The Red Deer Rebels feel confident in the selections made in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.A deep group of eligible 2011-born players allowed the Rebels to select draftees later in the draft, who they had anticipated to be chosen earlier.As a result, they made 10 selections, including six forwards, three defencemen, and...

The 26th running of the Woody's RV World Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K races is less than two weeks away.On Sunday, May 17, they'll welcome hundreds of athletes who will compete for the title through Red Deer's park and trail system.Treasurer of the event, Curtis Marquart, said, like every year, the marathon will be...

The Red Deer Rebels have selected forward Danny Ramazanov with the 17th overall selection in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.The Saskatoon product, who stands five feet nine inches tall and 155 pounds, led the Northern Alberta Xtreme U15 prep team this season in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League with 26 goals and 32...

Red Deer's Madden Daneault has been selected first overall in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. He was taken by the Kelowna Rockets, who acquired the pick from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in a trade. As a result, Daneault became the first Red Deerian to be taken first overall in the draft and the first-ever player to be take...

Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School held its annual Unified Sports Jamboree on Wednesday.This morning, approximately 150 students and partners took part in the event, which is about enjoying friendship, inclusion, fostering relationships, and having the opportunity to be a part of something.Logan Grenier, teacher...

Nine Red Deer lacrosse players have been selected to represent Team Alberta at the upcoming Tackaberry Trophy tournament in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Happening Aug. 11-15, the annual tournament crowns the Lacrosse Canada U17 male box lacrosse champion.Bronson Scott, Cooper Northcott, Dylan Turner, Gavin McEvoy, Gavin Roth, ...

Fresh off being named WHL Player of the Month and in the midst of an incredible playoff run, Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph has been named the WHL Player of the Week.Rudolph, a d-man with the Prince Albert Raiders, helped his squad advance this week to the WHL Championship.The 18-year-old had nine points, including four goals...

The 2026 Western Hockey League Prospects Draft is just days away, and the Red Deer Rebels are set to pick 17th overall in the first round.The first round of the draft will take place on Wednesday, May 5, at 5 p.m., with the rest of the rounds to continue on Thursday.After the Rebels make their first-round selection, wh...

Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School is set to host its Unified Sports Jamboree next week.On Wednesday, May 6, they'll bring 120 students and partners together to take part in the event, which is about enjoying friendship, inclusion, fostering relationships, and having the opportunity to be a part of something.The...

Listen to the full conversation with Red Deer Pro Rodeo organizers Dianne Finstad and Dave Harvey on the May 1, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast! Interview begins at the 12:33 mark.--Pro rodeo belongs in Red Deer.So say organizers at Westerner Park who have created a new event, Red Deer Pro Rodeo, which ...

Special Olympics Olds & District is hosting their annual Rubber Ducky Classic Swim Meet this weekend.On Sunday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., they'll host the swim meet at the Olds Aquatic Centre.It's described as an open competition that welcomes athletes of all abilities and skill levels. In addition to swimmi...

Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph has been named the Western Hockey League Player of the Month.The 18-year-old defenceman, who plays for the Prince Albert Raiders, scored six goals and seven assists for 13 points in 10 games in April.Rudolph and the Raiders are in the midst of a 2-2 tie with the Medicine Hat Tigers in the best-o...

Red Deer Polytechnic has hired a new head coach to lead the way for the Kings' basketball team.On Wednesday, they named Anthony Skepple as head coach for the upcoming 2026-27 season.He said he's he's excited to join the Kings program and to help develop a young core group of players."For [my wife and I], the move ...

The Innisfail Eagles held their annual awards banquet to wrap up the team's 79th season.The banquet was held on Saturday, April 26, at the Royal Canadian Legion to recognize everyone who played a role in the team's success including players, families, sponsors, volunteers and fans."As a volunteer-run organization,...

Listen to the full conversation with NLL legend Todd Labranche on the April 26, 2026 bonus episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast!--Todd Labranche has had a pretty stellar career.Growing up in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, playing minor lacrosse for the Surrey Rebels, there's no way he could have known that one day, he wo...

In their first trip to the Esso Cup final since hosting it in 2015, the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs beat Ontario's Stoney Creek Sabres to claim a national championship on Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick.The Chiefs ended up going undefeated in the tournament, winning all five games in preliminary round play (one in OT...

The U18 AAA Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs have advanced to the gold medal game at the 2026 Esso Cup.On Friday, they erased a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Northern Selects 7-4 in the semifinals at the U18 Women's National Club Championship tournament in Dieppe, New Brunswick.The undefeated Chiefs will play for the gold medal...

The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs have locked up first place in the standings at the 2026 Esso Cup. On Thursday, they defeated the Stoney Creek Sabres from Ontario 3-1 to finish preliminary action with a perfect 5-0 record in the tournament in Dieppe, New Brunswick. Red Deer's Rylee Cruse scored the opening goal for the ...

The Calgary Surge, a professional team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, announced they'll play two out-of-market games this regular season in Red Deer and Lethbridge.The announcement was made by REAL Entertainment & Culture Inc., which added that the Surge will also play a game on July 9 at the Scotiabank S...

The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs won their fourth straight game with a 3-2 overtime victory on Wednesday. They defeated the Northern Selects to remain undefeated at the 2026 Esso Cup in Dieppe, New Brunswick, with forward Jensyn Stephenson scoring just 38 seconds into the extra frame. Stephenson also scored the game-tyi...

The U18 AAA Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs remain undefeated following the third day of the 2026 Esso Cup.The Chiefs recorded their second straight shutout with a 4-0 victory over the Winnipeg Ice on Tuesday in Dieppe, New Brunswick.Red Deer's Talia Switzer, Olivia Stewart, and Jensyn Stephenson (two goals) all scored for...

A Red Deer-born and raised filmmaker is hoping to shoot a sequel to his award-winning movie about adaptive sports.Niek Theelen's Telus Storyhive-funded documentary, 'Love of the Game,' won the fan choice award at the 2022 Central Alberta Film Festival. It showcased different people and the sports they've taken up while...

The U18 AAA Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs improved to 2-0 at the Esso Cup following a shutout victory on Monday.The Chiefs defeated the Moncton Rockets 2-0 with goals from Reece Lacina and Rylee Cruse in Dieppe, New Brunswick.Goaltender Quinn Smith earned her first shutout at the U18 Women's National Club Championship to...

The U18 AAA Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs' push for a national title got off to a hot start on Sunday.Yesterday, the Chiefs defeated As de Quebec 6-2 to win their first game at the 2026 Esso Cup in Dieppe, New Brunswick.Red Deer dominated their opponents, outshooting them 32-14.After Quebec tied the game 2-2 in the secon...

A proposed hockey program for Iron Ridge Secondary Campus could be ready to hit the ice by next fall.The proposed high school hockey program at the school would see students spend three days each week focusing on off-ice training, including sport psychology, strength and conditioning, and nutrition, alongside two morni...

It's been nearly a year since former Red Deer Rebels captain Ollie Josephson departed from the club.He, as many others have since, left the Western Hockey League to play NCAA Div. I hockey.In the case of Josephson, he left just weeks before the start of training camp last August and committed to the University of North...

The BCHL named its All-Stars for the 2025-26 regular season on Thursday, as the league's playoffs forge ahead.First-Team All-StarsF Nico Grabas - Chilliwack Chiefs F Nikita Ivashchenko - Blackfalds Bulldogs F Jack Good - Brooks Bandits D Ozbej Rep - Prince George Spruce Kings D Noah Mertz - Blackfalds Bulldogs G Angelo...

Four Red Deer Rebels have been listed in NHL Central Scouting's final pre-draft rankings.Forward Beckett Hamilton is ranked 33rd among North American skaters. That's up from 75th in the midterm rankings.Meanwhile, forward Cameron Kuzma is ranked 116th (up from 211th), forward Kalder Varga is 122nd (up from 164th), and ...