In the Red Deer Rebels vs. Edmonton Oil Kings game last night, the Oil Kings managed to secure a 3-1 victory against the Rebels. The game was closely contested, with the first period ending in a 1-1 tie. However, the Oil Kings managed to pull ahead in the third period with a power-play goal, and an empty netter in the final minute sealed the deal for the Oil Kings.
17 year old Winnipeg native Gavin Hodnett scored his 14th goal of the season to make it a 1-0 game Oil Kings at 3:39 of the first period. The assist on the goal went to 2023 Florida Panthers second rounder Gracyn Sawchyn.
Shots on goal in the first period were 9-7 for the Rebels.
Hunter Mayo tied the game up for the Rebels on the Power Play at 3:06 of the middle frame with the assists on the goal to Mats LIndgren and Ollie Josephson. I am not certain but that one may of been tipped by Lind.
Shots in the second period were 14-11 for the Oil Kings
Former Saskatoon Blade Smyth Rebman scores his 5th goal of the season at 2:00 of the third period on the Power Play with the assist to 16 year old Frisco, Texas native Blake Fiddler and Lethbridge native Marshall Finnie.
Smyth Rebman got his second goal of the game and sixth of the season into the empty net to make it a 3-1 Oil Kings game with 1 second left on the clock. The goal was unassisted.
Shots in the third period were 11-9 for the Rebels. The Rebels outshot the Oil Kings in the game 31-30.
Kolby Hay made 30 saves on the 31 shots that he faced for the win for the Oil Kings. Rhett Stoesser made 27 saves on the 29 shots that he faced for the Rebels.
Three Stars of the game were 1) Gracyn Sawchyn 2) Gavin Hodnett 3) Hunter Mayo
Attendance in Red Deer was 4,097
Rebels next game is Saturday February 17th against the Edmonton Oil Kings again but this time in Edmonton. The Rebels next home game is Monday February 19th against the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
As a Flames fan if they picked Jecho especially there I would not be upset the least bit. Jecho wasn’t even ranked at mynhldraft.com last month. Ranked #33 by CONSOLIDATED RANKING, Ranked #52 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM, Ranked #48 by TSN/BOB McKENZIE, Ranked #41 by TSN/CRAIG BUTTON, Ranked #49 by THN/FERRARI, Ranked #18 by THN/KENNEDY, Ranked #29 by MCKEEN’S HOCKEY, Ranked #41 by FLOHOCKEY/CHRIS PETERS, Ranked #33 by FCHOCKEY, Ranked #44 by DAILY FACEOFF, Ranked #13 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters), Ranked #62 by RECRUIT SCOUTING, Ranked #54 by DOBBERPROSPECTS, Ranked #33 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY
