Rebels down Hurricanes 4-2 for first win of season
RED DEER – The Red Deer Rebels came out strong against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday night, as Ty Coupland and Owen Shadrick scored in the opening period. Lethbridge would keep the game close, but it was the Rebels’ persistent effort in the third period that pushed them over the top by a score of 4-2.
“I was I was happy with it. There was some things that wasn’t perfect, but hockey isn’t a perfect game. But I love the effort, I love the togetherness, and I just loved how they stayed with it,” said Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid following his first win with the club.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rebels opened the scoring as Ty Coupland registered his first of the season just six minutes into the opening frame. Coupland snuck to the bottom of the faceoff circle and found the top corner on a pass from down low from Keith McInnis.
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Owen Shadirck doubled the Rebels lead at the 12:38 mark as he tucked home his first goal in the WHL from a cross-ice pass from Noah Milford. Grayden Peterson would record the other assist for his first point in the league.
All rookie connection! pic.twitter.com/aLV8bqwkFi
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Lethbridge would make it 2-1 late in the first period, as Gavin Lesiuk’s point shot deflected off the back of Luke Cozens’ leg, and past Rebels’ netminder Chase Wutzke.
Six minutes into the second frame, the Hurricanes tied the game at 2-2 as Shane Smith fired a point shot that beat traffic and Rebels netminder Chase Wutzke, as the Hurricanes capitalized on their third power play of the game.
Talon Brigley regained the lead for Red Deer with his first goal of the campaign, capitalizing on a Lethbridge turnover in the low slot 3:42 into the final period.
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Matthew Gard capped it off with an empty-netter to make it a 4-2 final score.
Red Deer outshot Lethbridge in each period, including 8-4 in the third, as they held play in the Lethbridge zone for the majority of the night. Final shots on goal finished 31-18 in favour of the Rebels. Lethbridge was 1-for-3 on the power play while Red Deer was 0-for-1.
WHAT THEY SAID
Marc Habscheid
Talon Brigley
BRANDT THREE STARS
1. Ty Coupland (RD)
2. Jaxon Fuder (RD)
3. Leif Oaten (LET)
NOTES
All four of Red Deer’s NHL campers (Fuder, Gard, Vlooswyk, Wutzke) returned to the lineup tonight. Gard and Fuder registered points in their returns, while Wutzke made 16. Wutzke’s 41st career win ties his with James Reimer and Chris Wickenheiser for eighth most in Rebels team history. Scratched for Red Deer for this game were Derek Thurston (upper), Brett Calhoon, Zane Torre, and Graeme Pickering.
NEXT UP
The Rebels hit the road to Saskatchewan as they visit the Saskatoon Blades on Friday, Oct. 3. with a 7 p.m. puck drop on 106.7 Rewind Radio and Victory+.
