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Rebels Lose In Portland And Visit Land Of The Giants Tonight! (Feb 18)

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8 years ago

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By Sheldon Spackman

Make that seven games in a row now without a win for the Red Deer Rebels. This, after falling short 4-3 to the Winterhawks in Portland Friday night.

The first period saw the Rebels get out shot 17-8 but they were only down 1-0 after twenty minutes of play. Portland’s goal coming just :59 seconds into the game from Joachim Blichfeld.

The Rebels however tightened up their play in the second period, with Portland only out shooting them 12-11 but it was their three goals against that did the most damage. Ryan Hughes opened the scoring for the Winterhawks at 1:16 to put Portland up 2-0 but the Rebels Adam Musil got the visitors on the board soon afterwards with a power play goal at the 2:47 mark to make it 2-1 Hawks. Portland then went up 3-1 when Keegan Iverson scored unassisted at 12:24. It was a short lived two goal lead though as Red Deer’s Michael Spacek scored at 13:03 to close Portland’s lead to 3-2. What would prove to be the eventual game-winning goal though came from the Winterhawks Jake Gricius at 14:37 to make it 4-2 Portland after forty minutes.

A penalty-filled third period resulted in the Rebels Jared Freadrich scoring a power play goal at 14:12 to make it 4-3 Hawks but that’s how it would finish.

Portland’s win improves their record to 32-23-1-2 with 67 points and fourth place in the WHL’s U.S. Division. The Rebels drop to 23-27-6-3 with 55 points and third place in the Central Division. Their next chance at finding the win column is Saturday night in Vancouver. The Giants are 18-36-2-3 with 41 points and fifth place in the B.C. Division. They themselves have lost four-straight, so something will have to give for someone tonight.

Face-off is 8:00 pm MST.

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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!