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Rebels Lose To Pats 4-1
By Sheldon Spackman
The Red Deer Rebels got a chance on Saturday night to see how they stacked up against the WHL leading Regina Pats. The top ranked team from the Queen City came into the game on a three-game winning streak, while the Rebels had won back to back against Victoria and Prince George.
The first period wasn’t the start the Rebels were hoping for though as they were out shot by the visitors 17-4 and more importantly 2-0 on the scoreboard. Filip Ahl and Adam Brooks scored for Regina and both on the power play.
However, the second period was a better one for Red Deer, out shooting the Pats 12-8 but Regina taking a 3-0 nothing lead when Adam Brooks scored his second of the night at the 3:17 mark. Red Deer’s Adam Musil got the Rebels on the board soon afterwards with a power play goal at the 5:49 mark to make it 3-1 Regina after forty minutes.
The third period saw the Pats Wyatt Sloboshan score at 3:18 to close out the scoring and give the visitors a 4-1 win.
That victory puts the Pats on a four-game winning streak and improves their record to 33-6-6-1 with 73 points and first place in the WHL’s East Division. The Rebels drop to 22-21-4-3 with 51 points and third place in the Central Division.
The Rebels next game is Wednesday, February 1st when they host the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Enmax Centrium. Lethbridge is 28-15-4-3 with 63 points and second place in the Central Division.
It’s a 7:00 pm face-off.
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End of an era for Red Deer Minor baseball Braves
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
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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