Rebels Sign Eight Prospects

RED DEER, AB – Brent Sutter, General Manager/Head Coach of the Red Deer Rebels Hockey Club, announced today the signing of eight prospects.

Five players were signed from this year’s Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. These five players are all born in 2001 and are not eligible to play full-time in the WHL until the 2017-18 season.

Byron Fancy (G), 2^nd round, 24^th overall (Hometown: Claresholm, AB)

Nicholas Draffin (D), 3^rd round, 46^th overall (Hometown: Lethbridge, AB)

Justin Svenson (F), 3^rd round, 48^th overall (Hometown: Ile Des Chenes, MB)

River Fahey (F), 4^th round, 74^th overall (Hometown: Campbell River, BC)

Ryan Gottfried (D), 5^th round, 101^st overall (Hometown: Winnipeg, MB)

Additionally, the Rebels have signed three players born in 1999.

Brayden Labant (F), 8^th round, 163^rd overall, 2014 (Hometown: St. Paul, AB)

Quinn Martin (F), added to Rebels protected list (Hometown: Santa Fe, NM)

Zach Wytinck (D) added to Rebels protected list (Hometown: Glenboro, MB)