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The Red Deer Rebels cashed in four power play goals Saturday night as the team picked up its first win of the pre-season with a 5-2 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Peavey Mart Centrium.

Beckett Hamilton opened the scoring 7:29 into the first period beating Hurricanes netminder Brady Smith on the power play.

Just over eight minutes later, Leo Braillard tied the game for the Hurricanes with the man advantage.

The Red Deer Rebels have announced that forward Cohen Poulin has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the team.

Poulin, 17, was listed by the Rebels last year while recording 42 points (20 goals, 22 assists) in 36 games with the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds (BCEHL U18).

Cohen Poulin
Forward
Birthdate: June 10, 2007
Hometown: Abbotsford, BC
Height: 6’1 ½
Weight: 186 lbs.
Shoots: Left

Saturday’s 26-21 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the annual Banjo Bowl in front of another capacity crowd of 32,343 at Princess Auto Stadium had so many savoury layers to it.

Most important: not only is it a fifth straight ‘W’ to improve the club’s record to 7-6 – the first time over .500 this season – it keeps them atop the West Division, tied with the B.C. Lions but with a tiebreaker already secured. The Riders, meanwhile, are now 5-7-1 after a 5-1 start to their season.

The Banjo Bowl belongs to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Zach Collaros threw for 231 yards and one touchdown as Winnipeg downed the Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21. Brady Oliveira ran for 43 yards and caught six passes for 60 yards. Kenny Lawler hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass. Sergio Castillo kicked four field goals including a 39-yarder that extended Winnipeg’s lead to five points with 68 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Tyrell Ford intercepted Riders quarterback Trevor Harris twice.

The Banjo Bowl belongs to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Zach Collaros threw for 231 yards and one touchdown as Winnipeg downed the Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21. Brady Oliveira ran for 43 yards and caught six passes for 60 yards. Kenny Lawler hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass. Sergio Castillo kicked four field goals including a 39-yarder that extended Winnipeg’s lead to five points with 68 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Tyrell Ford intercepted Riders quarterback Trevor Harris twice.

The Banjo Bowl belongs to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Zach Collaros threw for 231 yards and one touchdown as Winnipeg downed the Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-21. Brady Oliveira ran for 43 yards and caught six passes for 60 yards. Kenny Lawler hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass. Sergio Castillo kicked four field goals including a 39-yarder that extended Winnipeg’s lead to five points with 68 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Tyrell Ford intercepted Riders quarterback Trevor Harris twice.

The Moose Jaw Warriors couldn’t capitalize on an early lead as they dropped their second straight to open the preseason.

In front of a sold-out crowd at the Southland Co-op Centre, the Warriors dropped a 4-2 game to the Regina Pats on Saturday night.

“The crowd was great, sometimes exhibition needs a little bit of that, a little bit of juice in the air,” Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary said.

Tristan Chandler, a recent high school graduate from Portage Collegiate Institute, is settling into life at Itasca College in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where he will pursue both his education and a baseball career. Chandler, who was awarded a scholarship to play baseball at the college level, expresses his excitement about the opportunity.

"It's pretty awesome. I'm very fortunate to get a scholarship and I'm just enjoying my time."

Training camp has kicked off for the Portage Terriers, with hockey players from across Canada and some from the US making the trip to Portage. Several players took part in pre-camp skates at Stride Place, including Rhett Perrin and Parker Scherr. Both are returning players from last season.

Parker Scherr and Rhett Perrin caught up with PortageOnline to discuss being back in Portage for the season. Scherr, who hails from Edmonton, Alberta, is joining the team for his third season and says several of the guys have already gotten out on the ice.

The Red Deer Rebels kicked off their WHL pre-season Friday night against Calgary taking on the Hitmen at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex at Tsuut’ina First Nation.

It was a low scoring affair, with the Hitmen squeeking out a 1-0 victory.

Ben Kindel scored the lone goal for Calgary 12:43 into the first period, beating Rebels goaltender Peyton Shore just as a Hitmen power play had ended.

Calgary outshot Red Deer 40-13. Then Rebels were 0-4 on the powerplay while the Hitmen went 0-6.