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Philadelphia Rebels
Philadelphia Rebels
City	Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
League	North American Hockey League
Division	East
Founded	2008
Home arena	Hollydell Ice Arena
Colors	Blue, red, white;
Owner(s)	HSG Hockey LLC
General manager	Justin Hale; (hired 2022)
Head coach	Justin Hale; (hired 2022)
Franchise history
2008–2013	Wenatchee Wild
2013–2015	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
2015–2017	Aston Rebels
2018–2022	Jamestown Rebels
2022–present	Philadelphia Rebels
Championships
Regular season titles	1 (2016–17)
Division titles	3 (2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18)

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]^[6] 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.^[7]^[8]

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.^[9]

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 Div. 8th of 22, NAHL	Won Div. Semifinals, 3–0 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Won Div. Finals, 3–0 vs. Johnstown Tomahawks Lost Robertson Cup Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2016–17	60	46	11	3	95	214	106	1003	1st of 5, East Div. 1st of 24, NAHL	Won Div. Semifinals, 3–0 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Won Div. Finals, 3–2 vs. New Jersey Titans Won Robertson Cup Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Aberdeen Wings Lost 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 Generals Lost 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 Tomahawks Lost 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 Eastern Division, 23rd of 32 NAHL	Eliminated