Rebels earn playoff berth despite losing to Lethbridge
It wasn’t exactly how they wanted to do it, but the Red Deer Rebels have clinched a spot in the WHL playoffs.
The Rebels dropped an entertaining 4-3 game to the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Westerner Park Centrium on Friday, but earned a post-season berth when the Brandon Wheat Kings fell 5-4 to the Regina Pats.
Red Deer will take on the top-ranked Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
Lethbridge jumped out to a 2-0 lead in Friday’s game with goals 30 seconds apart even strength from Dylan Cozens and on a 4-on-3 power play from Jake Leschyshyn.