Rebels come up short in Regina

REGINA – In a crucial matchup between two teams battling for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Red Deer Rebels came up short in a 5-2 loss to the Regina Pats Friday night at the Brandt Centre.

Beckett Hamilton provided the spark for Red Deer, finding the back of the net twice.

With the result, the Rebels move to 12-21-2-2 on the season, one point back of Regina for eighth in the WHL Eastern Conference.

STATS STORY:

Becektt Hamilton (RD) – 2 goals

Matt Paranych (REG) – 2 goals

Keets Fawcett (REG) – 2 assists

HOW IT HAPPENED:

it was Regina that struck first midway through the opening frame. Matt Paranych broke down the left wing and snapped a shot top corner past Peyton Shore to open the scoring.

The Pats added another 49 seconds later when Zachary Lansard drove the net on a wraparound attempt, setting up Ruslan Karimov to make it 2–0.

Liam Pue extended Regina’s lead early in period two on a set-up from Maddox Schultz.

Just 27 seconds later Cole Temple slid a pass into the Pats slot for Beckett Hamilton, who made no mistake in going bar-down on Pats goaltender Marek Schlenker to get the Rebels on the board.

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Regina responded on the powerplay as Paranych walked in from the blue line and wired his second of the night to restore the three-goal Pats lead.

A blocked shot from recently-acquired Rebels forward Kalder Varga found its way to Hamilton who buried his second of the night with just one second remaining on a power play to make it 4-2.

DOWN CENTER LANE 🤌

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The Rebels were unable to pull any closer in the third period as the Pats closed things out with an empty netter with one second remaining.

Shore turned aside 25 shots in the Rebels crease, while Schlenker stopped 28 for Regina. Red Deer finished the night 1-for-2 on the power play, while Regina went 1-for-4.

BRANDT THREE STARS:

Matt Paranych (REG)

Beckett Hamilton (RD)

Marek Schlenker (REG)

NOTES:

Rebels scratches for the game were defenceman Cameron Dillard, forwards Owen Shadrick, and Tyson Yaremko – who will join the team back in Red Deer … Captain Talon Brigley played career game #299 – two back of the franchise record … Czech defenceman Jiri Kamas made his Rebels debut a day after being acquired from the Penticton Vees … With the trade deadline now over only 10 Rebels players remain who were on the club’s opening night Rebels roster.

NEXT UP:

Next stop on the Highway 1 west is Swift Current where the Rebels will take on the Broncos on Saturday, January 10 at 6 p.m. MT (106.7 Rewind Radio/Victory+).