Rebels ground Rockets in 7-0 blowout
The depth of the Red Deer Rebels was on full display Friday night as seven different players scored in a rout of the Kelowna Rockets at the Enmax Centrium.
The final score was 7-0, though that isn’t a score-line which necessarily represents how hard the Rockets played. Red Deer capitalized on nearly every opportunity, while Kelowna’s puck luck was non-existent.
“From our first shift, we played the way we wanted to play as far as being persistent and hard on pucks,” said Head Coach Brent Sutter post-game. “We had to get in the trenches and win some battles to be competitive.”
Red Deer got on the board 11 minutes into the game with some special teams luck as Brandon Hagel scored his team leading 14th goal on a shorthanded breakaway. The tally was the Morinville native’s second shorty of the year and Red Deer’s fifth this season.