Empire Junior Hockey League
Ice Hockey | |
| Ceased | 2013 – Absorbed by USPHL |
|---|---|
| CEO | Don Kirnan |
| No. of teams | 31 |
| Country |  United States |
| Last champion(s) | Florida Junior Blades |
| Official website | empirehockey.com |
The Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL) was a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey league. The league was classified as Tier III Junior B until the 2011–12 season when USA Hockey combined the Tier III Junior A and Junior B classifications.
History
On February 25, 2010, the Empire Junior Hockey League Board of Governors voted to eliminate 20-year-old players from the League by changing the restriction of no more than four 20-year-olds per team to a maximum of two per team in the 2010–11 season. Starting with the 2011–12 season there would be no 20-year-olds in the league.
In 2013, the Empire League and the
Participating teams
As of June 2012[update], the following teams made up the league in its final season:
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Location | ||||||||||||||||||
Bay State Breakers |
Rockland, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston Bandits |
Bridgewater, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston Jr. Bruins |
Marlborough, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut Oilers | Norwalk, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||||||
| Islanders Hockey Club | Tyngsborough, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs |
Hooksett, New Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portland Jr. Pirates | Saco, Maine | ||||||||||||||||||
Salem Ice Dogs |
Salem, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Shore Kings | Foxboro, Massachusetts
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| Springfield Pics | West Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
Valley Jr. Warriors |
Haverhill, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Location | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adirondack Jr. Wings | Troy, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brewster Bulldogs | Brewster, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo Stars | Cheektowaga, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Freeze | Frederick, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||
New Jersey Hitmen |
Wayne, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jersey Wildcats | Randolph, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maksymum Jr. Hockey Club | Rochester, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| New York Apple Core | Long Beach, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Revolution | Warminster, Pennsylvania
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| P.A.L Juniors Islanders | Hauppauge, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse Stars | Cicero, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Location | ||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Jr. Knights | Atlanta, Georgia
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| East Coast Eagles | Wake Forest, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Jr. Blades | Estero, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Eels | Fort Myers, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton Roads Whalers | Chesapeake, Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Palm Beach Hawks | Lake Worth, Florida
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| Potomac Patriots | Woodbridge, Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Space Coast Hurricanes | Rockledge, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Juniors | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
Champions
- 2012–13 Florida Junior Blades
- 2011–12 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs[1]
- 2010–11 New York Apple Core[2]
- 2009–10 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs[3]
- 2008–09 Boston Jr. Bruins[4]
- 2007–08 Boston Jr. Bruins[5]
- 2006–07 Boston Jr. Bruins[6]
References
External links
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