Roanoke Valley Rebels (ECHL)

Roanoke Valley Rebels
Roanoke Valley Rebels
City	Vinton, Virginia
League	ECHL
Division	East
Founded	1981 (In the CHL)
Operated	1990–1992
Home arena	LancerLot Sports Complex
Colors	Blue, red, white
Owner(s)	Henry Brabham
Head coach	Claude Noel (1990-91); Roy Sommer (1991-92)
Franchise history
1981–1983	Nashville South Stars
1983–1990	Virginia Lancers
1990–1992	Roanoke Valley Rebels
1992–1993	Roanoke Valley Rampage
1993–1994	Huntsville Blast
1994–2001	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
2001–2002	Macon Whoopee
2002–2003	Lexington Men O' War
2005–present	Utah Grizzlies

The Roanoke Valley Rebels were a minor league hockey franchise in the ECHL from 1990–92. The Rebels played their games at the LancerLot in Vinton, Virginia. The Rebels played from 1983–90 as the Virginia Lancers and were renamed the Roanoke Valley Rampage after the 1991–92 season.

After two seasons of playing as the Rebels, owner Henry Brabham would sell the team to Larry Revo, and he would rename the team the Roanoke Valley Rampage.

Season-by-season results[]

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	GF	GA	PIM	Playoffs
1990–91	64	26	31	7	59	218	295	2006	Did Not Qualify
1991–92	64	21	36	7	49	236	313	2053	Lost In Round 1

Notable Personnel[]

Claude Noel – Rebels head coach, 1990–91 season. Won the 2004 Calder Cup as head coach with the Milwaukee Admirals, interim Columbus Blue Jackets head coach in 2010, and first post-relocation head coach of the second Winnipeg Jets franchise 2011 to 2014.

External links[]

Team profile at The Internet Hockey Database

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