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Rebels Lose 5-2 In Brandon

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8 years ago

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By Sheldon Spackman

After a week-long break from game action, the Red Deer Rebels hit the ice again on Friday, November 11th for a tilt with the Wheat Kings in Brandon, Manitoba and lost 5-2.

Brandon opened the scoring at the 4:45 mark of the first period with a goal from Tyler Coulter. The Wheat Kings would score again a couple of minutes later with a shorthanded goal from Kale Clague to go up 2-0 before the Rebels Dawson Martin scored on a power play to close the gap to 2-1 Brandon. The Wheat Kings however would score one more time before the period came to an end and despite the Rebels out shooting them 15-7 in the opening frame. Ty Lewis lit the lamp at the 10:40 mark to give the hometown team a 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission. It turned out to be the game winner.

The second period was a better one for Red Deer, they out shot the Wheat Kings again 11-7 and saw Michael Spacek score at the 7:27 mark to make it 3-2 Brandon after two periods of play.

The third period though belonged to Brandon as the Wheat Kings out shot Red Deer 12-8 and scored twice with goals from Ty Lewis and Stelio Mattheos who put it in on the power play to finish the game at a 5-2 final.

The loss drops the Rebels record to 9-8-1-1 with 20 points and still in second place in the WHL’s Central Division. While the Wheat Kings improve to 8-7-3 with 19 points and still fourth place in the East Division.

The Rebels next game is Saturday, November 12th at 7:00pm at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, when they face the 11-4-3 Warriors who have 25 points and are second place in the East 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

Todayville

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!