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Scorching start to the season for the Red Deer Rebels

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Jhett Larson has scored 3 times in the first 2 games of the season. (Photo by Rob Wallator)

News release from the Red Deer Rebels

SWEEPING START TO THE SEASON

The Rebels kicked off the new season in fine style over the weekend with a home-and-home sweep of the defending league champion Edmonton Oil Kings. It started Friday up at Rogers Place with the Rebels spoiling the party on championship banner night for the Oil Kings with a 5-2 road win. Jhett Larson and Hunter Mayo each had two goals and an assist. Tanner Brown had three assists while Talon Brigley added a pair. 

The Rebels followed up with a 5-3 win Saturday night in the Red Deer Advocate Home Opener at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Larson and Mayo each scored again while Frantisek Formanek, Kai Uchacz (game winner) and Carter Anderson (second goal in as many nights) also found the back of the net.

 STELLAR DEBUTS

It’s fun when you have a goalie win his first ever WHL game, and it’s even better when it happens twice in as many nights!

That was the case for the Rebels last weekend as newcomer Kyle Kelsey (Maple Ridge, BC) made 28 saves in his first ever WHL regular season game for his first ever victory. Kelsey was acquired by the Rebels in an offseason trade with Moose Jaw.  

Rhett Stoesser (Carstairs, AB) followed suit Saturday by making 22 saves to earn the win in his WHL regular season debut. He also earned an assist in the game. Stoesser was a free agent invite to Rebels training camp and signed with the team during the preseason.

HOT STARTS

There were many other impressive performances by Rebels players on opening weekend:

  • Defenceman Hunter Mayo scored three goals in two games to match his goal total from all of last season
  • Forward Jhett Larson also scored three goals in two games and five points overall
  • Defenceman Tanner Brown recorded four assists in his first two games with the Rebels
  • Forward Carter Anderson scored goals in back-to-back games
  • Rookie forward Ollie Josephson recorded assists in back-to-back games

BEDARD, BEER, BOTTLE DRIVE 

There is just one game this week for the Rebels as they welcome Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats to the Peavey Mart Centrium this Saturday, October 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at ticketsalberta.com. Fans are encouraged to bring in their empties and non-perishable food items as we team up with our friends at Cosmos Bottle Depot in support of the Red Deer Food Bank. Fans can also take advantage of the Two-for-$10 Beer Special for this game!

SEASON TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Season ticket packages for the 2022-23 WHL Regular Season are still available. Also available are 9-game packages, single-game tickets, Birthday Packs and Corporate Packages. Visit reddeerrebels.com for call Shaun Richer at 403-341-6000 to learn more.

GOIN’ CAMPING

Two Rebels players remain at camps with NHL clubs as of Monday – Ben King with the Anaheim Ducks (Drafted 2022), and Mats Lindgren with the Buffalo Sabres (Drafted 2022). Defenceman Christoffer Sedoff has returned to the Rebels after attending camp with the Calgary Flames. Defenceman Jace Weir is back from camp with the Vegas Golden Knights. And the captain Jayden Grubbe has also returned from camp with the New York Rangers.

 

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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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From the Red Deer Rebels

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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