1998 – Round 1, Game 5 against the Swift Current Broncos Facing elimination, the Rebels needed a big win as the series shifted back to Swift Current. Things did not start out well for Red Deer as Swift Current needed just 44 seconds to open the scoring. Before the […]
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This day in Rebels history – March 24
1997 – Round 1, Game 4 against the Regina Pats With a third win under their belts, the Rebels hoped to continue the trend of winning. The team headed into the fourth game looking to sweep the Pats out of the first round of the playoffs. It was not […]
DUBNetwork 20-year-olds All Star Team (2018-19)
The current rules allow each Western Hockey League team to include three 20-year-old players on their roster. These are seemingly interchangeable spots on a WHL roster throughout the season, often devoted to players with high-end skills or, perhaps just as important, high-end character. At 20 years of age, a WHL […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Two Rebels finishing the season in the AHL; Three stars of the night
Hagel, Johnson going to Rockford Red Deer Rebels graduating forwards and top two scorers Brandon Hagel and captain Reese Johnson have joined the Rockford IceHogs to conclude their seasons. Both players were free agent signings by the Chicago Blackhawks this season, with Hagel signing back in October after originally going unsigned by Buffalo […]
Raiders power their way to series sweep over the Rebels, take Game 4 4-1
Coming into the playoff series between the Red Deer Rebels and the Prince Albert Raiders, the pundits, including yours truly, pegged the Raiders as heavy favourites. In every sense of the word, they proved everyone right. They beat the Rebels in Game 1 with excellent goaltending by Ian Scott. Game […]
Late game gifts seal it for Prince Albert as they take Game 3
Another quick start for the Prince Albert Raiders put the Red Deer Rebels behind the eight-ball early and a couple of passes gift wrapped the game and a 3-0 series lead for the Raiders. The fans had barely sat in their seats before a neutral zone giveaway found the stick […]
Euros shine as Raiders dump Rebels 6-4 in Game 2
Red Deer needed to get their offense going as they had only scored once against the Prince Albert Raiders and Ian Scott over their last 125 minutes of hockey. The start they had was not what they had hoped for. A couple of early goals by the imports for Prince […]
Heavily favoured Raiders take Game 1, 3-0 over visiting Rebels
This was the opening game of the first round series between the Red Deer Rebels and the Prince Albert Raiders in the 2019 WHL Playoffs. The top ranked Raiders team are expected to make quick work of the Rebels and on this night they didn’t disappoint the standing room crowd […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Winnipeg wins draft lottery; WHL hands out yearly awards
Winnipeg picking first The @WHLWpgICE will select first overall at the 2019 #WHLBantamDraft after winning the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft lottery earlier today. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/i1acQOCZps pic.twitter.com/Vo55NLtgWo — The WHL (@TheWHL) March 20, 2019 The newly named Winnipeg ICE will be selecting first overall on May 2nd at the […]
2019 Playoff preview: E1) Prince Albert Raiders vs. WC2) Red Deer Rebels
Franchise Playoff History: These two teams have met twice in the post season, in 2013 Red Deer was the fourth seed and Prince Albert was the fifth. Red Deer took the first two games at home and followed that up with two more victories at the Art Hauser Centre in […]