PLENTY TO BE THANKFUL FOR!Your Red Deer Rebels start the new week in first place in the WHL Central Division and second overall in the Eastern Conference after two more home triumphs during Thanksgiving Long Weekend to run their win streak to four games!Friday, October 9 - Seven different goal scorers powered the Rebel...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

The Red Deer Rebels had plenty to be thankful for on Monday.Not only did the Rebels earn their fourth-straight victory, but they did so by beating their Central Division rival Edmonton Oil Kings 4-0 at the Centrium.A big part of that success was goaltender Matthew Kondro, who finished with a 34-save shutout.He said aft...

The Red Deer Rebels survived a near-catastrophic start only to pile on a fury of goals to beat the Calgary Hitmen 8-5 on Friday night. The Hitmen stunned the Rebels in the first period with back-to-back shorthanded goals to take a 2-0 lead within the first four minutes of the game. Hitmen forward Charlie Kresl was hand...

The École Secondaire Notre Dame High School Girls Golf Team have returned home from provincials with some hardware. The team of four, including Sophie Chandler, Chloe Ellis, Ryann Kirkness, and Sydney Korbyl, earned silver at the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association Golf Provincial Championships this week in th...

The Red Deer Rebels have signed forward Jack Banicevic to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 18-year-old from Port Moody joins the Rebels from the AJHL's Whitecourt Wolverines, where he's posted seven points in six games to start the season.Banicevic played for the Vancouver North East Chiefs U18 AAA (BCEH...

FIRST PLACE FEELING! Your Red Deer Rebels start the new week in first place in the WHL Eastern Conference after a Saskatchewan trip that started with a blip before finishing with a pair of impressive wins - led by another chart-topping performance by a star Rebels forward! Wednesday, Sept. 30 - The Rebels started well ...

The Innisfail Eagles hope to soar to the mountaintop once again for what is the franchise's 80th season. Formed in 1947, the Eagles have an undeniable history of winning, and they just about won it all again this past spring, going down in four straight to Wetaskiwin for the NCHL's Vanberg Cup. They won the Vanberg in ...

Red Deer Rebels forward Poul Andersen has been named the Western Hockey League Player of the Week.The 19-year-old from St. Louis Park, Minn., recorded eight points in three games last week to help the Rebels go 2-1-0-0 in three games through Saskatchewan.He earned an assist on Sept. 30, in a 4-1 loss at Prince Albert b...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

The Red Deer Rebels won their second straight game on Saturday night.At the Temple Gardens Centre in Moose Jaw, the Rebels defeated the Warriors 5-2, following a standout performance from forward Poul Andersen.Andersen led the way offensively with four goals and an assist, and captain Beckett Hamilton recorded three as...

The Red Deer Rebels are back in the win column. On Friday night in Saskatoon, the Rebels defeated the Blades 4-2 following an explosive first period. Captain Beckett Hamilton led the way with a goal and two assists, and forward Poul Andersen added two goals. Rebels goaltender Matthew Kondro also made 17 saves on 19 sho...

The Red Deer Rebels scored first, but the Prince Albert Raiders notched four unanswered goals on Wednesday night at the Art Hauser Centre.Rebels goaltender Matthew Kondo made 34 saves on 37 shots, but Raiders forward Ben Harvey scored twice to defeat Red Deer 4-1 in Saskatchewan.Forward Cameron Kuzma scored the Rebels'...

THAT WINNING FEELING!Your Red Deer Rebels put not one, but two in the win column over the weekend!Friday, Sept. 25 - The Rebels celebrated a night of 'firsts' as they earned their first win of the season, 4-3 on the road over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Beckett Hamilton, in his first game of the season after returning f...

Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton has been on quite a tear.Since returning from training camp with the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche, he recorded five points in two games last week.His performances over the weekend earned him WHL Player of the Week honours as the Rebels improved to 2-1-0-1.The 18-y...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

For the second straight night, Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton put the team on his back when they needed him most.The 18-year-old scored two points, including the game-winning goal, to lead the Rebels to a 3-1 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday night at the Centrium.His performance comes a night afte...

The Red Deer Rebels earned their first victory of the regular season on Friday.Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton scored a hat trick in his season debut, and goaltender Nathan Salisbury stopped 19 of 22 shots in a 4-3 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on the road. Rebels also had the edge in shots 43-22.In the first peri...

Alberta's Ministry of Tourism and Sport made a significant funding announcement Thursday (more here), committing $14 million to 20 projects across the province.rdnewsNOW and The Everything Red Deer Podcast caught up with Minister Andrew Boitchenko to talk about some of the funded projects.We also discuss the upcoming W...

They say you never forget your first.And on Sunday, Red Deer Rebels captain Beckett Hamilton achieved a number of firsts.Not only did he play in his first National Hockey League preseason game for the Colorado Avalanche, but he also scored his first NHL goal.Hamilton returned to Red Deer on Tuesday after spending a few...

Red Deer's Brock England will suit up in the upcoming 2026 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) USA Prospects Challenge.On Wednesday, he, alongside three other players, including Dima Zhilkin of the Saginaw Spirit, Alexis Joseph of the Saint John Sea Dogs, and Carter Meyer of the Québec Remparts were the first four play...

The full schedule for the upcoming 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship in Red Deer has officially been set.From Dec. 26, 2026, to Jan. 5, 2027, the best junior hockey players in the world will compete in Edmonton and Red Deer for a chance at winning a gold medal.In Red Deer, those in attendance will get to see countrie...

GAME ON!The opening weekend of the 2026-27 WHL Regular Season is in the books. Your Red Deer Rebels looked good in two games versus archrivals but were felled by some stellar goaltending and tough luck along the way.Friday, Sept. 18 - The Rebels hit the ice at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary for the season opener ...

A seven-time Canadian national champion was crowned in Rocky Mountain House last week. Judith Kyrinis won the Canadian Women's Senior Championship at Pine Hills Golf Club on Friday, beating Tina Papatolis of Issaquah, Washington, in a two-hole playoff. Kyrinis finished 5-over for the tournament, securing her third Cana...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

The Red Deer Rebels are going to have to wait another week before they get their first win of the season.They were held without a win in the opening weekend of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League campaign.On Saturday night in the home opener, the Rebels fell 3-1, despite outshooting the Edmonton Oil Kings 42-26.Rebels he...

The Red Deer Rebels erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to send the season opener in Calgary to overtime, but it wasn't enough to earn a win. Hitmen forward Artem Katsuro was the lone scorer in the shootout to give the Hitmen a 3-2 win over the Rebels at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday. Rebels forwards Pa...

Red Deer Rebels hockey is back.This weekend, the Rebels will begin the 2026-27 Western Hockey League campaign with the season opener on Friday against the Calgary Hitmen at the Saddledome, followed by the home opener on Saturday at the Centrium, when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings at 6 p.m.Rebels head coach Brent Kis...