Rebels Move On To The Finals!

The Rebels beat out the Whyte Knights 3-2 in game 3 to send them to the finals to play the Winners for the Division 10 championship. The Rebels took a 1-0 lead in the game late in the first half with a goal by Kevin. It wasn't until half way through the second half that the Rebels finally got an insurance goal from Kyle on the powerplay. From then on the Knights were on Kyle with frequent yelling from their bench to " get on number 7". Kyle drew all the attention which allowed Kevin to get his second of the night on the powerplay with 6:29 left in the game. The Kinghts then played with desperation and were able to get on the board with 5:52 remaining. They pulled their goalie with 2 minutes left and were able to get a second to bring them to within 1. The Rebels went into defensive mode to hang on to the win and put them through to the finals. It will be a best of 3 series against the number one team in the division.

Rebels Come Up Short in Game 2 Versus Whyte Knights

The Rebels were not able to end the semi final series against the Whyte Knights losing 4-3 and forcing game 3. The Knights were playing with all they had and it seemed the we may have walked into the game thinking it was going to be an easy win (since last game ended up 6-1). We were surprised and ended up back on our heels early and just weren't able to recover. The next game will be won by the team who wants it more... and that team will be us.

Rebels Get Decisive Victory in First Game of Semi Finals

The Rebels beat the Whyte Knights 6-1 to give them a 1-0 lead in the best of 3 semi final series. Kyle got a hat trick and added 2 assists while Kevin ended with 1 goal and 4 assists. Mark and Dean rounded out the other 2 goals. The defense played a great game with Curt having one of his best showings of the season and in net Nestor played a fantastic game, as always. The Rebels can wrap up the series and move on to the finals with a win on Sunday.

Rebels Advance to Semi Finals!

The Rebels will move on to the semi finals after defeating the Hi-Tech Titans 3-2. The Titans were the only team that the Rebels were not able to win against this season (we were 0 and 2) so we knew we had our work cut out for us. Knowing that if we won we moved on and if we lost our summer season was over, everyone came out and played their asses off. The Rebels were down early by a score of 2-0 but were able to close the gap to 2-1 by the end of the first period with a goal by Barry. The game was tied up in the second when Darren pinched in from the point and beat the goalie for his 3rd point of the playoffs. Kyle rolled his ankle again and hobbled to the bench where everyone figured he was done. He wasn't. He came back out and got the winner with just under 3 minutes remaining. As a side note, the Rebels are now on a 5 game winning streak going in to the best of three semi finals against a yet to be determined team... whoever it is we'll be ready for them!

Rebels Beat Razorbacks In OT For 1st Win In Round Robin Playoffs

The Rebels beat the Razorbacks for the 3rd straight time this season winning 2-1 in sudden death overtime to give them their first win of the playoffs. The reffing in this game was a joke with 32 penalty minutes being called against the Rebels and 16 against the Razorbacks. Crazy calls were made that haven't been made all season such as Steve getting two minutes for removing his helmet while sitting on the bench, Kyle getting called for charging when a Razorback hit him while he had possession of the ball and Dustin getting called called for tapping the goalie's stick before the whistle blew. With all of theses questionable calls the Rebels were on the penalty kill for the majority of the game, sometimes even two men down. Through all of this though the Rebels did not allow a single goal while the Razorbacks were on the powerplay. Our defense played well and Nestor played even better to make sure nothing got through. With an early goal in the beginning of the fist period and a late goal near the end of the second the teams were all tied up and headed to overtime. There were chances back and forth but Kyle was able to finish it by scoring with 1:46 left in the first overtime period. This was his second goal of the game which was impressive considering he played probably around 30 minutes of the 48 minute game and was still able to play after he rolled his ankle and could barely walk in the second period. Nest up is the Hi-Tech Titans which who the Rebels are 0 and 2 against... but that 0 will soon change.

Rebels End Regular Season With OT WIN

The Rebels beat out the Grizzlies yet again in overtime. Last time it was Kevin who got the winner and this game it was Dustin who finished it off with 44 seconds left in overtime. The final score was 9-8 in a wildly back and forth game. The two teams traded goals almost the entire game with the Rebels finally getting up by two with 7 minutes remaining. We managed to hold the Grizzlies off for almost the remainder of the game but they pulled their goalie in the dying minutes and were able to score two goals in the final 30 seconds to tie things up. There were quite a few chances in OT but it was the Rebels who ended up victorious and finished the season on a 3 game winning streak. Kyle ended up with 4 goals and 3 assists for a 7 point night. Steve had 6 points and Scott ended the game with 4.

Rebels Beat Out Razorbacks 7-5

The Rebels are now 2-0 versus the 3rd place Razorbacks with this 7-5 win. The Rebels struck hard right at the beginning of the game scoring 2 goals in the first minute then adding a 3rd just a little over four minutes later. The Razorbacks then mounted a comeback scoring 2 goals a minute apart then adding the tying goal about 5 minutes later. The teams then traded 2 goals each to round the half out tied at 5. The Rebels then struck fast again in the first two minutes of the second half. The Razorbacks best player was tossed out of the game after their last goal for punching Steve and that gave our team a five minute powerplay. Not wasting anytime, the Rebels then scored two goals just 17 seconds apart. The Razorbacks tried hard to make the comeback but the defense and Nestor did a great job shutting them down. There's one game left in the season and still the possbility of us finishing as high as 3rd place. One last win will put us in good shape then it's "wait and see" with the results of the other games in the division to see where we end up.

Rebels Down CCCP 8-2

The Rebels beat out CCCP by a score of 8-2. Cody played an outstanding game; he netted a total of 5 goals and added an assist for a 6 point game. His linemates Dean and Keven didn't do so bad either; both came away with 5 points each. Another note to mention was that this game marked the first time this season that we went the entire game without a penalty being called on us. It either shows a lot of discipline on our behalf or good reffing (or both) depending on how you look at it! With just two games left it looks like we are in at least 7th place with the possibility of even finishing in 3rd due to the tight race in the division.

Rebels Defeated By Dirty Danglers 4-2

The Rebels are now on a two game losing streak which has caused a slip down to 8th place overall. The Rebels came out hard against the Danglers but just weren't able to keep them off the score board as the game wore on. It was a 1-1 game after the first half but the Danglers were able to get three more in the first 9 minutes of the second half. We had a goal late in the game with our goalie pulled but it just wasn't enough to make the comeback. We're still in the running though... with just three games remaining we could still finish as high as 3rd place in the division.

Rebels Lose to Peeping Toms in Overtime

The Rebels were beaten 3-2 in overtime versus the 11th place Peeping Toms. In a game that was ours for the taking we never really developed any sort of stride. Fatigue set in early considering the 33 degree heat and having yet another short bench just added to the problem. The Peeping Toms had countless 3 on 2's and although we had our chances in their end (hitting quite a few posts) we just weren't able to get anything going. With only 4 games remaining it's imperative that we win as many as possible to keep us near the top of the division so that we'll be in good shape for the playoff match-ups.

Rebels Inch Out Whyte Knights 4-3

The Rebels pulled off a 4-3 win against the Knights even with a short bench and also missing a few key players. Cody stepped up and got a hat trick including the winning goal. It wasn't our best offensive game but our defense is what kept this game from getting out of hand. We were able to hold the Knights to the outside boards when they were in our zone (which was a lot) and any quality shots they did get Nestor was right there playing great as usual. The win put us in a tie with the Knights and depending how the rest of the division did we may have moved up into 3rd place.