tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27529204582791998442024-03-13T05:00:13.412-06:00Red Deer Round-up with Troy GillardA look at the Rebels and a few other local sports thingsTroy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-90151706836380753682016-03-03T14:29:00.003-07:002016-03-03T16:55:13.401-07:00Helewka Signs With Sharks<div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.71429; margin-bottom: 1.71429rem;">
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">The Sharks selected six-foot-two, 200-pound Burnaby, BC native in the 4th round, 106th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">Helewka started this season by playing three games with the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League. He was returned to the Spokane Chiefs before being acquired by the Rebels on January 1.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">Helewka says it feels great to have a deal done with the Sharks.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">"It's a start to a lot of things and it's good for my parents as well with all the stuff they've gone through throughout my career to help get to this point," Helewka said prior to practice Thursday at the Enmax Centrium.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">"Adam plays a smart, two-way game, with good instincts in all three zones and can finish," said Sharks GM Doug Wilson in a media release announcing the signing. "He has enjoyed quality development under the watch of Spokane Head Coach Don Nachbaur and now in Red Deer under Head Coach Brent Sutter, and we look forward to his continued growth with our organization."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">While the Sharks have shown confidence enough to sign him to a three-year deal, Helewka feels he still has more to do to get his game where it needs to be.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">While official terms of the contract were not released, the deal reportedly comes with an average annual value of $705,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the AHL level.</span></div>
Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-34721690301483915372016-02-22T20:56:00.000-07:002016-02-23T08:39:35.092-07:00Captain Philp Ready To Steer Rebels Ship Into Playoffs<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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While it raised the eyebrows of more than a few fans, the move to name Philp captain should not have come as a total shocker.<br />
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It by no means is a slight to the other Rebels players, including those who have been with the club for three, four or even five seasons. It by all means is a reflection of what the Rebels think of Philp as a leader.<br />
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Associate Coach Jeff Truitt says the 20-year-old forward has the experience needed to lead the Rebels on their journey to the 2016 MasterCard Memorial Cup.<br />
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“Kootenay, the last couple of years, they’ve always gotten better after Christmas. They’ve always stretched things out in the playoffs and battled teams hard in the post-season. He’s gone through those wars of maybe not playing well off the start but then playing real well to bring your game up to another level,” Truitt said prior to Rebels practice at the Kinex Arena Monday afternoon. <br />
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You can’t argue the immediate impact Philp has had since finally suiting up for the Rebels after being acquired at the trade deadline. The Canmore native has four goals and six points in six games since missing about three months with a lower body injury.<br />
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“The guys have been good, it’s been easy to fit in with this group. I feel better each game out there and am gaining lots of confidence.”<br />
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Now that the team has put and end to its lengthy losing skid that reached five games, Philp is confident the Rebels can get it together and finish strong heading into playoffs.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Kenora Thistles, who hosted the Allan Cup in 2011, were to do so again next year. That changed when the Thistles suddenly folded this month. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Team President Gary Forsyth confirmed the news </span><a href="http://allancup.proboards.com/thread/1080/thistles-folding" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">through a post</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to the Allan Cup message board.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In light of the news, Hockey Canada has issued a nation-wide call to find a replacement host for the 2017 tournament. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Both the Generals and Eagles, along with Stony Plain, will be bidding to take over from Kenora.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"2013 was a huge success on and off the ice," Generals GM Jeff McInnis said in regards to the Allan Cup tournament his club hosted (and won) in Red Deer. "We feel that we would be a very safe bet, if not the safest, to be able to turn this thing around in 12 months, which is half the time it takes to plan a legit Allan Cup."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"We are a strong team on the ice and are blessed with the fact that all of our host committee from 2013 have confirmed they would assume their role again, so I would hope that gives us a good shot at it."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Innisfail has never hosted the Allan Cup. Eagles officials sat down for a bid planning meeting Tuesday night. Town Council gave their unanimous support to the team's bid on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Meantime, Stony Plain would be hosting the tournament for a fourth time should their bid be successful. They did so previously in 1995, 1999 and 2007.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- January 27 – “Discovery” call with all Senior Council Chairs to determine who has teams that are willing and able to host a successful Allan Cup Championship (Alberta, as we now know, has three while Ontario has at least one)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- February 3 – Call with all Senior Council Chairs to vote on the Host Branch (province) of the 2017 Allan Cup</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Alberta teams aren't the only ones interested in hosting as their is a joint bid in the works by the Dundas Real McCoys and Hamilton Steelhawks. <i>Scott Radley of the Hamilton Spectator</i> recently <a href="http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/6243907-radley-is-the-allan-cup-coming-back-/" target="_blank">shared the details</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dundas has hosted the tournament twice, most recently in 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Interesting times most definitely lay ahead for Canada's national senior hockey championship.</span>Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-52359011044872386672016-01-07T11:37:00.001-07:002016-01-07T11:37:41.404-07:00Rebels Confident Their Shelves Remain Well-Stocked Following Trades<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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are selling the farm to load up for the Memorial Cup!”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This has been a common refrain from pundits near and far in
wake of the blockbuster trades the Rebels have made over the past couple of
weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There’s a concern out there that the Rebels are doomed to
follow the lead of the Saskatoon Blades in going all out now by giving away
their future. <i>(We all know how that
worked out for them <shudders>)</shudders></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Team brass, however, is confident in their belief that the
Rebels cupboard for next year and beyond is not as empty as many believe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Assistant GM Shaun Sutter spoke with Cam Moon during
Wednesday night’s broadcast on 106.7 The Drive of the Rebels’ 5-0 win in
Saskatoon. Sutter presented the team’s case that they are indeed not
talent-strapped for the post-Memorial Cup era. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“A lot of people see what’s going out the door, the
abundance of draft picks and players going out,” Sutter noted. “But, we’ve
accumulated an abundance of draft picks for this reason, to hopefully keep our
younger players in the fold, those on our roster and those who aren’t on our
team, so we can have success down the line.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“We’re not an old team. If you compare our 1997 and 1998 age
groups to any other team’s, we’re actually further ahead than a lot of teams
that are rebuilding.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sutter singles out Grayson Pawlenchuk, Adam Musil and
Michael Spacek up front and Austin Schmoorkoff, Austin Strand and Braden
Purtill along the blue line as current 97-born Rebels who will be counted on as
team leaders next season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Among the 98’s, Sutter says Josh Mahura is as good as any
WHL defenceman his age. Up front, Jeff de Wit, Brandon Hagel, Taden Rattie,
Reece Johnson are all key pieces for the club moving forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“That’s a very good group of players to return as the core
of your team. We think those two groups of players are as good as any in the
league,” Sutter proclaimed. “A lot of those guys are going to be elite players.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As things sit now, three days ahead of the WHL trade
deadline, the Rebels could return as many as 10 forwards from five defencemen their
current roster for the 2016-17 season. Both
goalies, Rylan Toth and Trevor Martin, are also eligible to return (though at
least one won’t, obviously).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Along with the projected list of returnees, Sutter is
excited for the crop of projected newcomers to the Rebels roster for next
season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Carson Sass, Ethan Sakowich, Jacob Herauf and Texas-born Jase
Foskey (yet to sign with the club) highlight Sutter’s list of top defence
prospects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Akash Bains, who nearly made the club this year as a
16-year-old but was the team’s final cut, and D-Jay Jerome are 99-born players
Sutter feels will help lead the way up front. There is also 2000-born Brendan
Budy, who the Rebels also feel is an elite Midget player who eventually come in
and make a difference for the Rebels. Sutter compares him to recently-acquired
veteran Luke Philp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In net, the Rebels have a hometown Red Deer kid who appears ready
to take the next step to play major junior hockey in Dawson Weatherill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“He’s as good as any goalie out there in midget hockey,” Sutter
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Other dark horses in the Rebels system Sutter thinks could
step up and contribute include Cale Chalifouz and Zac Gladue. Draft picks Chase
Lowry and Brandon Cutler are also having solid seasons as 15-year-olds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all-important first round selection in this year’s WHL Bantam Draft, courtesy
of the Regina Pats. Based on current standings, Sutter thinks that pick could
end up being somewhere between 7<sup>th</sup> and 12<sup>th</sup> overall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“That gives us a lot of options to either keep that pick or
look at what we can do to maybe accumulate more picks.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All of this may or may not help ease the concerns of those
who feel the Rebels are selling their future in order to win now. If nothing
else, it should show the Rebels do indeed have one eye on the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some background reading for your enjoyment…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - <a href="http://bigdrivesports.blogspot.ca/2015/11/rebels-prospects-update.html" target="_blank">November 2015Rebels Prospects Update</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.1067thedrive.fm/?p=13810" target="_blank">Rebels 2015 Bantam Draft Recap</a><br />
- <a href="http://bigdrivesports.blogspot.ca/2014/05/rebels-draft-day-2014.html" target="_blank">Rebels 2014 Bantam Draft Recap</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-51593055480455617822015-12-29T14:22:00.001-07:002015-12-29T14:22:51.977-07:00REBELS: Skill and Size improved with additions of DeBrusk and Rattie<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's no secret about what Taden Rattie is expected to bring to the Red Deer Rebels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The team acquired Rattie's WHL rights from Portland Monday in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. Rattie reported to the Rebels Tuesday morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He's here to make his imposing presence felt and make the Rebels a tougher team to play against, and Rattie has the credentials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"My size factor, they [Brent and Shaun Sutter] talked about it," Rattie said prior to his first practice with the Rebels. "I'm 6'4" so I've got to use my body out there, finish checks and just forecheck hard and do what I can."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Airdrie native has racked up 297 penalty minutes in 87 career games in the AJHL, including 142 in 34 games with the Calgary Mustangs this season (3rd in the league).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, one should also note that Rattie managed to collect 19 points on a team that lost 29 (!) games in a row. The potential for him to chip in offensively is there as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rattie failed to catch on with Portland, where his brother Ty starred for four seasons. The Winterhawks listed Taden as a 15-year-old, two days after he was passed over in the WHL Bantam Draft, and invited him to training camp. That's as far as it went before he left to play Junior A for Whitecourt (where he played with Rebels forward Brandon Hagel) and, later, the Mustangs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rattie had committed to play NCAA hockey with Western Michigan but was quick to say "yes" to joining the Rebels. He says watching his brother made him long for another chance to play in the WHL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"I saw him playing there and it's a great league. Nothing against NCAA, but it's just a good jump for my career right now."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not surprisingly, Rattie says the chance to play in the 2016 Mastercard Memorial Cup also played a big role in his decision.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rattie was given a 'C' rating by NHL Central Scouting in their latest Players to Watch list for the 2016 NHL Draft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meantime, life is starting to become somewhat normal again for Jake DeBrusk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Boston Bruins first rounder needed his billet brother's car </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(his was froze over) to get </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from Swift Current to Red Deer in time for Sunday's game versus Edmonton. Since then he's suited up for two games with the Rebels, scoring twice and adding an assist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He finally practiced with the Rebels for the first time Tuesday morning. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DeBrusk says he is looking forward to settling in with a team that can consistently roll with four lines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"That's really nice to have because in Swift Current we didn't necessarily roll four, we kind of rolled two or three. So, that makes a big difference, especially for guys like me."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Despite the hectic 72 hours he's been through, DeBrusk says the transition from Swift Current to Red Deer has been a smooth one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Lots of good guys around and a real easy transition, to be honest. I've known a couple of guys before, that helps a lot, too. But, the group of guys here is unreal."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DeBrusk says he is feeling better each game out after missing more than three weeks in November with a lower body injury.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Came back a little early, making a push trying to get some games. Came maybe too early but it's getting better."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Rebels are back in action New Year's Eve as they head to Cranbrook to battle the Kootenay Ice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[Full audio from today's chats with Rattie and DeBrusk is available at <a href="https://soundcloud.com/troy-gillard" target="_blank">my Soundcloud page</a>].</span>Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-75554216755390933202015-12-15T09:50:00.000-07:002015-12-15T09:50:32.470-07:00It's Official, Bentley Generals Moving to Lacombe<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">The Bentley Generals will moving base camp a few miles east next year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;">Lacombe City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a <a href="http://www.1067thedrive.fm/news/bentley-generals-on-verge-of-relocating-to-lacombe/" target="_blank">$3.4-million plan</a> to build new dressing rooms for the Barnett Arena, including a new team area for the Generals.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Team officials weren't sure what to expect ahead of Monday's vote. They were relieved once council approved the plan following a short discussion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In response to questions from a couple of city councillors, Generals officials at Monday's meeting said they will make their new area available for use by other groups during their off-season. Negotiations will take place over the coming months.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The two sides will also look at how they can work together on fundraising endeavors for the arena expansion. Council is optimistic the project can be done for less than the budget $3.4-million.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.0001px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Work on the new dressing rooms is expected to this spring and be completed in time for the Generals to play in Lacombe full-time next season.</span></span></div>
Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-42791238939728296882015-12-10T13:23:00.000-07:002015-12-10T13:24:03.793-07:00Bentley Generals On Verge of Moving to Lacombe<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Bentley Generals, two-time Allan Cup champions, await a vote from Lacombe City Council on Monday that would pave the way for them to relocate there next season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Team officials say they have held on long enough (too long, perhaps) but a move is needed in order to keep the club competitive moving forward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My story on the impending council vote and potential move...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.1067thedrive.fm/news/bentley-generals-on-verge-of-relocating-to-lacombe/">http://www.1067thedrive.fm/news/bentley-generals-on-verge-of-relocating-to-lacombe/</a></span>Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-9073103674353535182015-11-12T12:10:00.000-07:002015-11-12T12:13:16.952-07:00Rebels Prospects Update<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Red Deer Rebels continue to build toward the future in
addition to their mission to win the 2016 Mastercard Memorial Cup they’ll be
hosting in May.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The goal is to return to being the perennial championship
contender they were in the early 2000’s. For that to happen, you need not only
to have a strong current roster but also a full cupboard of prospects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cam Moon, being the legendary voice of the Rebels that he
is, recently sat down for a chat with Shaun Sutter, Assistant GM and Director
of Player Personnel. Sutter, as he does so well, gave Mooner a rundown of some prospects
that are off to strong starts this season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“A lot of guys are playing well and
that’s what we want to see,” Sutter said. “We want to see progress and
development throughout the year in areas where guys want to work on and where
they need to improve.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Internally, there is probably as
much talk about next year and what we have inside our organization for what we
are building going ahead because we are striving toward being a contending team
every year and these guys are going to be a part of that.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here’s what Shaun had to say about some of them, starting
with a hometown Red Deerian…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>G Dawson Weatherill
(1999 born) <br />
</b>- Red Deer native, goaltender with the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs<b><br />
</b>- Selected by the Rebels in the second round, 36<sup>th</sup> overall, in
the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft<br />
- Named AMHL October Player of the Month in the Chrysler Division<br />
- Leads AMHL goalies with .958 save percentage and 1.33 GAA<br />
Sutter – “Right now, Dawson is the best goaltender in the AMHL and when you are
the best player on a team that is in first place that obviously says quite a
bit. Coming back from an injury, he played very well. He’s a Red Deer kid
playing for a Red Deer team and is a high Rebels draft pick so for him to
perform in that scenario proves his mental state and how well he is
developing.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>D Jacob Herauf (2000)<br />
</b>- The Rebels first round selection, 16<sup>th</sup> overall, in the 2015
WHL Bantam Draft<br />
- Sherwood Park AMHL, 2 points and 6 PIM through 9 games<br />
Sutter – “His points aren’t there but he is playing a very polished game. We’ve
been working with him on his positional play and his puck management and those
are areas he progressing very well in. It looks like he is going to be a
polished player when he comes in as a 16-year-old.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>F Eli Zummack (2000)</b><br />
- Rebels second round pick, 36<sup>th</sup> overall, in the 2015 WHL Bantam
Draft<br />
- Tournament All-Star with Team BC at the Western Canada U 16 Challenge Cup<br />
- One of the leading scorers in the BC Major Midget league, 19 points in 13
games with the Okanagan Rockets<br />
Sutter – “He was an offensive go-to guy on [Team BC], playing centre and showed
is one of the most skilled guys in his age group. His production was there,
getting a point a game, so that was really good.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>F Brendan Budy (2000)</b><br />
- 4<sup>th</sup> round pick, 69<sup>th</sup> overall in 2015<br />
- Also played for Team at the U 16 event<br />
- 25 points in 12 games this season with Delta Hockey Academy<br />
Sutter - “He played right wing [at the U 16’s] and that’s the first time he’s
played right wing, so he was a bit out of position. Offensively, he maybe
didn’t have the tournament that he wanted to but you could still see the skill
and the sense and the skating, just like Rebels fans saw at training camp. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>F Chase Lowry (2000)<br />
</b>- 3<sup>rd</sup> round pick, 50<sup>th</sup> overall, in the 2015 WHL
Bantam Draft… Rebels used their pick acquired from Saskatoon in the Connor Gay
trade to select Lowry<br />
- Forward with the Edmonton SSAC United Cycle Bulldogs of the Alberta Minor
Midget Hockey League<br />
- Leading scorer in the league with 29 points through 11 games played <b><br />
</b>Sutter – “He continues to be a dominant player at that level, leads the
league in scoring… has the puck on his stick the entire game.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Other players highlighted by Sutter during his chat with
Cam…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>F Dylan Bourlai (1999)
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</b>- Forward, Captain of Edmonton MLAC, fourth in AMHL in penalty minutes <br />
- A player who has come from well off the radar to gain the attention of Rebels
scouts <br />
Sutter – “Even though he’s not always on the scoresheet, when you go to watch a
game he’s always involved because someone wants to kill him or he’s trying to
kill someone else. It’s always nice to have those players who bring that grit
and scrappiness.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>F Zak Gladu (1998)<br />
</b>- Started the season with Drayton Valley (AJHL) before landing in
Kindersley (SJHL)<br />
- Two points and four penalty minutes in his first four games with the Clippers<br />
- 10 points in 42 games in Midget AAA with Medicine Hat in 2014-15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>F Akash Bains (1999)<br />
</b>- Forward selected by the Rebels in the 9<sup>th</sup> round of the 2014
WHL Bantam Draft<br />
- Started this season on the Rebels roster, did not play prior heading to Delta
Hockey Academy Prep where he has collected 18 points through 11 games<br />
Sutter – “He’s a guy, as Rebels fans saw while he was playing with us, that’s
kind of a throwback who compliments skilled players and does all the details
really well”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>F Chase Stevenson (1999)</b><br />
- 10<sup>th</sup> round pick in 2014<br />
- Okanagan Rockets, BC Major Midget Hockey League (teammate of Zummack)<br />
- 16-year-old late round draft pick who has found his game as an offensive
contributor, helping to lead a team turnaround<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>D Cale Chalifoux
(1998)<br />
</b>- 6<sup>th</sup> round pick in 2013 <br />
- 3 points, 16 PIM in 21 games with the AJHL’s Calgary Canucks this season<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>D Ethan Sakowich
(1999)<br />
</b>- 3<sup>rd</sup> round pick in 2014<br />
- Played in two games with the Rebels before going to the AMHL with Fort
Saskatchewan<br />
- 5 points, 24 PIM in first 5 games with the Rangers this season<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>F Brayden Labant
(1999)<br />
</b>- 8<sup>th</sup> round pick in 2014<br />
- 6 points in 9 games this season with Fort Saskatchewan Rangers AMHL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>D Benjamin “Boo” Grist (1999)<br />
</b>- 6<sup>th</sup> round pick in 2014<br />
- Point per game player among leaders in defence scoring with Shawnigan Lake
School Prep in the CSSHL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</b>- 8<sup>th</sup> round pick in 2015<br />
- 3 points, 14 PIM in 11 games played<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>G Riley Kohonick (2000)<br />
</b>- Goaltender, Midget AA Notre Dame Hounds<br />
- A 15-year-old list player playing against 17-year-olds <br />
- 2.00 GAA in five games played this season </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-10261396511721139632015-09-16T15:03:00.000-06:002015-09-16T15:04:31.892-06:00REBELS: Big Men, Young and Old, Looking To Make Statements This Season<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We’ve known for four years that Kayle Doetzel is one of the
toughest defencemen to play against in the entire Western Hockey League.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His hard hitting, dependable play in his own zone earned him
Rebels Defenceman of the Year honours last year. Now, the 20-year-old blueliner
is looking to add more dimensions to his game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I worked a lot on my mobility and puck work,” Doetzel said
Tuesday regarding his work in the off-season. “For a bigger guy, that’s
something you need is to be able to catch some of the smaller guys [in the
league].”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Doetzel also said he’s worked hard to become an even more
physical player. So, there’s that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Rosedale, Saskatchewan native has plenty to prove
heading into the new season. After receiving NHL camp invites each of the past
two year from Nashville and Toronto, Doetzel found himself left out this year
while eight of his Rebels teammates left to skate with big league clubs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His coach says his first step in getting back on the pro scene
is to get off to a strong start to the year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> “He’s got a history
since he was here as a young guy that he doesn’t play to his abilities that
both he and we would like [early in the season],” says Brent Sutter. “In the
last half, he turns it around and gets going. That’s probably affected him to
some degree as to why he’s not at a pro camp this year.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is the expectation of both Sutter and Doetzel for #8 to
be a standout among what could be the deepest defense corps in the WHL Eastern Conference.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“We’re expecting him to be a leader for us,” says Sutter. “We’re
expecting him to be a shutdown defenceman and be a big, strong, solid guy that
can log some big minutes. Then, perhaps he can sign a pro tryout again next year
and maybe sign a pro contract.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />While it’s still only the preseason, Austin Pratt seems to be making a smooth
transition to major junior hockey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The six-foot-two Shattuck’s St. Mary’s alum scored once in
each Rebels preseason game this past weekend, a 5-3 win over Tri-City and a 5-3
loss to Spokane.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“He certainly has been good,” Sutter admits. “He’s a big
body but his conditioning has been really good and he’s played a hard game, and
that’s what he has to play.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While comfortable, Pratt says his first taste of WHL
preseason action has been a learning experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I’ve been expecting it but how hard the hits are and how
big and fast the guys are, it still takes time to get used to.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As far as Sutter is concerned, the sky’s the limit for the
Minnesota native.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“When he’s moving and engaged and finishing his checks he
can do a lot of things that other 16-year-olds can’t.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pratt has been mostly playing on a line with Grayson Pawlenchuk
and Jeff De Wit. This will likely continue this weekend as the Rebels take
their shorthanded lineup into their final two preseason games Friday versus
Edmonton (in Red Deer) and Saturday versus Medicine Hat (in Stettler).<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b>** Keep an eye on @RebelsThisWeek and @247RedDeer for video stories on Doetzel, Pratt and this weekend's final preseason games.</b></i></span></div>
Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-37902422223692546742015-09-03T13:04:00.003-06:002015-09-03T13:05:38.802-06:00Rebels Roster Update<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Following last night’s Black and White Game, the Rebels made a number of roster moves to leave them with 35 players still in the fold. Here’s the list of players trimmed from the roster...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Goaltender</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solomon Burk, Castlegar, BC, 1998</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Boedy Donald, Star City, SK, 1998</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jace Foskey, Southlake, TX, 2000 – a 7th round Rebels pick in this year’s WHL Bantam Draft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Boo Grist, North Saanich, BC, 1999 – selected by the Rebels in the 6th round of the 2014 draft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Spencer McHardy, Calgary, AB, 2000 – selected by the Rebels in the 8th round of this year’s draft</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Forwards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brendan Budy, Langley, BC, 2000 – 4th round Rebels pick in 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tyler Kirkup, Virden, MB, 1998 – 9th round Rebels pick in 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brayden Labant, St. Paul, AB, 1999 – 8th round pick in 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jack Langenhahn, St. Albert, AB, 1999</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shane Sherban, Lanigan, SK, 1998</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With those players gone, here now is a look at some of the players who are still here and were not on the Rebels full-time roster last season. (Will add updates as I find time to collect info) For some of them I have included comments from Rebels Assistant GM Shaun Sutter from our chat following this year’s WHL Bantam Draft…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dawson Weatherill, 99, Red Deer – Dawson will see time between the pipes during the preseason before sticking around his hometown this season to play Midget AAA with the Optimist Chiefs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ethan Sakowich, 99, Athabasca, AB – third round pick (46th overall) in the 2014 draft… </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jacob Herauf, 00, Sherwood Park, AB – the club’s first round pick in this year’s Bantam Draft (16th overall) is ineligible to play full-time with the Rebels this season… Sutter on draft day “Jacob is a player who skates very well, moves the puck and plays with a lot of bite, says Sutter. “His game is similar to Mathew Dumba in that he’s gonna run guys over and makes people pay the price but he’s also a guy who can put up some points and skates real well.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Carson Sass, 99, Melville, SK – third round pick (47th overall) in 2014…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Austin Shmoorkoff, 97, Edmonton – picked up by the club in 2013… appeared in 6 regular season games with the Rebels in 2013-14 and one more this past season… appeared in 10 AJHL games with Okotoks and the Calgary Canucks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eli Zummack, 00, Kelowna, BC – the club’s second round selection (36th overall) in this year’s draft… 5’9” 160 lbs… 9G, 12A, 21P, 14 PIM with Okanagan in 2014-15… from Sutter “Eli is a skilled, offensive guy who is a playmaker that makes other guys around him better. He’s a guy that can quarterback the powerplay form the half-wall. He is a determined, character kid and he comes out of a real good program at the Pursuit of Excellence.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chase Lowry, 00, Edmonton, AB – third round pick (50th) this year… 5’10” 171 lbs… 31G, 33A, 64P, 14 PIM in 64 games over two years with Edmonton SSAC… Sutter “Chase dealt with some injuries last year but is a solid all-around player. He is a guy who can score, make plays, is good away from the puck and also plays a heavy game. We thought there was a lot of players drafted ahead of him who he was a better player than.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Austin Pratt, 99, Lakeville, Minnesota – Rebels 4th round pick in 2014… the club’s excitement over having Pratt sign with them prompted <a href="http://www.1067thedrive.fm/?p=12771" target="_blank">a press conference this past April</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">D-Jay Jerome, 00, Lethbridge - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Akash Bains, 99, Delta, BC – selected in the 9th round (185th overall) in the 2014 draft… </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jack McClelland, 96, Wichita KS – free agent invite… son of former Edmonton Oiler Kevin… </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tanner Sidaway, 99, Victoria, BC – </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brandon Cutler, 00, Stony Plain, AB - 5’10” 160 lbs… 13G, 25A, 38P, 32 PIM in 28 games with the Spruce Grove PAC Saints… Sutter “Skates well, thinks the game and has some real good upside. He can make a play and will play a physical play. We see some depth and potential.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other newcomers still with the Rebels are all fairly well-known by this point… forwards Ivan Nikolishin and Lane Pederson and defenceman Ryan Pouliot all have WHL experience under their belt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Rebels open preseason play this Saturday in St. Albert versus the Oil Kings. Following that, the club will lose EIGHT players to various NHL camps…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Conner Bleackley, COL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Haydn Fleury, CAR</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Adam Musil, STL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wyatt Johnson, ANA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lane Pederson, ANA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Evan Polei, DET</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Michael Spacek, WPG</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nelson Nogier, WPG</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This means the Rebels will have to be somewhat creative when icing their lineups for preseason games next weekend versus the Americans and Spokane Chiefs at Tri-City. It’ll definitely be fun/interesting to see what the club comes up with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(You can head to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/troy-gillard/black-and-white-game-wrap" target="_blank">my soundcloud page</a> for postgame comments from Brent Sutter and Wyatt Johnson following the Black and White Game) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TG</span><br />
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Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-13295815622650122362015-08-26T21:04:00.001-06:002015-08-26T21:07:14.859-06:00#RebelsTC15 The RookiesFor you diehards... here are the rookie rosters for Red Deer Rebels training camp...<br />
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2015 Red Deer Rebels Rookie Camp <br />
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Burgundy Ben Rishaug Sherwood Park, AB 00 Grey Lucas Leisen Edmonton, AB 99<br />
Blue Riley Kohonick White City, SK 00 Green Lukas Shaw Vancouver, BC 00<br />
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2 Carson Sass Melville, SK 99 2 Jacob Herauf Sherwood Park, AB 00<br />
3 Jace Foskey Southlake, TX 00 3 Boo Grist North Saanich, BC 99<br />
4 Matthew Kasowski St. Albert, AB 99 4 Jacob Thomson Brandon, MB 00<br />
5 Holden Parsons Sherwood Park, AB 99 5 Spencer McHardy Calgary, AB 00<br />
6 Kelton Travis Strathmore, AB 00 6 Christian Riemer Regina, SK 00<br />
7 Sam Pouliot North Vancouver, BC 00 7 Evan Simpson Kitscoty, AB 99<br />
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8 Chase Stevenson West Kelowna, BC 99 8 Jake Mulder Abbotsford, BC 00<br />
9 Eli Zummack Kelowna, BC 00 9 Brendan Budy Langley, BC 00<br />
10 Cole Basnett Fairview, AB 00 10 Brayden Labant St. Paul, AB 99<br />
11 Dylan Bourlai Edmonton, AB 99 11 Chance Adrian Dalmeny, SK 99<br />
12 Brandon Cutler Stony Plain, AB 00 12 Chase Lowry Edmonton, AB 00<br />
13 Jack Langenhahn St. Albert, AB 99 13 Parker Saretsky Wainwright, AB 99<br />
14 Randen Schmidt Regina, SK 00 14 Bryce Osepchuk Smoky Lake, AB 00<br />
15 Martin Rudolf St. Albert, AB 00 15 D-Jay Jerome Lethbridge, AB 99<br />
16 Deklan Whillans Grande Prairie, AB 99 16 Sam Robinson Sherwood Park, AB 99<br />
17 Chase Nameth Regina, SK 00 17 Joshua Belcher Rapid City, MB 00<br />
18 Eric Sorensen Grimshaw, AB 00 18 Hunter Floris Vanderhoof, BC 00Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-67193243523084566162015-08-25T21:20:00.000-06:002015-08-27T12:48:45.429-06:00#RebelsTC15 Main Camp Roster<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Of note, forward Meyer Nell has informed the team he is leaving to attend the University of Manitoba.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Three listed players have been invited to main camp (Burk, Donald, Sherban) while McClelland is a free agent invite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">EIGHT players are scheduled to attend various NHL camps in September: </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fleury CAR, Bleackley COL, Musil STL, Nogier and Spacek WPG, Polei DET and Pederson and Wyatt Johnson ANA</span></td><td colspan="10" nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 26.1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 527.05pt;" valign="bottom" width="703"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></td><td colspan="10" nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 26.1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 527.05pt;" valign="bottom" width="703"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.6pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Team Black</span></b></span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Team White</span></b></span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 18.6pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Goaltenders</b></span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Goaltenders</b></span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Black</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Trevor Martin</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Ardrossan, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">White</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Rylan Toth</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Saskatoon, SK</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Yellow</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Solomon Burk</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Castlegar, BC</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">98</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Red</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Dawson Weatherill</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Red Deer, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">99</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Defence</b></span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Defence</b></span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">2</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Haydn Fleury</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Carlyle, SK</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">2</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Josh Mahura</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">St. Albert, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">98</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">3</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Kayle Doetzel</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Rosetown, SK</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">95</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">3</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Nelson Nogier</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Saskatoon, SK</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">4</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Colton Bobyk</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Red Deer, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">4</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Ethan Sakowich</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Athabasca, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">99</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">5</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Ryan Pouliot</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">North Vancouver, BC</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">98</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">5</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Austin Strand</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Calgary, AB</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">97</span></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">6</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Austin Shmoorkoff</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Edmonton, AB</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">97</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">6</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Boedy Donald</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Star City, SK</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">98</span></span></div>
</td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">7</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Cale Chalifoux</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Edmonton, AB</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">98</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Forwards
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Forwards</b></span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">8</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Akash Bains</span></span></div>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Delta, BC</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">99</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">7</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Ivan Nikolishin</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Moscow, RUS</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">9</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Michael Spacek</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Pardubice, CZR</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">97</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">8</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Lane Pederson</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Saskatoon, SK</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">97</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">10</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Adam Musil</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Delta, BC</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">97</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">9</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Zac Gladu</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Medicine Hat, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">98</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">11</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jack McClelland</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Wichita, KS</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">10</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Tyler Kirkup</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Virden, MB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">98</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">12</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Jeff de Wit</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Red Deer, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">98</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">11</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Conner Bleackley</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">High River, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.45pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">13</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Wyatt Johnson</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Saskatoon, SK</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">95</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">13</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Austin Pratt</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Lakeville, MN</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 14.45pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">99</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">14</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 105.45pt;" valign="bottom" width="141"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Evan Polei</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="149"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Wetaskiwin, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">96</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="6"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="3"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.7pt;" valign="bottom" width="45"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">14</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.95pt;" valign="bottom" width="148"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Presten Kopeck</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.55pt;" valign="bottom" width="123"><div class="ecxMsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Medicine Hat, AB</span></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 14.9pt;" valign="bottom" width="20"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">95</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td nowrap="nowrap" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 36.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="49"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">15</span></span></div>
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Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-74876058934309263792015-05-07T21:47:00.003-06:002015-05-07T21:47:45.402-06:00REBELS: Bantam Draft Recap<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi All,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As you have noticed... I've done a superb job of neglecting this site for the past few months. That's because I've been posting my Rebels blogs to my radio station's website at www.1067thedrive.fm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you'd want to check out my Rebels Bantam Draft recap by clicking on this here link --> http://www.1067thedrive.fm/?p=13810</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />TG </span>Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-86931557627536280032015-01-05T20:39:00.002-07:002015-01-05T20:39:27.244-07:00Rebels and Pats Make A Rather Big Deal<span lang=""><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Fans of The Godfather will best appreciate what happened at Rebels headquarters today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Regina Pats VP of Hockey Operations and Head Coach John Paddock made Brent Sutter an offer he couldn’t refuse. In the process, he pried away one of the Rebels most tantalizing prospects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sutter sent forward Jake Leschyshyn to the Pats on Monday in exchange for Regina’s leading scorer, 19 year old forward Connor Gay. The Rebels also get Regina’s 1st round Bantam Pick in 2016, 2nd round pick in 2015 and 7th round pick in 2017. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"It’s a hard thing to do to trade away your first round pick that you took sixth overall," Sutter admitted while speaking about the trade Monday afternoon. "It was something I was approached on by Regina [to see] if I was interested in moving a player like that. To be quite honest, I really wasn’t and yet we got into discussions and one thing led to another."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For the Rebels, anytime you can acquire another team’s scoring leader, Gay netted 44 points in 39 games with the Pats this season, it’s a good day. But, yet again, Sutter has a two-year plan in mind with this deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"We need to make sure that we could add to our team this year and a player that could push to maybe be one of our 20 year old guys next year, a guy that can put up numbers."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In making the deal, the Rebels regain each of the draft picks previously sent to Saskatoon when they acquired Nelson Nogier and Austin Adamson. One could say that Sutter received Nogier, Adamson and Gay in exchange for Leschyshyn. The Rebels now have an abundance of draft picks in their pocket should they decide to do more shopping in the off-season (or later this week, you never know).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Not. Too. Shabby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sutter says Leschyshyn also stands to benefit greatly from the deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"In talking with his family [and it] being hard to play here next year as a 16 year old with the depth we have down at centre ice, and being close to home, three hours away in Regina, it would be a good fit for Jake."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While it’s not easy, Sutter says it is the responsibility of the Rebels to have a team that is worthy of competing against the nation’s best when the Memorial Cup comes to Red Deer in 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"When you’re gonna be the host team, you gotta make sure you have the team that gives you that opportunity not just to be the host but to be successful in your league and in the tourney as well. It’s just the way it is."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In his first move of the day, Sutter sent 19-year-old defenceman and Red Deer native Kolton Dixon to the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for 18 year old goaltender Trevor Martin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The move is all about depth. Rylan Toth and, of late, Taz Burman have given the Rebels quality goaltending this season. Both will continue to prove they are worthy of being with the club next season. But with 16 year old Dawson Weatherill the only other goaltender of note in their system, the Rebels needed another tender in the fold in the event something happens to Toth or Burman.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Martin has been assigned to the Melville Millionaires of the SJHL where he’ll by all accounts assume a starting role. Dixon goes to the Blades where he’ll get something that simply wasn’t coming his way in his hometown, a chance to play every game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now, we sit back and await to see if the Rebels will be involved in anymore trades before this weekend’s deadline.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-37443010734929483062014-12-29T16:42:00.002-07:002014-12-29T16:45:05.273-07:00Rebels: December Deals Have Memorial Cup In Mind<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The WHL Trade Deadline does not arrive
for another two weeks (January 10).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brent Sutter isn’t waiting that long
to make what he hopes are drastic improvements to his Red Deer Rebels
club.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Four new names have been added to the
Rebels roster since December 1…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Riley Sheen</b>, F, 20,
acquired from Lethbridge along with a conditional 5th round
selection in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft in exchange for 20-year old
Devan Fafard and 17-year old forward Brayden Burke<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Nelson Nogier</b>, 18, D, and
<b>Austin Adamson</b>, F, 18, acquired from Saskatoon in exchange
for in exchange for 17-year old forward Mason McCarty, the Rebels
1st round selection in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft, and a 2nd round
pick in 2015<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Colton Bobyk</b>, D, 18,
acquired from Spokane along with a 4th round selection in 2016 in
exchange for 19-year old defenceman Nick Charif, a 2nd round pick in
2015 and a conditional 6th round selection in 2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Clearly, the Rebels have paid high
prices to bring these players in. It is also clear that Sutter
believes these players are the right fit for his club.</span><a name='more'></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“You always want deals to work out
for all the players involved and [what’s] best for both
organizations,” Brent told Cam Moon during Saturday’s Rebels vs.
Oil Kings broadcast on 106.7 The Drive. “Saskatoon and Spokane are
happy with the returns they are getting and we’re certainly happy
with the players we’re getting.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In Bobyk, the Rebels gain another
hometown Red Deer product with a Telus Cup title to his credit. They
also get a defenceman seeking to get re-established after dealing
with a long-term injury.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“We expect him to be the same kind of
player that he was with the midgets. He can skate, he can move the
puck, he can really hammer the puck, he’s got a great shot and he’s
got an edge to his game and I really like that,” says Sutter. “To
acquire a player like this now, a year from now we could be looking
at something completely different as far as what the price of that
player is.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nogier is undoubtedly the key piece in
the deal that brought him and Adamson over from the Blades, Sutter is
confident he will be worth the first round pick it cost to get him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“We knew [defence] was an area we
needed to upgrade. We knew we wanted to be a real good puck moving,
smart defensive corps that can really play the game any way you want
to play it. With Haydn and Doetz and Cote as a 20-year old, who’s
having an outstanding year, Strand, Mahura, Grman, and Dixon we
really feel our back end is in a different spot now than it was going
into the first part of December.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The December additions of Nogier,
Adamson and Bobyk, along with the earlier addition of Tyler Sandhu,
all come with a two-year plan in mind. Each now has a lengthy
audition period to try and prove they are indeed worthy of playing in
the big event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“It’s important that we have a
very, very good team this year and next year,” Sutter explains. “We
feel with the trades we’ve made that we certainly have upgraded our
team this year. At the same time, we can look forward to next year
knowing some of the pieces we have put in place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Is Sutter done with his wheeling and
dealing or is there more to come?
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“I’m not truly thinking there’s
anything else done with us, but you never know what might come about
and what might unfold. We’ll see how it goes but I certainly happy
to go after the trade deadline with the group we have and take a run
at this thing.”</span></div>
<br />Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-34498410243295043482014-11-27T10:42:00.003-07:002014-11-27T10:42:33.421-07:00Fleury Working To Rock It Like A Hurricane<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span id="goog_15626635"></span><span id="goog_15626636"><em>[Here goes my latest attempt at blogging, based on some good interviews we've had on recent Rebels broadcasts]</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Haydn Fleury hasn’t exactly been
piling up the points this season with the Red Deer Rebels. But, that
doesn’t mean his play isn’t trending in the right direction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last weekend, the Carolina Hurricanes,
sent a familiar face to Red Deer to get a firsthand look at the
progress of their first round draft pick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Glen Wesley is the Director of
Defencemen Development for the Hurricanes. The Red Deer native knows
a thing or two about patrolling NHL blue lines, having done so for 1457 games joining Carolina’s hockey staff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“He’s been very disciplined with
his reads and his gaps have been good in the neutral zone,” Wesley
told me during the first intermission of Saturday’s 4-0 Rebels win
over the Calgary Hitmen. “He is able to close and take away time
and space.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wesley praised Fleury’s great,
seemingly effortless skating ability.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“It’s fun to watch him skate, in
all reality, with just how effortless it is for him.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When it comes to improving his game,
Wesley says it is clear to him that Fleury is working hard on the
areas of his game that need improving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“He understands what it takes to be a
pro. Day in and day out, it’s consistency that he’s got to bring
to the Rebels lineup and be that example for those younger guys. He’s
got a good head on our shoulders and I think he has a very bright
future in our [Hurricanes] organization.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As for Wesley himself, he is having fun
in his current role with the club with whom he won a Stanley Cup as a
player in 2006. Wesley keeps a close eye on 14 Hurricanes defence
prospects playing in various leagues throughout North America. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“It’s good to get out and get a
taste of what they are going through. Sometimes they are going
through a struggling period or they are going on all cylinders. It’s
good for me to catch up with all of them. It’s almost a sense of
being a big brother.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And, while last weekend’s trip home
to Red Deer was for business, Wesley did find time to mix in some
personal time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“I get to see family in the morning
and afternoon before going to work at night, so it’s good in that
aspect.”</span></div>
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Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-70397087302962278142014-09-03T10:11:00.000-06:002014-09-03T10:11:03.725-06:00WHL Coaching Carousel <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I start getting some things ready for Rebels broadcasts this season, I put together a quick list of all of the offseason coaching changes in the WHL. I figured I might as well share it with you...</span><br />
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</span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2013-14 </span></b><br />
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</span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2014-15 </span></b><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Calgary</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mike Williamson</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mark French</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Steve Hamilton</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don Hay</span><br />
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<br />Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-43487333096860931452014-08-20T21:15:00.002-06:002014-08-20T21:15:40.100-06:00TRAINING CAMP: THE ROOKIES<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's is the rookies roster for the opening day of Rebels Training Camp (Thursday). They hit the ice at 10 a.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of note, Jeff de Wit is not with the rookie group. He'll skate with the veterans group once he's healthy enough to do so. </span><br />
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<br />Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-11248931713827784522014-08-19T15:05:00.001-06:002014-08-20T08:50:23.140-06:00REBELS: IT'S TIME<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">‘Twas the night before training camp and all through the
rink…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nah, who am I kidding. I suck at poetry. Some think I
also suck at writing, for that matter, but here it comes anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to the 2014-15 season, Red Deer Rebels fans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After another much longer than hoped for
off-season, the boys are back in town and ready to hit the ice starting
Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While the off-season was indeed a long one, it was not
completely uneventful for the Rebels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is a recap of some of the bigger happenings…</span><br />
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DRAFT – As they’ve done before (Brandon Sutter, Adam Musil) the Rebels used the
6</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><sup>th</sup> overall selection on a player with NHL bloodlines, Jake
Leschyshyn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They snapped up hometown
goalie Dawson Weatherill in round two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Also among their 11 selections were a couple of guys with great hockey
names, Grant Mismash and Benjamin “Boo” Grist.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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DRAFT – Not only did the Rebels have their streak of having at least one of
their players selected in the NHL Draft in every year of their existence
extended, they had two of their stars selected in the first round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Haydn Fleury (7</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><sup>th</sup> overall,
Carolina) and Conner Bleackley (23<sup>rd</sup>, Colorado) are both perfect
fits with their new NHL clubs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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DRAFT – With a clear emphasis on strengthening their core of blueliners, the Rebels
took two of them in this year’s Import Draft: Eduards Jansons (6’2” 176 lbs. 1997-09-07)
and Mario Grman (6’0” 176 lbs. 1997-04-11). Two big bodies that will be counted on to make an impact.
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SOUND SYSTEM – Ok, this one is more of a selfish inclusion for yours
truly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the former PA Announcer at
Rebels games, nothing frustrated more than getting complaints from fans
constantly saying “the speakers in here suck!” Thankfully, Westerner Park has finally come around and upgraded the
system. Can’t wait to hear it!
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CUP BID – Quite frankly, it’s time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Rebels were passed over the last time they bid to host the Memorial Cup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be an outrageous travesty of justice
to have that happen again and have Alberta’s 40-plus year Memorial Cup hosting
drought extended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are a number of players from last year’s team who, for
various reasons, are no longer with the Rebels. A few of whom I will miss dealing with in my particular line of work,
most notable Patrik Bartosak, Vukie Mpofu, Brady Gaudet and Rhyse Dieno.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On-ice results aside, these guys were
absolute beauties to work with when it came to interviews and their
contributions to Rebels broadcasts will most definitely be missed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mooner and I will have to work that much
harder to fill the void they are leaving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needless to say, there are some intriguing things to watch
during training camp, the preseason and beyond, including...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The competition for the three roster spots for
overage players will likely come down to fan favorite Devan Fafard and newcomer
Brett Cote on defense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Who will take over between the pipes from
Bartosak?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taz Burman, Rylan Toth and
Grant Naherniak are familiar names but will someone else also enter the
mix? (EDIT: Grant Naherniak is no longer in the mix and will not be at camp. Burman and Toth are the only two goalies on the main camp roster)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Is Jeff de Wit ready for a full-time role
playing for his hometown club?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The Rebels are excited for Josh Mahura, can the
youngster help solidify the defense corps?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All in all, especially with a whole lot of rain in the
forecast, it’s a good time to be talking hockey and to head back to the rink.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TG<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">P.S. If you want to help me
finish my poem, leave your suggestions in the comments section.</span></div>
Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-39511420072827701312014-08-15T14:03:00.002-06:002014-08-15T14:03:33.235-06:00BACK IN BLACK (AND WHITE)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy the final weekend of the off-season, folks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Starting Thursday, your local hockey heroes hit the ice as they work toward the ultimate major junior hockey goal of winning the Memorial Cup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You can find a rundown of the Red Deer Rebels 2014 Training Camp schedule at their <a href="http://www.reddeerrebels.com/article/red-deer-rebels-training-camp-begins-august-21" target="_blank">website</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">On Wednesday, GM and Head Coach Brent Sutter will be chatting with us in the local media to offer up a camp preview and his (lofty, no doubt) expectations for the 2014-15 season. We'll also probably as him for an update on the 2016 Memorial Cup bid (you're damn right it should come to Red Deer!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We definitely look forward to bringing you all the action once again as <a href="http://www.1067thedrive.fm/" target="_blank">106.7 The Drive</a> will carry each Rebels regular season and playoff game live.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Enjoy golf, or whatever it is you like doing when the weather is nice, because life at the rink is about to resume. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">See you there!<br /><br />TG</span>Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-65028892521092190512014-05-01T17:21:00.001-06:002014-05-01T17:21:41.813-06:00REBELS: Draft Day 2014<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once again, the Red Deer Rebels tapped
into some NHL bloodlines in the first round of the WHL Bantam Draft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was Brandon Sutter in 2004, Adam
Musil in 2012, and today Jake Leschyshyn whose father, Curtis,
patrolled the blue line in both the NHL and WHL and was an Assistant
Coach with the Saskatoon Blades last season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leschyshyn, the 6<sup>th</sup> overall
selection in today’s draft, headlines the group of 11 players
selected by the Rebels. The group of 11 also includes a local
product and a pair of very intriguing American players.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall, Rebels Assistant GM Sutter
feels the club was able to address the needs they had identified
heading into today’s draft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“We want to play a big, strong
attacking type of game,” Sutter explained on the phone from
Calgary, the scene of today’s draft. “You have to have a little
bit of everything, so we have some guys who can complement each
other… We feel real good about this draft. We have real good
balance, a couple left shot defencemen and a couple right shot. Up
front too… drafting a couple centremen, a couple right wingers and
three left wingers.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here is the full down of today’s
Rebels draftees, including comment from Sutter on each…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>JACK LESCHYSHYN (1</b><sup><b>st</b></sup><b>
round, 6</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b> overall) </b>– Leschyshyn
racked up 59 points in 31 games playing Bantam AA with the Saskatoon
Stallions last seasonJake stands 5'9” and weighs 150 lbs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sutter: “We picked a player that is
a complete player, a coach’s dream to coach. Someone you can rely
on in all situations whether it’s to take an important faceoff or
scoring a goal or making plays on the powerplay. [He’s] a guy
that’s going to be a leader on your team and potentially be the
captain. To be a successful team, your best players have to be your
hardest working players and be your best leaders. With Jake, he fits
all that criteria.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DAWSON WEATHERILL (2</b><sup><b>nd</b></sup><b>,
37</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>)</b> – A big goalie, standing 6'4"
and weighing 175 lbs., Weatherill played bantam AAA for Red Deer
White last season and produced a 2.52 goals against average and 0.929
save percentage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“He’s uber-athletic and a big kid
who has huge upside to his game. He’s obviously a local area kid
and the goal was to get one of the best goalies in the draft. We
feel we did in selecting him.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ETHAN SAKOWICH (3</b><sup><b>rd</b></sup><b>,
46</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>) AND CARSON SASS (3</b><sup><b>rd</b></sup><b>,
47</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>)</b> – Sakowich racked up 6 goals, 12
assists, 18 points and 42 penalty minutes while playing Bantam AAA in
Fort Saskatchewan last season. Sass played Bantam AA for the
Melville Millionaires last season and had 21 points and 30 penalty
minutes in 30 games played.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“We get some defenceman that have
some upside to grow, that move the puck well, play with some edge and
also move well. An emphasis from Brent was that we wanted puck
moving defenceman that could do a bit of everything.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>AUSTIN PRATT (4</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>,
75</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>) AND GRANT MISMASH (5</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>,
97</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>)</b> – Both played at Shattuck St.
Mary's last season. Pratt collected 73 points and 60 penalty minutes
in 65 games. Mismash piled up 96 points and 132 penalty minutes in
65 games.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“When it’s all said in done, if
they were to play in the western league, and we can be successful in
recruiting these players, they can be as good as any player selected
in this draft. They are players who both have pro upside and will
most likely, at some point, play in the NHL. We’re really excited
to go through the recruiting process with them to try to get them to
come to Red Deer and play for us.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sutter admits the team is taking quite
a gamble in drafting two American players from Shattucks St. Mary’s.
But, if they can be successfully recruited to come north, the sky
appears to be the limit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Pratt, specifically, is a player
that his family is originally from Ontario. They are very familiar
with the CHL so he’s a player we thought was definitely worth the
risk. Both him and Mismash, if they were Canadian kids, were players
we would consider taking in the first round. Should they come play
in our league, this draft will look like we had three first round
picks.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>BENJAMIN GRIST</b> <b>(6</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>,
119</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>)</b> – “Boo” Grist who had 22
points and 73 penalty minutes in 43 Bantam AAA league games with
Victoria Racquet Club.
</span></div>
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</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Very similar [to Sakowich and Sass]
in the same respect. His brother was a huge guy that played in the
league in both Tri City and Kamloops. We really like the defencemen
we picked.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>CHANCE ADRIAN (7</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>,
142</b><sup><b>nd</b></sup><b>), BRAYDEN LABANT (8</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>,
163</b><sup><b>rd</b></sup><b>), AKASH BAINS (9</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>,
185</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>)</b> – Adrian played Bantam AA with
the Sask Valley Vipers last season, collecting 41 points and 36
penalty minutes in 31 regular season games and 10 points in 6 playoff
games. Labant, of St. Paul, Alberta, played Bantam AAA in Fort
Saskatchewan and earned 29 points and 62 penalty minutes in 32 league
games. Bains netted 57 points and had 22 penalty minutes in 59 games
with Okanagan Hockey Academy.
</span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“All are big bodied guys that play a
real heavy game, real strong game. They have skill and sense and can
make plays and go through people. They all guys that we really like
and fit the identity of what we want to do in terms of playing, guys
that are tough to play against.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>CHASE STEVENSON (10</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>,
207</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>)</b> – Stevenson had 68 points and
18 penalty minutes in 50 games with Okanagan last season. “A
skilled, sensed player that is a smaller guy right now but he plays
with a lot of fire and determination. One of those late round picks,
whether it’s a Scott Feser type, one of those guys you think has
the potential to find a way to play.”</span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 11 draft picks will get their first
taste of life as a Rebel when they arrive in Red Deer for the annual
Spring Prospects Camp in June.</span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Rebels also addressed their
concerns about their defence corps by making a pair of moves to swap
20-year-old blueliners. Gone is Brady Gaudet, shipped back to
Kamloops in exchange for the 47<sup>th</sup> overall pick that turned
into Cass. In is Brett Cote from the Victoria Royals in exchange for
today’s 31<sup>st</sup> overall pick.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Cote is a bit of a bigger, stronger
kid that plays a heavier game,” noted Sutter.</span></div>
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Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-34237808337689945662014-03-19T18:13:00.002-06:002014-03-19T18:13:23.138-06:00REBELS: The Final Curtain
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just like that… it’s all over.<br /><br />After a frantic finish to the regular
season that centred on an ultra-tight race for a playoff spot, the
finality of the Red Deer Rebels’ tiebreaker game loss to the Prince
Albert Raiders is tough to stomach, real tough.<br /><br />Many observers had high hopes for the
2013-14 Red Deer Rebels, and it was with good reason that they did.
They brought back a large chunk of the roster that last season
rallied to finish 4<sup>th</sup> in the WHL Eastern Conference and
swept the Prince Albert Raiders in the opening round of playoffs.
They had the reigning WHL and CHL Goaltender of the Year, a stud
defenceman to build around, a promising group of forwards, and a
solid coaching group with a ton of pedigree. Seemingly, the
ingredients were there for a recipe for success this season.<br /><br />In the end, those ingredients didn’t
mix as well as many had expected and the Rebels are on the outside
looking in for this year’s playoffs. It certainly wasn’t a
boring season, no season ever is in my opinion, and here some of the
highs and lows, as I saw them, from the campaign that was…</span></div>
<a name='more'></a><br />HIGHS...<br /><br />THE BARTY PARTY – There is nothing I
can say about Patrik that hasn’t already been said. The Czech
netminder did everything his club had asked of him and then some. It
will be fun to watch him as he begins his professional career as part
of the Los Angeles Kings organization.<br /><br />SCOTTY ON FIRE – The “feel good
story” of the Rebels season… in my humble opinion, at least. For
the second straight season, Feser was greeted at the end of training
camp with a ticket to the AJHL. He was recalled by the Rebels
shortly after being traded from Camrose to Okotoks and never looked
back. By season’s end the line of Feser-Johnson-Musil was leading
the way at both ends of the rink for the Rebels, providing a shimmer
of optimism heading into next season.<br /><br />FANTASTIC FLEURY – The lanky
blueliner from Saskatchewan was dropped into the #1 slot with the
departure of Mathew Dumba. Fleury responded big time with solid play
at both ends of the rink while, vitally for the Rebels, playing a ton
of minutes along the way. Fleury will undoubtedly become the next
Rebel to have his name called in the 1<sup>st</sup> round of the NHL
Entry Draft.<br /><br />KID CAPTAIN – A lot of eyebrows were
raised, including mine, when the High River native was named as the
new Rebels Captain at the somewhat tender age of 17. The
expectations for Bleackley, a former 1<sup>st</sup> round bantam
draft pick, were already high and being asked to take on the ultimate
leadership role for his club raised them even higher. While his
offensive production tailed off late in the season, Bleackley, in my
opinion, did indeed prove he was worthy of having the “C” on his
chest. He too will have a trip to the NHL Entry Draft podium in his
near future.<br /><br />FUTURE STARTS NOW – Along with Feser…
Adam Musil, Vukie Mpofu, Grayson Pawlenchuk, Mason McCarty showed
everyone that the Rebels have an up and coming group of forwards that
will be worth watching for the next two to three seasons.<br /><br />LOWS...<br /><br />HOME ICE HORRORS – Including the
tiebreaker, the Rebels finished a game below .500 at the Enmax
Centrium this season. “Mentally, we were much better on the road,”
lamented Brent Sutter following Tuesday’s tiebreaker loss to Prince
Albert. “We were a much better road team for whatever reason.”
“When you’re a below .500 team at home it’s tough to say you’re
a playoff team.”<br /><br />DUMBA DILEMMA – In hindsight it was
pretty clear that the Minnesota Wild had no intention of having
Mathew Dumba play with the Rebels this season. This was made evident
by his quick assignment to Portland following the World Juniors. In
the meantime, the club was left sitting and waiting for Minnesota to
make a decision regarding Dumba’s status. The eventual trade that
saw Presten Kopeck and draft picks come from Portland has already
paid dividends for the Rebels and will continue to do so moving
forward. But, in the short term, the Rebels suffered by not having
their top blueliner.<br /><br />SUTTER STRUGGLES – In acquiring the
20-year-old forward from the Saskatoon Blades last off-season the
Rebels felt they had the power forward they needed to solidify their
group of top six forwards. For the first couple of weeks, that’s
exactly what Lukas did for the club while playing on a line with
Bleackley and Brooks Maxwell. Unfortunately, an early season
shoulder injury sent his season off the rails. Despite coming back
to play a couple dozen more games, Lukas was never the same (through
no fault of his own) before finally being shut down for the season in
order to have his shoulder fixed in time for training camp this fall
with the Winnipeg Jets (with whom he has yet to sign a contract).<br /><br />FEELING BLUE – Brent Sutter makes no
effort to hide it… the Rebels group of defenceman was simply not
good enough this season. Changing that will be the number one
priority for the club in the off-season and will be the main focus of
the Rebels in the CHL Import Draft.<br /><br />Those are just a few of the things that
stand out in my mind as I look back on the newly-completed season. You can <a href="https://soundcloud.com/troy-gillard/brent-sutter-march-19-2014" target="_blank">visit my soundcloud page</a> for today’s full comments from Brent as
well as some tidbits from Bartosak, Bleackley, Fleury and Dieno.<br /><br />TG<br />
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</span>Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-3117072389121505392014-02-24T14:18:00.001-07:002014-02-24T14:18:10.966-07:00LOCAL RECAP: Kings and Queens Volleyball Win Gold, Rebels Split Pair<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Both the RDC Kings and Queens
Volleyball squads lived up to expectations over the weekend in
winning their respective ACAC Championships.<br />
<br />
The Kings,
playing on their home court at RDC, swept Grant MacEwan in Sunday's
final by hard fought set scores of 25-22, 25-21 and 26-24. Kings
Setter Sam Brisbane was named Tournament MVP while Tim Finnigan and
Braden O'Toole were named as Tournament All-Stars. Prior to the
tournament, Finnigan was named ACAC Player of the Year and Aaron
Schulha was named Coach of the Year.<br />
<br />
The Queens, playing at
Grande Prairie, also swept their final match at provincials by set
scores of 25-17, 25-12 and 25-19 over the host Wolves. Queens Power
Hitter Amber Adolf was named Tournament MVP while Brooke Sutter and
Bronwyn Hawkes were named as Tournament All-Stars.<br /><br />MORE BELOW...<br />
<a name='more'></a><br />
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The Kings,
who settled for silver last year, are now ranked #1 heading into this
year's nationals next week at Briercrest (Moose Jaw)...</div>
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<td width="9">1</td>
<td width="156"> Red Deer Kings</td>
<td width="80"> ACAC</td>
<td width="62"> champ</td>
<td width="153"> Red Deer, AB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="9">2</td>
<td width="156"> Mohawk Mountaineers</td>
<td width="80"> OCAA</td>
<td width="62"> champ</td>
<td width="153"> Hamilton, ON</td>
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<td width="9">3</td>
<td width="156"> Douglas Royals</td>
<td width="80"> PACWEST</td>
<td width="62"> champ</td>
<td width="153"> New Westminster, B.C</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="9">4</td>
<td width="156"> Humber Hawks</td>
<td width="80"> OCAA</td>
<td width="62"> wildcard</td>
<td width="153"> Toronto, ON</td>
</tr>
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<td width="9">5</td>
<td width="156"> CBC Bearcats</td>
<td width="80"> PACWEST</td>
<td width="62"> wildcard</td>
<td width="153"> Abbotsford, BC</td>
</tr>
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<td width="9">6</td>
<td width="156"> Briercrest Clippers</td>
<td width="80"> ACAC</td>
<td width="62"> host</td>
<td width="153"> Caronport, SK</td>
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<td width="9">7</td>
<td width="156"> St Thomas Tommies</td>
<td width="80"> ACAA</td>
<td width="62"> champ</td>
<td width="153"> Fredericton, NB</td>
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<td width="9">8</td>
<td width="156"> St-Jerome Cheminots</td>
<td width="80"> RSEQ</td>
<td width="62"> champ</td>
<td width="153"> Saint-Jerome, QC</td>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="container"></a>More details,
including the match schedule, are posted
here...<br />
http://www.ccaa.ca/seeding-revealed-for-2014-ccaa-men-s-volleyball-national-championship-p190537
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The Queens are the #3 ranked team for nationals at Seneca
College in Toronto...</div>
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<td width="156"> Garneau Elans</td>
<td width="82"> RSEQ</td>
<td width="64"> champ</td>
<td width="149"> Quebec, QC</td>
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<td width="9">2</td>
<td width="156"> VIU Mariners</td>
<td width="82"> PACWEST</td>
<td width="64"> champ</td>
<td width="149"> Nanaimo, BC</td>
</tr>
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<td width="9">3</td>
<td width="156"> Red Deer Queens</td>
<td width="82"> ACAC</td>
<td width="64"> champ</td>
<td width="149"> Red Deer, AB</td>
</tr>
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<td width="9">4</td>
<td width="156"> Humber Hawks</td>
<td width="82"> OCAA</td>
<td width="64"> champ</td>
<td width="149"> Toronto, ON</td>
</tr>
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<td width="9">5</td>
<td width="156"> Grande Prairie Wolves</td>
<td width="82"> ACAC</td>
<td width="64"> wildcard</td>
<td width="149"> Grande Prairie, AB</td>
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<td width="9">6</td>
<td width="156"> Capilano Blues</td>
<td width="82"> PACWEST</td>
<td width="64"> wildcard</td>
<td width="149"> North Vancouver, BC</td>
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<td width="156"> MSVU Mystics</td>
<td width="82"> ACAA</td>
<td width="64"> champ</td>
<td width="149"> Halifax, NS</td>
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<td width="156"> Seneca Sting</td>
<td width="82"> OCAA</td>
<td width="64"> host</td>
<td width="149"> Toronto, ON</td></tr>
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More details, including the match
schedule, are posted
here...<br />
http://www.ccaa.ca/team-seeding-for-2013-ccaa-women-s-volleyball-national-championship-p190536<br />
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Meantime...
<span lang="en-US">The RDC Women’s Curling team won bronze at the
ACAC Championships in Vermillion this past weekend. RDC stole
one in the eighth end to defeat Lakeland College in the bronze medal
match. The team will now join MacEwan University and NAIT at
Nationals in Sault Ste Marie March 18-22. The team consists of
Kaitlyn Sherrer, Julie Primrose, Courtney Smith, Taylor Eno and
Jessica Newman.</span>---<br />
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The Red Deer Rebels, in a
heated battle for the final playoff spot in the WHL Eastern
Conference, split a pair of home games over the weekend.<br />
<br />
Friday,
the Rebels ended a five game home losing streak with a 5-3 triumph
over the Vancouver Giants. 24 hours later, the Rebels lost by that
same 5-3 score to Swift Current. Taz Burman was a last minute
starter in net for the Rebels in place of Patrik Bartosak (illness).
<br />
<br />
The Rebels have two more home games at the Enmax Centrium
this week... Wednesday vs. Kamloops, Friday vs. Medicine Hat.
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Senior AAA Provincials – semifinals<br />
<br />
Saturday
- Bentley Generals 2, Stony Plain Eagles 0<br />
- Generals sweep series
4-0<br />
<br />
Friday - Innisfail Eagles 4, Fort Saskatchewan 1<br />
Saturday
- Innisfail Eagles 4, Fort Saskatchewan 3 OT<br />
- Eagles lead series
3-1<br />
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The Red Deer Vipers
fell 3-1 to the Three Hills Thrashers on Saturday night. The
Thrashers take the elimination playoff series 2-1 and will take on
the Blackfalds Wranglers in the North Division Semifinals.
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After an
opening round bye, the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs will take on the UFA
Bisons in the AMHL Playoffs...<br />
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Two Red Deer Minor
Hockey alumni have won major awards from the Alberta Junior Hockey
League...<br /><br />Forward Chris Gerrie of the Olds Grizzlys is the
2013-2014 AJHL Rookie of the Year. Gerrie leads all AJHL
rookies in goals, assists and points (18G, 25A, 53 PTS) and is second
in team scoring with an average of 0.9 points per game. He is
currently tied for 18th overall in the AJHL Scoring Race. His
19 powerplay assists place him among the Top 3 AJHL Scorers.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uz2RGzF6wHE/Uwu1xW9inJI/AAAAAAAAAxM/M8heqjM0b5o/s1600/Gerrie.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uz2RGzF6wHE/Uwu1xW9inJI/AAAAAAAAAxM/M8heqjM0b5o/s1600/Gerrie.jpg" /></a>During
the opening months of his rookie campaign, the 17 year-old committed
to Michigan Tech University for the 2016-2017 season. Gerrie
made an immediate impact to the line-up with 27 points in his first
28 AJHL games.<br />
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Gerrie (Red Deer, AB) has been selected as the
Pro Hockey Life Player of the Game five times in his rookie season.
He becomes the fourth player in franchise history to earn the AJHL
Rookie of the Year Award.<br />
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Tanner Jaillet of the Fort McMurray
Oil Barons is the winner of the 2013-2014 Top Goaltender Award and
recipient of the Friends of Alberta Junior Hockey League Trophy.
The Top Goaltender Award is awarded to the goalie who demonstrated
the greatest ability in his position throughout the season as voted
on by the league’s General Managers and Coaches.<br />
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Jaillet
opened the 2013-2014 season with 10 consecutive wins, and 13 games
without a regulation loss. He is tied for 1st overall with a
.933 save percentage and 2nd amongst all league goaltenders with a
2.01 GAA. Jaillet has recorded a league leading 6 shutouts and
is 29-9-3 in the regular season.<br />
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Jaillet (Red Deer, AB) was
selected as the Pro Hockey Life Player of the Game nine times in the
regular season. Jaillet also received the honour of Alberta
Dodge Dealers AJHL Player of the Month and the Canalta Hotels AJHL
Player of the Week in September 2013. The Canadian Junior
Hockey League selected Jaillet as the 1st Star of the Month for
September 2013 in recognition of the goaltender’s remarkable start
to the season. Tanner was also a finalist for the 2013-2014
AJHL MVP Award.<br />
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The 20 year old goaltender is in his third
season with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons and has committed to the
University of Denver. Jaillet becomes the fifth Oil Barons
goaltender to receive the Top Goaltender Award.<br />
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The full list
of AJHL 2013-14 Player Awards winners is <a href="http://www.ajhl.ca/media-centre/news-archives.html?newsID=4515" target="_blank">posted here</a>.<br />
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Troy Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328598944411407899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752920458279199844.post-46622721965966296822014-02-20T09:37:00.005-07:002014-02-20T09:37:57.409-07:00RDC Kings, Queens Ranked #1 Heading Into Volleyball Provincials
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ACAC Men’s Volleyball Championship -
<b>Hosted by Red Deer College</b><br /><br />Edmonton, February 18, 2014 – Red
Deer College is honoured to host the 2013-14 Alberta Colleges
Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men’s Volleyball Championships on
February 21-23, 2014. The top teams from Northern and Southern
Alberta will converge on Red Deer College to determine who this
year's top volleyball team will be. It's going to be a weekend
tournament filled with tough competition!<br /><br />Friday, February
21<br />1:00 PM Game 1 GPRC (#6) vs. SAIT (#3)</div>
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3:00 PM Game 2 NAIT (#7) vs. GMU (#2)</div>
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6:00 PM Game 3 BC (#8) vs. <b>RDC (#1)</b></div>
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8:00 PM Game 4 UAA (#5) vs. MHC
(#4)<br /><br />Saturday, February 22<br />1:00 PM Game 5 LG2 vs. LG1</div>
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3:00 PM Game 6 LG4 vs. LG3</div>
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6:00 PM Game 7 WG1 vs. WG2</div>
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8:00 PM Game 8 WG3 vs. WG4<br /><br />Sunday,
February 23<br />11:00 AM Game 9 WG5 vs. WG6</div>
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1:00 PM Game 10 LG 7 vs. LG8</div>
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3:30 PM Game 11 WG7 vs. WG8<br /><br />ALL
GAMES AT RDC MAIN GYM<br /><br /><br />ACAC Women’s Volleyball
Championship - Hosted by Grande Prairie Regional College</div>
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<br />Friday, February 21<br />1:00 PM Game
1 King’s (#5) vs. BC (#4)</div>
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3:00 PM Game 2 LAKE (#8) vs. <b>RDC (#1)</b></div>
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6:00 PM Game 3 OC (#6) vs. GPRC (#3)</div>
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8:00 PM Game 4 NAIT (#7) vs. GMU
(#2)<br /><br />Saturday, February 22<br />1:00 PM Game 5 LG2 vs. LG1</div>
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3:00 PM Game 6 LG4 vs. LG3</div>
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6:00 PM Game 7 WG1 vs. WG2</div>
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8:00 PM Game 8 WG3 vs. WG4<br /><br />Sunday,
February 23<br />11:00 AM Game 9 WG5 vs. WG6</div>
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1:00 PM Game 10 LG 7 vs. LG8</div>
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3:30 PM Game 11 WG7 vs.
WG8<br /><br />www.acac.ab.ca</div>
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