Weekend Preview: 3/29 & 3/30 – Mountain Kings visit Hollydell for first time during First Responders Weekend

Mar 28, 2024

The Rebels host the New Hampshire Mountain Kings for the first and only time this season Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 at 7:30PM at the Hollydell Ice Arena.

It is First Responders Weekend at the Dell. The Rebels will be wearing special jerseys that will be auctioned online with proceeds going to the Washington Twp. Police Department. To place a bid on a jersey, please click HERE.

Friday night is Scout Night.

Mountain Kings vs. Rebels Overview
This is only the second time this season that the teams will have played each other with the Mountain Kings sweeping both games against the Rebels back on October 13 and 14 by a combined score of 9 to 4.

During those two games, New Hampshire went 2 for 9 (22%) on the powerplay. Defenseman Tommy McDonough leads the Mountain Kinds with four total points (all assists) while Sean Bradley has the most goals with two against the Rebels. New Hampshire’s goalies have a combined 2.00 goals against average and .940 save percentage with no shutouts.

The Rebels are 1 for 7 (14%) on the man advantage against New Hampshire. Klaus Jogi had the most total points with four (2 goals and 2 assists) and goals (two) against the Mountain Kings. Rebels netminders have a combined 4.09 goals against average and .901 save percentage with no shutouts.

Mountain Kings Overview
New Hampshire is currently in eighth place in the East Division with a 20-33-5-0 record for 45 points (three back of the Rebels). They will conclude their inaugural season this weekend. The Mountain Kings are coming off of a 6 – 4 home win against the Northeast Generals, and they have won three of their last ten games. New Hampshire has scored 146 goals (23rd in the league), and they have allowed 208 (27th in the league). They are 15.9% on the powerplay (23rd in the league), and they are .796% on the penalty kill (24th in the league).

Jack Costanzo leads the Mountain Kings with 32 total points (13 goals and 19 assists). Kim Hilmersson and Costanzo have the most goals on the team with thirteen each. Five players each have scored two game winning goals. Costanzo has a team best +3. Hilmersson leads the team in penalty minutes with 86

Mountain Kings’ goalies have a combined 3.50 goals against average and a .902 save percentage with one shutout.

Rebels Overview
The Rebels are in seventh place in the East Division with a 22-28-0-4 record for 48 points. They are coming off of a 4 – 0 road loss to the New Jersey Titans. They have lost five games in a row (three by shutout) and have won four of their past ten games.   

Philadelphia has scored 159 goals (19th in the league), and they have allowed 191 (23rd in the league). They have converted on 15.2% of the chances on the man advantage (25th in the league), and their penalty kill is at .823% (11th in the league).

Charles Panchisin leads the team with 51 total points (21 goals and 30 assists) and goals (21). Paddy Fortune and Brock Jones each have two game winning goals. Panchisin also has a team best +16. Julian Brown has the most penalty minutes with 94.

Rebels netminders have a combined 3.33 goals against average and .906 save percentage with two shutouts.