The Philadelphia Rebels are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team playing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The team is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and play their home games at Penn Ice Rink at the Class of 1923 Arena.
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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 nearby Philadelphia and became the Philadelphia Rebels.
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Season-by-season records
Notes
External links
- Aston Rebels
- NAHL website
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