GAME DAY #63 – Blades @ Rebels
2012-2013 Season Series: Red Deer (3-0-0-0) Saskatoon (0-3-0-0)
7pm – Enmax Centrium – Red Deer, AB
It’s an opportunity that doesn’t present itself very often, but the Red Deer Rebels will get the chance to do something that no one has been able to do since January 23rd.
GAME DAY #60 – Pats @ Rebels
2012-2013 Season Series: Red Deer (2-1-0-0) Regina (1-2-0-0)
7pm – Enmax Centrium – Red Deer, AB
As the WHL regular season begins to wind down, so to does the opportunity for the Red Deer Rebels to secure home ice advantage in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. The good news for Red Deer is that entering tonight’s matchup with the Regina Pats, the Rebels sit just one point out of fourth place and by night’s end could secure the 4th seed.
The bad news is that every team from 4th to 9th is still in the mix for that final home ice position.
For many kids, the big league experience can mean a variety of different things. For the past few weeks, Matt Dumba has lived that experience with the Minnesota Wild, and as we’ve all now come to realize, he’s that much closer to becoming a full time NHL hockey player.
(courtesy of WHL.com)
It should come as no surprise that the Western Hockey League trade deadline came and went with little to nothing in the way of player movement from Brent Sutter.
Despite the acquisition of Hunter Smith (who was added to the roster on Wednesday) the Red Deer Rebels General Manager and Head Coach elected to stand firm with the team that he’s won just once with in the club’s previous seven games. (following a 5-2 loss in Swift Current Wednesday night)
Some could argue that something needed to be done to shake up the room, while others seemed to think that a piece or two could be added for a playoff run. In the end, Sutter did nothing.
What a difference 24 hours can make.
On a night where “Country and Western” was the theme at the Centrium, it was a wild and exciting contest between two teams who really have developed a very good chemistry against each other. Just one night after a sub-par performance against the Vancouver Giants, the Red Deer Rebels elevated their game against the Moose Jaw Warriors in a game that included power play goals, hard hits and a “wild west” finish.
And, there was Joe Whitbread receiving fashion advice from Brent Sutter. More on that later.
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