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Rebels Start Road Trip With Loss In Seattle – In Tri-City Tonight (Feb 15)

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By Sheldon Spackman

It was a disappointing start to the Red Deer Rebels five-game road trip in Seattle Tuesday night, especially after the way they played against the Regina Pats at the Enmax Centrium last Saturday night. The Rebels lost 4-1 to the home town Thunderbirds and didn’t keep T-Birds goalie and former Rebel netminder Rylan Toth all that busy, with only 17 shots against him on the night.

The first period saw Seattle out shoot the Rebels 16-3 and head into the dressing room after twenty minutes with a 1-0 lead, thanks to a goal from Ryan Gropp at 13:29.

In the second period, Seattle out shot Red Deer 12-6 and took a 3-1 lead after forty minutes. Thunderbird goals came from Keegan Kolesar just 26 seconds into the period, which turned out to be the eventual game winner and Alexander True a who scored a couple of minutes later for a little insurance on Seattle’s lead. That led to Rebel’s coach Brent Sutter pulling Riley Lamb out of the net and putting in Lasse Petersen. The Rebels responded quickly to the change in goaltender with a goal from Colton Bobyk at the 2:55 mark to make it 3-1 Thunderbirds.

In the third period, Red Deer out shot Seattle 8-7 but it was the Thunderbirds who added another goal to their total, with Elijah Brown scoring at the 9:08 mark to make it a 4-1 final in favour of Seattle.

The Thunderbirds win improves their record to 36-16-3-2 with 77 points and first place in the WHL’s US Division. The Rebels drop to 23-25-6-3 with 55 points and third place in the Central Division.

Red Deer’s next game is Wednesday, February 15th in Kennewick, Washington against the Tri-City Americans who are 32-23-3-0 with 67 points and third place in the US Division. It’s a 8:05 pm face-off 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!