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Successful Weekend For RDC Athletics
By Sheldon Spackman
Another busy weekend in the books for RDC Athletics and it saw more wins than losses for our local athletes.
The Kings hockey team was in Caronport, Saskatchewan on Friday and Saturday to play the Briercrest Clippers and the Kings won both of their games. Winning 2-1 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday. The Kings now have 19 points in 16 games on the season so far.
As for the Queens Hockey team, they were edged 3-2 in overtime by the Olds College Broncos on Saturday night in Olds. In 13 games, the Queens have 18 points and share first place in the ACAC Women’s Hockey standings with the NAIT Ooks.
In Basketball action, the RDC Kings defeated the Ambrose University Lions on the road 98-79 on Friday night. In Lethbridge on Saturday, the Kings won a thrilling 77-76 game and improved their record to 8-1. They now sit alone in first place in the ACAC Men’s Basketball South Division.
Elsewhere, the Queens defeated the Ambrose University Lions 75-48 in Calgary on Friday, while Saturday saw the Lethbridge College Kodiaks defeat the Queens 81-53 in Lethbridge.
The RDC Kings and Queens Volleyball teams did not have game action over the weekend.
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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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