By Troy Gillard (Twitter: @Troy_Gillard)

Rebels’ Anders stands tall, blanks Hitmen in Calgary

Nov 3, 2018 | 4:07 PM

On a day when Cam Ward – the greatest Red Deer Rebels goalie of all-time – was in the house, Ethan Anders turned in a performance “Wardo” would be proud of.

Anders turned aside 34 shots, including 16 in the third period, to backstop the Rebels to a 1-0 win over the Calgary Hitmen Saturday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

The lone goal of the game came 17:34 into period one when Jeff de Wit tipped in Dawson Barteaux’s point shot for a power play tally. Alexander Alexeyev, the current WHL Player of the Week, also earned an assist to run his point streak to six games.

Outside of that, this game was all about Anders. The Rebels held their own through two periods but the Hitmen dominated the third, outshooting Red Deer 16-1.

Overall, Calgary outshot Red Deer 34-17 but were 0/5 on the power play while the Rebels were 1/4.

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For Anders it was his first shutout of the season and second of his WHL career. It was also his 11th win on the season.

The Rebels are off until they head east next weekend for a road trip through Brandon, Moose Jaw and Swift Current.