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Rebels Beat Moose Jaw 8-7 In O.T. & Play The Pats In Regina Sunday

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8 years ago

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By Sheldon Spackman

The scoreboard got quite a workout at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw on Saturday night as it saw the hometown Warriors fall 8-7 to the visiting Red Deer Rebels in overtime.

The high scoring shootout began at the 3:49 mark of the first period when the Rebels Brandon Hagel put a short handed goal behind Warriors goaltender Brody Willms to make it 1-0 Red Deer. The Rebels then scored two more unanswered goals, including a power play goal from Carson Sass and Evan Polei to go up 3-0. However, Moose Jaw was able to answer back with two goals of their own to make it 3-2 Red Deer after one period of play.

The Rebels opened the scoring in the second period as well, when Adam Musil scored at the 3:22 mark to make it 4-2 Red Deer but the Warriors stormed back and scored twice in a four minute span to tie it up at 4-4. The explosion of goals in the second period continued though, as the Rebels picked up back to back goals from Brandon Hagel and Jeff de Wit to go up 6-4. However, the Warriors again came back with two more of their own, including a goal on the power play from Nikita Popugaev before the end of the period to make it a 6-6 tie heading into the second intermission.

Although the Rebels outshot Moose Jaw 17-4 in the third period, Red Deer only managed to score once as Michael Spacek scored at the 2:08 mark to put the Rebels up 7-6. The Warriors would score over six minutes later to tie it up at 7-7 before the third period came to an end and send the game into overtime.

Red Deer’s Brandon Hagel broke the tie in overtime, scoring just over three minutes into it and on only the second shot on net in the extra frame to give the Rebels an 8-7 O.T. victory on the road.

The win improves Red Deer’s record to 10-8-1-1 with 22 points and still second place in the WHL’s Central Division. While Moose Jaw drops to 11-4-4 with 26 points and second place in the East Division.

Red Deer’s next game is Sunday, November 13th at 4:00pm at the Brandt Centre in Regina to play the 13-0-3 Pats who have 29 points and are first in the East Division.

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End of an era for Red Deer Minor baseball Braves

Published on December 6, 2023

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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

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!