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A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE Goaltender Taz Burman in black and Rylan Toth will be between the pipes this season for the Red Deer Rebels.

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Making their own mark REBELS GOALTENDERS TAZ BURMAN AND RYLAN TOTH ARE LOOKING TO CUT THEIR OWN PATH IN THE WHL he was selected by the Rebels in the second round of the 2012 bantam draft and the Vancouver native worked hard during the off-season to make sure he Red Deer Rebels netminders Taz can live up to his potential this winter Burman and Rylan Toth are like young and in the future. actors taking over for the likes of Hugh “I spent a lot of time in the gym Jackman in a hit Broadway play. just trying to get stronger and a little Burman and Toth are replacing a bit bigger. I wanted to put on a bit of big name in the person of Patrik Barto- weight, which I did, and that was imsak, the much-decorated stopper who portant because I’m naturally not a big has moved on to the pro ranks with the guy,” said the six-foot-one, 170-pound Los Angeles Kings organization. netminder. “I added to my strength The fresh-faced duo fully realize and also worked on my quickness with exactly who they’re following, but nei- off-ice workouts. Getting quicker was ther is intimidated by the biggest thing. the notion of being the “I feel good now, I’m ‘PATTY WAS A GREAT men between the pipes ready to go and it’s an GOALIE, THERE’S this season. exciting time.”

“We just have to be Toth, who recorded NO DOUBT ABOUT ourselves, we can’t try a 2.59 GAA and .914 to be Patrik Bartosak THAT AND EVERYONE save percentage in Part 2,” said Burman, KNOWS THAT. BUT nine midget AAA playwho appeared in 17 games last spring, NOW I’M TRYING TO off games last season as worked out five days a Bartosak’s understudy.

BE A GREAT GOALIE week during the sum“That’s not our job, our mer. job is to be the best AND BE MYSELF, AND “I made sure I was we can be. Patty was a THAT’S ALL I CAN DO.’ eating right and taking great goalie, there’s no care of my body, and I — TAZ BURMAN doubt about that and also skated quite a bit everyone knows that. just to stay on the ice But now I’m trying to and keep improving,” he said. be a great goalie and be myself, and The Rebels’ puck-stopping pair that’s all I can do.” work well together.

Toth, who posted a 2.42 goals-against “I really like Rylan. We’re really average and .923 save percentage in 16 good friends and that’s great,” said regular-season game with the midg- Burman. et AAA Battleford Stars last season, “There’s only two goalies on a team hasn’t seen Bartosak as often as Bur- and not all of the guys understand what man but knows all about the Czech you go through mentally and stuff, so netminder. it’s really important to have a good reThe 18-year-old, however, offered lationship with the other goalie. which an interesting perspective on the situ- Rylan and I have.” ation, pointing out that Bartosak was Toth agreed, adding: “We get along in a similar spot when he followed cur- really well and challenge each other rent Minnesota Wild netminder Darcy every day in practice. And after pracKuemper into the Rebels net three tice, we’re great friends.” years ago.

If Burman has an advantage over his “Yeah, we have big shoes to fill, but teammate, it’s the one winter of major he (Bartosak) came into the same type junior seasoning that he has under his of situation,” said Toth, “Everybody belt. has to start somewhere.”

“No doubt being here last year will Burman struggled somewhat at help me this season,” he said. “The times last season, particularly down first year is always a bit of an adjustthe homestretch. But there’s a reason ment period. The calibre of play is so

BY GREG MEACHEM

ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Goaltender Taz Burman, in black, and Rylan Toth will be between the pipes this season for the Red Deer Rebels. Both goalies know they have big shoes to fill after Patrik Bartosak’s departure. But instead of following in his footsteps, they hope to make their own marks with the Rebels. good, so fast, and then there’s just the whole thing of being away from home.

“Now I feel older and more comfortable, which is definitely a good thing and can do nothing but help me.”

Toth flourished at the midget AAA level last winter despite feeling he had progressed beyond that point when he was reassigned by the Rebels after attending training camp a year ago.

“It was tough going back to midget because I felt that I was kind of done with that level at that point,” he said.

“But it was good to kind of take a step back and look at what I needed to do to improve.

“We didn’t really have a goalie coach there (Battleford), although (Rebels goaltender coach) Taylor Dakers did work with me at times and helped me some during the season. I just kept working hard at practice every day, working on the things I needed to work on.”

So far, so good.

“The difference between last year

and this year is that I felt a lot more comfortable in training camp and through the exhibition games,” said Toth.

“I felt more confident and I think that showed. I felt I did really well for the most part.”

Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter is confident that Burman and Toth can carry the club’s goaltending torch this winter.

“They’re pretty even-keeled, they’re good teammates and they work hard in practice,” said Sutter. “What I like about it is it’s a competitive environment with them, but in a very positive way.

“They just have to be themselves.

They’re both young goalies who are going to be good goalies. We just have to be patient with them and they’ll be fine. Burman was a second-round pick for a reason and we really liked Tother’s development over the last two years.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Excited to see improvement NEW REBELS SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT COACH CLAYTON BEDDOES IS THRILLED TO HELP DEVELOP THE YOUNG PLAYERS

BY GREG MEACHEM

ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR As the newest member of the Red Deer Rebels coaching staff, Clayton Beddoes harbours an oldfashioned sense of excitement.

In fact, the Rebels skills and development coach is convinced he’ll get as much out of the job as the players he’s been hired — on a part-time basis — to teach.

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it, though,” said Beddoes, following a recent practice session at the Enmax Centrium. “One of the same things you get excited about as a coach, no matter what level you’re at, is that you can help individual players and see an improvement in a player over a year, and that’s what my reward is going to be.”

Beddoes, a carpenter by trade, will attend practices and home games this season. As a result, he’s watched his students perform in game conditions just once — during a 5-3 preseason win over the Edmonton Oil Kings Sept. 12 — and came away impressed.

“I’ve only seen one game but I did see a lot of raw talent,” he said.

“There’s so much potential and a lot is going to depend on almost every player and what kind of character they have and what their practice habits are. These guys have God-given abilities, that’s how they got here. Now it’s just a matter of helping them develop those abilities and habits.”

A native of Bentley, Beddoes was a star forward with the old Red Deer Rustlers in the late 1980s before taking his act to the SJHL and the Weyburn Red Wings.

He earned a U.S. college scholarship while in Weyburn and won two NCAA championships during his four years at Lake Superior State.

Beddoes signed with the Boston Bruins as a free agent in 1994 and played a total of 60 games in the NHL, scoring twice and collecting 10 points.

He also played in the American and International leagues and closed out his playing career over four seasons in Germany and Italy. He retired in 2001 and two years later was back in Germany as an assistant coach with the Cologne Sharks.

Beddoes also served as a head coach with the Sharks and Frankfurt Lions, before taking over as bench boss in Cortina, Italy, for the 2012-13 season. It was his last coaching job until Rebels general manager/head coach Brent Sutter offered him a post with the Western Hockey League team.

In Europe, Beddoes was coaching professionals, most of whom were five to 10 years older than the players he’s now instructing. He doesn’t see that as a hindrance as he becomes more comfortable with his new position.

“I’ve coached lots of younger players, 18- and 19-year-olds,” he said. “But coaching younger instead of older players leaves more room for the reward. In an older player, you’ve pretty much got what you’ve got. Now you have to find his role and play him where he’s going to contribute the most.

“With young players, they haven’t fulfilled their potential yet, so you’re able to help them become the players maybe they thought they could be.

“There’s a lot of raw talent here and I’m really looking forward to working with what seems like a great group of young men and a top-notch coaching staff.”

The presence of Sutter, associate coach Jeff Truitt, assistant Steve O’Rourke and goaltender coach Tay-

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Rebels assistant coach Clayton Beddoes on the ice during Rebels practice recently. The newly added coach is looking to help the players fulfil their potential while also learning as a coach and gaining experience from being a part of the Rebels’ staff. lor Dakers was instrumental in Beddoes pursuing the skills development position.

“That was part of the motivation for me to come here and coach. I’m not doing it for the money, I’m doing it to be around the game and be around these guys and — from a selfish standpoint — to learn from the coaches who are here,” said Beddoes.

“They have a wealth of experience. I’ve been working (as a coach) by myself for the last four to five years and it’s nice to hear some of the same words that I’ve been using and also hear some different words regarding tactics and things like that. For myself, there’s also some skill and development that I’m gaining as a coach.”

Beddoes’ casual ties to Sutter helped land him his current gig.

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COACH: Connection “I’ve known Brent for a long time,” said Beddoes. “I have a close enough relationship with him to be able to call him or email him once in awhile, and it was always in the back of my mind to do something with the Rebels. I’m very fortunate that I have a connection with Brent and also a bit of a connection with Steve, who I knew before, and Jeff, who I got to know during the spring and summer.

“For me to be here and be able to integrate through the season . . . I feel very fortunate. A lot of guys would have loved to have the opportunity. A lot of it is connections and knowing people.”

Beddoes will be in the Centrium press box taking notes when the Rebels open their regular-season schedule tonight against the Kootenay Ice. “Practice is one thing, it’s in the games that you really see what a guy needs to work on,” he said. “You get to see how the training is affecting how he plays and make the adjustments, if necessary.

“For me to be here and be able to integrate through the season . . . I feel

very fortunate. A lot of guys would have loved to have the opportunity. A lot of it is connections and knowing people.”

Beddoes will be in the Centrium press box taking notes when the Rebels open their regular-season schedule tonight against the Kootenay Ice. “Practice is one thing, it’s in the games that you really see what a guy needs to work on,” he said. “You get to see how the training is affecting how he plays and make the adjustments, if necessary.

“It’s also important for me to be watching the games in the sense that I have to integrate some of the tactics into skill and development, too. I can’t be teaching something that’s not within the system or the coaching philosophy that Brent follows.

“This is going to be a feeling-out process for both Brent and myself.

This is a level I’ve never coached at, but it’s a win-win situation, no one has anything to lose. If it doesn’t work out, he certainly has a competent coaching staff. Whatever evolves, no one is going to get hurt and everyone is going to benefit.” Beddoes’ hockey travels have taken him from Central Alberta to the U.S. and Europe and now back home.

“It seems to work like that a lot,” he said. “The hockey world is small and things often come full circle.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Hitmen shooting for top spot in East EASTERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW highly-touted of this season’s group of rookies, while D Eric Roy (Calgary Flames) RW Peter Quenneville (Columbus Blue Jackets) and Czech LW Richard Nejezchleb (NY Rangers) are all in pro camps, but are unsigned by their NHL teams. LW Rihards Bukarts (28G, 26A last season), is another offensive weapon, as are 2014 NHL draft picks C John Quenneville and RW Jayce Hawryluk . . . The Wheaties will be contenders this season but are likely a year away from realizing their full potential.

Medicine Hat Tigers The Tigers should match last season’s fourth-place finish in the conference if overage G Marek Langhamer returns from the Arizona Coyotes camp and a small but skilled group of forwards led by C Trevor Cox continues to progress . . . Tommy Vannelli, who’s eligible to play in the AHL since he was drafted out of college, would be another large piece of the puzzle, although the team has a fine back end — anchored by Tyler Lewington — regardless . . . Langhamer and C Markus Eisenschmid are the imports . . . The Tigers should be good enough to host an opening-round playoff series in their final season in the old Arena.

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Kootenay Ice The Ice will almost certainly lose go-to C Sam Reinhart to the Buffalo Sabres, but still have some offensive weapons in the persons of RW Jaedon Descheneau and C Luke Philp . . . Tanner Faith anchors a decent blueline and G MacKenzie Skapski will be a big piece of the squad if he doesn’t stick with the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate in Hartford . . . There’s nothing fancy here, but Kootenay hasn’t missed the playoffs in 16 straight years and

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THE FRONT-RUNNERS Calgary Hitmen The Hitmen return the vast majority of the team that last season finished tied — with Edmonton — for the most points in the conference and the returnees include LW Jake Virtanen and RW Greg Chase, likely to be among the WHL’s top scorers this winter . . . The club has a nice problem in the overage department with forwards Mike Winther, Adam Tambellini and Connor Rankin, and D Kenton Helgesen.

Any combination of the three will give the Hitmen arguably the league’s best group of 20-year-olds . . . Travis Sanheim and Ben Thomas tie down the back end and Mack Shields, 20-3-0 as a back-up last season, is ready to assume starting goalie duties . . . The Hitmen are for real.

Swift Current Broncos The Broncos boast a handful of proven scoring forwards in Jay Merkley (34G,32A last season) and overagers Coda Gordon and Colby Cave, both of whom reached 70 points last winter. The real strength of the club is on the blueline, perhaps the league’s best while boasting the likes of firstrounder Julius Honka and fellow NHL draft picks Dillon Heatherington, Brett Lernout and Brycen Martin . . . A question mark looms in goal, where Landon Bow replaces effective Finnish stopper Eetu Laurikainen . . . The Broncos, plain and simple, are contenders.

Brandon Wheat Kings The Wheat Kings boast perhaps the best young talent in the entire league and there’s nothing wrong with their cast of veteran players, either. C Nolan Patrick and D Kale Clague are the most

on the duo . . . The Rebels narrowly missed the playoffs last season but appeared re-energized during a decent preseason . . . Red Deer’s outright studs are first-round NHL draft picks C Conner Bleackley and D Haydn Fleury and there’s a fine supporting cast with forwards Adam Musil, Grayson Pawlenchuk, among others.

Edmonton Oil Kings The Oil Kings lost a large group of key players to graduation and the pro ranks, including LW Mitch Moroz, D Griffin Reinhart and C Henrik Samuelsson, and may lose C Curtis Lazar, 19, to the Ottawa Senators . . . Luckily, Tristan Jarry is the best netminder in the conference and there’s enough talent both up front and on the back end

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EAST: Offensive weapons Kootenay Ice The Ice will almost certainly lose go-to C Sam Reinhart to the Buffalo Sabres, but still have some offensive weapons in the persons of RW Jaedon Descheneau and C Luke Philp.

Tanner Faith anchors a decent blueline and G MacKenzie Skapski will be a big piece of the squad if he doesn’t stick with the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate in Hartford.

There’s nothing fancy here, but Kootenay hasn’t missed the playoffs in 16 straight years and should be there again next spring.

Prince Albert Raiders The Raiders edged out Red Deer for the final playoff berth last spring but that was with the substantial aid of 20-year-old LW Collin Valcourt and C Leon Draisaitl, who will almost certainly start the NHL season with the Oilers and could very well make the club full-time.

If the Raiders also lose outstanding 19-year-old D Josh Morrissey to the Winnipeg Jets, the rebuild will be on and qualifying for the playoffs will be difficult despite the presence of key returnees D Sawyer Lange and C Reid Gardiner.

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An inexperienced defence will mean the goaltending tandem of Justin Paulic and Zach Sawchenko will be leaned upon heavily.

Making the playoffs may be a stretch for the Warriors, who finished 10th in the conference last season.

Saskatoon Blades Under new head coach Bob Woods, the Blades are expected to make somewhat of a rise in the standings, but after finishing 11th in the conference last season, there’s not a lot of room to regress.

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Rockets primed for another good season WESTERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW THE FRONT-RUNNERS Kelowna Rockets With a cast of 18 returning players, the Rockets appear primed to threaten their 2013-14 record of 57-11-4 and again finish atop of the B.C. Division and Western Conference . . . Madison Bowey anchors a solid blueline and centres Nick Merkley and Rourke Chartier headline a balanced forward group that could have plenty of 20- to 30-goal scorers . . . Jackson Whistle and rookie Jake Morrissey should provide adequate goaltending.

Victoria Royals The Royals bid adieu to some fine

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Seattle Thunderbirds D Shea Theodore and C Matthew Barzal are among the league’s best at their respective positions and the team currenly harbours five 20-year-olds

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IN THE MIX Everett Silvertips The ‘Tips posted 39 wins in 201314 and then lost four of their top five scorers in LW Joshua Winquist, D Matt Pufahl and C Manraj Hayer, all to graduation, and C Jujhar Khaira to the professional ranks. A strong and experienced blueline anchored by Mirco Mueller and Ben Betker is a huge plus, however, and the goaltending is in find

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EAST: Blades Russian RW Nikita Scherbak is the club’s top player by a country mile and will likely be traded as the Blades continue their rebuild.

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If the club stumbles out of the starting gate, which is quite possible, it may be just a matter of time before Anholt and Maxwell are running the show.

What has to change is the poisonous environment that forced the team to move disgruntled players last winter.

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WEST: In the mix Everett Silvertips The ‘Tips posted 39 wins in 2013-14 and then lost four of their top five scorers in LW Joshua Winquist, D Matt Pufahl and C Manraj Hayer, all to graduation, and C Jujhar Khaira to the professional ranks.

A strong and experienced blueline anchored by Mirco Mueller and Ben Betker is a huge plus, however.

And the goaltending is in find hands with thirdyear stopper Austin Lotz, who shed 23 pounds during the off-season to prepare himself for a heavy load.

Still, without more offensive punch, the team might be hard-pressed to match or improve on last year’s fifth-place conference finish.

Tri-City Americans Mike Williamson, hired as head coach during the off-season after being canned by the Calgary Hitmen, takes over a team with a so-so blueline featuring the likes of stay-at-home specialist Justin Hamonic, a 36-goal scorer Brian Williams up front and one of the league’s top netminders — Eric Comrie — as the last line of defence.

The imports are 17-year-old Russian forwards Vladislav Lukin and Semyon Krasheninnikov.

Comrie will be the key to any Americans’ success.

Gregg Drinnan suggested, the Blazers are coming off the worst season in franchise history and while they’ll be better this season, it will be an uphill struggle to make the playoffs.

Spokane Chiefs After racking up 40 wins and placing sixth in the conference last season, the Chiefs are most likely entering a stage of decline due to the loss of WHL scor-

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 21 ing leader Mitch Holmberg and 38-goal sniper Mike Aviani to graduation.

In addition, 56-assist D Reid Gow chose not to return to the club, as did D Jeremy McIntosh, while LW Carter Proft signed with a German team and G Eric Williams took his 39-19-2-2 record into graduation.

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Vancouver Giants Question marks abound as Troy Ward takes over a club that finished seventh in the conference last season.

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Former Chief Steenbergen earning glowing reviews in Swift Current

BY BRAD BROWN

PRAIRIE POST Tyler Steenbergen has always enjoyed the big games. All the better if they come with the chance to needle a good friend on a daily basis.

That’s what happened last season when Steenbergen’s Red Deer Chiefs beat Cole Johnson’s Lloydminster Bobcats in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League final.

Six months later, both players are itching to make their WHL debuts with the Swift Current Broncos, and at least one of them is probably looking forward to finally having something else to talk about.

“Winning was a great feeling, especially beating Cole,” said Steenbergen.

“We’re pretty good buddies so there’s been quite a bit of joking going back and forth about it . . . or when someone

brings it up I always just look over at Cole and he’ll just shake his head.”

Steenbergen and Johnson were the Broncos’ first two picks of the 2013 WHL bantam draft, 12th and 34th overall, and came into camp with strong post-draft resumes. Johnson was second in the Alberta league with 28 goals and fifth with 45 points last season, part of a Lloydminster team that also included top Brandon prospect Kale Clague and had five players among the league’s top 22 point-getters.

“Against him it’s kind of a pain because he’s one of those guys likes to get in your grill,” said Steenbergen. “He’s a skilled player but he’ll grind it out and be really rough to play against.”

Steenbergen also cracked the league’s top 30 scorers, and finished fourth on the Chiefs with 31 points in 32 games.

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AAA Midget Chief Tyler Steenbergen checks Kristian Blumenschein of the Okanagan Rockets during first period action of game one of the 2014 Pacific Championships at the Arena in Red Deer in April.

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In one way they already have. The Broncos re-assigned five players earlier this month, including two-year veteran Justin Spagrud.

The Broncos’ hand was forced by the inspired play of some new faces in camp, including Steenbergen and Johnson, Luca Leone, Andreas Schumacher and Tyler Adams.

There could be more veteran casualties too as the Broncos are expected to enter the season with 16 forwards on their roster, but will eventually pare down to 13 or 14.

“Lamb’s been preaching a lot how no veterans have a secure spot on this team,” said Steenbergen. “Obviously there’s a couple that are there, but as you’ve heard ... it’s a very competitive camp and nobody’s a for sure.”

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“He’s a hard guy to play against,” said Johnson. “But playing with him, he’s awesome. He really knows how to play the game. He’ll do anything to help his team win and even though he’s a little smaller he’s not afraid to get down in the dirty areas either.”

Despite the pre-season injuries to Johnson (shoulder) and Steenbergen (suspected concussion), early reviews from the coaching staff have been just as glowing.

“They’re both very smart players, really mature beyond their years,” said Broncos head coach Mark Lamb.

“What I’m seeing so far, Steenbergen is an all-around player, one of those guys who can put up numbers and play against the best players. But he’s also smart enough to check, he can play wing, he’s just very versatile.

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