The Port Dover Clippers were founded in 1988 as members of the
Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. The Clippers were 1990 and 1991 Niagara East champions and Niagara co-champions. In 1990, the Clippers would fall to the
Orangeville Crushers of the
Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League 4-games-to-1 in the
Clarence Schmalz Cup OHA provincial quarter-final. Their western co-champions, the
New Hamburg Spirit 83's would fare no better, dropping one of the other quarter-finals in four-straight games to the
Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League champion
Belle River Canadiens. The next year was more of the same, as Port Dover and New Hamburg were the co-champions, New Hamburg lost the provincial quarter-final to Belle River again (this time in six games), and Port Dover fell to Orangeville again in five. In 1999, the Clippers took leave of the Niagara District league. Clippers changed their name to the Port Dover Sailors and applied for membership in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior Development League. The 2012―2013 season saw the Rebels have a
winless season. The team went into playoffs as the 3rd ranked team. Completing their first franchise sweep over the Dunnville Mudcats 4-0, and also won there first 2nd round series game (Jr.C) dating back to the 1990-91 season. ==Season-by-season record==