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Rebels earn first preseason victory over Hurricanes

Sep 10, 2026 | 9:46 PM

The Red Deer Rebels earned their first victory of the preseason, defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-1 on Thursday night.

Led offensively by Cameron Kuzma and Poul Andersen, the Rebels lit up the score sheet.

Rebels forward Nolan Schmidt opened the scoring with under seven minutes to go in the first period.

Nearly two and a half minutes later, the Hurricanes tied it with a power-play goal from Owen Berge.

From that point on, it was all Red Deer.

Andersen restored the Rebels’ lead 51 seconds into the second period, followed by an insurance goal from Patrick Sopiarz less than 20 seconds later.

Kuzma then sealed the deal with a goal midway through the third period to give the Rebels the win.

Kuzma and Andersen each finished the game with a goal and an assist; meanwhile, goaltenders Nathan Salisbury and Peyton Shore split the duties in between the pipes.

Salisbury made seven saves on eight shots, and Shore had a 10-save shutout.

Next up, the Rebels will conclude preseason play on Friday at 7 p.m. against the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Centrium.