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Rebels Lose To Hitmen In Overtime

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By Sheldon Spackman

After a close game all evening, the Red Deer Rebels fell just short of victory in Calgary on Friday night after losing 3-2 in Overtime to the Hitmen.

Michael Spacek opened the scoring at the 4:40 mark of the first period to put Red Deer up 1-0 but the Hitmen would tie it up, thanks to a power play goal from Jakob Stukel. That came with just over two minutes to play in the opening frame to make it 1-1 heading into the first intermission.

There was no scoring in the second period but both teams scored once each in the third. That came at 6:57 into it when the Rebels Evan Polei scored to put Red Deer up 2-1. Calgary then replied with a goal from Beck Malenstyn at the 14:41 mark to make it 2-2, which is where the score stayed after 60 minutes.

It then only took a few shots into overtime before Calgary’s Beck Malenstyn struck again to earn the game winner and make it a 3-2 OT final.

The loss drops the Rebels record to 15-12-3-2 with 35 points and now third place in the WHL’s Central Division. The Hitmen improve to 11-14-2-0 with 24 points and fifth place in the Central Division. Calgary is now on a three-game winning streak while Red Deer prepares for a three game home stand starting with the Brandon Wheat Kings on Saturday, December 10th. The Wheat Kings are 13-13-4-0 with 30 points and fourth place in the East Division.

It’s a 7:00pm 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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