Red Deer Rebels

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Red Deer Rebels
City	Red Deer, Alberta
League	Western Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	Central
Founded	1992
Home arena	Westerner Park Centrium
Colours	Burgundy, black, white and silver
General manager	Brent Sutter
Head coach	Steve Konowalchuk
Championships	Ed Chynoweth Cup 1 (2001) Memorial Cup 1 (2001)
Website	www.reddeerrebels.com/

The Red Deer Rebels are a Western Hockey League junior ice hockey team based in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

A "Name the Team" contest ran in Red Deer from October 7 to 17, 1991. The top three ideas from the over 1000 entries were "Rebels", "Renegades", and "Centurions". Rebels management chose the name "Rebels". On February 5, 1992, the Rebels selected Mike McBain as their first player in the Bantam Draft. The Rebels' first game was on September 25, 1992 in Red Deer against the Prince Albert Raiders (the Rebels won 6 to 3 in front of 5240 fans). The original owner of the team was Terry Simpson, the original General Manager was Wayne Simpson and the original Coach was . The Rebels had their first sell-out game at the Centrium on January 9, 1993 (6476 in attendance).^{[citation needed]}

Goalie was credited with a goal on March 28, 1994 during a playoff game against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. David Hruska scored 5 goals in one game on October 20, 1995 in a game against the Medicine Hat Tigers. BJ Young set a team record for fastest goal at the start of a game at 0:06 of the first period on December 6, 1995, against the Medicine Hat Tigers. On May 28, 1997, the Rebels changed their logo to the current one used. On May 11, 1999, Brent Sutter purchased the team from Terry and Wayne Simpson.^{[citation needed]}

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 Jeff Smith 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.^{[citation needed]}

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. Brent Sutter was named as the new head coach on November 14, 2012.^{[citation needed]}

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 the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Other notable first round draft picks include Cam Ward, Dion Phaneuf, Mathew Dumba and Jesse Wallin.^{[citation needed]}

The Rebels were the host team of the 2016 Memorial Cup tournament.^{[citation needed]}

Championships[]

Division titles won: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2010-11

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

League Championships won: 2001

Memorial Cup Titles: 2001

WHL finals[]

• 2000-01: Win, 4-1 vs Portland
• 2001-02: Loss, 2-4 vs Kootenay
• 2002-03: Loss, 2-4 vs Kelowna

Season-by-season record[]

Legend: 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	Standing	Playoffs	Head coach	Assistant coach	General manager
1992–93	72	31	39	2	-	284	329	64	6th East	Lost in first round		, Mike Moller	Wayne Simpson
1993–94	72	35	36	1	-	310	334	71	6th East	Lost in first round		Mike Moller	Wayne Simpson
1994–95	72	17	51	4	-	209	356	38	9th East	Out of playoffs		Mike Moller	Wayne Simpson
1995–96	72	28	39	5	-	263	300	61	4th Central	Lost East Conference semi-final	Rick Carriere		Wayne Simpson
1996–97	72	43	26	3	-	317	297	89	2nd Central	Lost East Conference final	Rick Carriere		Wayne Simpson
1997–98	72	27	40	5	-	281	323	59	3rd Central	Lost East Conference quarter-final	Rick Carriere,	,	Wayne Simpson
1998–99	72	34	33	5	-	274	250	73	2nd Central	Lost East Conference semi-final	Terry Simpson		Wayne Simpson
1999–00	72	32	31	9	0	227	229	73	3rd Central	Lost East Conference quarter-final	Brent Sutter	, Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2000–01	72	54	12	3	3	304	168	114	1st Central	Won Championship & Memorial Cup	Brent Sutter	, Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2001–02	72	46	18	7	1	264	184	100	1st Central	Lost final	Brent Sutter	Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2002–03	72	50	17	3	2	271	160	105	1st Central	Lost final	Brent Sutter	Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2003–04	72	35	22	10	5	167	169	85	2nd Central	Lost Eastern Conference final	Brent Sutter	Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2004–05	72	36	26	6	4	206	200	82	4th Central	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final	Brent Sutter	Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2005–06	72	26	40	1	5	166	220	58	5th Central	Out of playoffs	Brent Sutter	Jesse Wallin, Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2006–07	72	35	28	4	5	206	214	79	4th Central	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final	Brent Sutter	Jesse Wallin, Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2007–08	72	18	47	4	3	145	255	43	6th Central	Out of playoffs	Brian Sutter	Jesse Wallin, Dallas Gaume	Brent Sutter
2008–09	72	25	37	1	9	172	250	60	6th Central	Out of playoffs	Jesse Wallin	Dallas Gaume,	Brent Sutter
2009–10	72	39	28	0	5	202	222	83	4th Central	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final	Jesse Wallin	Dallas Gaume,	Jesse Wallin (VP Hockey Ops)
2010–11	72	48	16	4	4	268	159	104	1st Central	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final	Jesse Wallin		Jesse Wallin (VP Hockey Ops)
2011–12	72	32	34	1	5	204	231	70	5th Central	Out of playoffs	Jesse Wallin		Jesse Wallin
2012–13	72	39	26	5	2	208	204	85	3rd Central	Lost Eastern Conference semi-final	Jesse Wallin, Brent Sutter	,	Brent Sutter
2013–14	72	35	32	1	4	214	224	75	5th Central	Lost eighth place tiebreaker vs Prince Albert Out of Playoffs	Brent Sutter	,	Brent Sutter
2014–15	72	38	23	5	6	240	227	87	3rd Central	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final	Brent Sutter	,	Brent Sutter
2015–16	72	45	24	1	2	260	205	93	2nd Central	Lost Eastern Conference final Qualified for Memorial Cup as hosts Lost Semi-Final	Brent Sutter	,	Brent Sutter
2016–17	72	30	29	9	4	239	258	73	3rd Central	Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final	Brent Sutter	, , Pierre-Paul Lamoureux	Brent Sutter
2017–18	72	27	32	10	3	209	250	67	3rd Central	Lost Eastern Conference Quarter-final	Brent Sutter	,	Brent Sutter
2018–19	68	33	29	4	2	223	225	72	5th Central	Lost Eastern Conference Quarter-final	Brent Sutter	,	Brent Sutter
2019–20	63	24	33	3	3	181	250	54	5th Central	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Brent Sutter	,	Brent Sutter
2020–21	23	4	15	4	0	59	106	12	5th Central	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Brent Sutter		Brent Sutter

Team captains[]

Current roster[]

Updated March 23, 2021.^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Drafted
31			G	R	20	2017	Regina, Saskatchewan	Undrafted
16			C	L	17	2019	Thompson, Manitoba	Eligible 2022
20		(A)	LW	L	20	2017	Surrey, British Columbia	Undrafted
30			G	L	18	2019	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2021
12		(A)	RW	R	21	2017	Richmond, British Columbia	Undrafted
35			G	L	20	2016	Claresholm, Alberta	Undrafted
9			C	R	18	2018	Calgary, Alberta	Eligible 2021
3			D	L	19	2017	Ardrossan, Alberta	Undrafted
18			LW	L	19	2017	Grande Prairie, Alberta	Undrafted
16			RW	R	19	2019	Vernon, British Columbia	Undrafted
23			F	L	17	2019	Delisle, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2022
26			D	L	19	2017	Camrose, Alberta	Undrafted
13			C	L	16	2020	Shaunavon, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2023
7			D	R	18	2018	Edmonton, Alberta	Eligible 2021
5			D	R	17	2019	Martensville, Saskatchewan	Eligible 2022
15			C	L	18	2018	Lloydminster, Alberta	Eligible 2021
21			LW	L	19	2018	Camrose, Alberta	Undrafted
2			D	L	18	2018	Calgary, Alberta	Eligible 2021
25			C	R	18	2017	Calgary, Alberta	Eligible 2021
27			D	L	19	2019	Edmonton, Alberta	Undrafted
11			LW	L	20	2018	Austin, Manitoba	Undrafted
22			C	L	19	2019	Red Deer, Alberta	Undrafted
19		(A)	C	L	21	2017	Red Deer, Alberta	Undrafted
24			D	R	19	2019	Lloydminster, Alberta	Undrafted
6			D	R	17	2019	Coldstream, British Columbia	Eligible 2022
17			RW	R	19	2017	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	Undrafted

NHL alumni[]

WHL awards[]

This list (which may have dates, numbers, etc.) may be better in a sortable table format. Please help or discuss it on the talk page. (February 2018)

AirBC Trophy (Playoff MVP award)

• 2001 - Shane Bendera

WHL Plus-Minus Award

• 2000/01 - Jim Vandermeer

St. Clair Group Trophy (Marketing/public relations award)

• 1996/97 - Pat Garrity
• 2001/02 - Greg McConkey

Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the year award)

• 1996/97 - Jesse Wallin
• 1997/98 - Jesse Wallin
• 2000/01 - Jim Vandermeer
• 2004/05 - Colin Fraser

Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy (Regular season champion)

• 2000/01 - Red Deer Rebels
• 2001/02 - Red Deer Rebels

Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy (Executive of the year)

• 2000/01 - Brent Sutter

Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (Coach of the year)

• 2000/01 - Brent Sutter

Del Wilson Trophy (Top goaltender)

• 2001/02 - Cam Ward
• 2003/04 - Cam Ward
• 2010/11 - Darcy Kuemper
• 2012/13 - Patrik Bartosak

Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year)

• 2002/03 - Matt Ellison
• 2009/10 - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
• 2010/11 - Mathew Dumba

Bill Hunter Trophy (Top defenceman)

• 2002/03 - Jeff Woywitka
• 2003/04 - Dion Phaneuf
• 2004/05 - Dion Phaneuf
• 2011/12 - Alex Petrovic

Brad Hornung Trophy (Most sportsmanlike player)

• 2002/03 - Boyd Gordon

Bob Clarke Trophy (Top scorer)

• 2000/01 - Justin Mapletoft

Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the year)

• 2000/01 - Justin Mapletoft
• 2003/04 - Cam Ward
• 2010/11 - Darcy Kuemper

CHL awards[]

This list (which may have dates, numbers, etc.) may be better in a sortable table format. Please help or discuss it on the talk page. (February 2018)

CHL Humanitarian of the Year

• 1996/97 - Jesse Wallin
• 2000/01 - Jim Vandermeer
• 2004/05 - Colin Fraser

CHL Goaltender of the Year

• 2003/04 - Cam Ward
• 2010/11 - Darcy Kuemper
• 2012/13 - Patrik Bartosak

CHL Rookie of the Year

• 2002/03 - Matt Ellison

CHL Top Draft Prospect Award

• 2010/11 - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award

• 2000/01 - Brent Sutter

Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy Memorial Cup MVP

• 2001 - Kyle Wanvig

Memorial Cup

• 2000/01 - Red Deer Rebels

See also[]

• List of ice hockey teams in Alberta

References[]

External links[]

• Official web site