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Bains and King lead Rebels into the playoffs

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News Release from the Red Deer Rebels

PLAYOFFS BEGIN!

The Red Deer Rebels face the Brandon Wheat Kings in the opening round of the 2022 WHL Playoffs!

The best-of-seven series begins in Red Deer at the Peavey Mart Centrium on Friday, April 22 at 7 p.m., with Game Two slated for Saturday, April.

Playoff pack ticket cards are available for pickup at the Rebels office (Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

FULL SERIES SCHEDULE – GAME TIMES MT

 GAME 1               BRANDON @ RED DEER FRI, APRIL 22            7PM

GAME 2               BRANDON @ RED DEER SAT, APRIL 23           7PM

GAME 3               RED DEER @ BRANDON TUE, APRIL 26           6PM

GAME 4               RED DEER @ BRANDON WED, APRIL 27         6PM

GAME 5*             BRANDON @ RED DEER FRI, APRIL 29            7PM

GAME 6*             RED DEER @ BRANDON SUN, MAY 1              4PM

GAME 7*             BRANDON @ RED DEER TUE, MAY 3               7PM

*IF NECESSARY

Prior to Game One this Friday, join us for the “Playoff Plaza Pregame Party” in front of the Peavey Mart Centrium starting at 5 p.m. featuring food and drink, live music and prizes.

The Rebels and Wheat Kings split their four-game season series as each team won twice. The Rebels and Wheat Kings have met in the playoffs five times previously with Red Deer winning in 1999, 2002 and 2003 and Brandon in 1996 and 2016.

Tickets for all Rebels home games at the Peavey Mart Centrium are available at ticketsalberta.com. All Rebels games home and away can be heard live on 106.7 REWIND Radio and viewed on WHL Live.

LAST WEEK

Wed. April 13 – The Rebels trekked to Calgary and picked up a big 8-3 win over the Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Arshdeep Bains solidified his hold on the WHL scoring title with two goals and two assists on the night. Ben King also scored twice to boost his league-leading goal total to 52. Dallon Melin also scored twice in the win.

Sat. April 16 – A third period comeback bid came up just short as the Rebels finished their regular season with a 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Edmonton led 3-0 through two periods before Red Deer scored twice in the third. Liam Keeler and Arshdeep Bains scored for the Rebels, who split their season series with the Edmonton Oil Kings (5 wins, 5 losses).

RECORD

The Rebels finished the 2021-22 WHL Regular Season with a 45-19-2-2 record (94 points – fifth best in team history), good for second place in the WHL Central Division and third overall in the Eastern Conference. It’s the seventh time in the team’s 30-year history that the Rebels have reached the 40-win mark in a season.

PLAYER AWARDS

On Saturday, the Rebels handed out their team awards for the 2021-22 WHL Regular Season.

Ben King accepted the Bearcom Most Valuable Player Award and the team’s Three-Star Award. Christoffer Sedoff won Defenceman of the Year honours, while Jace Weir was named the Pattison Media Rookie of the Year. Blake Gustafson was presented with the Rob Rae Clothiers Plus/Minus Award, while Arshdeep Bains was the Hampton Inn and Suites Leading Scorer Award winner and shared the Rebels Players’ Award with Keeler. Kai Uchacz was the recipient of the Darcy Robinson Most Underrated Player award and Joel Sexsmith picked up the ATB Financial Humanitarian Award.

NOTABLES

Arshdeep Bains won the WHL scoring title and the Bob Clark Trophy by racking up 112 points (43 goals, 69 assists) in 68 games. Bains finished the campaign riding an impressive 14-game point scoring streak, tallying 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points. Bains, a native of Surrey, BC who recently signed with the Vancouver Canucks, is the first player of South Asian descent to win lead the league in scoring. The last Rebels player to win the WHL scoring title was Justin Mapletoft in 2000-01 (120 points).

Ben King led the league with 52 goals in the 2021-22 WHL Regular Season, including a league leading 24 power play tallies. The Vernon, BC native netted 15 game winning goals, just one shy of the WHL single-season record (16 – Brian Propp, Brandon, 1978-79). King is the first Rebels player to lead the WHL in goals in a season since BJ Young (58 in 1996-97).

Bains (112 points) and King (105) are the first Rebels players to finish one-two in league scoring.

On Sunday, the Rebels announced that defenceman Quentin Bourne, the club’s 8th overall selection at the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft, has signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement. A native of Torrance, California. The 5’8”, 150 lb. left-shooting blue liner had 25 points in 54 games this season with Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 15U. The 2006-born blue liner previously played with Los Angeles Jr. Kings 14U AAA. Bourne is now eligible to join the Rebels roster for the 2022-23 WHL Regular Season.

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Red Deer Hospital Lottery 2025 Winners

Published on June 26, 2025

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The Red Deer Regional Health Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Red Deer Hospital Lottery prizes – including the Dream Home, a $100,000.00 cash prize, and Mega Bucks 50.

James Smith of Spruce View has won the $100,000.00 cash prize.

Montey Brehaut of Red Deer has won the Mega Bucks 50 jackpot, taking home $301,702.50.

The grand prize Sorento Custom Homes Dream Home, including furnishings by Urban Barn and worth $1,074,472 – has been awarded to Oscar Gunnlaugson of Sylvan Lake.

The winner announcements took place at noon on June 26 , 2025 – and was streamed live on Facebook from Red Deer Regional Hospital Center.

“We’re excited to celebrate this year’s winners and deeply grateful to everyone who supported the lottery,” said Manon Therriault, CEO of the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation. “Funds raised will directly enhance patient care at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.”

This year’s lottery proceeds will fund essential new and replacement equipment, ensuring Red Deer Regional Hospital Center can continue to serve the 500,000 people who rely on it. While plans for the hospital expansion move forward, healthcare doesn’t wait. Patients in our community need access
to life-saving technology today, and supporting Red Deer Hospital Lottery has made that possible.

A full list of winners, including electronics prize recipients, will be posted on July 2 at reddeerhospitallottery.ca.

Winners will also receive instructions on how to claim their prizes by mail.

The keys to the Dream Home will be presented at a special ceremony this summer.

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Carnival Cinemas moving downtown: Owner Bill Ramji buys former Uptown Cinemas from RDP

Published on June 26, 2025

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News release from Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP)

Red Deer Polytechnic Sells Welikoklad Event Centre

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) has sold the Welikoklad Event Centre in downtown Red Deer to a new owner who has plans to revitalize the facility as a movie theatre. RDP purchased the Welikoklad Event Centre in 2012. For many years, the Centre served as a valuable learning space for students in a variety of programming, including arts and business. The facility also served as a community hub, where RDP hosted a variety of events for different organizations. With the evolution of time, and RDP’s mix of industry-relevant arts and business programs transitioning back to main campus, the Welikoklad Event Centre no longer serves the same purpose for the post- secondary institution as it once did.

“As we’ve reviewed our future strategic plans relating to program growth and facility usage, to best serve our students, industry partners and community members, we are confident we can meet everyone’s needs at our other campuses,” says Jim Brinkhurst, Vice President, Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer, Red Deer Polytechnic. “We feel that now is a good time for the institution to sell this facility and we are pleased to see it repurposed for other community uses that will continue to serve Red Deer and downtown well.”

The Welikoklad Event Centre has been purchased by local business owner, Bill Ramji. He owns Carnival Cinemas, currently located in the Capstone neighbourhood. Future development is planned on the current site of this movie theatre and community gathering space. Ramji is excited to revitalize the theatre’s nearly three decades of history in Red Deer at its new location (which will be renovated before opening) in the heart of downtown.

“Carnival Cinemas is proud to announce the acquisition of the Welikoklad Event Centre from Red Deer Polytechnic, marking an exciting new chapter for this venue and the downtown arts community,” says Bill Ramji, Carnival Cinemas owner. “With this acquisition, Carnival Cinemas reaffirms its commitment to bringing the best value in movies to central Alberta while expanding its focus on supporting local theatre and the performing arts. The Welikoklad Event Centre, previously The Uptown Theatre, was a hub for film lovers and creative voices, and Carnival is eager to build on that legacy.”

Ramji continues, “We’re excited to move forward as Carnival Cinemas and Event Centre and our goal is to continue providing high-quality movie experiences, while also working hand-in-hand with local artists, performers, and theatre groups to enrich downtown Red Deer’s cultural landscape. Carnival Cinemas & Event Centre looks forward to collaborating with the arts community and the broader public to ensure the space remains a vibrant and inclusive gathering place for film and theatre alike.”

RDP will continue to have a presence in downtown Red Deer, with their downtown campus located in the Millennium Centre. The downtown RDP campus is home to RDP’s Continuing Education and Corporate Training programs.

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