Tomahawks Host Rebels with Playoff Hopes at Stake to Conclude Regular Season Schedule
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Tomahawks Host Rebels with Playoff Hopes at Stake to Conclude Regular Season Schedule

Published on April 1, 2026 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
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The Johnstown Tomahawks will wrap up the 59-game regular season this weekend at home versus the Philadelphia Rebels to try and knock Danbury out of the final playoff spot in the East Division. Danbury recording one or less points in their weekend finale versus the Maryland Black Bears, followed by a Tomahawks' sweep of Philly would be ideal, pushing us into 6th place by one point. If Danbury fails to record any points, the Hawks' magic number would be to produce three points on the weekend.

A LOOK BACK AT LAST SEASON

The Rebels have had quite the history in the NAHL with four different city name changes since the 2015 season. From 2015-17, the team was known as the Aston Rebels. Then there was a solo season with the introduction of the Philadelphia Rebels. However, the initial "Philadelphia" season was short-lived as they were changed to the Jamestown Rebels for the next four years until 2022. After all, the Rebels have made their way back to Philly and have been known as the "Philadelphia Rebels" once again to present day, since the 2022-23 season.

Last year the Tomahawks and Rebels faced off six times, which is standard for most in-division matchups. The Tomahawks weren't very successful versus the sub-.500 Philadelphia team last season losing the season series 4-2. The first four games were played in Philadelphia while the last two were inside the 1ST SUMMIT ARENA in Johnstown. Despite the 4-2 series loss, the Tomahawks were definitely not outplayed entirely. Each of the six games was extremely tight with the largest margin of victory coming at just two goals. The last three games of the series were just one goal games, with one finishing in a shootout. The Tomahawks did wrap the series on a positive note however, winning 4-3 on home ice.

SEP 20TH - 3-1 L IN PHILADELPHIA

SEP 21TH - 5-3 L IN PHILADELPHIA

JAN 17TH - 6-4 L IN PHILADELPHIA

JAN 18TH - 3-2 W IN PHILADELPHIA

FEB 14TH - 2-1 SOL IN JOHNSTOWN

FEB 15TH - 4-3 W IN JOHNSTOWN

REBELS WIN SERIES FOUR GAMES TO TWO

2025-2026 SEASON SERIES SO FAR

NOV 7TH - 4-1 L AT PHILADELPHIA (1-0 PHI)

NOV 8TH - 2-1 SOW AT PHILADELPHIA (1-1)

NOV 21ST - 5-3 L IN JOHNSTOWN (2-1 PHI)

NOV 22ND - 4-1 W IN JOHNSTOWN (2-2)

APR 3RD - TBD IN JOHNSTOWN

APR 4TH - TBD IN JOHNSTOWN

2025-2026 KEYS TO THE MATCHUP

The blueprint will be laid out this weekend, and the Tomahawks have just one job. WIN.

The Tomahawks have been involved in some high-scoring shootouts as of late with 49 total goals scored in the last five-contests

A mix of high-powered offense and defensive breakdowns all around

The Rebels have lost five straight and been eliminated from playoff contention for about two weeks now and have next to nothing to play for

Never underestimate the team who has the opportunity to play spoiler. Philadelphia will know exactly what the stakes are coming into the weekend

The Rebels are led offensively by Jordan Brothers who has recorded 36PTS this season (17G, 19A)

The Tomahawks are led by captain Nick Jarmain who has scored as many goals (36) as Brothers' has points on the season

Special teams will continue to play a huge factor over the weekend with the Hawks' power play heating up as of late and now clicks at a 23% clip on the season

GOALIE MATCHUP

JTN

Ferris: 13-17-5-3 | 3.34GAA | .892 SV%

Oleksiienko: 8-5-0-0 | 3.24GAA | .910 SV%

PHI

Nikitins: 13-20-0-4 | 2.90GAA | .910 SV%

Varsa: 8-5-0-0 | 3.23GAA | .898 SV%

BY: DREW P. PFEIL

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