The Roanoke Valley Rebels were a minor professional hockey franchise, based in Roanoke

Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...

, Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, that played in the now defunct Eastern Hockey League

Eastern Hockey League

-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...

 from 1970–73. Prior to moving to Roanoke the franchise was based in Salem, Virginia

Salem, Virginia

Salem is an independent city in Virginia, USA, bordered by the city of Roanoke to the east but otherwise adjacent to Roanoke County. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 24,802 according to 2010 U.S. Census...

 where they played as the Salem Rebels.

Season-by-season results

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	GF	GA	PIM	Playoffs
1970–71	74	31	34	9	71	257	303	1161	5 games
1971–72	73	30	33	10	70	241	266	1037	6 games
1972–73	76	40	25	11	91	345	276	1972	16 games

Notable Personnel

Below is a list of Roanoke Valley Rebels alumni that played in either the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 (NHL) or the World Hockey Association

World Hockey Association

The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...

 (WHA) and the season spanning their careers.

Name	League	Years
Yves Archambault Yves Archambault Yves Archambault is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Philadelphia and Vancouver Blazers. In his WHA career, Archambault played in 11 games. His career goals against average was 5.05. He is currently working as a sports agent in...	WHA	1972–74
Serge Beaudoin Serge Beaudoin Serge Beaudoin is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 332 games in the World Hockey Association and 3 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers, Birmingham Bulls, Vancouver Blazers, and Atlanta Flames.- References :...	WHA/NHL	1973–80
Michel Boudreau Michel Boudreau Michel Boudreau is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association . Boudreau was selected by the Boston Bruins in the third round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft....	WHA	1972–74
Guy Dufor Guy Dufour (ice hockey) Guy Dufour is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 83 games in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques over parts of two seasons.-External links:...	WHA	1970–74
Jean-Claude Garneau Jean-Claude Garneau Jean-Claude Garneau is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward who played 17 games in the WHA for the for the Quebec Nordiques during the 1974–75 WHA season.-External links:...	WHA	1974–75
Dave Hutchison Dave Hutchison Dave Hutchison is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played for the Philadelphia Blazers and Vancouver Blazers of the World Hockey Association, plus the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks and New Jersey Devils of the NHL...	WHA/NHL	1972–84
Doug Kerslake Doug Kerslake Doug Kerslake is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 23 games in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers.-External links:...	WHA	1974–76
John Migneault John Migneault John Migneault is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 258 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, and Phoenix Roadrunners....	WHA	1972–76
Claude St. Sauveur Claude St. Sauveur Claude St. Sauveur is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 285 games in the World Hockey Association and 79 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Indianapolis Racers, Cincinnati Stingers, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, Calgary Cowboys,...	WHA/NHL	1972–79
Danny Sullivan Danny Sullivan (ice hockey) Danny Sullivan is a former World Hockey Association for the Philadelphia Blazers and the Vancouver Blazers. He played goaltender....	WHA	1972–74
Claude St. Sauveur Claude St. Sauveur Claude St. Sauveur is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 285 games in the World Hockey Association and 79 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Indianapolis Racers, Cincinnati Stingers, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, Calgary Cowboys,...	WHA/NHL	1972–79
Doug Carpenter Doug Carpenter Doug Carpenter is a former head coach in the National Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the International Hockey League and the American Hockey League, and is a former hockey player in the Eastern Hockey League and the International Hockey League.As a player from 1964–1974, he... (head coach)	NHL	1984–91