Rebels Move Into Second Place Overall

The Rebels defeated the Woodpeckers and are now in a 3 way tie for second place and are just 2 points out of first. The Rebels opened the scoring early when Kyle found the back of the net just 44 seconds in. The Woodpeckers came right back though and scored just under a minute later to tie things up. On the powerplay, Kevin was able to score to give the Rebels the lead to end the first half. The second half remained scoreless until the grinder line stepped up once again when Dean was able to tip the ball in off a pass from Ryan. Nestor played a solid game with more than a few highlight reel saves to ensure the win.

Rebels Defeat First Place Team

The Rebels handed the Entourage only their second loss of the season outscoring them by a score of 4-2. The whole team contributed to this win as all lines worked very hard. The Entourage got on the board first but the Rebels answered back shortly after with a goal by Mike to deadlock both teams at 1 a piece going into the second half. The grinder line (or as Dean likes to call it, the "Rudy Line") got the team energized with some great pressure in the second and Dean was able to capitalize getting one passed their netminder. Curt then gave the Rebels a 2 goal cushion with a point shot but the Entourage came back and scored to come within 1. Dustin put the nail in the coffin though just over 2 minutes later. The Rebels are now 2 points out of second place in the tier and 4 points out of first and have a game in hand over most of the teams in front of them.

Rebels Get Overtime Win To Achieve Milestone

The Rebels scored in overtime against the Knowlton Gnashers to bring their win total to 6 which now gives them the most wins in a winter season in the history of the team, and the season isn't even half over! It wasn't their best game of the season; the communication wasn't there which lead to a lot of confusion as to where everyone should be positioned. Cody did open the scoring for the Rebels though and ended his 3 game scoring drought but the Gnashers answered back just a few minutes later to end the first half tied at 1. Not much happened in the second half until Kevin was able to bang the ball in after Mike and Scott took a few swipes at an open net with just over 2 minutes remaining. Then, with the their goalie pulled and the extra attacker on, the Gnashers were able to tie things up with just 8 seconds remaining to force overtime. The Gnashers took a body checking penalty early into OT with a hit on Kevin which would give the Rebels the powerplay for 5 minutes. The Rebels actually started communicating then and got set up in the zone. A quick pass back to Devin on the point and his slapshot past the goalie gave the Rebels the win.

Rebels Tie Win Record For Winter Seasons

The Rebels beat the Drillers 6-4 in a game where the reffing was the exact opposite of the previous game. With just 2 minutes worth of penalties called the entire game it made this match up a lot less frustrating. Kevin netted a hat trick and added an assist for a 4 point night. Mike posted 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points and Dustin added a goal and 3 assists for 4 points total. The Rebels now have 5 wins on the season which ties their best Winter Season record set in 2007/2008 where they went 5-17-2. The team is well on their way to beating that record and securing a playoff spot for the first time since the 2005/2006 Winter Season.

Rebels Winning Streak Comes To An End

It's become inevitable that at least once per season the Rebels are involved in a game where the reffing is a complete travesty and this was one of those games. There was a total of 86 penalty minutes assessed between both teams most of which were questionable from both sides. At one point the three refs were so confused at how the penalties were to be served that they managed to run 8 minutes off the clock in the second half. This coupled with the fact the the Rebels had a very short bench lead to High Octane getting their first win of the season by a score of 5-4. On the positive side however, Paul got two great one-timer goals and almost had the hat trick in the dying seconds but the cross bar got in the way. Dustin had the other two goal for the Rebels and also added an assist for a 3 point night.

Rebels Silence Thunder

The Rebels managed to hold on to their early lead to give them their 4th win of the season. The Rebels came out of the gate hard scoring 5 straight goals against the Thunder in the first 21 minutes of the game. The Thunder did answer back late in the period but it looked as though the game was shaping up to be a blow out. The second half was all Thunder though as the Rebels lost all their energy and offense allowing the Thunder to dominate, scoring another 3 goals and coming to within 1 of tying the game. Nestor played solid though and handled the barrage to help the Rebels hang on for the win. Kyle came out as a last minute replacement to help fill up a short bench and he stepped up scoring a hat trick and adding an assist. Mike had the other 2 goals and posted 3 assists for a 5 point night.