1979-80 Brandon Wheat Kings Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 33-37-2 - 68 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Dunc McCallum (33-37-2)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
1979-80 Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics

The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 33 wins and 37 losses and 2 ties for 68 points in the WHL's East Division.

The Wheat Kings potted 319 goals and surrendered 343. Dave Chartier scored 39 goals for Brandon, while Dave McDonald and Don Gillen tallied 30 or more as well. Don Gillen contributed 56 assists. Ron Popplestone topped the squad with 12 wins, and Rick Knickle recorded a 4.68 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Dunc McCallum coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Laurie Anderson
Chris Blight
Larry Bumstead
Doug Buxton
Tony CamazzolaLSeptember 11, 19626'2"210LBurnaby, BC Canada
Norm Chabot
Dave ChartierCFebruary 15, 19615'9"170RSt. Lazere, MB Canada
Matthieu CloutierDFebruary 26, 19616'0"179L, QC CAN
Don DietrichDApril 5, 19616'1"195LDeloraine, MB Canada
Kelly ElcombeDMarch 14, 19605'11"196RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Mark FenezLAugust 27, 19625'10"180LPine Falls, MAN Canada
Boris FistricDSeptember 15, 19606'3"220LEdmonton, AB Canada
Don GillenRDecember 24, 19606'3"210RDodsland, SK Canada
Darren GusdalC/LWDecember 16, 19605'11"174LErickson, MB Canada
Darren HalaszGJanuary 24, 19606'0"179Edmonton, ALTA Canada
Kevin HedleyDJanuary 15, 19616'3"210RRossburn, MAN Canada
Vaughn KarpanLWJune 20, 19616'0"172LThe Pas, MB Canada
Brad KempthorneCMay 2, 19606'2"203RBoissevain, MB Canada
Dean KennedyDJanuary 18, 19636'2"208RRedvers, SK Canada
Brant KiessigLWJuly 30, 19606'0"181LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Rick KnickleGFebruary 26, 19605'10"175LChatham, NB Canada
Jeff LawsonRJanuary 15, 19636'1"187RBrandon, MAN Canada
Greg MannDMay 8, 19615'8"161RBrandon, MB CAN
Kelly McCrimmonRWOctober 13, 19605'9"179RPlenty, SK Canada
Dave McDonaldLWMarch 6, 19606'2"187LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Carl MokosakLSeptember 22, 19626'1"180LFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Scott OlsonGMarch 9, 19595'9"154Bloomington, MN USA
Brad OwenF, AB CAN
Steve PatrickRFebruary 4, 19616'4"206RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Laverne PoppleFBrandon, MB CAN
Ron PopplestoneCMarch 3, 19615'10"160LBowsman, MAN Canada
Ian Ramsey
Dean RebeckF
Larry RobertsCJune 8, 19606'0"194LWinnipeg, MB CAN
Ken SchneiderMay 15, 19616'1"180Colfax, SASK Canada
Doug Stevens
Dave StewartCMay 17, 19595'9"163LBrandon, MB Canada
John StraitRWJanuary 6, 1962Spokane, WA USA
Chuck TaylorDFebruary 2, 19616'1"185LLondon, GBR
Brad WellsLJune 20, 19635'7"173LFleming, SASK Canada
Mike WintherCJune 16, 19616'0"187Prince George, BC Canada
Doug Yarish



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