Local Sports

Rebels End Four-Game Losing Streak With Overtime Win!

Published

7 years ago

2 minute read

By Sheldon Spackman

The Red Deer Rebels have ended their four-game losing streak with a 4-3 overtime win over the Chiefs in Spokane, Washington. The victory is also the Rebels first on their eight game road trip, now four games in.

Red Deer opened the scoring in this one, with Jordan Roy putting one behind Chiefs net minder Jayden Sittler at the 9:54 mark of the first period to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead. Less than five minutes later, Ethan Sakowich scored for the Rebels to put them up 2-0,which is how it remained after 20 minutes of play.

The second period saw Spokane get on the board at the 4:32 mark to cut the lead to 2-1 Rebels, which is how it stayed after two periods of play.

The Chiefs turned it up a notch in the third period though, starting with a goal just 57 seconds in from Keanu Yamamoto to make it 2-2. Roughly seven minutes later, the Rebels Austin Pratt scored to put Red Deer up 3-2. However, Spokane kept pouring it on and eventually tied it up at three, with 3:28 left to play.

That lead to overtime where the Rebels Michael Spacek sealed the deal with a goal at the 4:31 mark of extra time and put an end to the Rebels losing skid. The victory improves Red Deer’s record to 9-7-1-1 with 20 points, still good for second place in the WHL’s Central Division. Spokane’s loss drops their record to 6-6-3-1 with 16 points and third place in the U.S. Division.

The Rebels now continue their eight game road trip with game five in Brandon, Manitoba on Friday, November 11th against the Wheat Kings. The Wheaties currently have a 7-6-3 record with 17 points and are fourth in the East Division.

Up Next

Grizzlys Beat Oilers In Shootout!

Don't Miss

Economic Impact of Canada Winter Games to exceed $132M

Follow Author

Taxpayers criticize Trudeau and Ford for Honda deal

Addictions / 2 hours ago

British Columbia should allow addicts to possess even more drugs, federal report suggests

Business / 3 hours ago

UN plastics plans are unscientific and unrealistic

Local Sports

End of an era for Red Deer Minor baseball Braves

Published on December 6, 2023

Todayville

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

Local Sports

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

Published on December 1, 2023

Todayville

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!