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Rebels Get Little Return for Solid Effort

November 27, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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SWIFT CURRENT - The Red Deer Rebels, outside of the first five to six minutes, carried the play to the Swift Current Broncos in a WHL contest witnessed by 1,908 fans Tuesday at the Innovation Credit Union I-Plex.

The final shots on goal: Red Deer 58 Swift Current 22.

For the Rebels though, it was all for naught, as Broncos netminder Isaac Poulter turned in a splendid 54-save performance in a 6-4 win over the visitors.

"We did a good job tonight of limiting them," said Rebels assistant coach Bray Flynn. "We possessed the puck in their zone, we had good zone time.

"They capitalized on their chances and we didn't capitalize on ours. But in saying that any time you put up over 50 shots and score four goals on the road you should win the game."

The Rebels were slow off the mark as the Broncos struck for two goals in the first six minutes.

Former Rebel Justin Svenson was credited with his first-ever WHL goal on a fluke play, his shot deflecting off a Red Deer skate and past netminder Byron Fancy 3:48 into the contest, and Brecon Wood scored from a power-play scramble less than two minutes later.

To their credit, the Rebels dominated play the remainder of the period and pulled even before the intermission.

Jaxsen Wiebe ignited the Red Deer rally by tipping a Christoffer Sedoff point shot past Poulter at 15:08 and defenceman Dawson Barteaux rang a shot off the post and in a mere 23 seconds later.

Another former Rebel - albeit for a short time this season - Cohner Saleski notched his first of the season late in the second period to give the Broncos a lead they would not relinquish.

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