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...

The Red Deer Rebels made it close but it wasn't enough to take down the Prince Albert Raiders on the road. In front of over 3,000 fans at the Art Hauser Centre, the Raiders beat the Rebels 4-1 to take Game 1 of the best-of-seven series in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Raiders outshot the Rebels 39-22 with b...

The Red Deer Rebels officially have the 17th overall pick in this year's WHL Prospects Draft, which takes place May 6.The 17th pick originally belonged to Kelowna, and Red Deer received it from Moose Jaw in the recent trade for goaltender Chase Wutzke.And speaking of the Rockets, they will select first overall, followi...

Fans and teams across the Western Hockey League may already have counted out the Red Deer Rebels ahead of their first-round playoff series against the Prince Albert Raiders.If that is true, the short answer, according to the Rebels, is don't.They are embracing the underdog role ahead of their series that begins this Fr...

The Western Hockey League announced Rebels forward Poul Andersen has been named the Rookie of the Week.The 18-year-old from St. Louis Park, Minn., scored four goals and three assists in three games last week as the Rebels clinched a postseason berth.He started the week with a three-point performance in a 4-3 win agains...

The Western Hockey League has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming best-of-seven playoff series between the Red Deer Rebels and Prince Albert Raiders.The two teams will face off in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals beginning this Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28, in Prince Albert at the Art Hauser Centre. P...

The Red Deer Rebels are headed back to the Western Hockey League playoffs. They clinched a spot in the 2026 postseason on Saturday evening, despite an 8-3 loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers. They earned their spot after the Swift Current Broncos defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors. The ninth-placed Warriors were looking to ov...

In a win-and-you-are-in situation, the Red Deer Rebels fell short on Friday night. In front of 5,549 fans at the Centrium, the Rebels lost to the Medicine Hat Tigers 9-3 with an opportunity to secure a playoff spot on the line. Forward Poul Andersen led the way offensively for the Rebels with a pair of goals; meanwhile...

The Red Deer Rebels defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3 to pick up a massive two points in the Western Hockey League playoff race. Beckett Hamilton and Poul Andersen each had three points; meanwhile, netminder Matthew Kondro made 30 saves on 33 shots. The Rebels, who are now three points ahead of the Moose Jaw Warri...

WEEK IN REVIEWStop us if you've heard this one... but the Rebels enter the final week of the regular season in a familiar, but intense spot... in eighth place in the WHL Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Rebels have three games remaining on the docket while the Warriors have two.The Reb...

The Red Deer Rebels hit a small speed bump in their pursuit of the postseason on Saturday.Despite holding a 3-0 lead in the first period, the Rebels fell 6-5 to the Calgary Hitmen in overtime.Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid said after they got up early, he felt his team got too fancy and got away from their game."...

The Red Deer Rebels needed a hero, and on superhero-themed night at the Centrium, they got one.Just 29 seconds into overtime, forward Beckett Hamilton snapped home the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings.When asked about the exciting end to the game, head coach Marc Habscheid quoted...

The Red Deer Rebels will be sporting special superhero-themed jerseys in Friday night's tilt against the Brandon Wheat Kings.In partnership with the Western Hockey League, the Rebels will also wear capes during warm-ups as part of the RE/MAX Presents: Be a Superhero for Children's Miracle Network.Fans at the game will ...

The Red Deer Rebels fell to the Wenatchee Wild 5-4 in overtime following an action-packed third period on Tuesday. Wild rookie Mason Kraft scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, 1:46 into the extra frame at the Centrium. In the meantime, forward Kohen Lodge led the way offensively for Red Deer with a multi-...

WEEK IN REVIEWThe Rebels enter the penultimate week of the regular season in a familiar spot... in eighth place in the WHL Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Rebels still have one game at-hand on the Warriors.March 3 - A three-goal third period rally powered the Rebels to a thrilling 4-3...

Red Deer's Easton Daneault is the latest WHL Rookie of the Week.Daneault, a forward for the Lethbridge Hurricanes, recorded one goal and five assists in two games this week.The 18-year-old now has 47 points, including 12 goals, in 61 games, leading the Hurricanes in scoring.Per the WHL:The 5-foot-9, 160-pound centre st...

The Red Deer Rebels have had a knack lately for showing up in the biggest moments.Just four days ago, they knocked off the CHL's second-ranked Prince Albert Raiders, and on Saturday, they did it again, beating the Eastern Conference-leading Raiders 3-1 at the Centrium.In front of 4,831 fans, Red Deer scored three unans...