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Men’s Volleyball Championship At RDC – Day 2!

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The 2016-2017 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men’s Volleyball Championship began in fine fashion in the Red Deer College Main Gym on Thursday. Fans were treated to an elite level of volleyball that featured talented student-athletes competing hard for an opportunity to win the championship on Saturday.

The 1st match of the day featured a battle between the SAIT Trojans and The King’s University Eagles. The Trojans defeated the Eagles in 5 sets (24-26, 25-21, 26-28, 25-23 and 17-15).

Aubry Poulin was chosen as the Eagles player-of-the-game while Jackson Oborne picked up the award for the Trojans. Poulin totalled 18 kills, 2 assists, 1 service ace and 7 digs. Oborne accumulated 13 kills, 1 assist and 2 stuff blocks.

In the 2nd match on Thursday, the Medicine Hat College Rattlers won in 3 sets over the Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves (25-23, 25-18 and 25-19).

Joel Kotyk was named the Rattlers player-of-the-game while Tristan Simmonds received the nomination for the Wolves. Kotyk finished with 9 kills, 3 service aces and 3 digs. Simmonds totalled 16 kills, 1 assist and 8 digs.

Following the Rattlers and Wolves, the Red Deer College Kings defeated the NAIT Ooks in 4 sets (26-24, 25-22, 22-25 and 25-15).

Regan Fathers was named the Kings player-of-the-game while Cole Burkart picked up the award for the Ooks. Fathers totalled 17 kills, 2 assists, 4 service aces and 7 digs. Burkart contributed 12 kills, 1 assist, 2 service aces and 3 digs for NAIT.

The final match on Thursday featured a showdown between the Keyano College Huskies and the Briercrest College Clippers. The Huskies defeated the Clippers in 3 sets (27-25, 25-17 and 25-21).

Blazej Pellowski was named the Huskies player-of-the-game while Taylor Klassen received the award for the Clippers. The Business Administration student accumulated 29 assists, 1 dig and 1 stuff block for Keyano College. Klassen, a Psychology student, finished with 8 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs and 2 stuff blocks for Briercrest College.

On Friday, Grande Prairie Regional College will compete against The King’s University Eagles at 12:00 p.m. Briercrest College will compete against NAIT at 2:00 p.m. At 5:00 p.m., the SAIT Trojans will play the Medicine Hat College Rattlers. The RDC Kings will face the Keyano College Huskies on Friday at 7:00 p.m.

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End of an era for Red Deer Minor baseball Braves

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From Red Deer Minor Baseball Board of Directors

Following many discussions within the Red Deer community, the baseball community, our association members, as well as our board of directors we have made the decision to move forward with rebranding our teams, currently known as the Braves. For our association the Braves name symbolized warrior strength, bravery and resilience, all qualities we were proud to align with; and although the initial moniker of our teams was never intended to carry a derogatory or disrespectful connotation, for some, it has. The topic of our rebrand has been polarizing and arguments both for and against have been passionately presented. We have made the decision to move forward in the direction we feel is best for our association.

In alignment with the membership majority vote, the Red Deer Minor Baseball Board of Directors is excited to announce that we will now be known as the Red Deer Rangers.

The Red Deer Rangers will retain our current navy and crimson colors and will not adopt the colors or logo of the MLB, NHL, or any other Rangers franchise. We are looking forward to forging our own identity and embracing our own look.

As you can appreciate this is a complex initiative that will take time. We will remain the Braves for the 2024 season and aim to have our rebrand complete for the 2025 season.

All participants that submitted the Rangers name during our rebranding poll, will be entered into a draw to receive the first Red Deer Rangers jersey.

We hope you will join us in celebrating this positive endeavor as we create a new inclusive legacy for our association that all can be proud of.

RDMBA Board of Directors

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Red Deer Minor Hockey is proud to announce our new General Manager Lane Moore

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From Red Deer Minor Hockey 

The Red Deer Minor Hockey Board of Directors is pleased & honored to announce, after an extensive search, that Lane Moore has accepted the position of General Manager of Red Deer Minor Hockey.  Lane will start his new role early in the new year & is very excited about leading our organization into the future as we aim to provide a positive learning and maturing experience for all of our young athletes & coaches in a minor hockey setting.

Lane comes into the role of General Manager with an extensive resume, in both hockey and administration.  Lane has led the Bentley school as principal for the last 17 years & was an educator prior to that.  On the hockey side, Lane’s passion for coaching & engaging with young athletes, dates back to 2002.  His most recent involvement as a coach with Red Deer Minor Hockey saw Lane lead the U17AAA North Star Chiefs for 2 seasons (21-22, 22-23).  Prior to his work with Red Deer Minor Hockey Lane served as President of Rimbey Minor Hockey for several seasons.

One of Lane’s biggest strengths is his ability to create highly effective teams by building a common mission & vision & then executing on those through visionary leadership.  These attributes shone through during this General Manager search and we are thrilled for Lane to lead this organization now & into the future as we aim to be one of the premier Minor Hockey Associations in the province.

Lane, his wife Kathleen & their three children Easton, Cooper & Lexi call Red Deer home.  His son Cooper is the captain of Red Deer U18AAA Optimist Chiefs & his older son Easton is pursuing his hockey career and post-secondary studies in Massachusetts.  Please join us in congratulating Lane Moore as the new General Manager of the Red Deer Minor Hockey Commission, welcome Lane!

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