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Rebels Down Cougars In Impressive Fashion – Prepare For Pats Saturday Night

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By Sheldon Spackman

Another strong performance for the Red Deer Rebels at the Enmax Centrium Friday night. After defeating Victoria 6-2 a week ago, Red Deer took down one of the best teams in the WHL, the Prince George Cougars 5-2.

The first period was a tight one, with the Rebels out shooting the Cougars 10-7 and getting some quality scoring chances as well, including a crossbar shot that looked like it might have gone in but didn’t. However, with 45 seconds left in the opening period, Red Deer’s Michael Spacek scored to give the team a 1-0 lead heading into the break.

The second period saw Prince George come out strong with lots of shots on net but Red Deer responded with a strong effort of their own and managed to go up 2-0, thanks to a goal from Cameron Hausinger at the 9:18 mark. The Cougars would finally get on the board later in the period when Tate Olson scored on the power play with 2:41 left to play and bring Prince George to within one goal after forty minutes.

The Cougars made it interesting early in the third period when Jared Bethune scored at the 2:56 mark to tie it up at 2-2, possibly setting things up for a nail biting finish. The Rebels however had other ideas and took the bull by the horns from there. Carson Sass scored on the power play at the 9:44 mark to go up 3-2 and it would later turn out to be the game winner. Evan Polei then added an insurance goal at 13:14 to make it 4-2 Red Deer. And just for fun, Evan Polei scored an empty netter at 19:13 to close out the game in a 5-2 finish.

The win improves the Rebels record to 22-20-4-3 with 51 points and third place in the WHL’s Central Division. Prince George drops to 34-14-3-0 with 71 points and first place in the B.C. Division.

Red Deer’s next game is Saturday, January 28th when they host another strong opponent, the top ranked Regina Pats. The Pats are currently on a three-game winning streak and lead the East Division with a 32-6-6-1 record and 71 points.

It’s a 7:00 pm face-off at the Enmax Centrium.

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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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