Red Deer
Rebels clinch home ice advantage in opening round of WHL playoffs
News Release from The Red Deer Rebels
PLAYOFF TICKETS ON SALE!
The Rebels are back in the WHL Playoffs! The Rebels have clinched home-ice advantage in the opening round and will host games one and two of their WHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series on Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23 at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Single-game tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 29 starting at 10 a.m.
Season Ticket Members can secure access for all playoff home games. Not a Season Ticket Member yet? Secure your 2021-22 playoff tickets with a deposit on your 2022-23 Season Tickets. The quest for the Ed Chynoweth Cup starts April 22 nd . Get your Rebels Playoff ticket packages at reddeerrebels.com.
ALUMNI NIGHT, PRESENTED BY ATB
The Rebels are hosting “Alumni Night, presented by ATB” for their home game Friday, April 8 vs. Lethbridge. All former Rebels players, coaches and staff are invited to attend. The Rebels will be wearing special jerseys to be auctioned off in support of the Rebels Foundation for Education and Wellness. More details regarding “Alumni Night, presented by ATB” will be announced soon.
GAMES THIS WEEK
The Rebels play a home-and-home series this weekend versus the Central Division leading Edmonton Oil Kings: Saturday, April 2 versus the Edmonton Oil Kings, 7 p.m. at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Sunday, April 3 versus the Edmonton Oil Kings, 4 p.m. at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Tickets for all Rebels home games at the Peavey Mart Centrium are available at ticketsalberta.com. All Rebels games home and away can be heard live on 106.7 REWIND Radio and viewed on WHL Live.
LAST WEEK
The Rebels won a pair of home games at the Peavey Mart Centrium. Friday, they blanked the Medicine Hat Tigers 3-0. Chase Coward made 13 saves to earn his second shutout of the season. Arshdeep Bains, Jhett Larson and Matteo Fabrizi each scored once. Hunter Mayo had two assists.
On Saturday, the Rebels downed the Swift Current Broncos 5-2 to sweep the six-game season series between the two teams. Captain Jayden Grubbe scored twice. Kalan Lind, Blake Gustafson and Kai Uchacz each scored once.
RECORD
The Rebels are 41-17-2-2 this season. They are in second place in the WHL Central Division and third overall in the Eastern Conference. It’s the seventh time in the team’s 30-year history that the Rebels have reached the 40-win mark in a season.
NOTABLES
The Rebels are 7-2-0-1 in their last 10 games and 8-2-0-1 so far in the month of March.
The Rebels have earned points in nine-straight home games at the Peavey Mart Centrium (8-0-0-1).
Chase Coward is the WHL Goaltender of the Week for March 21-27. He posted a 2-0 record which included a shutout versus the Medicine Hat Tigers. It’s the second time this season that Coward has won this weekly honour.
Rebels forwards Ben King and Arshdeep Bains are 1-2 atop the Western Hockey League scoring race. Bains leads all WHL players with 97 points followed by King with 95. The last Rebels player to win the WHL scoring title was Justin Mapletoft in 2000-01. King leads the league with 47 goals and is on pace to become the first Rebels player since Kyle Wanvig in 2000-21 to score 50 goals in a season. King also leads the league with 21 power play goals and 14 game winning tallies, leaving him just two shy of the WHL single season record of 16 (Brian Propp, Brandon, 1978-79). The Vernon, BC native is on a 15-game point streak. Bains, a native of Surrey BC, signed an entry level contract on March 11 with the Vancouver Canucks, the team he grew up cheering for. Bains is currently on an eight -game point streak.
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Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team
Alleged Human Traffickers arrested in Red Deer, Montreal, and Edmonton
Human trafficking suspect arrested in Red Deer, July 2024
From Alert, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team
Three human traffickers arrested in Project Endgame
Three men have been arrested and stand accused of running a human trafficking operation that stretched across Canada; operating throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.
Project Endgame was a year-long investigation led by ALERT’s Human Trafficking unit, and also relied on the assistance of the Edmonton Police Service, RCMP, and the Quebec joint forces Anti-Pimping team known as EILP.
Arrests and search warrants had taken place in Edmonton, Montreal, and Red Deer. A total of 23 charges related to human trafficking offences have been laid against Clyde Elien-Abbot, 31, Kevin Dorcelus-Cetoute, 31, and Jean Rodnil Dubois, 31. Elien-Abbot was arrested on January 31, 2025 in Edmonton, while the other two accused were arrested on July 23, 2024.
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Westerner Park acknowledges the recent announcement of Peavey Mart closing all its locations across Canada, and the significant impact this will have on our community.
Peavey Mart has been the naming sponsor of the Centrium since 2021, a partnership that has helped create lasting memories for thousands of Central Albertans. Their support extended beyond their name on the building—Peavey Mart embraced our community by participating in activities during Westerner Days and supplying essential items that brought these events to life.
“Our partnership with Peavey Mart exemplifies the kind of meaningful relationships that can have a lasting impact,” said Shelly Flint, CEO of Westerner Park. “While their closure is undoubtedly a loss for the community, we are grateful for the support they’ve provided over the years and remain committed to finding the right partnerships to continue serving Central Alberta.”
As Westerner Park navigates this transition, the organization remains as a hub of Central Alberta. This includes not only hosting more events and attractions on the park but also finding new ways to connect with the community. “Whether it’s collaborating on events outside of our grounds or encouraging our team to participate in local initiatives as volunteers, our focus remains on strengthening our ties with the people and organizations that make this region so vibrant,” Flint added.
Westerner Park is actively seeking businesses and organizations that share a vision of fostering growth and connection within the community. Any parties interested in exploring partnership opportunities are encouraged to reach out.
ABOUT WESTERNER PARK
Westerner Park is Central Alberta’s largest tradeshow, agricultural, sports, entertainment, and convention facility. A not-for-profit organization and agricultural society, Westerner Park typically generates $150 million annually in economic activity, hosting over 1,000 events and 1.5 million visitors each year.
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