Manitoba sports history highlights baseball and hockey milestones

Historical sports records from Manitoba and the NHL highlight various milestones. Sixty years ago, the Brandon Cloverleafs won the Manitoba senior baseball championship by defeating the Transcona Atomics 6-5 in ten innings.

Fifty years ago, Harvey Julseth, Paul Anderson, and Bill Edwards were named to the Manitoba Senior A Men’s Fastball League all-star team. Forty years ago, the Philadelphia Flyers suspended defenseman Brad McCrimmon over contract disputes regarding pre-season games.

In hockey history, thirty years ago the Brandon Wheat Kings played to a 3-3 draw against the Southwest Cougars in the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League. Twenty years ago, defenseman Dustin Kohn rejoined the Brandon Wheat Kings after being reassigned by the New York Islanders.