1980-81 Brandon Wheat Kings Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 29-40-3 - 61 points
in the WHL's East Division
Coach: Les Jackson (29-40-3)
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
1980-81 Brandon Wheat Kings Statistics

The Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 29 wins and 40 losses and 3 ties for 61 points in the WHL's East Division.

The Wheat Kings scored 342 goals and allowed 352. Dave Chartier netted 64 goals for Brandon, while Kelly Glowa tallied 30 or more, too. Don Dietrich contributed 64 assists. Ron Popplestone topped the squad with 17 wins, and Todd Lumbard recorded a 4.52 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Les Jackson coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Tim BaileyR6'0"190Toronto, ON
Chris Blight
Pat BoschmanLMay 28, 19646'1"175LBrandon, MAN Canada
Kevin Bryksa
Mark BudzRWOctober 20, 19605'9"176R
Tony CamazzolaLSeptember 11, 19626'2"210LBurnaby, BC Canada
Kelly CarsonFJune 20, 19626'1"235N. Battleford, SASK Canada
Dave ChartierCFebruary 15, 19615'9"170RSt. Lazere, MB Canada
Syd CranstonCFebruary 24, 19635'10"176LFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Mark DavisDMarch 3, 19635'11"188RFlin Flon, MAN Canada
Don DietrichDApril 5, 19616'1"195LDeloraine, MB Canada
Dave FarquharDJanuary 16, 19645'11"190LThompson, MB Canada
Mark FenezLAugust 27, 19625'10"180LPine Falls, MAN Canada
Kelly GlowaCAugust 11, 19635'8"187LFort St. John, BC Canada
Kevin HedleyDJanuary 15, 19616'3"210RRossburn, MAN Canada
Grant JensenDMarch 13, 19625'11"170Calgary, ALTA Canada
Lance JervisLWJune 15, 19645'11"181LThompson, MB Canada
Dean KennedyDJanuary 18, 19636'2"208RRedvers, SK Canada
Kelly Kleppenstein
Jeff LawsonRJanuary 15, 19636'1"187RBrandon, MAN Canada
Todd LumbardGAugust 31, 19636'0"181Brandon, MB Canada
Greg MannDMay 8, 19615'8"161RBrandon, MB CAN
Tom McMurchyRDecember 2, 19635'9"165LNew Westminster, BC Canada
Carl MokosakLSeptember 22, 19626'1"180LFort Saskatchewan, AB Canada
Jeff MurdochGNovember 5, 19605'9"165LVictoria, BC
Len Overbeeke
Bob ParkerDDecember 30, 19616'3"181Edmonton, AB CAN
Steve PatrickRFebruary 4, 19616'4"206RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Cam PlanteDMarch 12, 19646'1"195LBrandon, MB Canada
Ron PopplestoneCMarch 3, 19615'10"160LBowsman, MAN Canada
Stacy PrattCJuly 14, 19656'1"174LOak Lake, MB Canada
Eric SamuelsonNovember 18, 19626'0"190Kamloops, BC Canada
Ken SchneiderMay 15, 19616'1"180Colfax, SASK Canada
Gary SlezakLWDecember 17, 19605'8"161LNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Gord SmithDJanuary 1, 19646'1"194LPrince Albert, SK Canada
Dave StewartCMay 17, 19595'9"163LBrandon, MB Canada
Brad WellsLJune 20, 19635'7"173LFleming, SASK Canada
Mike WintherCJune 16, 19616'0"187Prince George, BC Canada



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