Eastern Junior Hockey League
Encyclopedia
The Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) is an American
Tier III Junior A ice hockey
league. Founded in 1993 by Dan Esdale, the EJHL has fourteen teams from across the Northeastern United States. The EJHL is a member of USA Hockey
, and the EJHL champion goes on to play for the National Championship against the champions of the five other Tier III leagues and a host city. The New Hampshire Junior Monarchs are the 2 time defending EJHL Champions.
joined the league from the North American Hockey League
. The Scenics later left for the Metro Junior A Hockey League
in Ontario
. In the subsequent years, the league has added the Valley Jr. Warriors (1996); NY Apple Core (1997); Capital District (1999); Bay State Breakers (1999); Junior Bruins (1999); Green Mountain Glades (2000); NJ Hitmen (2004) and the Syracuse Stars
(2005) who joined from the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
. The league has quickly been gaining prestige across the United States as teams such as the Hitmen and Monarchs compete with other top junior teams.
, one of the founders of the New England Junior Hockey League and of the New England Junior Falcons
United States
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Tier III Junior A ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league. Founded in 1993 by Dan Esdale, the EJHL has fourteen teams from across the Northeastern United States. The EJHL is a member of USA Hockey
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
, and the EJHL champion goes on to play for the National Championship against the champions of the five other Tier III leagues and a host city. The New Hampshire Junior Monarchs are the 2 time defending EJHL Champions.
History
The league was formed in 1993 with the NECDL Classics, the Rhode Island Sharks, the Tyngsborough Huskies, the Matt O'Neil Lightning, the Granite State Stars and the Springfield Olympics. The following year the Niagara ScenicsBuffalo Jr. Sabres
The Buffalo Jr. Sabres are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Amherst, New York. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
joined the league from the North American Hockey League
North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...
. The Scenics later left for the Metro Junior A Hockey League
Metro Junior A Hockey League
----The Metro Junior "A" Hockey League was a junior level ice hockey league based out of Southern Ontario. The league originated in 1956 as the Metro Junior "B" Hockey League, which lasted until 1991, when it changed its designation from Junior B to Junior A. It remained a Jr...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. In the subsequent years, the league has added the Valley Jr. Warriors (1996); NY Apple Core (1997); Capital District (1999); Bay State Breakers (1999); Junior Bruins (1999); Green Mountain Glades (2000); NJ Hitmen (2004) and the Syracuse Stars
Syracuse Stars
The Syracuse Stars were a minor professional ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York, existing for 10 season from 1930 to 1940. The Stars name had previously been used by sports teams, including several Syracuse Stars baseball teams from the 19th century....
(2005) who joined from the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...
. The league has quickly been gaining prestige across the United States as teams such as the Hitmen and Monarchs compete with other top junior teams.
Teams
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| Boston Jr. Bruins Boston Jr. Bruins The Boston Junior Bruins are an American junior ice hockey organization playing in Marlborough, MA. They field two Junior and a number of Youth teams. The Junior A team plays in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. The Junior B team of the same name competes in the Empire Junior B Hockey... |
Marlborough, Massachusetts Marlborough, Massachusetts Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,499 at the 2010 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the... |
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| Capital District Selects Capital District Selects The Capital District Selects is a Junior A ice hockey team from Albany, New York playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League.-History:After several seasons as an independent midget team, the CD Selects joined the Eastern Junior Hockey League in 1998 as a part time member, joining full time in... |
Clifton Park, New York Clifton Park, New York Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2009 population estimate for Clifton Park was 36,469. The name is derived from an early land patent... |
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| Green Mountain Glades Green Mountain Glades The Green Mountain Glades are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the Eastern Junior Hockey League's North Division, The team plays home games at the 4,003-seat Gutterson Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Vermont and at the 600-seat Cairns Arena in the suburb of South Burlington,... |
Williston, Vermont Williston, Vermont Williston is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 8,698 at the 2010 census, an increase of over 1,000 people since the 2000 census... |
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| New England Jr. Huskies New England Jr. Huskies The New England Junior Huskies are an American junior ice hockey organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. They field teams in the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League, the Junior B Empire Junior B Hockey League and youth leagues.... |
Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Tyngsborough is a town located in the northwest section of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Composed of of land and surface water, Tyngsborough borders the towns of Dunstable, Groton, Westford, Chelmsford, Dracut, and the City of Lowell, as well as the New Hampshire communities of Hudson,... |
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| New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs The New Hampshire Junior Monarchs is a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Hooksett, New Hampshire playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League.-Mission:... |
Hooksett, New Hampshire Hooksett, New Hampshire Hooksett is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 13,451 at the 2010 census. The town is located between Manchester, the state's largest city, and Concord, the state capital... |
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| Rochester Stars | Syracuse, New York Syracuse, New York Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603... |
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| Valley Jr. Warriors Valley Jr. Warriors The Valley Jr. Warriors are an American junior ice hockey organization playing in Haverhill, Massachusetts. They field two Junior and a number of Youth teams. The Junior A team plays in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. The Junior B team of the same name competes in the Empire Junior B Hockey... |
Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the... |
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| Bay State Breakers Bay State Breakers The Bay State Breakers are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the Eastern Junior Hockey League's South Division, The team plays home games at the Rockland Ice Rink in Rockland, Massachusetts... |
Rockland, Massachusetts Rockland, Massachusetts Rockland is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The 2010 census records its population at 17,489. As of December 31, 2009, there are 11,809 registered voters in the community.-History:... |
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| Bridgewater Bandits Bridgewater Bandits The Bridgewater Bandits is a Junior A ice hockey team from Bridgewater, Massachusetts playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. The team plays home games at the Bridgewater Ice Arena in Bridgewater, Massachusetts... |
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bridgewater, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts.The Town of Bridgewater is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 28 miles south of Boston. At the 2000 Census, the population was 25,185... |
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| New Jersey Hitmen New Jersey Hitmen The New Jersey Hitmen are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the Eastern Junior Hockey League's South Division, The team plays home games at the Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena in Wayne, New Jersey.... |
Wayne, New Jersey Wayne, New Jersey Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069.... |
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| New York Applecore New York Applecore The New York Apple Core is a Junior A ice hockey team from Long Beach, New York playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. The team plays home games at The City of Long Beach Arena.... |
Long Beach, New York Long Beach, New York Long Beach is a city in Nassau County, New York. Just south of Long Island, it is located on Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the westernmost of the outer barrier islands off Long Island's South Shore. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 33,275... |
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| Philadelphia Revolution Philadelphia Revolution The New Jersey Nightmare is an inline hockey team based in Voorhees, New Jersey and is a Member of the American Inline Hockey League in 2008.The Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees is their current home.... |
Warwick Township, Pennsylvania Warwick Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Warwick Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,437 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.1 square miles , all of it land. It is drained by the Delaware River via the... |
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| South Shore Kings South Shore Kings The South Shore Kings is a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. The team plays at the Foxboro Sports Center located in Foxboro, Massachusetts... |
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| Springfield Pics Springfield Pics The Springfield Pics are an American junior ice hockey organization playing in Springfield, Massachusetts. They field three Junior and a number of Youth teams.-History:... |
West Springfield, Massachusetts West Springfield, Massachusetts The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,391 at the 2010 census... |
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Champions
The winning team in the EJHL is awarded the Gary Dineen Cup, named for the late Gary DineenGary Dineen
Daniel Patrick "Gary" Dineen was a former Canadian Olympian, career minor league hockey player who played four games for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL, and best known as a top developer of hockey talent in the Springfield area...
, one of the founders of the New England Junior Hockey League and of the New England Junior Falcons
- 2011 NH Jr. Monarchs
- 2010 NH Jr. Monarchs
- 2009 NJ Hitmen
- 2008 NJ Hitmen
- 2007 NH Jr. Monarchs
- 2006 NH Jr. Monarchs
- 2005 Junior Bruins
- 2004 NH Jr. Monarchs
- 2003 NY Apple Core
- 2002 NH Jr. Monarchs
- 2001 Walpole Stars
- 2000 NE Jr. Coyotes
- 1999 Walpole Stars
- 1998 NE Jr. Coyotes
- 1997 NE Jr. Whalers
- 1996 NE Jr. Whalers
- 1995 Niagara Scenics
- 1994 NECDL Classics
Timeline of teams
- Matt O'Neil Lightning (1993–98), became Boston Harbor Wolves became Boston Jr. ShamrocksBoston Jr. ShamrocksThe Boston Junior Shamrocks was a Junior A hockey team playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League.-History:The franchise, then known as the Matt O'Neil Club, is a charter member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League since 1993. It played as the Matt O'Neil Club until 1996, as the Matt O'Neill...
, became the Philadelphia Revolution - Tyngsboro Huskies (1993–2001), became Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters (2001–2004), became New England Jr. HuskiesNew England Jr. HuskiesThe New England Junior Huskies are an American junior ice hockey organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. They field teams in the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League, the Junior B Empire Junior B Hockey League and youth leagues....
- Springfield Olympics (Pics) became New England Jr. Whalers became New England Jr. Coyotes became New England Jr. Falcons
- New England College Development League (NECDL) Classics (1993–1997), became Walpole Stars (1997–2006), became Foxboro Stars (2006–2007), became South Shore Kings (2007–present)
- Niagara ScenicBuffalo Jr. SabresThe Buffalo Jr. Sabres are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Amherst, New York. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.-History:...
(1994–1995) - Rhode Island Sharks (1993–1998) folded after the 1997-1998 season
- Granite State Stars (1993–1996), became Great Northern Snow Devils (1996–1999) became Exeter Snow Devils (1999–2001), became New Hampshire Jr. MonarchsNew Hampshire Jr. MonarchsThe New Hampshire Junior Monarchs is a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Hooksett, New Hampshire playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League.-Mission:...