DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: November 23, 2019, Prince Albert Raiders 16-4-3-1 @ Medicine Hat Tigers 15-7-1-1, 730 PM (MST) Tonight’s Eastern Conference matchup features the second-best and fifth-best teams in the Western Hockey League based on points percentage. The Prince Albert Raiders are also the fifth-ranked team in […]
Author: Paul Figler
Quick start just enough for Rebels to hang on 4-3 over the Wheat Kings
It was nearly a repeat performance for the Red Deer Rebels as the team needed five saves from Byron Fancy in the final 30 seconds to hold off the hard-charging Brandon Wheat Kings. “He’s been working his butt off lately, and it’s been showing that he’s ready to be a player […]
39 minutes not enough as the Tigers come back to beat the Rebels
Unfortunately for Red Deer, two dominant periods were not enough as Medicine Hat scored in the third period to send the teams to overtime. “For 39 and a half minutes we were a good team,” said Rebels general manager and head coach Brent Sutter. “Our first two periods weren’t great, […]
Rebels Notebook: East division swing unfriendly
The Red Deer Rebels embarked on their annual trip away from the Westerner Park Centrium as it played host to the Canadian Finals Rodeo as well as Agri-Trade. Every November, the team heads on a nine- to 14-day journey to visit other WHL teams. This year, the team headed east […]
Rebels ante up for Broncos’ King
General Manager and Head Coach Brent Sutter of the Red Deer Rebels announced a deal today that involved multiple parts heading to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for forward Ben King. The 2002-born King has played in 71 WHL games, all with the Broncos. He has scored nine times […]
September & October Three stars of the month
We’ve tallied the three-star selections from the months of September and October as selected daily in the Daily Dose Honorable Mention – Mark Kastelic Once named the second star of the night as well as two third star nominations, Kastelic had an excellent opening six weeks to the season. In […]
Chiefs ride five goal second period, cruise to 6-0 win over the Cougars
A decent first and third-period were not enough for the Prince George Cougars to overcome a dominant second period by the Spokane Chiefs. With the home side opening the scoring in the first period, the Cougars found themselves unable to keep up with the Chiefs in the middle period. The […]
Adam Evanoff’s return sparks Warriors to 5-2 win.
Turning aside 38 shots in his return to action for the Moose Jaw Warriors, Adam Evanoff was the story of this game. Evanoff had not played since an overtime loss on March 27th due to having hip surgery in the off-season. Through two periods, Evanoff had stopped everything that came […]
Rebels felled in shootout by the Seattle Thunderbirds
An early-season nemesis has appeared for the Red Deer Rebels. The shootout has not been kind to the team over the last week with losses coming to the Regina Pats and now the Seattle Thunderbirds. It was another winnable game for the young team as they scored first and held […]
Masters and Grubbe named to opposing Canadian teams for U-17 World Challenge
It is inevitable that when Canada sends three teams and 66 players to a tournament, that there will be some players from the same WHL team playing against their teammates. Such is the case for Rebels forward Jayden Grubbe and defenseman Kyle Masters. Grubbe was named to Canada Black and […]