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Rebels Lose 6-4 In Victoria

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8 years ago

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By Sheldon Spackman

Tough night for the Red Deer Rebels in the B.C. Capital on Tuesday night as they fell 6-4 to the Royals in Victoria, despite out shooting the home team 44-37.

The high scoring affair saw Victoria hit the board first at the 8:07 mark of the opening frame to go up 1-0 on the Rebels. However, Red Deer responded with back to back goals from Grayson Pawlenchuk and Dawson Martin to take a 2-1 lead heading into the first intermission.

The second period saw the Royal score twice to regain the lead at 3-2 heading into the second intermission. The third period though saw both teams light the lamp multiple times.

Victoria began the third period scoring flurry at the 10:06 mark with a goal from Dante Hannoun to go up 4-2 on Red Deer but the Rebels weren’t about to quit. Josh Mahura scored twice in quick succession including one power play goal to tie it up at 4-4 with 4:43 left to play in the third period, setting up a dramatic finish. However, the Royals Ryan Peckford scored what turned out to be the game winner with 2:21 left to play to take a 5-4 lead. Victoria’s Ethan Price then got an empty net insurance goal with 32 seconds left to make it a 6-4 final in fabour of the Royals.

A tough pill to swallow for Red Deer as they have now lost three in a row, with their record now at 8-6-1-1 with 18 points and still second place in the WHL’s Central Division. Victoria improves to 9-7-2 with 20 points and second place in the B.C. Division.

The Rebels play game three of their eight game road trip Wednesday night in Everett against the 11-2-2 Silvertips. They have 24 points and are first place in the U.S. Division.

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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!