Wheat Kings forward Mistelbacher named Tempo WHL Player of the Week

Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today Brandon Wheat Kings forward Luke Mistelbacher has been named Tempo WHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 9.

Mistelbacher, a 20-year-old product of Steinbach, Man., tallied nine points (5G-4A) and a plus-7 rating in three games as the Wheat Kings went 2-1-0-0 this past week.

The 6-foot, 200-pound right winger started his week with two assists in a 9-4 home win over the Swift Current Broncos on Wednesday, November 5. Mistelbacher logged a secondary assist on Jaxon Jacobson’s fourth goal of the season, tying the game 2-2 midway through the first period. He added a primary assist on a second-period strike from Cameron Allard, which gave the Wheat Kings a 6-3 lead and went on to stand as the game’s insurance marker.

Mistelbacher continued to make his mark Friday, November 7, collecting four points (2G-2A) in an 8-7 loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes at VisitLethbridge.com Arena. After setting up Dylan Ronald to open the scoring a mere 1:41 into regulation, Mistelbacher registered his 10th goal of the season late in a first period that saw the two teams tied 5-5. Mistelbacher found the back of the net once again midway through the second period, scoring his 11th of the campaign to tie the game 6-6. Only 59 seconds later, Mistelbacher set up Nicholas Johnson for his seventh goal of the season, and the back-and-forth game headed to the third period tied 7-7.

Saving his best for last, Mistelbacher potted a hat trick Saturday, November 8, to lead the Wheat Kings to a 7-4 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place. During the second period, the veteran forward struck back-to-back in a 54-second span to give the Wheat Kings an early 2-1 advantage. He finished off the hat trick into an empty net late in the third period, earning second star honours.

With 28 points (14G-14A) in 17 games, Mistelbacher sits second on the Wheat Kings and tied for fifth in the WHL in point scoring. His 14 goals lead the Wheat Kings and are tied for second across the WHL.

Over 17 games this season, Mistelbacher has secured nine multi-point outings and scored two hat tricks.

The Wheat Kings acquired Mistelbacher from the Swift Current Broncos in a blockbuster trade at the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft, exchanging a package of draft picks for the veteran forward along with veteran defenceman Grayson Burzynski.

Undrafted into the WHL, Mistelbacher originally signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Swift Current Broncos in September 2021. In 207 career WHL regular season games, Mistelbacher has scored 190 points (82G-108A).

Coming out of the weekend, the Wheat Kings (8-8-1-0) rank eighth in the WHL’s Eastern Conference and are 7-3-0-0 in their previous 10 games.

Next up, Mistelbacher and the Wheat Kings host the Red Deer Rebels (6-10-1-2) Tuesday, November 11 (2:30 p.m. CT) at Assiniboine Credit Union Place in Brandon.

Tempo WHL Player of the Week

September 22, 2025: Ethan Semeniuk, Moose Jaw Warriors
September 29, 2025: JP Hurlbert, Kamloops Blazers
October 6, 2025: Matias Vanhanen, Everett Silvertips
October 14, 2025: Noah Kosick, Swift Current Broncos
October 20, 2025: Kooper Gizowski, Prince George Cougars
October 27, 2025: Caden Brown, Regina Pats
November 3, 2025: Max Curran, Edmonton Oil Kings

About the Western Hockey League

Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 23 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and six in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.