(Red Deer. AB)It was a night to remember for the Red Deer Rebels faithful as the team walked away with a thrilling 7-3 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings. As was to be expected, both teams took a few minutes to feel each other out, neither taking a shot […]
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2017-18 season previews: Red Deer Rebels
(In our on-going series on team previews for the 2017-18 WHL Season, we have reached the last team to host the Memorial Cup from the WHL, the Red Deer Rebels) Red Deer Rebels (2016-17 season: 30-29-9-4 73 points, lost to the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the opening round of the playoffs […]
Victoria Royals Quick Hits – a trade, a new coach and more
(Victoria, BC) The Victoria Royals are clearly not afraid of change. On Wednesday they made a trade which saw a three-year Royal sent from the coast to the prairies and they added a former NHL All-Star to their coaching staff. Jared #27 for Jared #27 The Royals and Red Deer Rebels […]
Extra time needed as Rebels host annual Black & White game
It was a balmy 30 degrees Celsius at game time, which is an excellent day for hockey in Florida. Tonight’s Black & White game was played at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer though, some 4,500 kilometres away from the tropics of Florida. Before the game it was revealed that […]
Red Deer Rebels notebook: looking at the potential depth chart
Photo Credit – Dave Brunner Photography With training camps underway, it would be the perfect opportunity to take a look at what could be the roster for the upcoming season for a few teams throughout the league. Today our focus shifts to the Red Deer Rebels. The Rebels took the heavily […]
B.C. U16 shortlist roster announced
Last week Hockey Alberta announced their shortlist and it was stock full of WHL drafted talent. This week B.C. Hockey made their shortlist official. The group will be evaluated while with their club teams and then whittled down to a group of 20 that will represent the British Columbia province […]
WHL burning questions: summer edition
We’ve entered the summer doldrums, the time when hockey fans are just itching to see their teams hit the ice. We thought it was high time to look at the WHL teams burning questions as we head into the final month before training camps. Each team will have a Face […]
Zablocki keeps streak alive
(photo by Dave Brunner Photography) The Red Deer Rebels have been in existence for 25 Western Hockey League seasons. In that time they have won a Memorial Cup, as well as hosted the tournament. Just five times in their history have they failed to make the playoffs. This year a […]
Red Deer Rebels Draft Overview
Red Deer Rebels Red Deer really had a strong draft in our opinion, taking guys who really drove their lines this season and could make a scoring impact. All the while taking long shot guys later on towards the end of the draft who could add depth to their future […]
Playoff Game Day Edition 2
Welcome to another game day preview that we will run for the duration of the playoffs. We will take a look at matchups throughout the playoffs and focus in on some players who have made an impact in their series. Medicine Hat looks to close out their first round match-up […]