Red Deer Rebels captain Talon Brigley (middle) celebrates after putting his team up 2-0 in the first period of a game against the Moose Jaw Warriors at the Marchant Crane Centrium on Feb. 7, 2026. (Image Credit: Red Deer Rebels/Taylor Lachance)

By Josh Hall

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The now 19-27-2-2 Red Deer Rebels finally found a way to take down the 19-26-4-2 Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday night at the Centrium, winning 5-2 in the teams’ fourth meeting of the season.

The previous three all fell in Moose Jaw’s favour, though the Rebels did pick up two loser points in those matchups.

And the two points were massive as Red Deer now sits three points up on Regina for the final Eastern Conference playoff seed, though Regina does have two games in hand. Regina lost 4-3 in regulation to Calgary on Saturday.

The game also had a bit of extra flair with the Rebels donning a jersey designed through the CHL Jersey Design Contest, supporting the President’s Choice Children’s Charity in their fight against childhood hunger.

Post-game, rdnewsNOW caught up with Captain Talon Brigley about the jerseys, the big win, and what it’s going to take to secure a playoff spot down the stretch, with just 18 games remaining.

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@rdnewsnow #RedDeer Rebels captain Talon Brigley speaks after 5-2 win over Moose Jaw in midst of heated #WHL playoff race. #CHL ♬ original sound – rdnewsNOW

The Red Deer Rebels wore special jerseys Saturday bearing the city’s famous ‘Green Onion’ water tower landmark. (Image Credit: Red Deer Rebels/Taylor Lachance)

Scoring Summary

Aleksey Chichkin (2nd) put Red Deer on the board early Saturday, just 4:24 in, after taking a deft pass across the slot before burying it from the bottom of the circle past former Red Deer Rebels goalie Chase Wutzke.

Aleksey Chichkin gets the party started in Red Deer! 🥳@Rebelshockey pic.twitter.com/5kIYb4BmIU

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 8, 2026

Then, Captain Brigley (16th) buried another to make it 2-0 at 8:29 of the opening frame.

Captain Brigley clocks in! 🫡

Talon Brigley adds the insurance marker, the @Rebelshockey lead by 2 early in the 1st! pic.twitter.com/N1eetCjtBv

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 8, 2026

It was 2-0 after 20 minutes.

In the middle stanza, Tyson Yaremko (7th) made it 3-0 with a power play goal at 6:24 — the result of a tripping minor.

Make it 3️⃣!

Tyson Yaremko jams it home, the @Rebelshockey lead by 3! pic.twitter.com/NzrYW4T9Km

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 8, 2026

Beckett Hamilton (17th) then made it 4-0 Rebels at 17:14 of the period, which saw Red Deer rack up 25 shots.

He let that rip with AUTHORITY! 😎

Beckett Hamilton gets on the scoresheet with a turnaround wrister.@Rebelshockey | #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/2BbKnOlCX6

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) February 8, 2026

Unfortunately for Rebels netminder Matthew Kondro, who was playing very well, his shutout bid was stumped with 31 seconds remaining in the second, as Pavel McKenzie (15th) fired a shot through the legs of a Rebels defender and over the goalie’s shoulder.

After 40 minutes, it was 4-1 Red Deer.

The third period was the visitors’ best, as they pushed back and tried to find a way back in the game.

McKenzie (16th) scored once again at 14:47 to make it somewhat close in the late going.

But with the goalie pulled, Landon MacSwain (11th) would ice the game away for Red Deer, finding the empty net with 3:03 still on the clock.

Final score: 5-2 Rebels.

Red Deer outshot Moose Jaw handily, 48-30, including the aforementioned 25-shot second period that saw the Warriors get just five.

Kondro gets the win with 28 saves, and Wutzke takes the L making 43 stops in his return to Red Deer after being dealt last November.

Head Coach Marc Habscheid spoke to media following his team’s win:

@rdnewsnow #RedDeer Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid speaks after the Rebels beat Moose Jaw 5-2 in return home after 6-game 2-4 BC road trip. #WHL #CHL ♬ original sound – rdnewsNOW

Three Stars

1st: Beckett Hamilton (RD) – 1 goal, +1

2nd: Chase Wutzke (MJ) – 43 saves

3rd: Landon MacSwain (RD) – 1 goal, 2 assists, +3

Next up for your Red Deer Rebels is a date with the Everett Silvertips, Tuesday night at the Centrium as the Rebs continue a four-game homestand. Puck drop is at 7 MT, and if you can’t make it to the game, you can listen live on 106.7 REWIND Radio.