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WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE – RED DEER REBELS
*Rebels home games are played at the Westerner Park Centrium
Feb. 28 vs. Winnipeg Ice > 2-1 win (GAME STORY)
Feb. 29 vs. Edmonton Oil Kings > 4-0 loss (GAME STORY)
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NORTH CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (SENIOR AA) – FULL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
RED DEER RUSTLERS (4) VS. MORINVILLE KINGS (1) – SEMI-FINAL
*Rustlers home games are played at Penhold Multiplex unless otherwise noted
Game 1: Feb. 15 @ Morinville > 3-1 Rustlers
Game 2: Feb. 16 @ Red Deer > 6-5 Rustlers
Game 3: Feb. 22 @ Morinville > 4-1 Morinville
Game 4: Feb. 29 @ Red Deer > 6-1 Morinville
Game 5: Mar. 1 @ Morinville > 3-1 Rustlers (Red Deer advances to NCHL Final)
DAYSLAND NORTHSTARS (3) VS. FORT SASKATCHEWAN CHIEFS (2) – SEMI-FINAL’
Game 1: 5-3 Fort Sask
Game 2: 7-6 Daysland
Game 3: 4-2 Daysland
Game 4: 6-3 Daysland (Northstars advance to NCHL Final)
BLACKFALDS WRANGLERS – eliminated from playoffs by Fort Saskatchewan 3-0
LACOMBE GENERALS – eliminated from playoffs by Daysland 3-2
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HERITAGE JR. B HOCKEY LEAGUE – PLAYOFFS – DIVISIONAL SEMI-FINALS
RED DEER VIPERS (2) VS. SYLVAN LAKE WRANGLERS (3)
Game 1: Feb. 22 @ Red Deer > 7-6 (2OT) Wranglers (GAME STORY)
Game 2: Feb. 23 @ Sylvan Lake > 5-4 (OT) Wranglers
Game 3: Feb 26 @ Red Deer > 2-0 Wranglers
Game 4: Feb. 27 @ Sylvan Lake > 6-3 Vipers
Game 5: Feb. 29 @ Red Deer > 3-2 Vipers
Game 6: Mar. 1 @ Sylvan Lake > 4-3 Vipers (Series tied 3-3)
Game 7: Mar. 2 @ Red Deer – 7:30 p.m. at Servus Arena
AIRDRIE THUNDER (1) VS. MOUNTAINVIEW COLTS (4)
Game 1: Colts win 2-1
Game 2: Colts win 8-6
Game 3: Thunder win 4-3
Game 4: Colts win 11-5
Game 5: Thunder win 6-2
Game 6: Colts win 4-3 (Mountainview wins series 4-2 > advance to North Division final)
STETTLER LIGHTNING – eliminated from playoffs by Mountainview Colts 3-0
ROCKY RAMS – eliminated from playoffs by Sylvan Lake Wranglers 3-1
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ALBERTA MIDGET HOCKEY LEAGUE (MIDGET AAA) – PLAYOFFS – DIVISIONAL QUARTER-FINALS
RED DEER OPTIMIST CHIEFS (3) VS. CALGARY NORTHSTARS (6) – CHIEFS ELIMINATED
*Chiefs home games are played at Servus Arena unless otherwise noted
Game 1: Feb. 18 @ Red Deer > 4-1 Calgary
Game 2: Feb. 20 @ Calgary > 3-1 Calgary
Game 3: Feb. 22 @ Red Deer > 5-3 Calgary (Calgary wins series 3-0)
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ALBERTA FEMALE HOCKEY LEAGUE
MIDGET AAA – Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs
Feb. 28 @ Calgary Fire > 4-3 loss
Mar. 1 vs. Rocky Mountain Raiders > 4-1 win
MIDGET ELITE – Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs
Feb. 28 @ Airdrie Lightning > 3-2 win
Mar. 1 @ Rocky Mountain Raiders > score not available
BANTAM ELITE – PLAYOFFS
Olds Grizzlys
Game 1: Feb. 28 @ Rocky Mountain Raiders > 2-1 (SO) win
Game 2: Feb. 29 vs. Rocky Mountain Raiders > 4-0 loss
Game 3: Mar. 1 @ Rocky Mountain Raiders > 3-2 (OT) win (Olds wins series 2-1; advances)
Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs
Game 1: Feb. 28 @ Southern Express > 4-3 (OT) win
Game 2: Feb. 29 vs. Southern Express > 4-2 loss
Game 3: Mar. 1 @ Southern Express > 4-2 win (Red Deer wins series 2-1; advances)
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ALBERTA MAJOR BANTAM HOCKEY LEAGUE (BANTAM AAA)
Red Deer Rebels (28-2-3) – qualified for playoffs – 1st in south division
*Rebels home games are played at Servus Arena unless otherwise noted
Game 1: Feb. 25 vs. Lethbridge Golden Hawks > 6-0 win
Game 2: Feb. 27 @ Lethbridge Golden Hawks > 4-0 win
Rebels win best-of-3 series 2-0
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ALBERTA JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE (JUNIOR A)
OG – Olds Grizzlys – home games played at Olds Sportsplex
DV – Drayton Valley Thunder – home games played at Drayton Valley Omniplex
*RS=regular season
Feb. 25
RS – DV vs. Sherwood Park Crusaders > 5-2 loss
Feb. 26
RS – OG @ Lloydminster Bobcats
Feb. 27
RS – OG @ Spruce Grove Saints
PLAYOFFS
OLDS GRIZZLYS (6) VS. DRUMHELLER DRAGONS (3)
Game 1: Mar. 1 @ Drumheller > 4-1 Grizzlys (OG leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Mar. 2 @ Drumheller
Game 3: Mar. 4 @ Olds – 7 p.m. at Olds Sportsplex
Game 4: Mar. 5 @ Olds – 7 p.m. at Olds Sportsplex
(IF NEC.) Game 5: Mar. 7 @ Drumheller
(IF NEC.) Game 6: Mar. 9 @ Olds – 7 p.m. at Olds Sportsplex
(IF NEC.) Game 7: Mar. 11 @ Drumheller
DRAYTON VALLEY THUNDER (5) VS. BONNYVILLE PONTIACS (4)
Game 1: Feb. 29 @ Bonnyville > 1-0 (OT) Thunder (DV leads series 1-0)
Game 2: Mar. 1 @ Bonnyville
Game 3: Mar. 4 @ Drayton Valley – 7 p.m.
Game 4: Mar. 5 @ Drayton Valley – 7 p.m.
(IF NEC.) Game 5: Mar 7 @ Bonnyville
(IF NEC.) Game 6: Mar 9 @ Drayton Valley – 7 p.m.
(IF NEC.) Game 7: Mar 11 @ Bonnyville
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ALLAN CUP HOCKEY
INNISFAIL EAGLES VS. STONY PLAIN EAGLES – PREVIEW – Innisfail leads series 2-0
Game 1: Feb. 22 @ Innisfail > 3-2 (OT) Innisfail
Game 2: Feb. 29 @ Stony Plain > 6-5 Innisfail
Game 3: Mar. 7 @ Innisfail – 7 p.m.
Game 4: Mar. 14 @ Stony Plain
Game 5: Mar. 21 @ Innisfail – 7 p.m.
(IF NEC.) Game 6: Mar. 27 @ Stony Plain
(IF NEC.) Game 7: Mar. 28 @ Innisfail – 7 p.m.
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RDC ATHLETICS
FULL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS – all home matches are played at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre unless otherwise noted
Feb. 28-Mar. 1 – ACAC Curling Championship hosted by Red Deer College at the Pidherney Centre
Men’s – SAIT Trojans
Women’s – U of A Augustana Vikings (RDC earns silver)
Mixed – MacEwan University Griffins
Feb. 28-Mar. 1 – ACAC Women’s Hockey Championship – semi-final
Game 1: Queens vs. NAIT > 5-2 loss
Game 2: Queens vs. NAIT > 3-2 (OT) loss (Queens eliminated)
Feb. 28
Queens Basketball @ St. Mary’s University > 74-73 Lightning
Kings Basketball @ St. Mary’s University > 78-77 RDC
Kings Hockey vs. SAIT > 6-5 RDC
Feb. 29
Queens Basketball vs St. Mary’s University > 72-67 Lightning
Kings Basketball vs. St. Mary’s University 92-81 Lightning
Kings Hockey @ SAIT > 4-3 Trojans
KINGS WIN ACAC VOLLEYBALL TITLE
OLDS COLLEGE BRONCOS ATHLETICS
FULL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS – all home matches are played at Olds College unless otherwise noted
Feb. 28
Women’s Basketball @ Ambrose University > 95-45 Broncos
Men’s Basketball @ Ambrose University > 105-73 Ambrose
Feb. 29
Women’s Basketball vs. Ambrose University > 106-38 Broncos
Men’s Basketball vs. Ambrose University > 118-84 Ambrose
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