A standout performance from the special teams unit propelled the Red Deer Rebels to a narrow 3-2 victory against the Prince Albert Raiders during Tuesday’s match at the Art Hauser Centre.
This win marked the Rebels’ third consecutive victory, and their fourth in the past five games, boosting their season record to 13-10-1-2. Conversely, the Raiders, who fell to 11-9-3-0, saw their own three-game winning streak snapped.
Shots on goal in the first period were 4 each.
Derek Thurston made it a 1-0 game at 5:47 on the Power Play with the assists going to Hunter Mayo and Talon Brigley.
Riley Boychuck the Raiders second overall pick in the 2023 WHL Bantam Draft made it a tie game when he scored his second goal of the season. The assists on the goal went to former Tri City American Lukas Dragicevic and Luke Moroz
Shots on goal in the second period were 18-17 for the Rebels.
Samuel Drancak gives the Rebels the 2-1 lead at 3:18 of the third period with the assists on the goal going to Carson Birnie and Kalan Lind.
Hunter Mayo on the Power Play makes it a 3-1 Rebels game. at 6:40 of the final period with the assists on the goal going to Trae Wilke and Kalan Lind.
Former Medicine Hat Tiger Tomas Mrsic gets the Raiders within one unassisted at 16:43 of the third.
Shots on goal in the third period were 22-6 for the Raiders. The Raiders outshot the Rebels 43-28 in the game.
For the Rebels Chase Wutzke made 41 saves on the 43 shots that he faced for the win for the Rebels. For the Raiders Dmitri Fortin made 25 saves on the 28 shots that he faced.
Three Stars of the game were 1) Chase Wutzke 2) Hunter Mayo 3) Riley Boychuk
Attendance in Prince Albert was 2282
Rebels next game is December 4th Wednesday in Saskatoon against the Blades.
The Rebels recalled Nolan Schmidt (F, ’08) to our roster as an Affiliated Player The Edmonton, AB native has 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) in 17 games this season with OHA Edmonton U18 Prep (CSSHL)
Moose Jaw traded Brayden Yager to the Lethbridge Hurricanes last weekend. Ironically enough Moose Jaw and Lethbridge play tonight I pray the Hurricanes lose. It will help Red Deer jump ahead. Also I am shocked they didn’t wait until after christmas like they usually do to trade players of Yager’s caliber. I mean he’s going to be gone for a month here soon anyway.
