Rebels

The shots on goal read 33-32 in favour of the Edmonton Oil Kings, suggesting that Saturday’s Western Hockey League contest at Rexall Place was decided by a bounce or two.

This time, the Red Deer Rebels prevailed in spite of themselves.

Goals have been hard to come by for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins this season, but the Red Deer Rebels forward isn’t worried.

On the seventh day they rested.The Red Deer Rebels were offered some leisure time Sunday, a reward for their 5-3 Western Hockey League win over the Tri-City American before 5,000 fans the night before at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. Wash.

The WHL Player of the Week is forward Andrej Kudrna of the Red Deer Rebels.

As a member of the Everett Silvertips, Byron Froese had seen plenty of the perennial Western Hockey League powerhouse Vancouver Giants over the past two seasons.

Darcy Kuemper turned aside 31 shots and earned first-star status Saturday as the Red Deer Rebels snapped a two-game Western Hockey League losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs.

An inability to cash in offensively and a late defensive miscue added up to a Western Hockey League loss for the Red Deer Rebels Friday at the Cranbrook Recreation Complex.

The idea was hatched 18 months ago and the end result debuted Oct. 2 when the Red Deer Rebels hosted the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Red Deer Rebels centre Adam Kambeitz believes in himself more this season than ever before, and that’s good news for the Western Hockey League club.