WHL HEADLINES

BRANDON @ SASKATOON TONIGHT ON SHAW – Ryan Keller (pictured) and the Saskatoon Blades (34-20-5-5) host the Brandon Wheat Kings (37-19-5-1) in a pivotal East division match-up in one of two Western Hockey League contests on Tuesday.
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rTonight’s contest between the Blades and Wheat Kings can be seen throughout the Manitoba and Saskatchewan regions on SHAW.
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rThe Blades, who currently sit second in the East division – two points behind Brandon, are coming off Saturday’s 3-0 loss in Prince Albert which snapped a three-game winning streak. The Blades are 18-11-2 on home ice this season but were only 3-3 at home in February. Keller leads the Blades with 40 goals and 72 points this season.
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rThe red-hot Wheat Kings, who top the East division, are coming off Sunday’s 4-3 win over Regina and have won 11 straight contests. Brandon owns the league’s top power play and has scored a league-high 80 goals with the man advantage. Eric Fehr leads the league with 51 goals and 91 points while line mate Ryan Stone leads the league with 54 assists and sits second in scoring with 83 points.
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rIt’s the ninth meeting of the season between the Blades and Wheat Kings this season. The series is deadlocked at 4-4 through the first eight encounters. The two teams hook up again tomorrow in Brandon.
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rSHAW’s broadcast can be seen in Saskatchewan locally in Saskatoon, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Weyburn, Estevan, Yorkton, North Battleford, Meadow Lake, and in Regina on Access Communications. Throughout Manitoba, the game will air locally in Brandon on Westman Media and all Westman branches throughout the province, and in Winnipeg on SHAW T.V.
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rElsewhere tonight, the Prince Albert Raiders (25-29-5-4) visit the Regina Pats (11-43-3-6) in another East division battle.
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rThe raiders, who occupy third in the East division, beat Saskatoon 3-0 on Saturday but are 3-6-1 in their last 10 outings. The Raiders are 9-19-3 on the road this season.
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rThe Pats, who sit fifth in the East division, are coming off Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Brandon and have dropped 15 straight contests. Brent Hill (21g-32a) leads the Pats in scoring with 53 points this season.
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rIt’s the ninth meeting of the season between the teams. Prince Albert has a 5-2-1 edge in the season series through the first eight meetings.
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