January 19th
The Rebels had a challenging schedule this week as they travelled to Saskatoon to face the first place Stars in a two game set and then returned home to host the second place Notre Dame Hounds.
The Rebels won the first game in Saskatoon on Saturday by a score of 3-2 when Hannah Heisler scored in overtime. The same two clubs faced off Sunday afternoon and once again they went into overtime. This time the Stars prevailed in a 2-1 win. The Rebels left Saskatoon with 3 points and played hard throughout the series.
On Wednesday night the Rebels hosted the Hounds and the Hounds skated away with a 4-1 victory. The game was fairly even, shots were 33-29 for the Hounds, but the Hounds capitalized on the scoring chances they had. The Rebels remain in 4th place in league standings and their next game is Friday, January 27th when they travel to Melville.
Mac’s Champions !!!
Delaney Frey brought the crowd to its feet with her overtime winner in the Female Championship game at the Max Bell Arena on New Year’s Day. The Rebels executed a game plan that frustrated the favored Edmonton Thunder from start to finish. It was a total team effort and as the game wore on the Rebels got stronger and carried the play throughout the overtime period. With 53 seconds remaining Frey broke in and fired a wrist shot to give the Rebels their first ever Championship at the Mac’s. Teah Anderson opened the scoring for the Rebels before the Thunder struck for 2 goals and had a 2-1 lead half way through the third. Talia Terry tied the game before Frey finished it off in overtime. Rae McClintock went the distance in the Rebel net and made several key and timely saves throughout the afternoon.
The Rebels began the week with a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Westman and followed it up with a 3-1 win over Fraser Valley. Their only loss of the week came at the hands of the Thunder who skated away with a 4-3 victory on Thursday. The Rebels stormed back and hammered the Calgary Chaos 6-0 to qualify for a playoff berth. They took full advantage of the opportunity and defeated the St. Albert Slash 6-3 in the semi-final before their rematch with the Edmonton Thunder.
Doug Folk was named the top coach in the tournament and Nikki Watters-Matthes was named the top defenseman and chosen to the first all-star team.
Congratulations and thanks go out to all the Rebel players, coaches, parents, fans and supporters for making the week in Calgary an event to remember and for ringing in the New Year with a victory in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the country.
December 23rd, 2011
The Regina Rebels had their 4th annual alumni game on Wednesday night at the co-operator center. The current team faced the Rebels alumni on the ice and then got together afterwards for a bite to eat and to catch up with each others and share some stories and memories.
The Rebels are off to Calgary to compete in the Mac’s tournament with their first game scheduled for December 26 against the Westmen Wildcats. The Rebels play on the 27th, 29th and 30th in Calgary and hope to compete in the medal round on the weekend.
The Rebels resume league play on January 7th and 8th when they host the Battleford Sharks at the cooperator center.
December 13th, 2011
The Regina Rebels played hard and put forth a consistent effort in all 5 games at the Notre Dame Showcase Tournament over the weekend. The Rebels proved that they can compete with some of the top midget teams in the country and look forward to doing just that in the Mac’s Tournament over Christmas. In Notre Dame, the Rebels opened the round robin with a 6-4 victory over Fraser Valley and then tied Pembina Valley 2-2. They were defeated by the Warner Hockey Academy by a score of 4-0 in their final round robin game. The Rebels may have been in the toughest pool in the tournament and when they advanced to the playoff round they had a convincing 3-0 victory over the Westman Wildcats and followed that up with an 8-2 win over the Vancouver Fusion in the “C” side final.
The Rebels are scheduled to play both the Westman Wildcats and Fraser Valley in round robin play at the Mac’s tournament.
The Rebels have 3 league games before the Mac’s and currently sit 4th in the league standings. Next home game is Wednesday, December 14th against the Melville Prairie Fire. Game time is 7:45 p.m. at the Cooperator Center.
December 5th
The Regina Rebels split a pair of games over the weekend as they travelled to Prince Albert to face the PA Bears. On Saturday night, Jenna Carpenter-Boesch scored the game winner with 27 seconds left in regulation to give the Rebels the win. Singles were added by Teah Anderson and Chelsea Perepeluk. Rae McClintock backstopped the Rebels with 17 saves.
The Bears responded with a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon. Delaney Frey scored both goals for the Rebels and Brianna Hartness faced 30 shots in the Rebel net. The Rebels regular season record is 9-6 with three games remaining before the Christmas break.
The Rebels are out in Notre Dame this weekend for the Sandman Showcase tournament. There are 16 teams competing in the tournament with games running from Thursday to Sunday in Notre Dame and Milestone. The Rebels first game is Thursday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in Milestone against Fraser Valley. On Friday morning they play Pembina Valley at 8:00 a.m. and they finish the round robin with a game against Warner on Friday at 6:00 p.m. Game times on Saturday and Sunday will be determined based on the round robin standings.
The Rebels next home game is on Wednesday, December 14th when the Melville Prairie Fire comes to town. Game time is 7:45 at the co-operator center
