Trent Hills Thunder

Trent Hills Thunder
Empire B Junior C Hockey League
City	Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario
Founded	1992
Franchise history	1980-1986: Campbellford Merchants 1986-2024: Cambellford Rebels
Head Coach
General Manager
Arena	Campbellford-Seymour Community Centre (to 2024) Sunny Life Recreation & Wellness Centre (2024-)
Team Colors	Green, Black, and Gray
League Champions	1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, and 2012

The Trent Hills Thunder formerly the Campbellford Rebels are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based just outside of Campbellford in the Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League after having played in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.

History

Campbellford's junior hockey history began in 1980. The Campbellford Merchants joined the Quinte-St. Lawrence Junior C Hockey League.

In 1986, the Quinte-St. Lawrence league was falling apart and merged with the more western Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The Merchants and most of the other local teams, like the Frankford Huskies, were forced into hiatus.

In 1989, The Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League was formed in the same region as the Quinte-St. Lawrence League. In 1992, the Campbellford Rebels were formed to compete in the new league. In 1995, the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League became the Empire B Junior C Hockey League to stifle confusion between the league and the neighbouring Ottawa District Hockey Association's Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

Success for the Rebels began in 1996. The Rebels won the 1997, 1998, and 2000 league championships. After disappointment in 2001 and 2002, the Rebels were again victorious in 2003 and 2004. With five league championships in eight years, the Rebels have yet to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup as All-Ontario Champions.

The Rebels finished third overall in the 2005-06 regular season. Because of a new divisionary system in the league, despite finishing the season with a losing record, the Rebels finished first in their division and received a bye to the league semi-final. In the semi-final, the Rebels drew the Amherstview Jets who beat Campbellford 4-games-to-1.

The Rebels ended up in fourth place in the 2006-07 final standings. Barely sneaking in on the final playoff spot, the Rebels came up against the top seeded Colborne Cobras who polished off Campbellford 4-games-to-none to move on to the league final.

Campbellford had a great 2011-12 season and ended up in the league final vs the defending champions Picton Pirates. The Rebels upset the Pirates to win the Empire B Championship. In the provincials they advanced for the first time past the QF defeating the Clarington Eagles of the Central Ontario League in seven games. Then the Rebels surprised everyone by winning the first three games of their SF vs the powerful Alliston Hornets of the Georgian Bay Mid Ontario League. The Hornets sting came out in game 4 and the Rebels epi pen couldn't save them after that. Alliston came back to win the series in 7 games.

The team would be renamed the Trent Hills Thunder prior to a move to the newly opened Sunny Life Recreation & Wellness Centre prior to the 2024-25 playing season.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1992-93	34	5	28	1	-	131	278	11	7th EOJCHL
1993-94	36	18	14	4	-	188	175	40	4th EOJCHL
1994-95	40	21	15	-	4	203	193	46	4th EOJCHL
1995-96	42	24	15	1	2	229	191	51	3rd EBJCHL
1996-97	42	22	20	0	-	270	223	44	4th EBJCHL	Won League
1997-98	36	25	11	0	-	189	149	50	2nd EBJCHL	Won League
1998-99	36	30	4	2	0	200	102	62	1st EBJCHL
1999-00	36	15	19	1	1	150	163	32	3rd EBJCHL	Won League
2000-01	34	19	10	4	1	151	135	43	2nd EBJCHL
2001-02	36	18	15	2	1	155	169	39	4th EBJCHL
2002-03	34	20	12	0	2	160	141	42	2nd EBJCHL	Won League
2003-04	34	23	10	1	0	175	136	47	1st EBJCHL	Won League
2004-05	34	16	15	1	2	159	143	35	4th EBJCHL
2005-06	34	15	18	0	1	155	172	31	3rd EBJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2006-07	40	17	22	1	0	170	190	35	4th EBJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2007-08	40	23	16	-	1	206	160	47	3rd EBJCHL	Lost Semi Final
2008-09	40	11	25	-	4	144	237	26	5th EBJCHL	DNQ
2009-10	40	18	19	-	3	195	189	39	5th EBJCHL	DNQ
2010-11	40	19	19	-	2	148	155	40	4th EBJCHL	Lost Quarter-final
2011-12	40	26	13	-	1	181	146	53	2nd EBJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC SF
2012-13	40	24	13	-	3	192	138	51	3rd EBJCHL
2013-14	40	20	16	-	4	167	125	44	4th EBJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2014-15	40	22	17	1	-	151	147	45	3rd EBJCHL	Lost semi-final - 1-4 - (Raiders)
2015-16	40	9	30	1	-	107	225	19	3rd EBJCHL	Did not qualify
2016-17	38	0	37	1	-	52	275	1	6th 0f 6 Tod Div-PJHL	Did not qualify
2017-18	39	1	38	0	0	62	396	2	6th 0f 6 Tod Div-PJHL	Did not qualify
2018-19	44	1	41	1	1	83	375	4	6th 0f 6 Tod Div-PJHL	Did not qualify
2019-20	44	1	41	0	0	81	343	4	6th 0f 6 Tod Div-PJHL	Did not qualify
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30	8	21	1	0	83	156	17	5th Tod	Lost Division Quarterfinals
2022-23	41	3	35	1	2	91	235	9	6th Tod	Lost Divisoin Quarterfinals
2023-24	42	0	40	1	1	61	313	2	6th Tod	Lost Division Quarterfinals

External links

• Rebels' Webpage