It was not a good start for the Brandon Wheat Kings, coming off a 6-2 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings. Their starting goaltender Ethan Kruger went down with an injury just over two minutes into the game. The bad news continued for the Wheat Kings as the Rebels took […]
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Lack of polish does Rebels in
From start to finish, the game lacked consistency in nearly every facet for the Red Deer Rebels. Passes were in the player’s skates, the dump ins weren’t chased with any vigor and the turnovers were plentiful. After an entire week off, the Rebels came out with a lot of energy […]
Penalties cost Rebels against a depleted Hurricanes
A late-game penalty sealed the game for the Lethbridge Hurricanes as they went on to drop the Red Deer Rebels 4-2. With three minutes and 10 seconds to play in the third period, Mason Ward accidentally put the puck over the glass in the Rebels defensive zone and the Hurricanes […]
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 […]
Oil Kings invade the Rebels home opener party
It took both teams a while to get the game going, following the longer-than-usual home opening game ceremonies. While both teams were looking to find their legs early, the action was certainly leaning towards the home side as the team fed off the early buzz in the rink. It was […]
Off-season outlook: Red Deer Rebels
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Rebels busy making deals
It was announced earlier today that the Red Deer Rebels have traded forward Brandon Cutler to the Victoria Royals along with a 2019 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for 16-year-old forward Dallon Melin and a 5th round selection in the 2019 bantam draft. Melin is from nearby Camrose, AB […]
Going Camping: Victoria Royals’ rookie edition
With many WHL teams having their training camps underway, we have quite a few of our beat writers who were able to get out and take look at the teams they cover. The Victoria Royals’ rookie camp started Friday and goes through today. Our Victoria writer Ryan Sinclair took it in. […]
