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Smaller group for Rebels prospects camp this weekend

May 30, 2019 | 3:54 PM

It’s happening at the same place at the same time of year, but this weekend’s Red Deer Rebels Prospects Camp will have a new look.

Where as in past years the team invited a fairly large group that included its most recent WHL Bantam Draft picks, this year the Rebels are inviting only 16-and-17-year-old players.

Players picked by the Rebels in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft earlier this month in Red Deer are just 15-years-old and ineligible to play full-time in the WHL this season.

Each of the players at camp this weekend, conversely, is eligible to compete for a roster spot this fall.

The group of 16 players attending camp this weekend includes: Forwards Keaton Sorensen, Jordan Borysiuk, Jayden Grubbe, Jaxsen Wiebe, Ethan Rowland, Josh Medernach and Jace Isley, defencemen Kyle Masters, Trey Patterson, Blake Gustafson, Jeremy Hancock and Mason Ward, and netminder Eric Ward.

On-ice sessions are slated for 3-5 p.m. Friday, 3:45-5:45 p.m. Saturday and 9-11 a.m. Sunday at the Penhold Multiplex.