Louisville Rebels

Louisville Rebels
founding	1957
resolution	1960
history	Grand Rapids Rockets 1949 - 1956 Huntington Hornets 1956 - 1957 Louisville Rebels 1957 - 1960
Stadion	Freedom Hall
Location	Louisville , Kentucky
league	International Hockey League
Turner Cups	1958/59

The Louisville Rebels were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Louisville , Kentucky . The rebels' venue was the Freedom Hall .

history

The Huntington Hornets from the International Hockey League were relocated from Huntington , West Virginia , to Louisville, Kentucky, and renamed the Louisville Rebels in 1957 . In their very first season, the Louisville Rebels reached the final of the Turner Cup , in which they defeated the Indianapolis Chiefs in the best-of-seven series with just 3: 4 wins. The following year they qualified again for the finals, winning the Turner Cup for the first and only time in their history by beating the Fort Wayne Comets 4-2. Despite sustained good performance and the renewed achievement of the playoffs, the franchise of the Louisville Rebels was dissolved after the 1959/60 season after only three years.

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1957-58	60	64	30th	3	-	-	63	239	263	3rd, IHL	Defeat in the final
1958-59	60	60	35	1	-	-	71	280	197	1st, IHL	Turner Cup
1959-60	60	68	37	1	-	-	75	303	276	2nd, East	Defeat in the first round

Team records

Career records

Games: 189 Grant Morton

Goals: 113 Eddie Dudych

Assists: 200 William Chalmers

Points: 298 William Chalmers

Penalty minutes: 420 Ed Bartoli

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Louisville Rebels
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Louisville Rebels