WHL announces East Division Team of the Week presented by RE/MAX for April 26, 2021

Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today the six players named to the East Division Team of the Week presented by RE/MAX for the week ending April 25, 2021.

The Brandon Wheat Kings once again boast three players, with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Regina Pats, and Winnipeg ICE each featured once on the East Division Team of the Week presented by RE/MAX. The Wheat Kings went 3-0-0-0 this past week, locking up the East Division title for the 2020-21 WHL season.

Forwards

Lynden McCallum, Brandon Wheat Kings
Age: 21
Hometown: Brandon, Man.
3GP – 7-2–9 points – +2

Ben McCartney, Brandon Wheat Kings
Age: 19
Hometown: Macdonald, Man.
3GP – 1-6–7 points – E 

Jagger Firkus, Moose Jaw Warriors
Age: 16
Hometown: Irma, Alta.
4GP – 1-5–6 points – E

Defencemen

Braden Schneider, Brandon Wheat Kings
Age: 19
Hometown: Prince Albert, Sask.
3GP – 1-5–6 points – +1

Mike Ladyman, Winnipeg ICE
Age: 20
Hometown: Winnipeg, Man.
3GP – 1-3–4 points – +8

Goaltender

Roddy Ross, Regina Pats
Age: 20
Hometown: Meadow Lake, Sask.
2GP – 2-0-0 – 1.50 GAA – .943 SV%

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 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five 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.