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Local Sports Recap December 9th – 10th

By Sheldon Spackman
In addition to the Rebels game in Calgary on Friday night, there was also plenty of other hockey action throughout Central Alberta or involving local teams in other locations.
In the Alberta Junior Hockey League, the Olds Grizzlys lost 6-5 in a shootout against the visiting Canmore Eagles. The Grizzlys losing streak now stands at six games in a row. They remain in seventh place in the AJHL’s Viterra South Division with a 9-16-5 record and 23 points. Their next game is Saturday, December 10th in Okotoks to play the 19-8-4 Oilers who have 42 points and are third place in the South Division. Okotoks has won back to back games heading into this one.
In the Chinook Hockey League, the Lacombe Generals played their first ever home game at the newly refurbished Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex on Friday night and beat the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs 3-2. Lacombe’s next action is an Exhibition game with the RDC Kings on Saturday, December 10th, a rematch from last weekend in Penhold where the Kings got by the Generals 4-3.
Finally, in the Heritage Junior Hockey League on Friday night, the Red Deer Vipers hammered the Thrashers in Three Hills 11-3. The win improves the Vipers record to 16-7-1 with 33 points and third place in the HJHL’s North Division. The Vipers have now won back to back games and play their next one on Saturday, December 10th against the Airdrie Thunder at the Collicutt Centre in Red Deer for an 8:00pm face-off. Airdrie is 18-5-2 with 38 points and second place in the North Division.
Among the other games in the HJHL on Friday night, Mountainview doubled Airdrie 6-3. Other games on Saturday, December 10th include Mountainview hosting Stettler and Ponoka in Three Hills.
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End of an era for Red Deer Minor baseball Braves

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

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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