Rebels roll over Lethbridge on the way out of town

From the Red Deer Rebels

REBELS THIS WEEK

WEEKEND RECAP

The Rebels split a pair of home games this past weekend at the Peavey Mart Centrium. After falling 6-2 Friday to the Prince Albert Raiders, with Carson Latimer’s two power play goals being the highlight for Red Deer, the Rebels returned to form Saturday with a sound 3-1 win over the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes. Ollie Josephson had a goal and an assist while Talon Brigley and Frantisek Formanek also scored for Red Deer. Kyle Kelsey earned the win in net. The Rebels now sit at 2-3-0-0 on the young season.

UPCOMING GAMES

It’s four-straight games away from home for the Rebels starting Friday night in Regina versus the Pats. The Rebels will then play a pair of games at Edmonton on Sunday and next Tuesday (Oct. 17). After visiting Lethbridge next Friday, the Rebels return to home ice on Saturday, October 21 versus the Saskatoon Blades. Catch all Rebels game action, home and away, exclusively on 106.7 REWIND Radio, and CHL TV.

RHETT RETURNS

The Rebels welcomed a familiar face back to the lineup this past weekend with the return of Rhett Stoesser. Last season’s Goaltender of the Year in the Central Division in the WHL Central Division had been out since February with a lower body injury. The Carstairs, AB native made his return to the crease with a relief appearance Friday versus Prince Albert.

NEW THREADS

Stay tuned to reddeerrebels.com and Rebels social media on Monday, Oct. 16 as the team unveils its all-new third jersey!

BACK TO SCHOOL

A three-decade tradition continues as the Rebels are once again teaming up with Annie L. Gaetz Elementary School for the Partners in Progress initiative. Players visited the school Tuesday morning for the annual kickoff assembly. You can read more about this great program here à https://chl.ca/whl-rebels/whl-community-collective-red-deer-rebels/

REBELS RED

Rebels Red, the official beer of the Red Deer Rebels, is back! Rebels Red is proudly produced by Troubled Monk, the official craft beer partner of the Rebels. Available throughout fall, Rebels Red is available on game nights at the Peavey Mart Centrium, at the Troubled Monk taproom, and at retailers across central Alberta.

TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS!

Season tickets for the 2023-24 season are still available. Fans can also purchase half-season, 9-game packs, 3-game packs, and single-game tickets. Visit reddeerrebels.com or call Shaun Richer at 403-341-6000 for details.

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Rebels hire two-time league champion Marc Habscheid as Head Coach

Published on June 5, 2025

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Red Deer Rebels Owner, President and General Manager Brent Sutter today announced the hiring of Marc Habscheid as the club’s new head coach.

The native of Swift Current, SK, becomes the tenth head coach in team history.

In 18 years as a head coach in the Western Hockey League with Kamloops, Kelowna, Chilliwack/Victoria, and Prince Albert, Habscheid has 582 wins (6^th most in league history) in 1166 regular season games (6^th) for a .544 winning percentage. Habscheid has coached 139 WHL playoff games with 75 wins (8^th) and a .540 winning percentage.

Habscheid has won two Western Hockey League championships as a head coach – 2003 with the Kelowna Rockets and 2019 with the Prince Albert Raiders – and guided the host Rockets to a Memorial Cup championship win in 2004.

Habscheid won the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as WHL Coach of the Year in 2002-03 and 2018-19 and was CHL Coach of the Year in 2003. Habscheid served one season as an Assistant Coach with the Boston Bruins in 2006-07 and recently coached two seasons of pro hockey in Austria.

As a player, Habscheid suited up for 148 WHL games for Saskatoon and Kamloops between 1979-83, compiling 276 points. He went on to play 345 NHL games with Edmonton, Minnesota, Detroit, and Calgary.

Habscheid has the rare distinction of having both played and coached for Canada at the World Junior Championship, World Men’s Championship, and Olympic Winter Games.

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Red Deer Rebels tied for first after weekend split. First place showdown Saturday!

Published on October 28, 2024

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From the Red Deer Rebels

REBELS THIS WEEK

October 28-November 4, 2024

Mixed results again for the Rebels over the weekend with a home-ice win followed by a road loss.

Oct 25 – The Rebels downed the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-2 at the Peavey Mart Centrium for their fourth win in five tries versus their southern rivals this season. Carson Birnie scored the eventual game winner and added an assist. Jhett Larson, Jaxon Fuder (power play) and Ollie Josephson (empty net) also scored. Chase Wutzke made 40 saves.

Oct 26 – The Rebels held a 3-2 lead late in the third period only to see the Lethbridge Hurricanes come back for a 5-3 win at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Ollie Josephson (power play), Hunter Mayo (power play) and Jhett Larson (shorthanded) scored for Red Deer.

The Rebels remain tied with Lethbridge for the most points in the Central Division heading into this week’s games. Though only four points separate all five teams in the division.

GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT

Lethbridge Hurricanes 11 7 3 1 0 15 0.682

Red Deer Rebels 13 7 5 1 0 15 0.577

Medicine Hat Tigers 13 7 6 0 0 14 0.538

Calgary Hitmen 12 5 5 2 0 12 0.500

Edmonton Oil Kings 11 5 5 0 1 11 0.500

Upcoming

The Rebels and Hurricanes meet again this Saturday, November 2 at the Peavey Mart Centrium at 7 p.m. Visit reddeerrebels.com for ticketing information. Red Deer is 0-1-1-0 versus Lethbridge this season.

Then next Monday, November 4, the Rebels visit the Calgary Hitmen for a 7 p.m. tilt at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Red Deer is 2-0-0-0 versus Calgary so far this season.

On the Radar

Two Rebels are on NHL Central Scouting’s Preliminary Players to Watch List for the 2025 NHL Draft:

Matthew Gard (F, ’07) – B-rating Luke Vlooswyk (D, ’07) – C-rating

A ‘B’ rating indicates a potential 2nd/3rd round draft candidate while a ‘C’ rating indicates a potential 4th/5th round candidate.

Big Night for Bains

Congratulations to former Red Deer Rebels forward Arshdeep Bains who scored his first NHL goal Saturday night for the Vancouver Canucks. Bains joined the Rebels as a listed player in November 2017 and went on to play 257 regular season games with the team, compiling 209 points (sixth-most in team history). His 132 career assists are fifth-most in Rebels history. During his final season with the Rebels in 2021-22 he won the WHL scoring title with 112 points. He signed with the Canucks as a free agent in March 2022 and made his NHL debut with them in February 2024.

Design a Rebels Jersey

There’s still time to win a chance to see your child’s jersey design on the ice! Entries are pouring in for the CHL Jersey Contest! Submit your Rebels jersey design by this Thursday, October 31. Full contest details and template from jerseydesigncontest.chl.ca.

WHL Cup

Alberta downed Manitoba 8-1 to claim gold Sunday afternoon at the WHL Cup at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Saskatchewan won bronze with a 8-5 win over BC.