Red Deer Rebels
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The Red Deer Rebels are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The Rebels are members of the Western Hockey League and play home games at the Peavey Mart Centrium. The Rebels won the President's Cup and the Memorial Cup during the 2000–01 season.
History
A "Name the Team" contest ran in Red Deer from October 7 to 17, 1991. The top three ideas from the over 1000 entries were "Rebels," "Renegades," and "Centurions." Team management chose the name "Rebels." On February 5, 1992, the Rebels selected Mike McBain as their first player in the Bantam Draft. The Rebels' first game was on September 25, 1992, in Red Deer against the Prince Albert Raiders (the Rebels won 6 to 3 in front of 5,240 fans). The original owner of the team was Terry Simpson, the original General manager was Wayne Simpson, and the original coach was Peter Anholt. The Rebels had their first sell-out game at the Centrium on January 9, 1993, with 6,476 in attendance.[citation needed]
Goalie Jason Clague was credited with a goal on March 28, 1994, during a playoff game against the
The Rebels were successful in the early 2000s, winning three consecutive division and conference titles between 2000–01 and 2002–03. This period began with a Western Hockey League (WHL) and Memorial Cup championship in 2001, when Jeff Smith scored the overtime winner against the Val-d'Or Foreurs. The Rebels were unable to duplicate this feat, falling in the league championship series the next two seasons.[citation needed]
President and owner
The Rebels had the first overall pick in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, choosing
The Rebels were the host team of the 2016 Memorial Cup tournament.[citation needed]
In 2022, the team had broken a WHL record for the longest winning streak at the beginning of their season, opening with 15 wins.[citation needed]
Championships
- Division titles won: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2022–23
- Regular season titles won: 2000–01, 2001–02
- League Championships won: 2001
- Memorial Cup Titles: 2001
WHL finals
Season-by-season record
Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Standing | Playoffs | Head coach | Assistant coach | General manager |
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1992–93 | 72 | 31 | 39 | 2 | - | 284 | 329 | 64 | 6th East | Lost in first round | Peter Anholt | Rick Pankiw, Mike Moller | Wayne Simpson |
1993–94 | 72 | 35 | 36 | 1 | - | 310 | 334 | 71 | 6th East | Lost in first round | Peter Anholt | Mike Moller | Wayne Simpson |
1994–95 | 72 | 17 | 51 | 4 | - | 209 | 356 | 38 | 9th East | Out of playoffs | Peter Anholt | Mike Moller | Wayne Simpson |
1995–96 | 72 | 28 | 39 | 5 | - | 263 | 300 | 61 | 4th Central | Lost East Conference semi-final | Rick Carriere | Jim Hammett | Wayne Simpson |
1996–97 | 72 | 43 | 26 | 3 | - | 317 | 297 | 89 | 2nd Central | Lost East Conference final | Rick Carriere | Doug Hobson | Wayne Simpson |
1997–98 | 72 | 27 | 40 | 5 | - | 281 | 323 | 59 | 3rd Central | Lost East Conference quarter-final | Rick Carriere, Doug Hobson | Doug Hobson, Kurt Lackton | Wayne Simpson |
1998–99 | 72 | 34 | 33 | 5 | - | 274 | 250 | 73 | 2nd Central | Lost East Conference semi-final | Terry Simpson | Peter Anholt | Wayne Simpson |
1999–00 | 72 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 227 | 229 | 73 | 3rd Central | Lost East Conference quarter-final | Brent Sutter | Peter Anholt, Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2000–01 | 72 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 304 | 168 | 114 | 1st Central | Won Championship & Memorial Cup | Brent Sutter | Dan McDonald, Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2001–02 | 72 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 264 | 184 | 100 | 1st Central | Lost final | Brent Sutter | Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2002–03 | 72 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 271 | 160 | 105 | 1st Central | Lost final | Brent Sutter | Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2003–04 | 72 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 167 | 169 | 85 | 2nd Central | Lost Eastern Conference final | Brent Sutter | Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2004–05 | 72 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 206 | 200 | 82 | 4th Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final | Brent Sutter | Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2005–06 | 72 | 26 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 166 | 220 | 58 | 5th Central | Out of playoffs | Brent Sutter | Jesse Wallin, Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2006–07 | 72 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 206 | 214 | 79 | 4th Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final | Brent Sutter | Jesse Wallin, Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2007–08 | 72 | 18 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 145 | 255 | 43 | 6th Central | Out of playoffs | Brian Sutter | Jesse Wallin, Dallas Gaume | Brent Sutter |
2008–09 | 72 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 172 | 250 | 60 | 6th Central | Out of playoffs | Jesse Wallin | Dallas Gaume, Bryce Thoma | Brent Sutter |
2009–10 | 72 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 202 | 222 | 83 | 4th Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final | Jesse Wallin | Dallas Gaume, Bryce Thoma | Jesse Wallin (VP Hockey Ops) |
2010–11 | 72 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 268 | 159 | 104 | 1st Central | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final | Jesse Wallin | Chris Neiszner, Bruce Thoma | Jesse Wallin (VP Hockey Ops) |
2011–12 | 72 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 204 | 231 | 70 | 5th Central | Out of playoffs | Jesse Wallin | Chris Neiszner, Bruce Thoma | Jesse Wallin |
2012–13 | 72 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 208 | 204 | 85 | 3rd Central | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final | Jesse Wallin, Brent Sutter | Bryce Thoma, Jeff Truitt | Brent Sutter |
2013–14 | 72 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 214 | 224 | 75 | 5th Central | Lost eighth place tiebreaker vs Prince Albert Out of Playoffs |
Brent Sutter | Steve O'Rourke, Jeff Truitt | Brent Sutter |
2014–15 | 72 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 240 | 227 | 87 | 3rd Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final | Brent Sutter | Steve O'Rourke, Jeff Truitt | Brent Sutter |
2015–16 | 72 | 45 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 260 | 205 | 93 | 2nd Central | Lost Eastern Conference final Qualified for Memorial Cup as hosts Lost semi-final |
Brent Sutter | Steve O'Rourke, Jeff Truitt | Brent Sutter |
2016–17 | 72 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 239 | 258 | 73 | 3rd Central | Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final | Brent Sutter | Pierre-Paul Lamoureux |
Brent Sutter |
2017–18 | 72 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 209 | 250 | 67 | 3rd Central | Lost Eastern Conference Quarter-final | Brent Sutter | Steve O'Rourke, Jeff Truitt | Brent Sutter |
2018–19 | 68 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 223 | 225 | 72 | 5th Central | Lost Eastern Conference Quarter-final | Brent Sutter | Steve O'Rourke, Jeff Truitt | Brent Sutter |
2019–20 | 63 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 181 | 250 | 54 | 5th Central | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Brent Sutter | Ryan Colville, Brad Flynn | Brent Sutter |
2020–21 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 106 | 12 | 5th Central | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Brent Sutter | Ryan Colville, Brad Flynn | Brent Sutter |
2021–22 | 68 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 264 | 188 | 94 | 2nd Central | Lost Eastern Conference semi-final | Steve Konowalchuk | Ryan Colville, Mike Egener | Brent Sutter |
2022–23 | 68 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 248 | 189 | 92 | 1st Central | Lost Eastern Conference Semi-final | Steve Konowalchuk | Ryan Colville, Mike Egener | Brent Sutter |
2023–24 | 68 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 213 | 217 | 75 | 3rd Central | Lost Eastern Conference Semi-final | Derrick Walser, David Struch | Clayton Beddoes, Mike Egener, | Brent Sutter |
Team captains
- 1992–1993, Todd Johnson
- 1993–1994, Ken Richardson
- 1994–1995, Peter Leboutillier
- 1995–1996, Terry Lindgren
- 1996–1998, Jesse Wallin
- 1998–1999, Brad Leeb
- 1999–2001, Jim Vandermeer
- 2001–2002, Colby Armstrong
- 2004–2005, Colin Fraser
- 2006–2007, Brett Sutter
- 2007–2008, Brandon Sutter
- 2009–2010, Colin Archer
- 2010–2011, Colin Archer
- 2011–2012, Turner Elison
- 2013–2014, Conner Bleackley
- 2014–2015, Luke Philp
- 2014–2016, Wyatt Johnson
- 2016–2017, Adam Musil
- 2017–2018, Grayson Pawlenchuk
- 2018–2019, Reese Johnson
- 2019–2020, Dawson Barteaux
- 2020, Ethan Sakowich
- 2020-2023, Jayden Grubbe
- 2023-24, Kai Uchacz
Current roster
Updated April 16, 2024.[1]
NHL alumni
- Alexander Alexeyev
- Colby Armstrong
- Arron Asham
- Arshdeep Bains
- Ryan Bonni
- Mike Brown
- Jake DeBrusk
- Mathew Dumba
- Matt Ellison
- Turner Elson
- Martin Erat
- Landon Ferraro
- Haydn Fleury
- Colin Fraser
- Matt Fraser
- Byron Froese
- Michael Garnett
- Carsen Germyn
- Boyd Gordon
- Brandon Hagel
- Martin Hanzal
- Jay Henderson
- Reese Johnson
- Blair Jones
- Matt Keith
- Darcy Kuemper
- Peter Leboutillier
- Brad Leeb
- Brian Loney
- Ross Lupaschuk
- Doug Lynch
- Steve MacIntyre
- Josh Mahura
- Justin Mapletoft
- Masi Marjamaki
- Mike McBain
- Derek Meech
- Vladimir Mihalik
- Nelson Nogier
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
- Stephen Peat
- Lane Pederson
- John Persson
- Alex Petrovic
- Dion Phaneuf
- Luke Philp
- Kristian Reichel
- Craig Reichert
- James Reimer
- Terry Ryan
- Robert Schnabel
- Sean Selmser
- Shay Stephenson
- Austin Strand
- Brandon Sutter
- Brett Sutter
- Jim Vandermeer
- Pete Vandermeer
- Darren Van Impe
- Kris Versteeg
- Jesse Wallin
- Kyle Wanvig
- Cam Ward
- Lance Ward
- Roman Wick
- Jeff Woywitka
- Mikhail Yakubov
- B. J. Young
WHL awards
Award | Topic | Player | Season | Ref |
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AirBC Trophy |
Playoff MVP award | Shane Bendera | 2001 | |
WHL Plus-Minus Award | Jim Vandermeer | 2000-2001 | ||
St. Clair Group Trophy | Marketing/public relations award | Pat Garrity | 1996-1997 | |
Greg McConkey | 2001-2002 | |||
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy | Humanitarian of the year award | Jesse Wallin | 1996-1997 | |
1997-1998 | ||||
Jim Vandermeer | 2000-2001 | |||
Colin Fraser | 2004-2005 | |||
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Regular season champion | Red Deer Rebels | 2000-2001 | |
2001-2002 | ||||
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy | Executive of the year | Brent Sutter | 2000-2001 | |
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy | Coach of the year | |||
Del Wilson Trophy | Top goaltender | Cam Ward | 2001-2002 | |
2003-2004 | ||||
Darcy Kuemper | 2010-2011 | |||
Patrik Bartosak |
2012-2013 | |||
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy | Rookie of the year | Matt Ellison | 2002-2003 | |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2009-2010 | |||
Mathew Dumba |
2010-2011 | |||
Bill Hunter Trophy | Top defenceman | Jeff Woywitka | 2002-2003 | |
Dion Phaneuf | 2003-2004 | |||
2004-2005 | ||||
Alex Petrovic | 2011-2012 | |||
Brad Hornung Trophy | Most sportsmanlike player | Boyd Gordon | 2002-2003 | |
Bob Clarke Trophy | Top scorer | Justin Mapletoft | 2000-2001 | |
Arshdeep Bains | 2021-2022 | |||
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy | Player of the year | Justin Mapletoft | 2000-2001 | |
Cam Ward | 2003-2004 | |||
Darcy Kuemper | 2010-2011 |
CHL awards
Award | Player | Season | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
CHL Humanitarian of the Year | Jesse Wallin | 1996-1997 | |
Jim Vandermeer | 2000-2001 | ||
Colin Fraser | 2004-2005 | ||
CHL Goaltender of the Year | Cam Ward | 2003-2004 | |
Darcy Kuemper | 2010-2011 | ||
Patrik Bartosak |
2012-2013 | ||
CHL Rookie of the Year | Matt Ellison | 2002-2003 | |
CHL Top Draft Prospect Award | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 2010-2011 | |
Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award | Brent Sutter | 2000-2001 | |
Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy Memorial Cup MVP | Kyle Wanvig | 2001 | |
Memorial Cup | Red Deer Rebels | 2000-2001 |
See also
References
- ^ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved April 16, 2024