Super Series coming to Brandon

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Published on Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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The Brandon Wheat Kings announced on Tuesday that Westman Communications Group Place will serve as one of the two WHL hosts for the 2014 Subway Super Series to be played in November.

The game, which will feature Team WHL against the Russian National Junior Team, will be played on Tuesday, Nov. 11 (Remembrance Day) and will be one of six games to be played across Canada, Nov. 10-20.

"It is an honour for our organization to host this game. This series has taken on tremendous importance for the selection of the World Junior roster," said Wheat Kings general manager and coach Kelly McCrimmon in a release. "As well, it's an opportunity for our fans and our city to once again be on the national stage."

The Super Series has been an integral part of the identification process for Team Canada for the past 11 years prior to the World Junior Hockey Championship. In each of the last four seasons, the series has been decided in the final game with the CHL emerging victorious for the ninth time in 2013 winning by a 10-8 margin in points. 

Team Canada also faced Russia for the fourth straight time at the World Junior Championship this season in Malmo, Sweden, with Russia earning the bronze medal with a 2-1 victory over Canada.  



This will mark the first time that Brandon has hosted this event in 11 years since the inaugural Canada-Russia Challenge in 2003. 



All six games of the Super Series will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet.

Wheat Kings season ticket holders will have first option to purchase their seats for the game. More details on ticket prices and on sale dates for Brandon will be announced in the near future.

With files from Wheat Kings release