Redvers Rockets win provincial championship
April 7, 2025, 1:30 pm
Ryan Kiedrowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It’s a season of big wins for the Redvers Rockets. First they claimed the Big 6 Hockey League championship, then a provincial championship after facing the Edam Three Stars in Senior D Provincial finals.
Riding high on their first encounter with the Three Stars on March 23 when the Rockets nabbed Game 1 of the best of three series at home, the boys were eager to sweep in Turtleford on March 29.
But Edam was not about to give up a win that late in the post-season so easily. They had risen through the ranks just like the Rockets, and were ready to put up a fight. Edam would open scoring with the lone point of the second period from Damon Schaefer, but the final frame was where all the action hit.
The Three Stars would build on their lead courtesy Zachary Nedelec’s goal for a two-point lead.
Redvers would break the shutout and match the score with twine-tinglers from Koltyn Miller and Jordan Miller, but Edam would take the lead once again as Mitch Wall gained the point with just under five minutes on the clock.
Redvers just couldn’t match that final point, ending the game with a 3-2 loss and the series tied.
The next night saw Edam first on the scoreboard with a goal from Kendall Fransoo, comprising the only point of that initial frame.
Second period action saw the Three Stars extend their lead to two unanswered points, this time from the blade of Keegan Tiringer. However, that famous fire of gumption seemed to be ignited deep in the Rockets’ bones, seeing that middle period come to a close with a deuce from Oliver Poirier plus a single from Kenton Miller to make it a 3-2 Redvers affair.
Edam would come back to tie the match in the middle of the third with a goal from Jared Blaquiere, but two Redvers goals in the last five minutes fired from Drew Hoff and Naton Miller brought the Rockets to a 5-3 final and the provincial title.
