Red Deer's Madden Daneault is the embodiment of the age-old idiom, 'The sky's the limit.'Just 14, though turning 15 in a couple months, the 5'10" 168 pound forward for the U15AAA Red Deer Rebels, just finished putting up an astonishing 149 points (65G, 84A) in his team's 34-game season.That's an all-time record fo...

Town of Ponoka PSA -- Registration for spring recreation programming opens on Friday, March 6 starting at 9 a.m. online on the Town of Ponoka's website at Ponoka.ca/p/recreation-programming or in person at the Ponoka Aquaplex (5315 46 Avenue). The lineup of spring recreation programming includes swimming lessons, day c...

The 2026 Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships U13 A Division will take place March 19 - 22, 2026, at Servus Arena in Red Deer. Red Deer Minor Hockey along with the Red Deer Motors U13 A Chiefs say they are pleased to receive the winning bid to host Alberta's top U13 A teams, their families, and communities from all ...

This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Hockey squad will open the ACAC Championship. The RDP Indoor Track team will compete at the ACAC Championships in Edmonton. The Kings Hockey team will play the Portage College Voyageurs in the semi-finals. The Red Deer Polytechnic Dance team will participate in the True West D...

The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Volleyball team earned gold at the ACAC Men's Volleyball Championship. The RDP Queens Volleyball team finished fifth at the ACAC Women's Volleyball Championship. The Queens Hockey team won its semi-final against the NAIT Ooks. The RDP Dance team received several awards at the Crown Quest ...

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Tora Ward (Queens Hockey) and Colby Nemeth (Kings Volleyball) as the Boston Pizza RDP Athletes of the Week:Tora Ward - Queens HockeyProgram - Bachelor of Education (3rd)Hometown - Saskatoon, SaskatchewanTora Ward, a third-year goaltender, was the backbone o...

The Red Deer Rebels pushed until the end, but fell 3-2 to the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday night at the SaskTel Centre.For most of the game, it was a good old-fashioned battle of the goaltenders as Blades Evan Gardner made 33 saves on 35 shots and Rebels Matthew Kondro made 33 saves on 36 shots.The Rebels scored the o...

Lacombe's Brady McKinlay has been named to the 2026 Canadian men's national golf team. The 25-year-old professional golfer was one of 12 men and 12 women named to the roster announced by Golf Canada. It marked the second year in a row McKinlay earned a roster spot. According to Golf Canada, the program is intended to h...

The Red Deer Rebels announced Darcy Kuemper will receive his own bobblehead this week.The recent member of Team Canada and Rebels goalie legend has been named the 11th member of the Rebels alumni to receive a bobblehead.He's set to be honoured this Saturday when the Rebels host the Prince Albert Raiders at the Centrium...

Fans tuning in to the Red Deer Rebels game on Tuesday night caught a glimpse of what could be a potential first-round playoff series in the upcoming WHL postseason.In a showdown with the Eastern Conference-leading Prince Albert Raiders, the two teams delivered an instant classic.The Rebels came out on top with a 4-3 co...

A lockdown had to be put in place at a school in Lacombe on Monday.Lacombe Police Service (LPS) has confirmed that at 3:45 p.m., École James S. McCormick School (5424 50 Street) was the subject of a threat that turned out to be a prank call.As a precautionary measure, the school implemented a lockdown, with offi...

A unique and exciting sprint dog mushing event in Red Deer is set for this weekend. On March 7 and 8 at the River Bend Golf & Recreation Area, the public is invited to attend the free event called Solstice Surge and watch some of the province's best racers in multiple disciplines. Event organizer and competitor Jen...

WEEK IN REVIEWAfter splitting a pair of home games last weekend, the Rebels kick off the final month of the regular season with a busy four-game week. March 1 - Owen DeWitt tipped home the game winning goal late in period two as the Rebels downed the visiting Swift Current Broncos 4-2 at the Marchant Crane Centrium. Al...

The Innisfail Eagles faced their first real adversity of the post-season this past weekend and answered with a statement.After storming out to a 2-0 series lead in their North Central Hockey League (NCHL) Semi-Final matchup, the Eagles were handed their first defeat of the playoffs Friday night on home ice. The Lacombe...

The Red Deer Rebels returned to the win column with a hard-fought victory over the Swift Current Broncos. They defeated their opponents 4-2 to reclaim eighth place in the Eastern Conference in the WHL, overtaking the Moose Jaw Warriors for the final playoff spot. Head coach Marc Habscheid said after a tough loss to Edm...

At a time of the year when the Red Deer Rebels need to be winning games, they've struggled. On Friday night, they were shut out by the Oil Kings at the Centrium for their fourth-straight loss. Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid said they had plenty of chances to score, including several on the man advantage, but couldn't...

Innisfail Eagles recap -- The Innisfail Eagles are rolling.After the opening weekend of their North Central Hockey League (NCHL) Semi-Final matchup, the Eagles hold a commanding 2-0 series lead over their QE2 rivals, the Lacombe Generals.Innisfail opened the series in dominant fashion Saturday night with a 4-0 shutout ...

Blackfalds Bulldogs forward Nikita Ivashchenko was recently named 2nd start of the week in the BCHL.Ivashchenko, scored five times last week over the course of three games, a tie for most goals over the week, league-widePer the BCHL:"The Kharkiv, Ukraine product was held off the score sheet in last Monday's 5-2 ho...

Red Deer Schools' annual Ski Loppet returned on Tuesday afternoon.Nearly 500 students from Grades 3-12 strapped on their cross-country skis in the yearly tradition to take on the trails at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area.Colin Christensen, coordinator of the Red Deer Public Schools Ski Loppet, said the event is all...

The matchup in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League North Division Finals has been set. The Red Deer Vipers and Sylvan Lake Wranglers will face off with a trip to the league finals on the line. The best-of-five series officially begins on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. in Red Deer at Servus Arena, followed by Game 2 on Su...

WEEK IN REVIEWAs February winds down the Red Deer Rebels remain in a playoff spot in the WHL's Eastern Conference despite a pair of setbacks last weekend. FEBRUARY 20 - Beckett Hamilton scored his team leading 20th goal of the season. Owen DeWitt netted his third tally of the campaign. Matthew Kondro made 26 saves. FEB...

The Red Deer Rebels were handed their third straight loss after the Calgary Hitmen took a late lead in a 2-1 setback on the road.Hitmen's Andrei Molgachev broke the tie with 5:32 to go in the third period, and Calgary's netminder Aidan Hesse made 31 saves at the Saddledome in an action packed goaltending battle. Meanti...

The Red Deer Rebels got put in a deep hole early and were unable to dig themselves out in a 5-2 loss to the Saskatoon Blades at home on Friday.The Blades scored three straight goals before the midway point of the first period, and despite a slight push by the Rebels, they failed to overcome the steep deficit.During the...

The Blackfalds Minor Hockey Association announced they've been awarded to host the 2026 Hockey Alberta U18 A Provincial Championships.From March 26-29, they'll welcome the top eight U18 A teams across Alberta, including the host U18 Blackfalds Bulldogs.Organizers say the event is expected to bring significant regional ...

Olds Grizzlys goaltender Cole Prelusky has been named the Alberta Junior Hockey League's defensive player of the week.The Calgary product posted a 2-0 record during the week of Feb. 9-15 and won his last three starts for the Grizzlys.He allowed just one goal in both wins and claimed the AJHL Player of the Game honours ...

This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Curling team will compete at nationals. The RDP Basketball and Volleyball squads will play the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks. The Queens Hockey team will face-off against the NAIT Ooks while the RDP Kings Hockey team will compete against the SAIT Trojans.Here is a summary of ...

The Red Deer Polytechnic Volleyball teams defeated the Ambrose University Lions. The RDP Basketball squads dropped their games to the Lions. The RDP Indoor Track team had a strong showing at Running Room Grand Prix #2.Here is a summary of the recent results:Indoor TrackRunning Room Grand Prix #2 | Gary W. Harris Canada...

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Julianna Chipiuk (Queens Indoor Track) and Kohen Meckelborg (Kings Indoor Track) as the Boston Pizza RDP Athletes of the Week:Julianna Chipiuk - Queens Indoor TrackProgram - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2nd)Hometown - Edmonton, AlbertaJulianna Chipiuk wa...