Ottawa Rebel

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Ottawa Rebel
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First season 2001
Team history Syracuse Smash (1998–2000)
Based in Ottawa, Ontario
Arena Corel Centre (2001–02)
Ottawa Civic Centre (2002–03)
ColoursBlack, grey, and red
Formerly Syracuse Smash

The Ottawa Rebel was a team in the National Lacrosse League based in Ottawa, Ontario from 2001 until 2003. They initially played at the Corel Centre (now called the Canadian Tire Centre), but part-way through the 2002 season moved to the smaller, but centrally located, Ottawa Civic Centre. [1] From 1997 until 2000 the team was located in Syracuse, New York and was called the Syracuse Smash.

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The Rebel was owned by the Brad Watters group which also brought lacrosse to Toronto and Montreal.

In their first season in Ottawa, the Rebel had one win and thirteen losses and finished last of nine teams. Their second season was slightly better, with four wins and twelve losses, but due to tie breakers they finished fourth in the Northern Division and thirteenth overall behind the Calgary Roughnecks, who also finished with a 4–12 record. In their third and final year in Ottawa they again had four wins and twelve losses, placing them fourth in the Northern Division again but tenth out of twelve in the overall league standings.

As the Syracuse Smash they were last overall all three years prompting the move to the Canadian capital.

The franchise became inactive after the 2003 season. In 2005, it was purchased by Bruce Urban and moved to Edmonton, Alberta, becoming the Edmonton Rush. In 2024, it was announced that the National Lacrosse League would return to Ottawa as the Ottawa Black Bears. [2]

All time Record

SeasonDivisionW-LFinishHomeRoadGFGACoachPlayoffs
2001 None1–139th0–71–6144220Mark VitarelliMissed playoffs
2002 Northern4–124th1–73–5202245Marty Cooper,
Lindsay Sanderson
Missed playoffs
2003 Northern4–124th3–51–7174215 Terry Sanderson Missed playoffs
Total3 seasons9–374–195–18520680

2000-01 schedule

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 21, 2000@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 71713,33301
2December 29, 2000@ Albany Attack Times Union Center L 7144,92102
3January 5, 2001 Toronto Rock Canadian Tire Centre L 71612,19303
4January 12, 2001@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 81714,38604
5January 14, 2001@ Washington Power Capital One Arena L 14183,51905
6January 19, 2001 New York Saints Canadian Tire Centre L 897,89306
7January 26, 2001@ Columbus Landsharks Nationwide Arena L 10116,13807
8February 3, 2001@ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 14258,11108
9February 9, 2001 Albany Attack Canadian Tire Centre L 10135,78009
10February 16, 2001 Buffalo Bandits Canadian Tire Centre L 12217,083010
11March 2, 2001 Rochester Knighthawks Canadian Tire Centre L 11177,420011
12March 18, 2001 Washington Power Canadian Tire Centre L 13176,715012
13March 30, 2001@ New York Saints Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum W 15144,183112
14April 6, 2001 Columbus Landsharks Canadian Tire Centre L 8119,325113

2001-02 schedule

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1November 18, 2001 Vancouver Ravens Canadian Tire Centre W 13106,23010
2December 2, 2001 Calgary Roughnecks Canadian Tire Centre L 11175,14011
3December 14, 2001@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 61214,16912
4December 21, 2001 Rochester Knighthawks Canadian Tire Centre L 10144,65413
5January 4, 2002 Columbus Landsharks Canadian Tire Centre L 11155,50014
6January 19, 2002@ Albany Attack Times Union Center L 17183,02715
7January 25, 2002@ Montreal Express Bell Centre L 15207,13216
8January 27, 2002 Montreal Express Canadian Tire Centre L 9136,30417
9February 2, 2002@ Vancouver Ravens General Motors Place L 10219,61318
10February 9, 2002@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 20158,85428
11February 16, 2002 Toronto Rock Canadian Tire Centre L 8157,82629
12March 2, 2002@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 171914,016210
13March 7, 2002 Washington Power Canadian Tire Centre L 15185,308211
14March 16, 2002@ New Jersey Storm Izod Center W 12106,535311
15March 23, 2002@ New York Saints Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum W 17165,452411
16March 24, 2002 New Jersey Storm Canadian Tire Centre L 1112OT6,535412

2002-03 schedule

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 28, 2002 Calgary Roughnecks Rona Centre L 9143,64201
2January 3, 2003@ Columbus Landsharks Nationwide Arena L 13142,10302
3January 4, 2003@ New York Saints Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum W 16124,27412
4January 11, 2003 Colorado Mammoth Rona Centre W 13113,58622
5January 23, 2003 Toronto Rock Rona Centre L 6152,79423
6February 1, 2003 New Jersey Storm Rona Centre W 1282,71333
7February 7, 2003@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 101316,05934
8February 15, 2003 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Rona Centre W 1194,81644
9February 28, 2003@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 7138,53145
10March 8, 2003 Vancouver Ravens Rona Centre L 10136,26746
11March 15, 2003@ New Jersey Storm Izod Center L 15166,30247
12March 21, 2003@ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 9127,94348
13March 22, 2003 Buffalo Bandits Rona Centre L 9114,51249
14March 28, 2003@ Vancouver Ravens General Motors Place L 7109,233410
15March 30, 2003@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 162610,603411
16April 12, 2003 Columbus Landsharks Rona Centre L 12175,289412

References

  1. "Rebel going downtown after Saturday". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. 2002-02-15. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
  2. DaSilva, Matt (February 20, 2024). "Report: New York Riptide Relocating To Ottawa After 2023-24 Season". USA Lacrosse . Retrieved February 20, 2024.