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Kodiaks Edge Grizzlys 4-3 In A Shootout

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By Sheldon Spackman

It was Deja Vu for the Olds Grizzlys and Camrose Kodiaks at the Olds Sportsplex on Friday night. For the second night in a row, the Kodiaks beat the Grizzlys 4-3, this time in a shootout, as opposed to overtime on Thursday night.

It was an even battle in the first period with Camrose out shooting Olds 10-8 and scoring first as well at the 9:45 mark when Bryson Traptow got an unassisted shorthanded goal to put the Kodiaks up 1-0.

Things opened up somewhat in the second period as Camrose scored twice more with goals from Bryson Traptow for his second of the night and Alex Mowbray respectively to take a 3-0 lead. However, Olds responded with two goals of their own from James Orban and Quentin Greenwood to make it 3-2 Kodiaks after forty minutes of play.

Despite getting out shot 9-2 in the third period, Olds managed to tie it up at 3-3 when Jared Power scored with a 1:38 left to send the game to overtime.

Nothing was settled there, so it went to a shootout where Mackenzie Bauer scored for Camrose and Tyr Thompson was unable to score for Olds. Bryson Traptow then scored his third of the night for a hatrick for the Kodiaks while Jared Power couldn’t put it in for the Grizzlys, so Camrose walked away with the 4-3 shootout victory on this night.

Camrose who have now won back to back games, improve to 16-9-2 with 34 points and third place in the AJHL’s Viterra South Division. Olds has now lost back to back games and drops to 9-13-4 with 22 points and are seventh place in the South Division.

The Grizzlys next game is Tuesday, November 29th in Drumheller against the 10-10-4 Dragons who have 24 points and are sixth place in the South Division.

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End of an era for Red Deer Minor baseball Braves

Published on December 6, 2023

Todayville

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

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!