Rebels This Week: Nov. 9-15

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Tuesday, November 3 – A three-goal third-period rally lifted the Rebels to a thrilling 5-3 win over the Kamloops Blazers at the Marchant Crane Centrium. Cameron Kuzma led the attack with a goal and two assists. Poul Andersen had a goal and a helper to boost his league-leading point total to 29. Jake Banicevic and Patrick Sopiarz also scored, while Matthew Kondro made 26 saves. Red Deer outshot Kamloops 38-29 and was 0-for-3 on the power play, whereas the Blazers were 1-for-5.

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Rank   Team                                 GP         W          L             OTL       SL          PTS       PTS %

1            Red Deer Rebels                     19          12          4            1            2            27               0.711

2            Brandon Wheat Kings             19          12          6            0            1            25               0.658

3            Medicine Hat Tigers  17          11          5            0            1            23          0.676

4            Swift Current Broncos            18          11          7            0            0            22               0.611

5            Calgary Hitmen                          18          10          7            0            1            21               0.583

NEXT UP

The Rebels head south for a pair of road games…

Friday, November 13 – It’s another Friday night tilt in Lethbridge (7 p.m.) as the Rebels look to improve on their 1-1-0-1 record versus the Hurricanes.

Saturday, November 14 – The Rebels visit Medicine Hat for the first time this season. It’ll be the second meeting versus the Tigers this season (7 p.m.) after Red Deer won the first one 3-1 in Red Deer back in September.

WHL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Rebels forward Jake Banicevic is the Ricky’s WHL Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 8, the Western Hockey League announced Monday. The Port Moody, B.C. product put up four points (2G-2A) and a +5 rating to help the league-leading Rebels collect five of a possible six points on the week. The 18-year-old has registered 12 points (8G-4A) and a +17 rating through his first 12 WHL matches. He’s first in plus/minus among all first-year skaters, while ranking fifth in goals and tying for eighth in points.

ANDERSEN TAKES MONTHLY HONOURS

Forward Poul Andersen has been honoured as the Mitchell and Jewell Rebels Player of the Month for September/October. The second-year WHLer from St. Louis Park, Minnesota stormed into the WHL scoring lead with 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists). Andersen, who is 19, was acquired from the Edmonton Oil Kings in a trade last December and has since had 61 points (30 goals, 31 assists) in 55 games with the team.

TURNING BACK THE CLOCK

Friday, November 20 will be Retro Night at the Marchant Crane Centrium when the Rebels take on the Lethbridge Hurricanes (7 p.m.) The Rebels will be decked out in their long-awaited throwback jerseys inspired by the team’s original black/white/silver threads worn from their inaugural season in 1992-93 through 1996-97. Fans can purchase a jersey of their own, along with other retro-themed merchandise, at the Rebels Authentix store at the Marchant Crane Centrium starting on game night (Nov. 20).

Tickets for all Rebels home games are available through Tickets Alberta and reddeerrebels.com. Every Rebels game – home and away – is broadcast exclusively on 106.7 REWIND Radio and YouTube!