2014-15 USPHL-Empire Season

this is the 2014-15 United States Premier Hockey League-Empire season.  This was the league's second season.
==Franchise changes==
*The league lost the Dedham, Massachusetts based Boch Blazers which dropped the junior level team from its organization.
*The league lost the Brewster Bulldogs which had merged with the Spacecoast Hurricanes and relocated to Rockledge, Florida (while keeping the Brewster Bulldogs name and joined the USPHL's Elite Division)
*The Springfield Pics withdrew from this league and added a team to the league's premier division
*The league added the Richmond Generals and the Lincoln, Rhode Island based Providence Capitals.
==Standings==
===Empire North===
 Team GP W L T OL GF GA P 
 Syracuse Stars 40 32 5 - 3 269 108 67
 New York Jr. Aviators 40 31 8 - 1 229 115 63
 Jersey Shore Whalers 40 30 7 - 3 201 116 63
 Junior Bruins 39 26 13 - 0 166 129 52
 Jersey Hitmen 40 22 14 - 4 132 121 48
 Springfield Pics 40 20 17 - 2 180 143 42
 Islanders Hockey Club 40 18 19 - 2 144 183 38
 Rochester Jr. Americans 40 16 21 - 3 166 188 35
 South Shore Kings 40 15 22 - 3 125 160 33
 P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 40 14 25 - 1 136 199 29
 Frederick Freeze 39 9 28 - 2 112 194 20
 Adirondack Wings 39 8 30 - 1 92 202 17
 Bay State Breakers 38 7 29 - 2 80 243 16
===Empire South===
 Team GP W L T OL GF GA P 
 Florida Jr. Blades 39 33 5 - 1 215 106 67
 Richmond Generals 40 27 10 - 3 147 104 57
 Tampa Bay Juniors 40 26 11 - 3 149 125 55
 Florida Eels 40 21 15 - 4 137 124 46
 Atlanta Jr. Knights 40 18 20 - 2 149 150 38
 East Coast Eagles 40 17 19 - 4 106 122 38
 Hampton Roads Whalers 40 16 20 - 4 99 115 36
 Palm Beach Hawks 40 16 20 - 4 129 151 36
 Potomac Patriots 40 14 24 - 2 104 169 30
==Playoffs==
===Empire North===
====Quarterfinal Round Robin====
*Syracuse defeated Rochester 3-2
*New York defeated Islanders Hockey Club 7-4
*Jersey Shore defeated Springfield 7-4
*Jr. Bruins defeated Jersey 3-2 (ot)
*Jersey Shore defeated Islanders Hockey Club 12-1
*New York defeated Springfield 2-0
*Jr. Bruins defeated Rochester 5-4
*Jersey defeated Syracuse 4-3
*New York defeated Jersey Shore 4-3
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Springfield 1-0
*Jersey defeated Rochester 5-2
*Syracuse defeated Jr. Bruins 7-1
Pool A
 Team GP W L GF GA P
 Syracuse Stars 3 2 1 13 7 6
 Jersey Hitmen 3 2 1 11 8 6
 Junior Bruins 3 2 1 9 13 6
 Rochester Jr Americans 3 0 3 8 13 0
Pool B
 Team GP W L GF GA P
 New York Aviators 3 3 0 13 7 6
 Jersey Shore Whalers 3 2 1 22 9 4
 Islanders Hockey Club 3 1 2 6 19 2
 Springfield Pics 3 0 3 4 10 0
====Semifinals====
*New York defeated Jersey 10-1
*Jersey Shore defeated Syracuse  6-5
===Empire South===
====Quarterfinals====
*Florida Jr. Blades defeated Palm Beach 2 games to none (10-2, 3-0)
*Richmond defeated Hampton Roads 2 games to none (3-1, 4-0
*Tampa Bay defeated Florida Eels 2 games to 1 (6-2, 2-3, 7-2)
*Atlanta defeated East Coast 2 games to 1 ( 4-1, 3-4 (ot), 6-0)
====Semifinals====
*Florida defeated Tampa Bay 2 games to none (8-0, 6-4)
*Atlanta defeated Richmond 2 games to none (6-5 (2ot), 2-0)
===USPHL Empire Final Four===
(March 11-13 New England Sports Center, Marlborough, Massachusetts)
====Semifinals====
*Florida defeated Atlanta 7-6 in overtime
*New York defeated Syracuse 2-1
*Syracuse defeated Atlanta 6-3
*New York defeated Florida 7-3
*Florida defeated Syracuse 7-4
*New York defeated Atlanta 6-3
 Team GP W L GF GA P
 New York Aviators 3 3 0 15 7 6 
 Florida Jr. Blades 3 2 1 17 17 4
 Syracuse Stars 3 1 2 11 12 2
 Atlanta Jr. Knights 3 0 3 12 19 0
====Final====
*New York defeated Florida 6-3
The New York Aviators advance to 2015 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship.
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