The Philadelphia Rebels are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The team is based in Hollydell Ice Arena in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
History The franchise was originally known as the Wenatchee Wild in Wenatchee, Washington, before relocating to Hidalgo, Texas, to become the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees.
On June 1, 2015, NAHL insiders began reporting the Killer Bees franchise was going to relocate to Philadelphia suburb of Aston, Pennsylvania, and the IceWorks Skating Complex. The Killer Bees would subsequently announce that the team was ceasing operations for the 2015–16 season unless the team president, Gilbert Saenz, could find a local alternative to save the team. However, on June 9, the NAHL announced that the franchise was relocating to become the Aston Rebels. Joe Coombs remains as the head coach. The Rebels were placed in the NAHL's new East Division for their inaugural season.
In 2017, the team relocated to the Class of 1923 Arena at the University of Pennsylvania in nearby Philadelphia and became the Philadelphia Rebels. The Philadelphia Rebels again finished at the top of their division in the regular season before losing to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights in the division finals of the playoffs. After one season, the Rebels faced poor attendance numbers and scheduling issues. In June 2018, the team was relocated to Northwest Arena in Jamestown, New York and became the Jamestown Rebels. The Rebels are the second NAHL team to play in Jamestown after the Jamestown Ironmen ceased operations in 2013.
Due to the on-going restrictions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of New York, the team suspended operations for the 2020–21 season.
On May 17, 2022, the NAHL announced that it had sold the franchise to another owner and was relocating the Rebels back to suburban Philadelphia, playing out of Hollydell Ice Arena in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Players
Current roster No.NamePos.Shoots/CatchesDOBHeightWeightHometown10Abzal AlibekFL2006-03-296' 0"163 Astana, Kazakhstan22Caesar BjorkFL2004-04-115' 10"178 Tyresö, Sweden13Ryan BuntingFL2005-03-085' 9"169 West Deptford, NJ, USA28Jared CoccimiglioFL2004-02-025' 8"156 Oakville, ON, Canada12Linas DedinasFL2004-10-116' 1"194 Vilnius, Lithuania26Brayton FrickFL2005-11-265' 7"193 Willow Street, PA, USA24Ruslan JamaldinovFL2005-01-305' 11"181 Luleå, Sweden8Brock JonesFR2004-11-155' 9"182 Lakeview, OR, USA29Michael MathisonFR2006-10-245' 9"168 Horace, ND, USA25Luke MenardFL2007-06-245' 9"170 Negaunee, MI, USA27Lucas MinardFR2006-03-075' 9.5"175 Keller, TX, USA9Thomas NeuFR2005-06-145' 7"178 Hartland, WI, USA15Charles PanchisinFR2004-11-155' 10"157 Lincolnshire, IL, USA2Billy SheridanFR2005-03-265' 7"161 Mullica Hill, NJ, USA16Charlie SpencerFL2006-07-045' 6"170 Wheaton, IL, USA14Jackson VaitesFR2007-07-106' 1"190 Mullica Hill, NJ, USA18Hudson Weber-StewartFR2007-11-125' 10"214 Friendswood, TX, USA5Drew BellesonDR2005-04-026' 1"188 Dayton, OH, USA7Nicholas BianchiDR2006-07-235' 11"178 Webster, NY, USA3Kalib CapecciDR2006-10-206' 0"185 Sewell, NJ, USA19Mikey ConlonDR2007-05-185' 11"179 Rockville Centre, NY, USA11Luke JanviriyaDL2006-05-015' 10.5"167 Bloomfield, NJ, USA4Zachary SpagnuoloDL2007-04-085' 7"178 Allen, TX, USA21Joe StauberDR2005-04-055' 10"200 Duluth, MN, USA17Bryce StrandDL2004-02-105' 9"166 Appleton, WI, USA23Ryan VaitesDL2004-11-046' 1"162 Mullica Hill, NJ, USA30Owen CrudaleGL2005-05-265' 11"184 San Diego, CA, USA35Beau LaneGL2004-06-166' 4"163 Pembroke, MA, USA32Anthony SciereGL2007-06-066' 2"185 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Season-by-season records Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs 2015–16 60 35 21 4 74 196 146 1260 1st of 4, East 8th of 22, NAHL Won Div. Semifinals, 3–0 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton KnightsWon Div. Finals, 3–0 vs. Johnstown Tomahawks 2016–17 60 46 11 3 95 214 106 1003 1st of 5, East 1st of 24, NAHL Won Div. Semifinals, 3–0 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton KnightsWon Div. Finals, 3–2 vs. New Jersey TitansWon Robertson Cup Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Aberdeen WingsLost Robertson Cup Championship game, 0–3 vs. Lone Star Brahmas 2017–18 60 41 15 4 86 206 134 922 1st of 5, East Div.3rd of 23, NAHL Won Div. Semifinals, 3–2 vs. Northeast GeneralsLost Div. Finals, 0–3 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 2018–19 60 35 17 8 78 176 131 886 2nd of 6, East Div.5th of 24, NAHL Lost Div. Semifinals, 2–3 vs. New Jersey Titans 2019–20 54 21 30 3 45 127 163 939 5th of 7, East Div.19th of 26, NAHL Season cancelled 2020–21 Did not participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 60 35 22 3 73 181 164 926 3rd of 7, East Div.10th of 29, NAHL Won Div. Semifinals, 3–2 vs. Johnstown TomahawksLost Div. Finals, 1–3 vs. New Jersey Titans 2022–23 60 27 30 3 57 166 181 941 6th of 7, East Div.24th of 29, NAHL Did not qualify 2023–24 60 26 30 4 56 175 204 874 7th of 9 East Div.23rd of 32 NAHL Did not qualify 2024–25 59 26 30 3 55 177 190 925 7th of 10 East 25th of 35 NAHL Did not qualify 2025–26 59 21 29 9 51 155 186 1069 10 of 10 East 30th of 34 NAHL Did not qualify
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External links Rebels website NAHL website