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Rebels Lose Shootout With Giants

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7 years ago

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By Sheldon Spackman

Make that eight games in a row now without a win for the Red Deer Rebels. Close again but no cigar as the Rebels lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Giants in Vancouver Saturday night.

The first period started out well for Red Deer. They out shot the Giants 14-8 and had a 2-1 lead after twenty minutes. Vancouver struck first however with a goal from Owen Hardy just 56 seconds into the game to make it 1-0 Giants. The Rebels answered back soon afterwards though with a power play goal from Lane Zablocki at 2:45 to tie it back up at one goal a piece. Then it was another quick strike from Red Deer, as Akash Bains scored at 4:13 to give the Rebels a 2-1 lead which prompted Vancouver to make a goalie change at that point.

The second period saw Vancouver light the lamp rather quickly again, with Ty Ronning scoring just 6 seconds in to tie it up at 2-2. It was the only goal of the second period, with Red Deer out shooting the Giants 13-6 that period.

In the third, Red Deer edged Vancouver 8-6 in terms of shots, with both teams also scoring one goal a piece. Lane Zablocki got his second of the night when he scored at the 5:06 mark to give the Rebels a 3-2 lead. However, Vancouver’s Tyler Popowich would reply at 13:05 to tie it back up and send the game to overtime.

The extra time solved nothing though, so it came down to a shootout. The Rebels Michael Spacek shot first and didn’t score, which led to Vancouver’s Ty Ronning going next. He did manage to score on Riley Lamb. Evan Polei then shot next for Red Deer and he too wasn’t able to put it behind Giant’s netminder Ryan Kubic. James Malm then shot for Vancouver and didn’t score but Jack Flaman followed him and did score for the Giants, giving them the 4-3 shootout victory over the Rebels.

The win improves Vancouver’s record to 19-36-2-3 with 43 points and fifth place in the WHL’s B.C. Division. The Rebels drop to 23-27-6-4 with 56 points and third place in the Central Division.

Red Deer closes out their five-game western road trip in Prince George on Tuesday, February 21st against the Cougars.

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Published on December 6, 2023

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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.

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

Published on December 1, 2023

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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!