The Red Deer Rebels pulled off another thriller Saturday night at the Marchant Crane Centrium, nabbing their second win in four days against the Prince Albert Raiders—the top team in the WHL’s Eastern Conference. They really left it late again. Down 1-0 heading into the final stretch, the Rebels exploded for three straight goals in the last 10 minutes to grind out a solid 3-1 comeback victory. The crowd of 4,831 was roaring by the end of that one—it was a proper gritty effort. Red Deer hung tough all game, keeping things close, then finally broke through in the third. Beckett Hamilton got them on the board to tie it up, Owen DeWitt buried the go-ahead goal that got everyone on their feet, and Matej Mikes sealed it with an empty-netter to ice the game. Big two points in the standings too. The Moose Jaw Warriors had snuck ahead of the Rebels in the playoff hunt recently, but this win flipped things back in Red Deer’s favor. The Rebels now sit at 24-34-2-2 overall, while the Raiders drop to 46-10-5-1. Season series is even at 2-2 after these back-to-back upsets.
Shots on goal in the first period were 7 each
Red Deer native 20 year old Captain Justice Christiansen makes it a 1-0 game for the Raiders at 7:49 of the second period while on the Power Play. The assist on the goal went to Roblin, Manitoba native and Bemidji State commit Brayden Dube.
Shots on goal in the second period were 11-7 for the Raiders
Beckett Hamilton got the Rebels on the board tying the game up at 12:48 of the third period while on the Power Play. The assists on the goal went to Poul Andersen and Cameron Kuzma.
Owen DeWitt gives the Rebels the lead at 16:37 of the third period. The assists on the goal went to Matej Mikes and Cole Temple.
Matej Mikes fired it in the empty net to make it a 3-1 game at 19:19 of the third period. The assists on the goal went to Kohen Lodge and goalie Matthew Kondro
Shots on goal in the third period were 11-7 for the Raiders. The Raiders outshot the Rebels 29-21 in the game.
Matthew Kondro stopped 28 of the 29 shots that he faced for the win for the Rebels. For the Raiders Steele Bass made 18 saves on the 20 shots that he faced.
Three Stars of the game were 1) Beckett Hamilton 2) Matthew Kondro 3) Matej Mikes
Attendance in Red Deer was 4831
Rebels next game is Tuesday March 10th in Red Deer against the Wenatchee Wild
Brandon and Swift Current played last night and when I seen these teams on tv I was very confused.🙄 The Brandon Wheat Kings played as the Wheat City Walleye and the Broncos played as the Lake Diefenbaker Slough Sharks.
