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4.15.04
ROB PALLIN TO RETURN AS HEAD COACH OF AA LAS VEGAS REBELS MIDGET MAJORS
Tryout dates scheduled for May 10-12
By Lee Samuels
Photos by Rich Samuels
Las Vegas - Rob Pallin will return as head coach of the AA Las Vegas Rebels midget major ice team for 2004-05.
Pallin made the announcement from his hockey office this morning,
saying he is looking forward to coaching the Rebels who have a excellent core of returning skaters, two top goalies and with a number of graduating bantams who should make the roster.
Pallin will go into his fifth season as a Las Vegas midget major coach. His teams have always won 30 or more games per season and some of his top graduated skaters are now in Junior A hockey.
Tryouts for the AA Rebels are scheduled for May 10, 11 and 12 at the Santa Fe Stations Ice Arena. Eligible skaters include all born on or after July 1, 1986 plus all 87s, 88s and 89s.
ROB PALLIN
HEAD COACH
LAS VEGAS REBELS MIDGET MAJORS
2000-01
AA Las Vegas Mustangs....................36-15-3
2001-02
AA Las Vegas Mustangs....................60-11-3
//Southwest League Champions
//5-0-0 at Pacific District Championships
//Pacific District Regional Champions
//3-1-0 at U.S. Nationals
2002-03
AAA Las Vegas Outlaws....................33-24-5
//Vancouver Sun Silver Division Champions
//First Las Vegas team nationally rated
//2-2-1 at Pacific District Championships
2003-04
AA Las Vegas Rebels.........................30-19-9
//No returning skaters
//Opened season 13-0-2, a club record
//3-1-0 record at Pacific District Championshps
Total.............................................159-69-20
4.01.04
At the AA Rebels Team Dinner...
ANTHONY GREENER NAMED LAS VEGAS 'SKATER OF THE YEAR!
By Lee Samuels
Photos by Rich Samuels
Anthony Greener joined an elite group of skaters when the high-scoring, hard-working forward was named the Las Vegas 'Skater of the Year' at the AA Rebels midget major team banquet at the downtown Las Vegas Club on Monday night.
It was an upbeat, festive evening as the Rebels celebrated a 30-19-9 season which included three wins during the recent Tier II Pacific District Championships.
That marked the fourth straight season a Rob Pallin-coached team won 30 or more games, a phenominal record on the midget major level.
This was a special team for Pallin who did not have one single
returning starter. Yet, the Rebels opened the season with a 13-0-2 record which included wins over AAA teams. At the recent regionals, the Rebels put together one of their season-best efforts
and upset a bigger, hard-skating Paramount Panthers team, 4-3.
"Coach Rob found a formula which worked," said center Conrad Trimbath. "We worked together as a unit and we were able to win 30 games."
Greener was responsible for much of that success. He attacked the net fiercely on a top line which included Kurt Long and Trimbath.
Greener was the leading scorer with 34 goals, 38 assists for 72
points; Long has a team-best 36 goals and Trimbath had 15 goals, 31 assists.
"I want to thank my Dad - he's one of the older Dads on our team
-- but he always got me to the rink, even at 4 or 5 in the morning," Long said.
The Rebels had plenty of snipers on the team including Max Maleev (35 goals), Anthony Marinella (20),
Sammy Micco (16), Brandon Young (11), Nick Jackson (10) and young defenseman Ryan Bowman (10).
The 'All Heart' Award, twice won by Spike Neely, went to Nick Jackson and Ryan Krametbauer. This is an
award given to skaters who give it their all, each and every moment while on their shift - much the way the highly-energized Neely played the game as a midget major in Las Vegas.
The Rebels also saluted assistant coach Bobby Kintzler with an 'Inspirational Award.'
Kintzler is the former state trooper who was struck by a speeding SUV on Highway 95 on April 21, 2001. At
the time, two patrol cars were in pursuit of a speeding vehicle and Kintzler was ahead, laying down a tire-track of nails to halt the runaway car.
However, he was struck by the car and nearly died.
He has had more than 20 operations.
He was at all of the Rebels practices this season and was one of the assistant coaches on game day.
The Rebels skaters presented him with an autographed team photo and he was in all of the individual photo-taking during the evening.
DINNER NOTEBOOK
- Sammy Micco, at the microphone, dedicated the dinner to "my good friend, Will (Lowden). This night is for you.".....Aaron Baca, who began season at AAA Littleton Hawks, said the AA Rebs
had the right kind of chemistry and comradrie. He is a 4.0 student and plans to enter UNLV this fall....
When Jeff Root was named Best Defenseman, he was immediately embraced by teammate Jason Allen.....
.Jason began the season with the AAA L.A. Jr. Kings midget majors. With the Rebels, Jason's steady play got the puck moving quickly into the attack area....
Stringfellow Swan, who played his best hockey during the regionals, said he had a blast this season...David
Hutzler added "this was the best team I ever played on."......Ryan Krametbauer added "it really felt good to
have a winning season."...Anthony Greener: "I learned a lot and we had a good year together."
Rebs had two top goalies this season, Brandon Rial and Chris Gahan, and both are eligible to return next
season.....
The awards:
SKATER OF THE YEAR
Anthony Greener
PLAYMAKER OF THE YEAR
Conrad Trimbath
ALL HEART
Nick Jackson
Ryan Krametbauer
BEST DEFENSEMAN
Jeff Root
MOST IMPROVED
Kurt Long
Danny Kaminski
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Billy Policano
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
Bobby Kintzler
TEAM MOM AWARD
Tanya Root
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Las Vegas Skater of the Year Previous Winners:
Travis Roseberry, AA Las Vegas Mustangs
Micah Sanford, Chilliwack Chiefs Jr. A
Josh Jasek, AA Las Vegas Mustangs
Adam Naglich, Victoria Salsa Jr. A
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