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RDC Kings & Queens Hit The Ice And Hard Courts This Weekend

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By Sheldon Spackman

It’s back at it for RDC Athletics this weekend as the Kings and Queens Hockey, Basketball and Volleyball teams take to the ice and hard courts respectively.

The RDC Main Gym will see the Kings and Queens Volleyball teams play host to the Olds College Broncos on Friday night, November 11th. The Queens sit in second place in the ACAC Women’s Volleyball South Division with a record of 5-3, while the Broncos are 3-3.

On the Men’s side, the Kings sit in first place in the ACAC Men’s Volleyball South Division with a 6-2 record, while the Broncos are looking for their first victory. The Queens take to the court at 6:00pm, the Kings game will follow.

On Saturday, November 12th, the Kings and Queens Volleyball teams will head down to Olds for a rematch with the Broncos.

Elsewhere, the RDC Queens Basketball team is in Calgary on Friday, November 11th. They take on the SAIT Trojans at 6:00pm. The Queens sit in second place in the ACAC Women’s Basketball South Division with a 2-1 record, while the Trojans are even at 1-1.

On the Men’s side, the RDC Kings Basketball team is also in Calgary to play the SAIT Trojans. The Kings are unbeaten on the season with a 3-0 record and sit in top spot in the ACAC Men’s Basketball South Division standings. The Trojans have a 2-0 record, so one team will have to pick up their first loss of the young season. This game will follow the Queens game.

On Saturday, November 12th, the Kings and Queens Basketball teams will remain in Calgary to play the St. Mary’s University Lightning. The Lightning and Queens have split the two games where they’ve
played each other so far this season, with the Queens coming off a victory over the Lightning at RDC last Saturday. The Kings Basketball team meanwhile have defeated the Lightning in two previous meetings so far this season.

As for the Kings and Queens Hockey teams, the Kings are in Camrose on Friday night, November 11th to face the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings. The Kings have 11 points in the ACAC Men’s Hockey standings while the Vikings have 13. On Saturday, November 12th, the Kings will host the Vikings in a rematch at the Penhold Multi-plex starting at 7:00pm.

The Queens are back in action on Saturday, November 12th in Edmonton against the NAIT Ooks. The Queens have won 6 games in a row coming into this game and are the hottest team in the league with a 6-2 record so far. NAIT currently sits in first place in the ACAC Women’s Hockey standings with a 7-1 record.

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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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