By Josh Hall

600 whl wins for Coach Habscheid

Rebels grind out upset win over Prince George Cougars

Feb 3, 2026 | 10:41 PM

The Red Deer Rebels put a wrap on their six-game B.C. road trip Tuesday night with a thrilling 3-2 victory over the vaunted Prince George Cougars.

The Rebels finish their west coast trek with a record of 2-4; on the season, meanwhile, they’re now 18-27-2-2 with 19 games on the schedule. They’re currently two points ahead of the idle Regina Pats for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, though Regina has three games in hand.

As for the Cougars, this was the only time this season PG and RD were set to dance, with the home team having had much brighter results this season. Entering the contest, Prince George was third in the Western Conference with a record of 29-17-2-0.

Recapping the road trip: Prior to tonight’s huge two points in PG, Red Deer lost 5-3 to Penticton, 5-3 to Kelowna, 5-2 to Kamloops, and then 6-3 to Victoria, before finally finding a win, 2-1 over Vancouver.

Congrats are warranted to Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid who earned his 600th regular season win in the WHL. He is just the sixth WHL head coach to reach that milestone.

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Scoring Summary

Neither team scored in this one until late in the first period when at 16:40, Cameron Kuzma (7th) gave the Rebels the lead.

Goals came more frequently in the second, however.

Brock Souch (17th) got the Cougars back to even with a power play goal at 7:34, then Carson Carels put PG ahead at 9:35.

But before the period could end, Poul Andersen (16th) equalized for the visitors at 15:29.

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— Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) February 4, 2026

Then, with a power play late, Red Deer would find the dagger, as Patrick Sopiarz (6th) bulged twine with just 3:03 left on the clock.

Final score: 3-2 Rebels.

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— Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) February 4, 2026

Matthew Kondro made 27 stops in the win, and his counterpart Alexander Levshyn stopped 23 pucks.

Red Deer was 1/4 on the power play, and Prince George went 1/2.

Three Stars

1st: Matthew Kondro (RD) – 27 saves

2nd: Carson Carels (PG) – 1 goal, 1 assist

3rd: Tyson Yaremko (RD) – 2 shots

Next up for your Red Deer Rebels is a four-game homestand. starting Feb. 7 against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Puck drop is at 6 from the Centrium.

The Rebels host Everett on Feb. 10 (7 p.m.), then Medicine Hat on Feb. 13 (7 p.m.), and finally Lethbridge on Feb. 15 (4 p.m.).

Down the stretch, Red Deer has 12 games at home where they are 7-14-1-0, and seven on the road where they are 11-13-1-2.

Of course, if you can’t make it to the game, you can hear all the action live on 106.7 REWIND Radio.