Rebels This Week: February 20-26
LAST WEEK
The Rebels broke back into the win column with a pair of big victories this past week.
MON. FEB. 19 – In front of a near-sellout crowd of 6,904 fans for the Family Day Matinee at the Peavey Mart Centrium, the Rebels skated to a 7-3 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Kai Uchacz netted his third hat trick of the season in a four-point outing. Frantisek Formanek recorded two goals and an assist. Ollie Josephson (shorthanded) and Zane Saab also scored for the Rebels while Chase Wutzke earned the win in net. Red Deer outshot Lethbridge 41-23 and was 1-for-4 on the power play while Lethbridge was 1-for-6.
SAT. FEB. 17 – The Rebels fell to the Edmonton Oil Kings by a score of 3-1 for the second-straight night, this time at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Carson Birnie scored Red Deer’s lone goal late in the third period. Chase Wutzke had another quality start in making 33 saves. Neither team scored on the power play as Red Deer was 0-for-6 and Edmonton was 0-for-5.


