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Rebels host PA Friday and Beer Night is back Saturday for Rebels vs Lethbridge

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Rebels This Week

UPCOMING GAMES

It’s the first two-game home weekend of the season for the Rebels as they host a pair of games at the Peavey Mart Centrium.

 Friday night, the Rebels welcome the Prince Albert Raiders to town. Red Deer and Prince Albert split their four-game series last season.

 Then on Saturday, the Rebels take on the Lethbridge Hurricanes for the first time this season. It’s the first of six meetings between the two Alberta rivals. Red Deer was 4-1-0-1 versus Lethbridge last season.

 Both games start at 7 p.m. with tickets available through ticketsalberta.com. All Rebels regular season and playoff games, home and away, are broadcast exclusively on 106.7 REWIND Radio, and CHL TV.

BEER NIGHT

One of the most popular Rebels game night promotions is back for another season as this Saturday (Oct. 7 vs. Lethbridge) is the first Beer Night Special of the season. Fans can enjoy two cans of domestic beer for just $10.

REBELS RED

Sticking with suds… Rebels Red, the official beer of the Red Deer Rebels, is back! Rebels Red is proudly produced by Troubled Monk, the official craft beer partner of the Rebels. Available throughout fall, Rebels Red is available on game nights at the Peavey Mart Centrium, at the Troubled Monk taproom, and at retailers across central Alberta.

WELCOME BACK

The Rebels welcomed back three key veterans this past week from NHL camps – forward Kalan Lind (Nashville Predators), and defencemen Mats Lindgren (Buffalo Sabres) and Hunter Mayo (Los Angeles Kings).

LEADING THE WAY

The Rebels have announced their leadership group for the 2023-24. Kai Uchacz will serve as Captain, while Jhett Larson, Kalan Lind, Mats Lindgren and Hunter Mayo will serve as Alternate Captains.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

From our entire Red Deer Rebels family to yours… Happy Thanksgiving! Our office will be closed next Monday for Thanksgiving (Oct. 9) and will open again during regular hours the following day.

TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS!

Season tickets for the 2023-24 season are still available. Fans can also purchase half-season, 9-game packs, 3-game packs, and single-game tickets. Visit reddeerrebels.com or call Shaun Richer at 403-341-6000 for details.

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Rebels hire two-time league champion Marc Habscheid as Head Coach

Published on June 5, 2025

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Red Deer Rebels Owner, President and General Manager Brent Sutter today announced the hiring of Marc Habscheid as the club’s new head coach.

The native of Swift Current, SK, becomes the tenth head coach in team history.

In 18 years as a head coach in the Western Hockey League with Kamloops, Kelowna, Chilliwack/Victoria, and Prince Albert, Habscheid has 582 wins (6th most in league history) in 1166 regular season games (6th) for a .544 winning percentage. Habscheid has coached 139 WHL playoff games with 75 wins (8th) and a .540 winning percentage.

Habscheid has won two Western Hockey League championships as a head coach – 2003 with the Kelowna Rockets and 2019 with the Prince Albert Raiders – and guided the host Rockets to a Memorial Cup championship win in 2004.

Habscheid won the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as WHL Coach of the Year in 2002-03 and 2018-19 and was CHL Coach of the Year in 2003. Habscheid served one season as an Assistant Coach with the Boston Bruins in 2006-07 and recently coached two seasons of pro hockey in Austria.

As a player, Habscheid suited up for 148 WHL games for Saskatoon and Kamloops between 1979-83, compiling 276 points. He went on to play 345 NHL games with Edmonton, Minnesota, Detroit, and Calgary.

Habscheid has the rare distinction of having both played and coached for Canada at the World Junior Championship, World Men’s Championship, and Olympic Winter Games.

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Red Deer Rebels tied for first after weekend split. First place showdown Saturday!

Published on October 28, 2024

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REBELS THIS WEEK

October 28-November 4, 2024

Mixed results again for the Rebels over the weekend with a home-ice win followed by a road loss.

Oct 25 – The Rebels downed the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-2 at the Peavey Mart Centrium for their fourth win in five tries versus their southern rivals this season. Carson Birnie scored the eventual game winner and added an assist. Jhett Larson, Jaxon Fuder (power play) and Ollie Josephson (empty net) also scored. Chase Wutzke made 40 saves.

Oct 26 – The Rebels held a 3-2 lead late in the third period only to see the Lethbridge Hurricanes come back for a 5-3 win at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Ollie Josephson (power play), Hunter Mayo (power play) and Jhett Larson (shorthanded) scored for Red Deer.

The Rebels remain tied with Lethbridge for the most points in the Central Division heading into this week’s games. Though only four points separate all five teams in the division.

                                             GP         W           L             OTL       SL          PTS       PCT                     

Lethbridge Hurricanes   11          7             3             1             0             15          0.682

Red Deer Rebels               13          7             5             1             0             15          0.577

Medicine Hat Tigers        13          7             6             0             0             14          0.538

Calgary Hitmen               12          5             5             2             0             12          0.500

Edmonton Oil Kings        11          5             5             0             1             11          0.500

Upcoming

The Rebels and Hurricanes meet again this Saturday, November 2 at the Peavey Mart Centrium at 7 p.m. Visit reddeerrebels.com for ticketing information. Red Deer is 0-1-1-0 versus Lethbridge this season.

Then next Monday, November 4, the Rebels visit the Calgary Hitmen for a 7 p.m. tilt at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Red Deer is 2-0-0-0 versus Calgary so far this season.

On the Radar

Two Rebels are on NHL Central Scouting’s Preliminary Players to Watch List for the 2025 NHL Draft:

              Matthew Gard (F, ’07) – B-rating                 Luke Vlooswyk (D, ’07) – C-rating

A ‘B’ rating indicates a potential 2nd/3rd round draft candidate while a ‘C’ rating indicates a potential 4th/5th round candidate.

Big Night for Bains

Congratulations to former Red Deer Rebels forward Arshdeep Bains who scored his first NHL goal Saturday night for the Vancouver Canucks. Bains joined the Rebels as a listed player in November 2017 and went on to play 257 regular season games with the team, compiling 209 points (sixth-most in team history). His 132 career assists are fifth-most in Rebels history. During his final season with the Rebels in 2021-22 he won the WHL scoring title with 112 points. He signed with the Canucks as a free agent in March 2022 and made his NHL debut with them in February 2024.

Design a Rebels Jersey

There’s still time to win a chance to see your child’s jersey design on the ice! Entries are pouring in for the CHL Jersey Contest! Submit your Rebels jersey design by this Thursday, October 31. Full contest details and template from jerseydesigncontest.chl.ca.

WHL Cup

Alberta downed Manitoba 8-1 to claim gold Sunday afternoon at the WHL Cup at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Saskatchewan won bronze with a 8-5 win over BC.

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