Rebels fall 3-1 to Kootenay in home ice return
A long awaited return home couldn’t help the Red Deer Rebels get back on the winning track.
The Rebels came up short in a 3-1 loss to the Kootenay Ice at the Enmax Centrium. It was their second loss to the Ice in as many nights after falling 4-3 in Cranbrook on Friday.
To say this game started slowly would still be generous. There were 10 face-offs in the opening three minutes in a prime example of slow, grinding play. The Rebels, looking rather fatigued in their return home, took nearly 14 minutes to register their first shot on goal. But they managed to get the through the first period tied 0-0.
The Rebels started the second period much better, so much so that they took a 1-0 lead at the 1:33 mark courtesy of Mason McCarty’s team leading 12th goal of the season. Reese Johnson earned the lone assist on the goal.