The Calgary Sun · May 26, 2016
Red Deer Rebels eliminate Brandon Wheat Kings with 2-1 OT win
Brandon Wheat Kings' John Quenneville, left, and goalie Jordan Papirny look on as Red Deer Rebels' Adam Musil, centre, celebrates his tying goal during third period Memorial Cup hockey action in Red Deer, Wednesday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)RED DEER – They didn’t need it.
They just wanted it.
The Red Deer Rebels had already secured a spot in Friday’s Memorial Cup semifinal before overtime even started.
But they took the opportunity to send the rival Brandon Wheat Kings home when Evan Polei scored at 3:50 of sudden death to give the Rebels a 2-1 victory.