Calgary, Alta. – Brandon Wheat Kings forward Jaxon Jacobson has been named WHL Rookie of the Week for the week ending October 27, 2024, the Western Hockey League announced Monday.

Jacobson put up two goals and an assist to go along with a +5 rating in two games.

He came up big in a key match against the Eastern Conference-leading Saskatoon Blades on October 25. With the Blades leading 1-0 in the second period, Jacobson lurked at the top of the Saskatoon crease to bury a Nolan Flamand rebound and tie the game. Saskatoon would restore a 3-2 lead late in the game, but Jacobson stripped Blades captain Ben Saunderson of the puck in the offensive zone and walked in alone to wrist the game-tying goal top shelf in a magnificent solo effort. Saskatoon would earn the second point in overtime, but Jacobson was recognized as the first star of the game.

The following night, Jacobson found the scoresheet again, this time, against the Central Division’s Calgary Hitmen. Jacobson again played equalizer with an assist on Nolan Flamand’s game-tying goal. He was on the ice as Luke Shipley tied the game at three with less than a minute to go in regulation and when Marcus Nguyen blazed down the ice for the overtime winner. The 5-foot-9, 176-pound centreman finished the night with one assist and a +3 rating.

Jacobson has put up three goals and nine assists for 12 points and a +2 rating in 13 games. He’s tied for the Wheat Kings lead in assists while sitting third in points and is currently riding a six-game point streak.

Drafted fifth overall by his hometown Wheat Kings in 2023, Jacobson now has seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points in 20 career WHL games.

Brandon (7-4-1-1) closes out a five-game homestand against the Medicine Hat Tigers (7-6-0-0) on Saturday, November 2.