Rebels President and General Manager Brent Sutter announced the news Tuesday.
Konowalchuk, a longtime NHL forward, joins Red Deer after spending the past three seasons as a professional scout with the New York Rangers, and returns to the WHL after leading the Seattle Thunderbirds to the 2017 WHL Championship.
The Salt Lake City, Utah product spent six seasons as bench boss in the Emerald City, compiling a 219-176-22-15 record. His Thunderbirds made back-to-back appearances in the WHL Championship series during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 WHL seasons.
He transitioned back to the NHL in the summer of 2017, spending one season as an assistant coach with the Anaheim Ducks.
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Coward seizes opportunity in the crease
May 10, 2021
Chase Coward took full advantage of the opportunity when he was finally able to get in between the pipes for the Red Deer Rebels this season.
Coward was a spectator for the first 18 games of the season before playing in four of the final five games to wrap up the 2020-21 season. He made his first start of the season on April 19 against the host Medicine Hat Tigers in a 3-2 loss.
“I was super excited when I finally got told that I was going to get a start. I just wanted to go out there and prove to myself and to everyone else that I belonged in the league. I did that and then the starts kept coming in and the confidence just kept going up.”