Vinton Virginia Pins and Buttons
Description: The Virginia Lancers were a minor league hockey team that played in several leagues from 1983 until 1990. Their home ice was the Vinton Sports Complex. The Virginia were founded as the result of the Nashville South Stars relocating in December 1983, halfway into the 1982–83 season of the ACHL. They would continue to play in the ACHL from 1983 until 1987. Prior to the 1990–1991 season, the name was changed to the Roanoke Valley Rebels.
Description: The Virginia Lancers were a minor league hockey team that played in several leagues from 1983 until 1990. Their home ice was the Vinton Sports Complex. The Virginia were founded as the result of the Nashville South Stars relocating in December 1983, halfway into the 1982–83 season of the ACHL. They would continue to play in the ACHL from 1983 until 1987. Prior to the 1990–1991 season, the name was changed to the Roanoke Valley Rebels.
Description: The Virginia Lancers played in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, the All-American Hockey League and the East Coast Hockey League from 1984 to 1990, facing teams including the Erie Panthers, Johnstown Chiefs, Carolina Thunderbirds, Knoxville Cherokees, Pinebridge Bucks, New York Slapshots and more.
