Rebels edged by Broncos in homestand finale
A vastly improved effort came up agonizingly short for the Red Deer Rebels as they were edged 3-2 by the Swift Current Broncos Saturday at the Centrium.
The game marked the end of Red Deer’s lengthy eight-game homestand and brought Swift Current within one point of clinching the final playoff spot in the WHL Eastern Conference.
STATS STORY
Luke Mistelbacher (SC) – 1 goal, 1 assist
Clarke Caswell (SC) – 2 assists
Peyton Shore (RD) – 26 saves
Reid Dyck (SC) – 35 saves
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first period, Red Deer managed to strike first in the second with Nishaan Parmar’s rebound goal – his first goal with the Rebels – giving his club a 1-0 lead.
Parmar puts Red Deer in front 👇#RDREBELS | #WHL pic.twitter.com/4m7Wt4UJJE
— Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) March 9, 2025
Swift Current responded just 19 seconds as Brady Birnie put a cross-crease pass past Shore for a 1-1 score.
Less than five minutes later, Trae Wilke found a loose puck and scored for a 2-1 Broncos lead that would last into the third period.
2:16 into the final frame, a scramble from an offensive zone face-off gave Beckett Hamilton a shooting chance from the top of the circle, and the rookie made no mistake, picking the top corner to level the score at 2-2. Hamilton now has 14 goals on the season.
Beckett goes bar-down 🚨
It's a 2-2 game!#RDREBELS | #WHL pic.twitter.com/IFij61XLc9
— Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) March 9, 2025
Swift Current scored the eventual game winner on a power play just shy of the eight-minute mark as Luke Mistelbacher converted a tape-to-tape pass from Clarke Caswell.
Red Deer outshot Swift Current 37-29 and was 0-for-1 on the power play while the Broncos were 1-for-4.
THREE STARS
1. Mistlebacher (SC)
2. Hamilton (RD)
3. Caswell (SC)
WHO SAID WHAT
Rebels head coach Dave Struch…
NOTES
Not dressed for the Rebels were goalie Chase Wutzke (upper), Matthew Gard (upper), Keaton Dowhaniuk, Gleb Semenov, Parker MacDougall, and Noah Milford (AP) … former Rebels defenceman Hunter Mayo assisted on the game winning goal for the Broncos … attendance was 3758.
NEXT UP
The Rebels visit the Moose Jaw Warriors this Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. (106.7 REWIND Radio, WHL Live)
