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, […]
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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 […]
ICE win again, gaining traction in East
Scoring hasn’t been an issue for the Winnipeg ICE at times this season and it wasn’t one on Wednesday night inside of Wayne Fleming Arena. The newly relocated franchise welcomed the Red Deer Rebels to town for some mid-week hockey as the Rebels rolled through Manitoba. One night prior, the […]
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 […]
Pats come from behind to take shootout win
The hiccups continue for the young Rebels. Despite having leads of 2-0, 4-1, and 5-4 with less than a minute to play, the Red Deer Rebels dropped a 6-5 decision following a shootout. Five players scored goals in the shootout, but the Pats were the last ones to hit the […]
Medicine Hat Tigers: Weekend Update
The streak is over. The Medicine Hat Tigers were riding a rather unique stretch heading into the past weekend, a run of 10 straight regular season wins combined over the Regina Pats and Red Deer Rebels. In fact, the Tigers were undefeated last season against both teams. The Tigers ran […]
Rebels power play sparks win over Blades
When things are going your way, they have a tendency to really go your way. That was the case for the Rebels as two power-play goals and some late-game “puck luck” led to the team’s second victory of the season. “We’ve been working on our power play. The power play […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Smith returned to Chiefs, Hitmen release Krajc, Raiders and Rebels, Hurricanes and Silvertips connect on trades
The New Jersey Devils officially announced on Tuesday the decision to return defenseman Ty Smith to the Spokane Chiefs for another year of junior hockey.
WHL Gameday Preview: Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: October 1, 2019 Saskatoon Blades 1-2-0-0 @Red Deer Rebels 1-3-0-0 7:00PM (MDT) In the lone game on the WHL calendar, the Saskatoon Blades travel to Red Deer to face the Rebels. Both teams are off to a slow start this season. Two weeks into […]
Hitmen take out Rebels on the back of Stotts’ sniping
It didn’t come easy and it took 186 games, but Riley Stotts strung together his first WHL career hat trick. “It’s exciting. I was happy to get it (Saturday). It was good to get the win,” said Stotts about potting three goals, including the eventual game winner. It was a […]