Red Deer Rebels

Red Deer Rebels
City	Red Deer, Alberta
League	Western Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	Central
Founded	1992 (1992)–93
Home arena	ENMAX Centrium
Colours	Burgundy, black, white and silver
General manager	Jesse Wallin
Head coach	Jesse Wallin
Website www.reddeerrebels.com/

Original Rebels "Skate" logo, used 1992-1997.

The Red Deer Rebels are a Western Hockey League junior ice hockey team based in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. They play their home games at the ENMAX Centrium.

The Rebels were a very successful team in the early 2000s winning three consecutive division and conference titles between 2000–01 and 2002–03. This period began with a WHL and Memorial Cup championship in 2001 when Doug Lynch scored the overtime winner against the Val-d'Or Foreurs. The Rebels were unable to duplicate this feat, however, falling in the league championship series the next two seasons.

President, and owner Brent Sutter was also highly successful while serving as Team Canada's coach at both the 2005 and 2006 World Junior Hockey Championships. His older brother, Brian, took over the reins of the team for the 2007-08 season. Jesse Wallin was named as the new head coach on March 24, 2008.

The Rebels had the first overall pick in the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft, choosing Burnaby, British Columbia native Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who was also selected number one overall at 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Championships

Division titles won: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03

Regular season titles won: 2000–01, 2001–02

League Championships won: 2001

Memorial Cup Titles: 2001

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1992–93	72	31	39	2	-	284	329	64	6th East	Lost in first round
1993–94	72	35	36	1	-	310	334	71	6th East	Lost in first round
1994–95	72	17	51	4	-	209	356	38	9th East	Out of playoffs
1995–96	72	28	39	5	-	263	300	61	4th Central	Lost East Conference semi-final
1996–97	72	43	26	3	-	317	297	89	2nd Central	Lost East Conference final
1997–98	72	27	40	5	-	281	323	59	3rd Central	Lost East Conference quarter-final
1998–99	72	34	33	5	-	274	250	73	2nd Central	Lost East Conference semi-final
1999–00	72	32	31	9	0	227	229	73	3rd Central	Lost East Conference quarter-final
2000–01	72	54	12	3	3	304	168	114	1st Central	Won Championship & Memorial Cup
2001–02	72	46	18	7	1	264	184	100	1st Central	Lost Final
2002–03	72	50	17	3	2	271	160	105	1st Central	Lost Final
2003–04	72	35	22	10	5	167	169	85	2nd Central	Lost Eastern Conference final
2004–05	72	36	26	6	4	206	200	82	4th Central	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
2005–06	72	26	40	1	5	166	220	58	5th Central	Out of playoffs
2006–07	72	35	28	4	5	206	214	79	4th Central	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2007–08	72	18	47	4	3	145	255	43	6th Central	Out of playoffs
2008–09	72	25	37	1	9	172	250	60	6th Central	Out of playoffs
2009–10	72	39	28	0	5	202	222	83	4th Central	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
2010–11	72	48	16	4	4	268	159	104	1st Central	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final

Team records

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	114	2000–01
Most wins	54	2000–01
Most goals for	317	1996–97
Least goals for	145	2007–08
Least goals against	159	2010–11
Most goals against	356	1994–95

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	B. J. Young	58	1996–97
Most assists	Justin Mapletoft	77	2000–01
Most points	Justin Mapletoft	120	2000–01
Most points, rookie	Matt Ellison	96	2002–03
Most points, defenceman	Darren Van Impe	84	1993–94
Best GAA, goalie	Cam Ward	2.05	2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Current roster

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Acquired	NHL rights	Place of birth
31		Bolton Pouliot	L	2009 WHL Bantam Draft	Eligible 2012	Calgary, Alberta
35		Patrik Bartosak	L	2011 CHL Import Draft	Eligible 2012	Kopřivnice, Czech Republic

Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	NHL rights	Place of birth
2		Matthew Pufahl	L	2008 WHL Bantam Draft	Eligible 2012	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
3		Aaron Borejko	L	2009 from Kelowna Rockets	Free Agent	Edmonton, Alberta
6		Stephen Hak	L	2011	Eligible 2012	Winnipeg, Manitoba
7		Alex Petrovic	R	2007 WHL Bantam Draft	FLA 2010	Edmonton, Alberta
8		Kayle Doetzel	R	2010 WHL Bantam Draft	Eligible 2013	Rosetown, Saskatchewan
21		Cody Thiel	R	2010	Eligible 2011	Bruno, Saskatchewan
24		Mathew Dumba	R	2009 WHL Bantam Draft	Eligible 2012	Calgary, Alberta
26		Justin Weller	R	2006 WHL Bantam Draft	PHX 2009	Daysland, Alberta

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NHL alumni

Colby Armstrong Arron Asham Clayton Beddoes Ryan Bonni Mike Brown Phil Crowe Matt Ellison Martin Erat Colin Fraser Michael Garnett Dallas Gaume

Carsen Germyn Boyd Gordon Jay Henderson Matt Keith Peter Leboutillier Brad Leeb Brian Loney Ross Lupaschuk Doug Lynch Steve MacIntyre Justin Mapletoft

Masi Marjamaki Mike McBain Derek Meech Stephen Peat Dion Phaneuf Craig Reichert James Reimer Terry Ryan Robert Schnabel Sean Selmser Brandon Sutter

Brett Sutter Darren Van Impe Jim Vandermeer Kris Versteeg Jesse Wallin Kyle Wanvig Cam Ward Lance Ward Jeff Woywitka Mikhail Yakubov B. J. Young Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

External links

• Official Web Site