The Red Deer Rebels selected two players at the 2025 CHL Import Draft on Wednesday.
With the 19th overall pick in round one, the Rebels selected Czech forward Matej Mikes. The 18-year-old from Karlovy, Czechia played for Roki (Finland U20) and had 10 points in 28 games. He also played for Czechia at the 2025 IIUF U18 World Championship.
With the 80th overall pick in round two of Wednesday’s draft, the Rebels selected Slovak defenceman Matus Lisy. The 18-year-old from Bratislava, Slovakia played 2024-25 with Nitra (Slovakia U20) and had 28 points in 19 games. Lisy played for Slovakia at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and 2025 IIUF U18 World Championship.
The Rebels did not use the 141st overall pick in round three of the 2025 CHL Import Draft.
In addition, the Rebels have released Russian forward Gleb Semenov, who suited up for 25 games with the club in 2024-25.
Matej Mikes
Centre
Shoots: Right
Height: 6’2.5
Weight: 204
Birthdate: Feb 17, 2007
Hometown: Karlovy, Cze
Last Team: Roki U20
Matus Lisy
Defence
Shoots: Left
Height: 6’0
Weight: 181
Birthdate: Jun 15, 2007
Hometown: Bratislava, SVK
Last Team: Nitra Jr.
**With information provided by The Red Deer Rebels
Sign up to get the latest local news headlines delivered directly to your inbox every afternoon.
Send your news tips, story ideas, pictures, and videos to news@centralalbertaonline.com.
CentralAlbertaOnline encourages you to get your news directly from your trusted source by bookmarking this page and downloading the CentralAlbertaOnline app.