Local Sports
Queens Edged By SAIT In Overtime
By Sheldon Spackman
The Christmas break officially came to an end for the RDC Queens Hockey team on Thursday night. They hosted the SAIT Polytechnic Trojans at the Enmax Centrium and fought a close game but lost 3-2 in overtime.
SAIT out shot RDC 8-4 in the first period but it was tied 1-1 after twenty minutes. Cassidy Anderson scored on the power play for the Queens.
In the second period, the The Trojans dominated, out shooting the Queens 16-4 but only managing one goal on RDC’s net minder Jen West to make it 2-1 SAIT.
The third period was a tighter affair as SAIT managed only one more shot on goal than the Queens 11-10. However, it was RDC that scored the only goal. That one coming from Jade Petrie unassisted at the 2:56 mark to tie it up at 2-2 after 60 minutes.
Overtime was short though. SAIT scored on the power play on their second shot on net just 51 seconds in and won 3-2.
The loss drops the Queens record to 9-6-2 while the Trojans improve to 4-9-0. The Queens next game is Saturday, January 7th in Calgary for a rematch with SAIT.
(Photo courtesy of the RDC Queens)
Local Sports
Today: Come meet Red Deer’s Silver Medalist Rebecca Smith

Submitted by Tourism Red Deer
Come celebrate with us and congratulate Red Deer’s own Rebecca Smith.
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Tourism Red Deer invite you to meet Red Deer’s Summer Olympic Silver Medalist Rebecca Smith!
Rebecca was a part of Team Canada’s 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay swim team at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She’ll be here to meet, greet, and show off her hardware.
Where: Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, 102-4200 Highway 2, Red Deer
When: Wednesday, August 25, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
City of Red Deer
Access to Dawe Centre pool and community centre affected by expansion project – Details

Limited access to G.H. Dawe Community Centre this summer due to construction
As announced yesterday, City recreation centres are opening fully to the public as of July 1. With construction underway at the G.H. Dawe Community Centre, only limited services and areas will be available.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Starting July 2, fitness and gym areas will open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., daily. In July, summer day camps that normally operate from the Dawe will operate from other facilities.
- The pool will remain closed until September.
- To accommodate interior heating and ventilation construction, the facility will fully close from July 26 to August 31. Some registered preschool and summer camp programming may proceed, but no rental or general admission options will be available.
- On September 1, we anticipate the pool will be open, but some other amenities, like the gym, may not be available. More information will be provided as construction progresses.
- Playing surfaces in the arena will not be available until construction is complete, which is expected to be early 2023.
We are currently offering a discounted monthly Value Pass for $27 for adults ($24.50 for seniors; $21.90 for students; $19.30 for youth; $14.20 for children, and $60.50 for a family. It provides unlimited access to all facilities. As of August the Value Pass will only provide access to the Recreation Centre and Michener Aquatic Centre; however, access to the Dawe will be included in the Value pass until the pool, gym and fitness areas are open.
About the G.H. Dawe Community Centre Project
Work is underway now on the G.H. Dawe Community Centre Project and some exciting changes are in store. We expect to welcome visitors to the transformed space in early 2023. Here’s just some of what you can expect:
- Two NHL standard playing surfaces
- Expanded fitness areas, including a running track
- Outdoor spray park with washroom facilities
- Improved accessibility
- Additional north entrance + site access from 67 Street
- Additional parking
During construction, there will be some changes and impacts to existing amenities and programs, and we’ll do you best to share this information in advance. Thanks for your patience as we complete this work.
For more information about the project, please visit reddeer.ca/DaweProject.
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