
Rebels eliminated from playoff contention in loss to Raiders
It’s official, the Red Deer Rebels have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
On Saturday night they fell 4-3 to the Prince Albert Raiders in overtime at the Westerner Park Centrium, despite getting a much needed loss by the Swift Current Broncos.
The Rebels trailed the Broncos for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference but Swift Current has clinched a postseason berth.
Red Deer had multiple opportunities to end it in overtime, including a golden opportunity by Doogan Pederson but with less than a minute left in the extra frame, forward Aiden Oiring completed the hat trick scoring in alone on rookie goaltender Peyton Shore.