Rebels corral Hurricanes in 5-1 victory
LETHBRIDGE – The west went wild Wednesday night at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena as the Red Deer Rebels rolled into town and stormed past the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-1.
It was a night of firsts and fireworks out on the prairie as Kohen Lodge rode in with his first as a Rebel, Matej Mikes drove home his first Western Hockey League tally, Owen Shadrick buried a pair and Samuel Drancak kept on rolling with another big finish.
Back-to-back wins have the Rebels sitting with a 10-12-1-2 record and alone in eighth place in the WHL Eastern Conference.
Stats Story
Owen Shadrick (RD) – 2 goals
Matej Mikes (RD) – 1 goal, 1 assist
Matthew Kondro (RD) – 19 saves, win
How it Happened
Lethbridge struck first when Red Deer product, Easton Daneault buried a powerplay drop pass from Brayden Smith past Rebels netminder Matthew Kondro for the Hurricanes’ only lead of the night.
Kohen Lodge wasted no time snapping home his first as a Rebel right off the draw, bringing his hometown club even.
KOHEN LODGE!!! OFF THE FACEOFF!!!
Ties the game at 1 with his first as a member of @Rebelshockey 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8c4gacXMfv
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) December 4, 2025
Then, Keith McInnis dug a puck out of the corner and found Matej Mike parked at the top of the crease, where he jammed home his first Western Hockey League goal through Koen Cleaver’s pads.
SAVE THAT PUCK MATEJ!! HIS FIRST IN THE DUB!! 🎉
Matej Mikes grabs his first WHL goal and makes it 2-1.@Rebelshockey pic.twitter.com/T40ZLoy7pu
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) December 4, 2025
Owen Shadrick closed out a fiery first period, ripping one top shelf on the short-side to send the Rebels into the break up 3-1.
THREE UNANSWERED FOR @Rebelshockey!! 🫡
This time it’s Owen Shadrick getting on the scoresheet! pic.twitter.com/lIuXRoXSoB
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) December 4, 2025
Adding to the scoring in the middle frame was Samuel Drancak who combined with Beckett Hamilton to go bar-down on a power play, stretching both of their impressive point streaks – Drancak now with points in 11 straight and 13 of his last 14 (9G, 8A) and Hamilton hitting 10-straight (6G, 8A).
SAMUEL DRANCAK!! BARDOWN!!! 🚀@Rebelshockey pic.twitter.com/F7cUVuIMHS
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) December 4, 2025
Into the final 20, Jake Missura fired through traffic, Noah Milford got a touch, and Shadrick hammered home his second of the night to extend the lead to 5-1.
OWEN SHADRICK! HIS SECOND OF THE NIGHT! @Rebelshockey pic.twitter.com/2j8wD83j70
— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) December 4, 2025
And then things got western.
Just over eight minutes to go, Missura dropped the gloves with Gavin Lesiuk at centre ice. Moments later, Landon MacSwain squared off with Lukas Lima. Then to cap off the evening, Rebels newcomer Owen DeWitt answered the bell against Luke Cozens.
When the dust settled, the Rebels had outshot Lethbridge 34-20, controlled the pace and took care of business in all three zones.
Red Deer finished one-for-three on the powerplay, while holding Lethbridge to one-for-five.
Brandt Three Stars
1. Owen Shadrick (RD)
2. Matej Mikes (RD)
3. Easton Daneault (LET)
Notes
Kondro recorded his third-straight win for the Rebels … Scratches for the game were defenceman Nikolas Ferry and forwards Grayden Peterson and Ty Coupland … Red Deer is now 2-0 at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena this season … Hamilton has 12 power play assists this season, tied for third-most leaguewide.
Next up
The Rebels are back to Edmonton on Friday, December 5, to face the Oil Kings at 7 pm at Rogers Place (106.7 REWIND Radio, Victory+).
