Instead of Saskatoon moving two points ahead of Brandon, it was the Wheat Kings who snapped a five-game losing streak and jumped into sole possession of second place in the W-H-L’s East Division and fifth spot in the Eastern Conference by two points over the Blades with a 3-1 triumph Wednesday at SaskTel Centre – hence the term “four-point” game!

Once again, a goaltender back-stopped a team that was out-shot to victory in the head-to-head season series between Saskatoon and Brandon. Filip Ruzicka turned the trick for a third time this season, turning aside 35 of 36 shots. The only blemish against the 6-foot-7 Czech import was Zach Olsen’s tally – in his 100th career W-H-L game – with 8:44 remaining in the third period. At the other end, 17-year-old rookie Riley Budd was strong in net for the Bridge City Bunch – stopping 29 of 31 shots. The first win of 2026 for the Wheaties’ upped their record to 23-17-1. Meanwhile, the 21-16-3 Blue and Gold began a stretch of 11 games in 21 days by having their home-ice mark drop to .500 at 9-9-1. The Blades’ next action is a Friday contest at SaskTel Centre against the Swift Current Broncos. First faceoff at SaskTel Centre is 7 o’clock with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45. Following are the audio highlights from CJWW’s broadcast, Post-Game Show conversations with head coach Dan Da Silva and Olsen plus the official game summary courtesy the W-H-L website…..

BRANDON Goals BRANDON PLAYERS (plus) SASKATOON PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time  G-As1-As2 1st 10:12 PP  14-13-9 2nd 17:27  8-21-14 5 7 8 14 21 36 37 41 71 88 3rd 19:55 EN  17-13 13 14 17 62 84 9 11 16 23 26 47

SASKATOON Goals SASKATOON PLAYERS (plus) BRANDON PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time  G-As1-As2 3rd 11:16  9-11 4 9 11 16 41 23 27 58 62 91