Welcome to the first edition of Catch-22. This is something I was wanting to do to replace the old Thursday Thoughts articles and thought what better way than to do a catch-all type of article? I’ll be posting random facts and stats as well as my thoughts on some […]
Tag: Steve Konowalchuk
Meet the coach: Steve Konowalchuk
Last season, the Rebels struggled to compete night in and night out, and then Head Coach and General Manager Brent Sutter decided it was time for a change. On April 10, 2021, with just nine games left in the COVID-19 shortened season, Sutter stepped down as the team’s head coach. […]
Rebels nearing full coaching staff
The Red Deer Rebels announced the hiring of Mike Egener as an assistant coach. Only the goaltender coach position remains open. Fans of the team may remember Egener as a defenseman with the Calgary Hitmen from 2000 through 2004. Egener was a tough customer, racking up 704 penalty minutes […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Rebels get their coach, Piper steps down, and more!
Rebels hire Konowalchuk as head coach BIG NEWS: Steve Konowalchuk named Head Coach of the Rebels! Details – https://t.co/5Jc8QQs52M pic.twitter.com/Qyjcw1mtrU — Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) June 8, 2021 Former Seattle Thunderbirds Head Coach Steve Konowalchuk has been hired by the Red Deer Rebels. Brent Sutter was replacing himself and […]
Rebels hire Konowalchuk as head coach
On Tuesday morning, the Red Deer Rebels announced the hiring of a new head coach, the team’s sixth in franchise history. The new addition to the team is familiar in the Western Hockey League, as Steve Konowalchuk joins his second team. “I would like to thank Brent Sutter and […]
Daily Dose of Dub: invites to NHL Development Camps going out
It’s that time of year again. Those players that were not drafted over the weekend, get scooped up to attend NHL camps of the 31 teams. So far we have come across the invite lists for 22 of the NHL’s 31 teams. Here is who each NHL team has invited […]
Preview: Thunderbirds swing into Victoria to face the Royals
The Seattle Thunderbirds (11-9-1-1) swing into the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena tonight to kickoff a pair of games versus the Victoria Royals (16-8-1-0) in what should be a hard-fought contest. In recent trips north, Seattle rolled over the Royals on their way to Western Hockey League Championship last year. The Royals […]