The Philadelphia Jr. Jackals are an independent junior "A"

Junior ice hockey

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 ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team that play in the in the Mid-Atlantic Division of International Junior Hockey League Super Elite League

International Junior Hockey League

International Junior Hockey League is an independent Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. The League has teams in the New England and Mid Atlantic region of the United States.-League History:...

. The team plays their home games at The Rink Ice Arena in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

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The Jackals are affiliated with the Elmira Jackals

Elmira Jackals

The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"...

 minor professional hockey team of ECHL

ECHL

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 and the Mississauga Chargers

Mississauga Chargers

The Mississauga Chargers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They are the product of a 1990 merger of two former Metro Junior B franchises, the Thornhill Thunderbirds and the Markham Connection...

 hockey team of the OJHL. (higher affiliate).

Team history

The team was formed in 2006 as the Delaware Thunder, the team was a member of the America East Hockey League

America East Hockey League

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 (AEHL) from 2006 until 2008. After the 2007-2008 season in the AEHL the team announced a move to the Philadelphia Metro Area

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 and a name change to the Philadelphia Thunder, The team also announced they were joining the new United Junior Hockey League (UJHL).

Following the 2009-2010 UJHL season, on February 12, 2010 the Thunder announced that they have joined the International Junior Hockey League

International Junior Hockey League

International Junior Hockey League is an independent Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. The League has teams in the New England and Mid Atlantic region of the United States.-League History:...

 (IJHL) for the 2010-11 season. This move was to shorten up travel and keep the games on the East Coast of the US. They will play in the IJHL Super Elite League

International Junior Hockey League

International Junior Hockey League is an independent Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. The League has teams in the New England and Mid Atlantic region of the United States.-League History:...

, in the Mid-Atlantic Division, with teams compiled from the New York

New York

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, New Jersey

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 and New England

New England

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 region. The move to the IJHL also came with the new name, Philadelphia Jr. Jackals, reflecting the affiliation with the Elmira Jackals

Elmira Jackals

The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"...

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Regular season records

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	Finish
2006-07	51	26	17	8	0	60	261	205	3rd of 9 AEHL
2007-08	50	30	13	7	0	35	229	187	2nd of 6 AEHL
2008-09	42	28	12	2	0	22	216	137	2nd of 5 UJHL Champs
2009-10	38	20	17	0	1	19	129	248	3rd of 7 UJHL

External links

• Official Site
• IJHL Site