Rebels lose 5-2 in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS, BC – It was déjà vu all over again for the Red Deer Rebels Wednesday night in Kamloops.

For the third-straight game they gave up a goal on their opponent’s opening shot of the game and couldn’t catch up as the Rebels fell 5-2 to the Kamloops Blazers in game three of their B.C. road trip.

Owen DeWitt and Patrick Sopiarz scored for the Rebels, who suffered their fourth-straight loss as they turn their attention to a Saturday night game in Victoria.

STATS STORY

Red Deer native Cooper Moore scored on the first Blazers shot of the game to make it 1-0 just over three minutes into the game.

Ty Bonkowski made it 2-0 when he ripped a shot past Rebels goalie Matthew Kondro early in period two.

Owen DeWitt, playing in front of plenty of friends and family from his hometown of Sicamous, got the Rebels on the board with his first WHL goal as he scooped the puck out of a scramble in the slot and fired it past Blazers netminder Logan Edmonstone.

Owen DeWitt's got one for the @Rebelshockey 🙌 pic.twitter.com/UMMJhqIQnh

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) January 29, 2026

Just 1:03 later, however, Josh Evaschesen made it 3-1 for Kamloops.

A mere 1:50 after that was when Patrick Sopiarz went bar down on Edmonstone for his third goal in his last two games. It was a 3-2 game through two periods.

PATRICK SOPIARZ IS RED HOT🎯💥@Rebelshockey | #RDREBELS pic.twitter.com/iIu4eDSfYM

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) January 29, 2026

That score held until midway through period three when Dylan Deobald beat Kondro from the slot to make it 4-2. Evaschesen added an empty netter with 1:47 left to play.

Kamloops outshot Red Deer 39-20 and was 0-for-6 on power plays while the Rebels did not score on their lone man advantage.

THREE STARS

1. Harrison Brunicke KAM – 3 assists

2. Josh Evaschesen KAM – 2 goals

3. Ty Bonkowski – 1 goal

NOTES

Beckett Hamilton has his eight-game point streak come to an end for the Rebels … Red Deer held WHL points co-leader JP Hurlbert off the scoresheet in this one … The Rebels are now 16-16-26-2-2 for 36 points on the season and remain tied with the Regina Pats for 8th place in the WHL Eastern Conference.

NEXT UP

The Rebels make their way to Victoria for a Saturday night tilt with the Royals at 8 p.m. MT (106.7 REWIND Radio, Victory+)