An Alternate Reality?

I'll admit that I enjoyed Marvel's Loki series despite my dislike of multiversal ideals. The acting was good from all the important figures, and it seems to set up the next wave of Marvel movies nicely with its ending. I won't spoil anything here for fans of the Marvel series, but it seems we might be exploring a little multiversal fun in this reality as the Brandon Wheat Kings are going to re-write history for one night where they change everything!

The Brandon Wheat Kings will don new uniforms, a new look, a new name, and a new logo this Friday night when they host the Regina Pats in WHL action. Rather than having me tell you about it, though, I'll let the Wheat Kings show you their one-night jump into an alternate reality where they become an entirely new team!

You may be asking why the Wheat Kings are doing this, and I honestly have no idea. I couldn't find any news stories nor any reason for the change other than it seems like the the Wheat Kings are having a little fun with their own history that pays homage to the city in which they play! In that vein, it's kind of similar to the Turn Ahead The Clock nights that Major League Baseball did in 1998 where teams got to imagine what their jerseys and logos may look like in some future year. The only difference is the Wheat Kings are re-writing their own history rather than looking into the future!

The jerseys seen to the left and in the video above is what the Wheat Kings will be wearing as the Wheat City Walleye. Frankly, they look pretty good even if the logo is a little cartoonish, but I like the colour scheme and the jersey design they've chosen. The colours, despite being different, remind me of the old Manitoba Moose colour scheme that worked so well for the local AHL club. I do think this Walleye uniform could use a shoulder yoke of some sort, but the Walleye's jersey design could stand the test of time with how they look. They're clean with good contrasts in colours, and they have all the striping in the right places for a traiditonal hockey sweater. Again, the logo is a little cartoonish, but I can live with that since the Wheat Kings are having a little fun. Overall, this re-imagining of the WHL team gets a PASS from me.

The fun part is that this game celebrating the rewriting of the team's history wasn't on their promotional schedule. The Wheat Kings have nothing showing on that schedule, so they're clearly adding a fun night of hockey to the team's schedule. The game against Regina will begin at 7pm CT, and I plan on finding a stream somewhere so I can watch the Wheat City Walleye take to the ice for their one-and-only WHL game! Brandon sits five points up on Regina in the WHL Eastern Conference and win could bump them as high as fourth-place from their current sixth-place standing, so a Wheat City Walleye win will certainly help the Wheat Kings!

It should be a beauty game on Friday in Walleye Country!

Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!