Red Deer Rebels
Kai Uchacz makes it rain at the Peavey Mart Centrium on Toque and Teddy Bear Toss Night
From the Red Deer Rebels
REBELS THIS WEEK
REBELS RECAP
SAT. DEC. 2 – Jhett Larson scored the lone goal of the shootout to give the Rebels a 3-2 win over the visiting Everett Silvertips at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Kai Uchacz and Talon Brigley scored in regulation for the Rebels.
Chase Wutzke made 22 saves in regulation and overtime and turned aside all four Everett shootout attempts to earn the win. Red Deer outshot Everett 43-24 and was 0-for-2 on the power play while the Silvertips were 0-for-1.
FRI. DEC. 1 – The Rebels saw their five-game win streak come to an end by a score of 5-2 at the hands of the Moose Jaw Warriors at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Jhett Larson and Talon Brigley scored just 12 seconds apart in the first period for Red Deer’s offence on the night. Ollie Josephson had two assists to run his career long point streak to six games. Moose Jaw outshot Red Deer 37-33 and was 2-for-8 on the power play while the Rebels were 0-for-2.
TUE. NOV. 28 – In his 200th career game, Kai Uchacz scored 41 seconds into overtime to power the Rebels to a 4-3 win over the visiting Calgary Hitmen at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Kalan Lind netted a goal and assist in his return to the lineup after missing nine games to injury to reach 100 career points. Frantisek Formanek and Dwayne Jean Jr. also scored for Red Deer. Rhett Stoesser made 22 saves for his fifth-straight win. Red Deer outshot Calgary 31-25 and was 1-for-4 on the power play while the Hitmen were 1-for-6.
UPCOMING GAMES
The Rebels are out east this week for a four-game road trip that starts Tuesday night in Brandon versus the Wheat Kings (5-2 loss). They’ll take on the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday and will have an off-day Thursday before taking on the Saskatoon Blades Friday and Prince Albert Raiders to wrap up the trip on Saturday. All games this week start at 6 p.m. MT and will be broadcast exclusively on 106.7 REWIND Radio and CHL TV.
CAPTAIN KAI LETS ‘EM FLY
It was only fitting that one of the WHL’s elite goal scorers would score the most anticipated Rebels goal of the season as Kai Uchacz scored with 10.7 seconds left in the first period Saturday night versus Everett to make it rain at the Peavey Mart Centrium on Toque and Teddy Bear Toss Night. Rebels fans were generous in tossing thousands of stuffed animals, toques and other winter clothing items to the ice in support of the Red Deer Christmas Bureau.
Stonewall Stoesser
Second year netminder Rhett Stoesser is the Mitchell and Jewel Rebels Player of the Month for November. Stoesser was a sparkling 6-1-0-1 record in nine appearances last month with a .936 save percentage, 1.65 goals-against average and two shutouts. The Carstairs, AB native is fifth in the WHL this season in goals-against average (2.41) and sixth in save percentage (.916). Stoesser was the WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending November 19.
JOSEPHSON ON THE MARK
It was a November to remember for Ollie Josephson, on and off the ice. On the ice the sophomore centre from Victoria, BC authored a career high six-game point streak that carried over into December. Off the ice, he was honoured as the Rebels Telus Scholastic Player of the Month and received a brand-new Apple Watch courtesy of Telus.
STOCKING STUFFERS
Half-season ticket packages are still available if you’re looking for a perfect gift for the Rebels fan on your holiday shopping list. There are also single-game tickets, mini-packs, DQ Birthday Packs, group experiences and suites available for the second half of the season. Call the Rebels office for details at 403-341-6000 or visit reddeerrebels.com. where you can also find the link to the online Rebels Team Store (open in-person 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday).
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.
From the Red Deer Rebels
REBELS THIS WEEK
The Red Deer Rebels are officially underway with their 33rd season in the Western Hockey League!
Opening Night
The effort Saturday night was one the Red Deer Rebels hope to copy throughout their 2024-25 Western Hockey League season. The end result not so much as the Red Deer Advocate Home Opener at the Peavey Mart Centrium saw the Rebels fall 2-1 in overtime to the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes. Matteo Fabrizi scored Red Deer’s opening goal of the season. The Rebels outshot Lethbridge 31-14 on the night.
Tiger Tales
Next up for the Rebels is three-straight games versus the Medicine Hat Tigers, the top-ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League. The Rebels host the Tigers on Friday, Sept. 27 at the Peavey Mart Centrium before visiting Medicine Hat the following night, Saturday, Sept. 28, for a 7 p.m. tilt at Co-op Place. This weekend marks the first meetings between the Rebels and Tigers since Red Deer eliminated Medicine Hat in five games in round one of last season’s playoffs.
Welcome to The Dub!
Congratulations to Rebels forwards Cohen Poulin and Nolan Schmidt, who each played their first game in the Western Hockey League last Saturday versus Lethbridge.
Camping Season
The Rebels had four players away at NHL camps over the weekend – Chase Wutzke (G, Minnesota), Ollie Josephson (F, Seattle), Kalan Lind (F, Nashville) and Kasper Pikkarainen (F, New Jersey). As of Monday Wutzke, Josephson and Lind have been reassigned back to the Rebels.
Season Tickets
2024 – 25 Season tickets are still on sale! Get access to all 33 remaining regular season home games at the Peavey Mart Centrium, and first dibs for your seats for the 2025 WHL Playoffs. Enjoy discounts on single-game tickets and merch from the Rebels team store. There are also 17, 9 and 4-game packs available. Learn more at reddeerrebels.com or by calling Shaun at 403-341-6000.
WHL Live Packages available for 2024-25
All Dub. All the time. Every dangle, every snipe, every celly – See every heart-stopping moment on WHL Live. With access starting as low as $9.99 (plus taxes), you can enjoy every pretty passing play to every glorious glove save right from the comfort of home. Visit watch.chl.ca for details.
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