The Red Deer Rebels are in a deep hole following their road trip through the U.S. Division and are hoping to lift themselves out.The Rebels are currently in a six-game slide losing every game south of the border, picking up two points in a pair of overtime losses.Captain Ollie Josephson said Wednesday he's going to hel...

The Red Deer Rebels announced Wednesday they've traded Jeramiah Roberts to the Wenatchee Wild.In return, they'll receive a conditional seventh round selection in the 2027 WHL Prospects Draft.The 17-year-old from Colorado Springs had four points in 17 games this year and in 2023, posted 12 points in 32 games during his ...

Home from the U.S.A. It certainly was not the road trip the Red Deer Rebels wanted to have as the club went winless (0-4-0-2) in six games through the U.S. Division. The good news for the Rebels is they remain in a playoff spot in the WHL Eastern Conference as of November 18 and have a full week of preparation availabl...

This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Curling team will begin the new season. The RDP Queens Hockey team will host the Medicine Hat College Rattlers in a pair of games. The Kings Hockey team will face the Briercrest College Clippers twice in Saskatchewan.Both RDP Basketball squads will play The King's University Eagles a...

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Lauren Junck (Queens Volleyball) and Drew Dykstra (Kings Volleyball) as the Boston Pizza RDP Athletes of the Week:Lauren JunckQueens VolleyballProgram - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (3rd)Hometown - Red Deer, AlbertaThis past Friday, outside hitter Lauren ...

This past week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Basketball team defeated the Concordia University Thunder at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. The Kings Basketball team dropped a close decision to the Thunder. The RDP Queens Hockey team was downed by the Lakeland College Rustlers on the road. Both RDP Volleyball ...

With two Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) medals and a trip to nationals last year, the Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings, Queens and Mixed Curling teams are motivated to take another step in 2024/2025.Aiden Berube (lead), Reece Brigley (second), Nick Woznesensksy (third), Jaden Morlock (skip) and first-year ...

It's been tough sledding for the Red Deer Rebels.On Saturday night they fell 3-0 to the Spokane Chiefs to lose their sixth-consecutive contest in front of 10,372 fans at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.The setback also means Red Deer was unable to pickup a victory on the six-game road trip through the U.S. Division...

The Red Deer Rebels lost their fifth-straight contest 3-2 on Friday night in a shootout against the Portland Winterhawks.With the loss, Red Deer has yet to win a game on the U.S. road trip that began on Nov. 8. Since then, they've lost to Wenatchee, Tri-City, Everett, Seattle, and Portland, with the sixth and final gam...

This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Basketball teams will welcome the Concordia University Thunder to the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. The Queens Hockey team will face-off against the Rustlers on the road. Both RDP Volleyball squads will play the Thunder in Edmonton.Here is a summary of the upcoming competition:...

This past week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Cross Country Running team finished in the top 10 at nationals in Ontario. The Kings Hockey team swept the series against the University of Alberta - Augustana Vikings. The RDP Queens Hockey team earned two weekend victories.Here is a summary of the recent results:CCAA Cr...

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Kaedence Mollin (Queens Hockey) and Nolan Doell (Kings Hockey) as the Boston Pizza RDP Athletes of the Week.Kaedence MollinQueens HockeyProgram - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (3rd)Hometown - Kelowna, BCKaedence Mollin was a key contributor to the RDP Quee...

The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada's Elite Cup Series is returning to Red Deer in the new year.Officials made the announcement on Tuesday that for the fourth year in a row, the Peavey Mart Centrium will host the 2025 season-launch event with the PBR Red Deer Classic on Saturday, Feb. 1.The action will get underw...

In the only meeting of the 2024-25 WHL regular season, it was the Seattle Thunderbirds (5-11-2-1) overcoming the Red Deer Rebels (9-8-1-0), and getting off a massive schneid in the process. Red Deer came in losers of three straight, all contests on a road swing through the U.S. Division; the Thunderbirds, meanwhile, ca...

Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph and Team Canada White became gold medalists at this past week's U17 World Challenge.Rudolph, a d-man with the WHL's Prince Albert Raiders who was taken first overall in the 2023 WHL Prospect Draft, helped his squad beat Team Canada Red for the gold medal in Sarnia.Rudolph, who is just 16, had ze...

The Everett Silvertips swept the Red Deer Rebels 6-1 on Monday night at the Angel of the Winds Arena, the Rebels' third game and third loss in their U.S. tour. The Silvertips took advantage of every power play they could, starting with a goal by Carter Bear at 8:29, assisted by Julius Miettinen and Dominik Rymon, follo...

The Red Deer Rebels went down early and weren't able to fully recover in a 7-2 loss to the Tri-City- Americans.This is now their second-straight loss to begin their six-game road trip through the U.S. Division.Jordan Gavin, Jake Sloan, Carter Savage, Brandon Whynott, and Carter MacAdams all had multi-point performances...

The Red Deer Rebels road trip through the U.S. Division got off to a rough start on Friday night.In Wenatchee against the Wild, the Rebels lost 5-2 in their first-ever game played in the Town Toyota Center.The Rebels outshot the Wild in two of the three periods, but ultimately, the Wild had a slight edge 39-35.Kenta Is...

The New York Islanders will be honouring a local hockey legend later this season.On Friday, the historic National Hockey League (NHL) franchise announced Brent Sutter will be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame.He told rdnewsNOW that's he's very honoured but explained it's an accomplishment he never expected ...

The National Colleges Athletic Association (NCAA) Div. I Council approved a rule change on Thursday that will allow Canadian Hockey League (CHL) players to play collegiate U.S. hockey starting next season.Previously, CHL players weren't allowed to play hockey at NCAA colleges because they were categorized as profession...

The Red Deer Curling Classic is back for 2024, hitting the ice November 15-18, with participants competing for a $46,000 purse. There will be 24 men's and 24 women's teams playing a triple knockout format. First place will get $10,000 from the purse, second place will pocket $7,000, teams placing third and fourth will ...

Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics announced Tuesday that they'll welcome Canada's top female collegiate soccer teams to the city next fall.After a successful bid, the RDP Queens soccer team will host the 2025 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Soccer National Championship from Nov. 5-8, 2025."We ...

The Notre Dame Cougars are Central Alberta High School Football League champions.On Saturday they defeated the Hunting Hills Lightning 34-24 in the league championship to win their first title since 2016.They also finished undefeated at 8-0 for the first time since 2009.Thomas Barrett had two rushing touchdowns for the...

The Red Deer Rebels scored two goal's in the third period to beat the Calgary Hitmen 3-2 on Monday night.Rookie forward Jaxon Fuder scored the game winner at the Scotiabank Saddledome with under four minutes to go and netminder Chase Wutzke posted 38 saves on 40 shots.The Rebels got on the board first, two minutes and ...

A big second period by the Red Deer Rebels propelled them to a 5-4 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday night.In front of 4,119 fans at the Peavey Mart Centrium, all four lines scored for the Rebels, led offensively by forward Talon Brigley, who had two points.Goaltender Chase Wutzke made 17 saves on 21 s...

LACOMBE, Alta. - Rachael Homan's Ottawa team, which includes vice-skip Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes, stole a single point in the 10th end to defeat South Korea 6-5 and win the women's Pan Continental Curling Championship on Saturday night. Homan's Canadian squad had defeated Eunji Gim and the ...

The 25th annual Woody's RV Marathon may not hit the trails until next year, but registration is open now and for one week, you can get 50 per cent off the registration fee.Participants can choose to run a 10k, half marathon, or marathon through Red Deer's park and trail system and along the Red Deer River. Registration...

The Central Alberta Freestyle Ski Club season is right around the corner and registration is officially open. There may not be much snow on the ground but kids and athletes alike can prepare for the upcoming ski season. The ski club offers moguls (single and dual) and slopestyle ( park and halfpipe) programs for athlet...