Brandon Wheat Kings goaltender Logan Thompson is an All-Star.
The 21-year-old senior from Calgary was named to the Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team on March 21st.
In 55 games this season, he had a 3.41 G.A.A, and a .908 save percentage.
“It was pretty unexpected,” said Thompson. “It’s nice to be recognized, and I appreciate it. But, I’m focused on trying to win a WHL title with the team.”
It’s been an up and down season for the Wheaties. They started the season as one of the best teams in Canada and kept that pace up until the Trade Deadline.
On Trade Deadline Day, the Wheat Kings then dealt Tanner Kaspick and Kale Clague to Victoria and Moose Jaw respectively which changed the dynamic of the team.
“There have been some highs, and some lows for sure,” said Thompson. “But, I look at this team right now and I think we can do something pretty special. If we continue to work hard and stick to our systems, we should do fine.”
Logan and the rest of the team will enter the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the WHL.
They finished out the season with three straight wins and went 7-3 in their final 10.
“I feel the way we ended off the season is how we’re going to enter the playoffs,” said Thompson. “We’re hot, we feel good and we’re just going to take it game-by-game.”
The Wheaties first round matchup is the Medicine Hat Tigers, a team that eliminated Brandon from playoffs last year.
“It’s not going to be easy,” said Thompson. “There’s definitely some hatred between the two clubs. They’re a good team, they’re fast and it’s not easy to beat them in their rink. We just need to keep it simple, play hard and go from there.”
You can see Logan and the rest of the Wheat Kings on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week at Credit Union Place.
“It’s awesome to be coming back to Dauphin,” said Thompson. “The atmosphere in the rink was great, and the fans were awesome cheering us on. This year, we owe it to the fans to get some wins. It definitely gave me some chills, and I’m looking forward to playing there again next week.”
Game one between the two clubs goes tonight in Medicine Hat with the puck drop set for 8:30 MB time.
