Rebels captain Jayden Grubbe picked up the 2022/2023 Players Award.  In this photo by Rob Wallator, Grubbe battles against first round opponent Sean Tschigerl. 

From the Red Deer Rebels

REBELS THIS WEEK

PLAYOFFS EDITION – MARCH 27, 2023

BRING ON THE HITMEN!

The Red Deer Rebels take on the Calgary Hitmen in round one of the 2023 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutrien.

The Rebels were 6-1-1-0 versus the Hitmen during the regular season. This will be the seventh playoff series between the two clubs with Red Deer having won four of the first six.

WHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – #2 Red Deer Rebels vs. #7 Calgary Hitmen

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.

UCHACZ SCORES 50 GOALS

Centre Kai Uchacz is the sixth player in Rebels history to score 50 goals in a season. It’s also the first time the Rebels have had a 50-goal scorer in back-to-back seasons since 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Player                  Season                Goals                  

B.J. Young          1996‑97                58

Kyle Wanvig       2000‑01                55

Ben King             2021‑22                52

Craig Reichert    1993‑94                52

Dean Tiltgen       1992‑93                50

Kai Uchacz         2022‑23                50

YEAR-END AWARDS

The Rebels have handed out their annual year-end awards for the 2022-23 WHL Regular Season. Kai Uchacz took home four awards — the Three-Star Award, Hampton Inn and Suites Top Scorer, Bearcom Most Valuable Player and ATB Humanitarian of the Year. Christoffer Sedoff was honoured as the team’s Top Defenceman. The Players’ Award was presented to captain Jayden Grubbe. Jace Isley was honoured as the Darcy Robinson Most Underrated Player, Ollie Josephson picked up the Pattison Media Rookie of the Year award, and Carson Birnie was the recipient of the Telus Scholastic Player of the Year award.