Rebels shutout by Hitmen
RED DEER – The Red Deer Rebels were held off the scoresheet in a 9-0 loss to the Calgary Hitmen Saturday night at the Marchant Crane Centrium.
The loss drops the Rebels to 10-16-1-2 on the season. Red Deer will close out the pre-holiday schedule when they return to the ice for their final game before the break on Tuesday, December 16 versus the Brandon Wheat Kings.
Stats Story
Calder Hamilton (CGY) – 3 assists
Koy Funk, Brandon Gorzynski, Andrei Molgachev (CGY) – 1 goal, 1 assist
Kaden Meyer and Ben MacBeath (CGY) – 2 assists
How it Happened
Calgary grabbed the early momentum on the powerplay as Hunter Aura fired a point shot that was deftly tipped home by Kale Dach, slipping past Rebels netminder Matthew Kondro.
The Hitmen kept pressing, and Andrei Molgachev pounced on a loose puck in the crease to extend the lead. Calgary’s powerplay then went to work again late in the opening frame, with Brandon Gorzynski cashing in to make it a three-goal advantage after 20 minutes.
Peyton Shore took over between the pipes to start the second period. The ice continued to tilt Calgary’s way as Dach struck again on the powerplay, notching his second of the evening.
The Hitmen showed no signs of slowing down in the third. Koy Funk opened the scoring, followed by a powerplay marker from Ethan Moore, before Luc Trevors added to the tally and Axel Hurtig converted on the powerplay. Kondro returned to the crease with just over four minutes remaining, but Trevors capped his night with his second goal of the game to seal the 9-0 final.
Kondro faced 12 shots, while Shore saw 13. At the other end, the Rebels generated 26 shots but couldn’t solve Calgary goaltender Eric Tu.
Red Deer came up empty on two powerplay opportunities, while Calgary converted five times on eight chances with the man advantage.
Brandt Three Stars
1. Kale Dach (CGY)
2. Calder Hamilton (CGY)
3. Eric Tu (CGY)
What They Said
Rebels head coach Marc Habscheid
Next up
Red Deer wraps up their schedule ahead of the holidays with a home tilt against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday, December 16 at 7 p.m. at the Marchant Crane Centrium (TICKETS).
