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Rebels Lose 5-2 To Moose Jaw

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8 years ago

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By Sheldon Spackman

It was a disappointing evening for the Red Deer Rebels at the Enmax Centrium on Friday as the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors came out with a 5-2 win, thanks to five unanswered goals which began in the first period.

The Rebels opened the scoring in the first period with a power play goal from Brandon Hagel at the 9:45 mark, which was then followed up with another Rebels power play goal less than six minutes later from Josh Mahura to put the home team up 2-0.

However, it was all Moose Jaw after that. The Warriors scored their first of five in a row at the 16:44 mark of the first period, when Jayden Halbgewachs scored on the power play to make it 2-1 Red Deer. The Warriors tied it up at 2-2 before the first period came to an end though, when Brett Howden scored with 2:24 left in the opening frame.

What turned out to be the game winning goal from Moose Jaw came at the 16:16 mark of the second period when Jett Woo scored on the power play to make it 3-2 Warriors. The insurance goal so to speak came just over a minute later when Jayden Halbgewachs potted his second of the night for Moose Jaw to put the visitors up 4-2 after forty minutes of play.

The final goal of the game came at the 18:13 mark of the third period when Nikita Popugaev scored for Moose Jaw to seal the deal at 5-2 Warriors.

The Warriors victory improves their record to 15-5-4-0 with 34 points and second place in the WHL’s Eastern Division. The Rebels drop to 12-11-2-2 with 28 points and second place in the central Division. Red Deer’s next game is Wednesday, November 30th when they host the 10-16-1-0 Saskatoon Blades for a 7 o’clock face-off at the Enmax Centrium. The Blades have 21 points and are fifth place in the WHL’s 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!