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Rebels Lose 7-2 To Tigers

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8 years ago

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By Sheldon Spackman

It wasn’t the return home the Red Deer Rebels were hoping for on Friday night. A 7-2 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers, the same team that started off the Rebels previous four game losing streak while they were about to begin their eight game road trip that they just came back from.

The Rebels troubles began early with a Tigers goal from Matt Bradley just 1:17 into the game to go up 1-0. However, the Rebels Adam Musil scored on the power play soon afterwards to tie it up at 1-1. Prior to the period coming to an end though, Medicine Hat’s John Dahlstrom scored a power play goal for the Tigers to give them a 2-1 lead heading into the break.

Period two saw the Rebels tie it up at 2-2 after Austin Strand put one behind Medicine Hat goalie Nick Schneider at the 3:41 mark. Less than a minute later though, the Tigers John Dahlstrom scored his second of the night and what eventually would turn out to be the game winner, to give Medicine Hat a 3-2 lead. The Tigers got their insurance goal from Clayton Kirichenko just before the period came to an end to give the visitors a 4-2 lead after forty minutes.

The third period was all Medicine Hat though, as the Tigers scored three unanswered goals from Matt Bradley, Tyler Preziuso and Kristians Rubins who scored on the power play respectively, to make it a 7-2 final. To give a little perspective on the game, the Tigers out shot the Rebels 54-20, making it a busy and rough night for Red Deer’s goalies. Lasse Petersen played almost 50 minutes for the Rebels before he was pulled in favour of Riley Lamb.

The loss drops the Rebels record to 10-10-2-1 with 23 points and still second place in the WHL’s Central Division. The Tigers build on their Central Division lead with a 15-5-1-0 record with 31 points. Red Deer’s next game is Tuesday, November 22nd at the Scotia Bank Saddledome in Calgary to play the 7-8-2-0 Hitmen who have 16 points and are fifth place in the Central 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!