The Red Deer Rebels are gearing up for round one of the WHL Eastern Conference  Quarterfinals. They now know their first round opponent in the playoffs will be the Calgary Hitmen.

This should be a good match up for Red Deer as the Rebels were 6-1-1-0 in the regular season versus the Hitmen. 

Here is the schedule for round one:

Game One           Friday, March 31              7 p.m.                  Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

Game Two          Saturday, April   1             7 p.m.                  Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

Game Three       Monday, April 3                7 p.m.                  Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Game Four          Wednesday, April 5          7 p.m.                  Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Game Five*         Friday, April 7                    7 p.m.                  Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

Game Six*           Sunday, April 9                  2 p.m.                  Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Game Seven*     Tuesday, April 11             7 p.m.                  Peavey Mart Centrium, Red Deer

* If necessary

Single-game tickets for all Rebels home playoff games at the Peavey Mart Centrium can be purchased through Tickets Alberta. Playoff packages are available at reddeerrebels.com.