The King Rebellion is a
junior ice hockey
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team in the
Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).
The league dates back to 1954 where i ...
based in
King, Ontario
King (2021 population 27,333) is a township in York Region north of Toronto, within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada.
The rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine are the most prominent visible geographical feature of King. The Holland ...
. The team relocated to
King Township after the
2023–24 OJHL season from
Brantford, Ontario
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where it was known as the
Brantford 99ers.
Team identity
The name King Rebellion is a reference to
King Township's part in the
Upper Canada Rebellion
The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the Oligarchy, oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in December 1837. While public grievances had existed for years, it was the Lower Canada Rebe ...
of 1837, and is also the name of the King Township Minor Hockey Association’s rep teams.
Arena
The team plays its home games at the Township-Wide Recreation Centre, also known as the
Zancor Centre, in
King Township.
Construction of the facility began in April 2022 and was scheduled for completion in September 2024, however, a break-in at the site that resulted in damage to the mechanical systems delayed the completion until January 2025.
History
The team debuted in the 2024–25 OJHL season after the franchise, which was formerly known as the
Brantford 99ers, relocated to
King Township and was rebranded as the King Rebellion.
The Rebellion finished the 2024–25 regular season in 7th place in the West conference, with a record of 24 wins, 25 losses, 2 ties and 5 overtime losses. In the post-season, they were eliminated after the first round of the playoffs after losing to the second-place
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Geoff Schomogyi was appointed as head coach in May 2025, replacing Mark Joslin.
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External links
King Rebellion official website
{{Toronto Sports
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams
Ice hockey teams in Ontario