Category Archives: Local Sports

25,000 sign up in priority draw for World Junior tickets in Red Deer
Tickets are expected to go quickly for the 2027 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Red Deer.That's according to Red Deer Rebels Senior Vice President Merrick Sutter, who reported over 80,000 reg...
Jan 12, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)

Rebels bounce back with road overtime victory against Broncos
The Red Deer Rebels returned to the win column on Saturday with a 3-2 victory over the Broncos in Swift Current.The Broncos tied the game in the third period to send it to overtime, but Rebels forward...
Jan 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Ed Fonger/Swift Current Broncos)

Pats edge Rebels to jump into eighth place in the Eastern Conference
The Red Deer Rebels entered Friday night's matchup with the Regina Pats just one point ahead of their opponent for eighth in the Eastern Conference. It was a crucial matchup in the race for the playof...
Jan 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Keith Hershmiller/Regina Pats)

Rebels complete two trades
The Red Deer Rebels announced a pair of trades in advance of the 6 p.m. MT WHL Trade Deadline on Jan. 8, 2026. The Rebels have acquired 20-year-old forward Tyson Yaremko from the Portland Winterhawks ...
Jan 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Rebels)

Rebels swap import players in trade with Penticton Vees
The Red Deer Rebels announced they've traded 2006-born forward Samuel Drancak to the Penticton Vees.In return, they acquired 2008-born defenceman Ji Kamas, who in 22 games this season has two goals an...
Jan 08, 2026 Red Deer Rebels logo. (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Rebels shut out Wheat Kings for second straight win
For just the third time this season, the Red Deer Rebels won consecutive games with a 4-0 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings.The road win comes four days after the Rebels beat the Seattle Thunderbir...
Jan 07, 2026

Olds Grizzlys trade captain to SJHL, acquire rights to Montana twins
Change is afoot with the Olds Grizzlys, who've made a pair of trades. Last place in the league at 9-21-2-1 as of Jan. 6, the Grizzlys have shipped out captain Hunter Motley to the SJHL's Kindersley Kl...
Jan 06, 2026

Rebels sign defenceman Noah Chadi
The Red Deer Rebels announced they've signed defenceman Noah Chadi to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 17-year-old from Edmonton suited up for the club in two games over the last week a...
Jan 06, 2026

This week in RDP Athletics: Jan. 9-11
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic basketball and volleyball teams, along with the Queens hockey squad, will challenge the SAIT Trojans. The RDP Kings hockey team will play the Briercrest College Cli...
Jan 06, 2026

"South" hangs on in barnburner of a Senior Bowl
The 35th Annual Senior Bowl High School All-Star Game for graduating Grade 12's in Alberta was a thriller that featured pretty much every type of scoring that could happen in a football game and went ...
Jan 05, 2026 (Football Alberta-Facebook)