Port Dover Sailors
Encyclopedia
The Norfolk Rebels are a Canadian
junior hockey
team based in Port Dover
and Waterford, Ontario
, Canada
. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
of the Ontario Hockey Association
.
. The Clippers were in the Western Division with the Simcoe Storm
and Woodstock Navy-Vets.
In 1999, the Clippers took leave of the Niagara District league. Clippers changed their name to the Port Dover Sailors and applied for membership in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior Development League.
In 2006, the OHAJDL changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
, the Sailors still compete in this league.
In spring 2010, the team executive canvassed for a coach to help build the team from the bottom up. Chris Gill, a Hamilton native and veteran competitive hockey coach was selected for the vacant job.
For the 2011-12 season, the team will be known as the Norfolk Rebels and split time between Port Dover and Waterford.
Canada
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junior hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Port Dover
Port Dover, Ontario
Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie.The community was the subject of an American raid during the War of 1812, on May 14, 1814....
and Waterford, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior level ice hockey league sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association based out of Southwestern Ontario....
of the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
.
History
The Port Dover Clippers were founded in 1988 as members of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey LeagueNiagara & District Junior C Hockey League
The Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Niagara will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup.-History:...
. The Clippers were in the Western Division with the Simcoe Storm
Simcoe Storm
The Simcoe Storm are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League, a league governed by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada...
and Woodstock Navy-Vets.
In 1999, the Clippers took leave of the Niagara District league. Clippers changed their name to the Port Dover Sailors and applied for membership in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior Development League.
In 2006, the OHAJDL changed its name to the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior level ice hockey league sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association based out of Southwestern Ontario....
, the Sailors still compete in this league.
In spring 2010, the team executive canvassed for a coach to help build the team from the bottom up. Chris Gill, a Hamilton native and veteran competitive hockey coach was selected for the vacant job.
For the 2011-12 season, the team will be known as the Norfolk Rebels and split time between Port Dover and Waterford.
Season-by-season record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results |
| 1988-89 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | |||||
| 46 | 3rd NJC-E | ||||||||
| 1989-90 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 3 | |||||
| 61 | 1st NJC-E | ||||||||
| 1990-91 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | |||||
| 237 | 152 | 48 | 1st NJC-E | ||||||
| 1991-92 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | |||||
| 195 | 145 | 51 | 2nd NJC-E | ||||||
| 1992-93 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| 157 | 181 | 32 | 3rd NJC-W | ||||||
| 1993-94 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| 176 | 144 | 46 | 2nd NJC-W | ||||||
| 1994-95 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | |||||
| 195 | 171 | 41 | 4th NJC-W | ||||||
| 1995-96 | 40 | 13 | 23 | 4 | |||||
| 163 | 237 | 30 | 4th NJC-W | ||||||
| 1996-97 | 40 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 287 | 4 | 6th NJC-W |
| 1997-98 | 38 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 239 | 5 | 6th NJC-W |
| 1998-99 | 35 | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6th NJC-W | ||||||||
| 1999-00 | 38 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 242 | 23 | 15th OHAJDL |
| 2000-01 | 40 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 24 | 16th OHAJDL | ||||||||
| 2001-02 | 40 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 212 | 21 | 18th OHAJDL |
| 2002-03 | 40 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 187 | 24 | 18th OHAJDL |
| 2003-04 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 148 | 34 | 14th OHAJDL |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 129 | 48 | 8th OHAJDL |
| 2005-06 | 37 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 127 | 167 | 26 | 14th OHAJDL |
| 2006-07 | 42 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 232 | 20 | 15th SOJHL |
| 2007-08 | 42 | 12 | 27 | ||||||
| 3 | 115 | 218 | 27 | 14th SOJHL | |||||
| 2008-09 | 40 | 11 | 20 | ||||||
| 9 | 107 | 172 | 31 | 12th SOJHL | |||||
| 2009-10 | 36 | 3 | 32 | ||||||
| 1 | 91 | 223 | 7 | 15th SOJHL | |||||
| 2010-11 | 35 | 1 | 31 | ||||||
| 3 | 83 | 229 | 5 | 15th SOJHL |