Category Archives: Local Sports
Bulldogs fall 2-0 to Bandits, leading team in the AJHL
In a nearly sold-out arena, the Blackfalds Bulldogs fell 2-0 to the Brooks Bandits, the leading time in the AJHL, on Saturday night at the Eagle Builders Centre. With 80 points, the Bandits currently ...
Jan 27, 2024
Make it 9! Rebels top Wheat Kings 5-3
Make it nine!The Red Deer Rebels defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings Saturday night at the Centrium, extending their impressive win streak ahead of a five-game road trip with a 5-3 triumph.Coming in, Red...
Jan 27, 2024
Rebels double Oil Kings 6-3 at the Peavey Mart Centrium
The Red Deer Rebels have increased their winning streak to eight games.The latest victory being a 6-3 doubling of the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings at the Peavey Mart Centrium Friday night. The Rebels a...
Jan 26, 2024
Five AJHL teams deny agreements to join BCHL
The Brooks Bandits, Blackfalds Bulldogs, Okotoks Oilers, Sherwood Park Crusaders and Spruce Grove Saints are jointly denying that they have entered into any agreements to leave the Alberta Junior Hock...
Jan 26, 2024
This Week in Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics
Queens Hockey is back at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre Arena this weekend with two home games as they welcome the Medicine Hat College Rattlers Women's Hockey team. This will be the first tim...
Jan 25, 2024
AJHL cancels all upcoming games between defecting and non-defecting teams
The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) released an extended statement Thursday morning explaining some of the steps it's taking to address the defection of five of its best teams to the BCHL.That inc...
Jan 25, 2024
Hometown athlete Jocelyn Peterman reflects on Grand Slam of Curling in Red Deer
Jocelyn Peterman and Team Lawes didn't reach the heights they'd hoped for at this past week's Grand Slam of Curling in Red Deer, but it was still a treat for the hometown curler to compete in front of...
Jan 23, 2024 Red Deer's Jocelyn Peterman at the Grand Slam of Curling in Red Deer. (Anil Mungal/Sportsnet)
Red Deer Polytechnic Athletes of the Week
Red Deer Polytechnic has announced its RDP Athletes of the Week: 1. Cassidy Blair Hometown: Lacombe, AB Bachelor of Kinesiology (1st year) Skip Cassidy Blair and RDP's Mixed Curling team went a perfec...
Jan 23, 2024
Rebels This Week: January 22-28
REBELS RECAPThe Rebels were a perfect 3-0 on the week while running their season-long winning streak to seven games (tied with Everett for the longest current streak in the WHL).SAT. JAN. 20 - Ollie J...
Jan 22, 2024
Rebels Wutzke named WHL goaltender of the Week, again
The Western Hockey League announced Monday that Red Deer Rebels rookie Chase Wutzke has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending January 21, 2024. League officials note, it's the seco...
Jan 22, 2024