21-0-3 Moose Jaw group. And it was rather lopsided.
As a matter of fact, of the eight first-round series, exactly half finished in the minimum four games, while just one went six games. The other three series made it to just five.
Things did not begin well for Brandon, and they ended even worse.
Falling 7-4 in the series opener on the road, the Wheat Kings forced overtime in Game 2, but ultimately came out on the bottom of a 5-4 final. They returned home to Westoba Place for Games 3 and 4, but were unable to flip the script. Giving up 12 total goals between the two games, Brandon lost 6-4, before dropping the final game of the year 6-2.
Moose Jaw is now set to face off against Swift Current on Friday in the first test of the seven-game, second-round playoff series, while the Wheat Kings will hang up the skates until next fall.
The CHL's 2024 Memorial Cup will be held in Saginaw this year, where the host Spirit will take on the league champions from the OHL, WHL and QMJHL in a four-team, round robin year-end championship.
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