Aston Rebels

Aston Rebels
City Aston, Pennsylvania
League NAHL
Division East
Founded 2008
Home arena IceWorks Skating Complex
Head coach Joe Coombs
Franchise history
2008–2013 Wenatchee Wild
2013–2015 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
2015–present Aston Rebels
Championships
Regular season titles none
Division Championships 1 (2015–16)
Playoff championships none

The Aston Rebels are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team playing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The team is based in the Philadelphia suburb of Aston, Pennsylvania, and play their home games at IceWorks Skating Complex.

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 Aston, Pennsylvania[2] and 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.

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
2015–16 6035 21 4 74 196 146 1260 1st of 4, East Div.
8th of 22, NAHL 		Lost in Robertson Cup Semifinals

Playoffs

Division Semifinals, Aston Rebels defeated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights "3-games-to-0"
Division Finals, Aston Rebels defeated Johnstown Tomahawks "3-games-to-0"
Robertson Cup Semifinals, Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated Aston Rebels "2-games-to-0"

Notes

  1. ↑ "Wenatchee Wild to relocate NAHL membership to Hidalgo, Texas". Junior Hockey News. May 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "THE DEATH POOL – GOODBYE RIO GRANDE HELLO ASTON PENNSYLVANIA". The Junior Hockey News. June 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NAHL announces relocation of Rio Grande Valley to Aston, PA". NAHL. June 9, 2015.

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