Teams have played competitive games in Brandon
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Here is a look at the three most recent games between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Portland Winterhawks in Manitoba.
2024-25
Portland 6, Brandon 3
• Date: Jan. 10, 2025
• BWK goal scorers: Nolan Flamand, Dylan Ronald, Jaxon Jacobson.
• Portland scorers: Alex Weiermair (2), Ryder Thompson, Reed Brown, Jordan Duguay, Ryan Miller.
• BWK goalie: Carson Bjarnason.
• Portland goalie: Ondřej Štěbeták.
• Shots: 43-32 POR.
• PP: BWK 0-3. POR 0-3.
• Attendance: 3,522.
• RECAP: Russell’s Thompson tied the game for Portland and former Brandon prospect Brown put them up a goal. After Jacobson tied it 3-3 late in the second period, the Winterhawks scored all three goals in the third period, highlighted by Miller’s shortie.
2022-23
Brandon 3, Portland 2
• Date: Jan. 6, 2023.
• BWK goal scorers: Nate Danielson, Brett Hyland, Quinn Mantei.
• Portland scorers: Jack O’Brien, James Stefan.
• BWK goalie: Carson Bjarnason.
• Portland goalie: Jan Špunar.
• Shots: 36-25 POR.
• PP: BWK 0-4. POR 1-7.
• Attendance: 2,595.
• RECAP: Brandon scored exactly 14:41 into the first and second periods, and Mantei gave the hosts a 3-0. Portland roared back with goals five minutes apart in the third period, but couldn’t find the tying goal despite 55 seconds of power-play time to end the game.
2018-19
Portland 4, Brandon 3
• Date: Jan. 8, 2019.
• BWK goal scorers: Ben McCartney (2), Braden Schneider.
• Portland scorers: Michal Kvasnica, Seth Jarvis, Jaydon Dureau, Joachim Blichfeld.
• BWK goalie: Jiri Patera.
• Portland goalie: Shane Farkas.
• Shots: 51-35 POR.
• PP: BWK 0-3. POR 0-3.
• Attendance: 3,110.
• RECAP: McCartney scored twice in the opening 3:45 of the game and Brandon seemed to be rolling, but the game was tied after 20 minutes and the visitors already had 22 shots on net. Portland went up 4-2 midway through the third on Blichfeld’s 37th goal, which proved to be the winner.
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