Rebels suffer shutout loss to end regular season in Cranbrook
The Red Deer Rebels wrapped up the regular season with a 5-0 shutout loss to the Kootenay Ice in Cranbrook Saturday night. It was the Rebels second-straight loss to the Ice in as many nights, with Red Deer now turning their focus to the Lethbridge Hurricanes, their first-round playoff opponents next week.
The first period saw Kootenay get on the board first when Colton Veloso took a pass in front of the Rebels net from Colton Kroeker at 15:59 to make it 1-0 Ice. It was Veloso’s 25th goal of the season.
Less than three and a half minutes later, Kootenay lit the lamp again when former Rebel Cameron Hausinger got to the loose puck first in front of the Rebels net and scored to make it 2-0 Ice. It was Hausinger’s 20th goal of the year and came at 19:26 on the power play.
In the second, Kootenay added to their two-goal lead when Kaeden Taphorn scored a short-handed effort at 11:31, his sixth goal of the season to make it 3-0 for the home side.