Castlegar Rebels

The Castlegar Rebels are a junior 'B' ice hockey team based in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Rebels play their home games at Castlegar and District Community Complex. Mike Johstone is the team's president, Bill Rotheisler is the general manager and coach.
The Rebels played Junior "A" in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League from 1996 until 1998.
==History==
The Rebels joined the league in 1976 as an expansion team. The Rebels have won the KIJHL Championship four times, in 1977, 1978, 1996 and 2013. They won four division titles as a member of the Western Division from 1976-1996, two division titles as a member of the Neil Murdoch Division from 2007-2013; two conference titles as a member of the Kootenay Conference from 2007-2013.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
KIJHL.ca, Regular season standings 2013–2014.KIJHL.ca – KIJHL Final Standings.
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
1976–77	44	24	19	1	― 	49 	248	233	3rd, West 	KIJHL Champions (Colts) 	
1977–78	42	28	14	0	― 	56 	233	149	2nd, West 	KIJHL Champions (Clippers) 	
1978–79	40	22	18	0	― 	44 	225	189	2nd, West 	 	
1979–80	40	20	20	0	― 	40 	218	211	2nd, West 	 	
1980-81	40	25	15	0	― 	50 	245	201	2nd, West 	 	
1981–82	42	21	20	1	― 	43 	243	237	3rd, West 	 	
1982–83	42	17	23	2	― 	36 	242	257	3rd, West 	 	
1983-84	40	24	16	0	― 	48 	260	199	3rd, West 	 	
1984-85	40	27	13	0	― 	54 	293	220	1st, West 	 	
1985-86	42	30	12	0	― 	60 	313	240	2nd, West 	 	
1986-87	42	32	10	0	― 	64 	328	211	1st, West 	Lost in Finals (Colts) 	
1987-88	42	27	15	0	― 	54 	274	201	1st, West 	 	
1988-89	45	14	31	0	― 	28 	235	305	5th, West 	 	
1989-90	40	14	25	1	― 	29 	180	229	5th, West 	 	
1990-91	41	9 	29	3	― 	21 	147	247	5th, West 	 	
1991-92	38	12	26	0	― 	24 	162	217	4th, West 	 	
1992-93	42	25	16	1	― 	51 	249	200	4th, West 	 	
1993-94	40	35	5 	0	― 	70 	351	153	1st, West 	 	
1994-95	44	27	13	―	4 	58 	239	185	1st, West 	 	
1995-96	42	32	10	0	― 	64 	232	153	1st, West 	KIJHL Champions (Eagles) 	
1996–97	60	30	25	―	5 	65 	277	265	4th, RMJHL 	Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Ghostriders) 	
1997–98	54	22	30	―	2 	46 	258	321	4th, RMJHL 	Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-2 (Leafs) 	
1998-99	50	20	28	2	― 	42 	168	183	4th, Neil Murdoch 	Playoff statistics not available 	
1999-00	46	22	23	1	― 	45 	209	174	4th, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Leafs) 	
2000-01	58	40	16	2	0 	82 	286	190	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Heat) 	
2001-02	50	35	9 	5	1 	76 	260	162	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2002–03	50	19	23	5	3 	46 	177	198	4th, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2003–04	50	15	27	5	3 	38 	149	190	4th, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2004–05	50	33	10	5	2 	73 	204	140	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals, 1-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2005–06	50	27	19	2	2 	58 	184	179	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Leafs) 	
2006–07	52	30	16	―	5 	65 	211	167	3rd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2007–08	52	34	15	―	3 	71 	222	155	3rd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-3 (Nitehawks) 	
2008–09	52	27	20	―	5 	59 	185	186	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Leafs) 	
2009–10	50	30	16	2	2 	64 	206	141	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2–4 (Braves) 	
2010-11	50	42	8 	0	0 	84 	242	120	1st, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Finals, 2–4 (Coyotes) 	
2011-12	52	37	11	1	3 	78 	255	133	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2012–13	52	35	9 	6	2 	78 	219	123	1st, Neil Murdoch 	KIJHL Champions, 4-1 (Knights) 	
2013-14	52	22	25	2	3 	49 	182	218	3rd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2014-15	52	30	17	1	4 	65 	202	182	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2015-16	52	32	15	3	2 	69 	195	146	2nd, Neil Murdoch 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Border Bruins)	
2016-17	47	30	16	0	1 	61 	221	174	2nd of 5 Neil Murdoch 	Lost Div Semifinals, 2-4 (Nelson) 	
2017-18	47	30	13	1	2 	63 	199	121	2nd of 5 Neil Murdoch 	Lost Div Final, 1-4 (Nelson) 	
2018-19	49	13	31	1	4 	31 	120	189	5th of 5 Neil Murdoch 	Did not qualify 	
2019-20	49	14	29	0	6 	34 	144	204	4th of 5 Neil Murdock 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Nitehawks) 	
2020-21	3 	2 	1 	0	0 	4 	14 	16 	N/A 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	
2021-22	42	16	24	-	2 	115	151	34 	4th Murdoch 	Lost Div Semifinal, 3-4 (Nelson) 	
2022–23	44	11	28	-	5 	27 	103	169	4th of 4, Neil Murdoch17 of 19 KIJHL	Did not qualify for playoffs 	
2023–24	44	20	19	-	3 	2 	45 	135	142 	4th of 5, Neil Murdoch12 of 20 KIJHL 	Lost Div Semifinals, 0-4, (Nitehawks)
===Playoffs===
KIJHL.ca, Playoff Bracket 2013–2014.KIJHL.ca – Playoff Records.KIJHL.ca, Past KIJHL League Champions.
Season 	1st Round 	2nd Round 	3rd Round 	Finals
1996–97	L, 2-4, Fernie 	— 	— 	—
1997–98	L, 0-2, Nelson 	— 	— 	—
1998–99	Playoff statistics not available 	Playoff statistics not available 	Playoff statistics not available 	Playoff statistics not available
1999–00	L, 2-4, Nelson 	— 	— 	—
2000–01	L, 2-4, Osoyoos 	— 	— 	—
2001–02	W, 4-1, Nelson 	L, 1-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	—
2002–03	L, 1-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
2003–04	L, 0-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
2004–05	W, 4-1, Spokane 	L, 1-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	—
2005–06	L, 1-4, Nelson 	— 	— 	—
2006–07	L, 3-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
2007–08	L, 0-3, Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
2008–09	W, 4-2, Beaver Valley 	L, 0-4, Nelson 	— 	—
2009–10	L, 2-4, Spokane 	— 	— 	—
2010-11	W, 4-1, Spokane 	W, 4-1, Beaver Valley 	W, 4-2, Fernie 	L, 2-4, Osoyoos
2011-12	W, 4-1, Nelson 	L, 3-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	—
2012–13	W, 4-1, Spokane 	W, 4-3, Beaver Valley 	W, 4-0, Golden 	W, 4-1, North Okanagan
2013-14	L, 0-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
2014-15	W, 4-1, Spokane 	L, 0-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	—
2015-16	L, 2-4, Grand Forks 	— 	— 	—
2016-17	L, 2-4 Nelson 	— 	— 	—
2017-18	W, 4-3 Beaver Valley 	L, 1-4 Nelson 	— 	—
2018–19	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2019-20	L, 0-4 Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	L, 1-4 (Nelson) 	- 	- 	-
2022–23	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2023-24	L, 0-4, Beaver Valley 	— 	— 	—
==NHL alumni==
*Steve Bozek
*Travis Green
*Dane Jackson
*Steve Junker
*Darcy Martini
*Brian Skrudland
*Gordie Walker
==Awards and trophies==
KIJHL Championship
*1976-77
*1977-78
*1995-96
*2012-13
Coach of the Year
*Brent Heaven: 2009-10 (Divisional)
*Steve Junker: 2010-11 (Divisional)
Most Sportsmanlike
*Cody Steele: 2007-08 (Divisional)
*Ed Lindsey: 2016-17 (Divisional)
Most Valuable Player
*Graham Fleming: 2004-05 (Divisional)
*Eric Rockney: 2007-08 (Divisional)
*Andrew Walton: 2009-10 (Divisional)
*Ryan Aynsley: 2010-11 (Divisional)
*John Moeller: 2016-17 (Divisional)
Rookie of the Year
*Evan Bloodoff: 2005-06 (Divisional)
Top Defenceman
*Darren Tarasoff: 2010-11 (Divisional)
Top Goaltender
*Brady Robinson: 2001-02 (Divisional)
*Andrew Walton: 2007-08 (Divisional)
*Alex Ross: 2010-11 (Divisional)
Top Scorer
*Carson Hamill: 2004-05 (Divisional)
*Eric Rockney: 2007-08 (Divisional)
*Ryan Aynsley: 2010-11 (Divisional)
*Logan Styler: 2016-17 (KIJHL)
==References==
==External links==
*Official website of the Castlegar Rebels
*Official website of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
*Official website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
*Official website of the Keystone Cup
Category:Ice hockey teams in British Columbia
Category:Established in 1976
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Kootenay International Junior League teams