The Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League is happy to announce Reid Nicol of the Brandon Wheat Kings as the CCM Hockey Player of the Week for the week ending October 19.
In two games this week, Reid scored an astounding 7 goals while adding 6 assists for 13 points. On Thursday, the first night of a back-to-back battle against the Norman Northstars, Reid potted 5 goals while adding 2 assists to lead Brandon over the Northstars 12-1. On Friday night against, Reid found the net twice more while adding 4 more assists to power the Wheat Kings to a 15-2 victory.
Reid is 15 years old, currently in his grade 10 year attending Vincent Massey Highschool in Brandon. Reid currently sits atop the league in goal scoring with 13, and is 4th for overall points with 19. Playing in his second year with the team, Reid is heavily relied upon as one of Brandon’s top offensive threats. He was drafted in the 1st round, 5th overall by the Everett Silvertips in the 2025 Western Hockey League draft.