The Brandon Wheat Kings have signed CSSHL student-athletes Ben Binder Nord and Dylan Ronald to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements.
Binder Nord joined Edge School during the 2020/21 U15 AAA season. The following U15 Prep campaign he would record 18 points in 28 games. In 2022/23 the Calgary, AB forward finished with 11 goals and 15 assists in 28 games. This past U18 Prep campaign he tallied 4 goals and 8 assists in 26 games. He would add 2 assists in 5 playoff games as Edge were crowned CSSHL U18 Prep Western Champions.
A defenseman from Ponoka, AB, Ronald joined the Northern Alberta Xtreme (NAX) for the 2021/22 U16 Prep campaign. In 34 games he would record 24 points before adding 3 points in 5 playoff games as NAX took home the 2022 CSSHL U16 Prep Western Championship title. Ronald would record 14 points in 19 U18 Prep games the following season. He would start the 2023/24 season back with the NAX U18 Prep team before joining the Drumheller Dragons in the AJHL, finishing with 3 points in 18 games.
Both Binder Nord and Ronald were undrafted to the WHL.
