Rob Wallator
From the sky-box suite where he sleeps at the Westerner Park Centrium arena, Josh Tarzwell can look upon the expanse of his life as a 21-year-old junior hockey player.
Below him are the Red Deer Rebels primary net and home bench. At the far end of the rink is the Rebels meal room, where heaps of eggs and toast are devoured daily at 8:30 a.m. One recent morning, Tarzwell answered a phone call, peered down to the concourse level, and saw most of his team clustered around two ping-pong tables - one donated by his family, the other freshly purchased to satisfy demand.
REGINA Moose Jaw Warriors captain Daemon Hunt is excited to get back on the ice for the 2021 season after spending the past year dealing with injuries and letdowns. “It was pretty tough on me honestly. Lots of people don’t see that side of an injury and as well with COVID, the mental side of it,” Hunt said. The 18-year-old defenseman was sidelined for half of the 2019-20 season due to an injury. While facing the Edmonton Oil Kings, an opponent s skate blade cut a muscle in Hunt’s forearm. He required surgery and 15 stitches. “The last year-and-a-half has been I guess you could say crazy. It’s been a whirlwind if anything surreal,” Hunt added.
Having broken through for their first win of the season, the Red Deer Rebels are hoping to ride a wave of confidence into their first three-game weekend of the WHL season.
The Rebels climbed into the win column in their fourth game of the season with a 3-2 overtime triumph over the Calgary Hitmen last Saturday at the Westerner Park Centrium.
“That was pretty cool. It was just good to get the first one out of the way,” said veteran forward Arshdeep Bains, who played the role of overtime hero..
The Rebels played well at times during their previous three games but also faulted during key stretches on their way to a 0-2-1 start.
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Lisa Van Essen misses what Edmonton’s Downtown used to offer her before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 32-year-old senior development officer with the federal government moved from the Highlands neighbourhood to the city’s Downtown core three years ago, lured not just by the prospect of a shorter commute to the office but also by the chance to live, work and play in the heart of the city.
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Before the pandemic, she would stop by the Nook Cafe for a quick breakfast, go to the gym at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, or have drinks after work with her colleagues.
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Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today that Edmonton Oil Kings forward Jalen Luypen has been named WHL Player of the Week presented by Journie Rewards for the week ending March 7, 2021.
Luypen, 18, helped boost the Oil Kings to a third consecutive victory on Friday night, striking for a short-handed goal that stood up to be the game-winning tally in a 4-2 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Downtown Community Arena in Edmonton. Luypen’s second goal of the season came midway through the third period, breaking a 2-2 deadlock. In addition to the short-handed goal, Luypen added a primary assist on Liam Keeler’s first period power-play goal, which opened the scoring.