The head of the Western Hockey League has come out with his annual report on the 2025-26 season of play.Commissioner Dan Near outlined some of the accomplishments and proposed changes, based on feedback, that will take place for the upcoming season."More than 3.2 million fans attended regular season WHL games this...

The Red Deer Rebels unveiled their full schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 WHL season.This season marks the 35th season in franchise history, which begins on Friday, September 18, when they face the Calgary Hitmen at the Scotiabank Saddledome.The home opener will then take place on Saturday, Sept. 19, when they host the...

The Red Deer Rebels believe they've drafted a difference maker that will solidify their defensive core.On Tuesday, they drafted Swedish defenceman Zeb Lindgren 24th overall in the 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.The product of Umeå, Sweden, played for Skellefteå AIK in the country's top U20 league ...

Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton is headed to the Colorado Avalanche.On Saturday morning, Hamilton was taken in the third round, 74th overall, in the 2026 NHL Draft.The 18-year-old from Saskatoon, Sask., had a team-leading 62 points in 67 regular-season games, including 24 goals and 38 assists. In the playoffs,...

The Red Deer Rebels announced their schedule for the 2026 WHL preseason.They will play four exhibition games beginning on Friday, Sept. 4, against the Calgary Hitmen on the road at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex at 7 p.m., followed by a rematch on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Centrium at 6 p.m.The Rebels will then head to Le...

The Red Deer Rebels announced they'll host the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 2026-27 home opener.They'll welcome their Central Division rivals to town on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Centrium."This marks the 11th time the Rebels are playing the Oil Kings for the home opener, with Red Deer going 5-4-1 in the pre...

One of the Red Deer Rebels' 2025 U.S. Priority Draft selections has signed a deal with the WHL club.The announced Tuesday that forward Paxson Madill, who was picked 42nd in last year's draft, has inked a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement."We are very excited to get Paxson signed. His high hockey IQ and com...

The Red Deer Rebels have completed a trade with the Regina Pats in a deal that involves draft picks.The Rebels announced they've swapped first-round picks with the Pats at the upcoming Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.The Rebels also received a third-round pick in the 2027 WHL Prospects Draft via the Everett Silvert...

The search for a new head coach is officially underway for the Red Deer Rebels, and owner Brent Sutter said he's already begun fielding calls.This comes after former head coach Marc Habscheid resigned from the position after just one season at the helm.Sutter said Habscheid called him on Monday and informed him that he...

The Red Deer Rebels have signed goaltender Nathan Salisbury to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 17-year-old from Edmonton, who will celebrate his birthday on June 18, suited up for the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League this past season, where in 34 games, he posted a 3.21 goals agai...

The Red Deer Rebels announced Marc Habscheid has resigned as head coach of the club.He served in the role in Red Deer for just one season and explained he wants to return to his home in Europe."After living back in Canada this last year, I realize that my heart lays in Europe where I've lived in my home for the pa...

The Red Deer Rebels have moved on from defenceman Nate Yellowaga.On Tuesday, they traded the Calgarian to the Victoria Royals for three draft picks.The Rebels received a fourth-round pick in the 2027 WHL Prospects Draft, a second-round pick in the 2028 draft from the Saskatoon Blades, and a fourth-round pick in the 203...

If it wasn't for a move from Kazakhstan to Saskatoon at a young age, the newest Red Deer Rebels draftee, Danny Ramazanov, may not be where he is today.Ramazanov's family is from Kazakhstan where he lived for nine years before his parents decided to move their family to Canada to allow him to play hockey at a higher lev...

The Red Deer Rebels feel confident in the selections made in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.A deep group of eligible 2011-born players allowed the Rebels to select draftees later in the draft, who they had anticipated to be chosen earlier.As a result, they made 10 selections, including six forwards, three defencemen, and...

The Red Deer Rebels have selected forward Danny Ramazanov with the 17th overall selection in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.The Saskatoon product, who stands five feet nine inches tall and 155 pounds, led the Northern Alberta Xtreme U15 prep team this season in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League with 26 goals and 32...

The 2026 Western Hockey League Prospects Draft is just days away, and the Red Deer Rebels are set to pick 17th overall in the first round.The first round of the draft will take place on Wednesday, May 5, at 5 p.m., with the rest of the rounds to continue on Thursday.After the Rebels make their first-round selection, wh...

It's been nearly a year since former Red Deer Rebels captain Ollie Josephson departed from the club.He, as many others have since, left the Western Hockey League to play NCAA Div. I hockey.In the case of Josephson, he left just weeks before the start of training camp last August and committed to the University of North...

Four Red Deer Rebels have been listed in NHL Central Scouting's final pre-draft rankings.Forward Beckett Hamilton is ranked 33rd among North American skaters. That's up from 75th in the midterm rankings.Meanwhile, forward Cameron Kuzma is ranked 116th (up from 211th), forward Kalder Varga is 122nd (up from 164th), and ...

Red Deer native Brock England and Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton have been named to the pre-tournament camp roster ahead of the 2026 U18 Men's World Championship.They're among nine players from the Western Hockey League invited to the camp, where 23 players will compete for a roster spot.Hamilton was the Rebels' leadi...

Few players get to spend their entire WHL career with their hometown team, but Rebels captain Talon Brigley is one of them.The Sylvan Lake product suited up for central Alberta's team for five seasons, where he appeared in 329 regular-season games and notched 129 points.Last week, he and fellow 20-year-old teammates Ty...

Red Deer Rebels owner, president, and general manager Brent Sutter is optimistic about the future of his team.That's not something he may have thought in the first half of the 2025-26 campaign, where his team struggled mightily.But after several moves made before and on the trade deadline in January, the Rebels were ab...

The Red Deer Rebels have named their captain for the upcoming 2026-27 WHL season.Saskatoon's Beckett Hamilton has become the 30th captain in team history, taking over for Talon Brigley, who aged out following the end of this season.The 18-year-old just completed his sophomore season with the Rebels and was the team's l...

Red Deer Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid felt his team gave it their all despite falling to the Prince Albert Raiders in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.Red Deer's season came to an end on Friday after falling 4-3 in overtime in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series."They gave us everything and that's all you c...

At a time when teams across the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) are losing some of their top players due to recruitment efforts from the NCAA, the Red Deer Rebels received verbal confirmation from one of their brightest stars.On Saturday, the Rebels held their season ending meetings as players packed up their things and h...

The Red Deer Rebels season came to an end on Friday night despite a tremendous effort on the road.Prince Albert Raiders Brandon Gorzynski scored 2:21 into overtime at the Art Hauser Centre to win 4-3 over the Rebels in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series.As a result, the Raiders were victorious in the Eastern Conference...

With their backs against the wall, the Red Deer Rebels responded in a big way.On Wednesday night, in front of their home crowd, the Rebels beat the Prince Albert Raiders 4-3 to win Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.Despite getting outshot 38-13, the Rebels found a way to win to extend the best-of-seven ser...

The Red Deer Rebels' playoff lives are now hanging by a thread after falling 4-2 to the Prince Albert Raiders on Tuesday.As a result, the Rebels trail the Raiders 3-0 in the best-of-seven series following a Game 3 loss at the Centrium in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid said the sec...

The Red Deer Rebels have plenty of work ahead of them after falling 6-0 to the Prince Albert Raiders in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Raiders now lead the Rebels two games to none in the best-of-seven series following an explosive second period that saw Prince Albert notch five unanswered goals. P...