Valley Jr. Warriors

The Valley Jr. Warriors are an American Tier III junior ice hockey organization playing in Haverhill, Massachusetts. They have two Tier III teams that play in the Eastern Hockey League Premier and Elite Divisions. The organization also fields a number of youth hockey teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt other various levels. The youth hockey teams compete in the Elite 9 Hockey League and the Mass State Select League. The teams play home games at the Haverhill Valley Forum in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
==History==
The Jr. Warriors were founded in 1996 in the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) until 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues underwent a reorganization that led to the dissolution of the EJHL and the Jr. Warriors to join the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. The AJHL then rebranded that season and became the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).
When the Jr. Warriors played in the EJHL, the organization also fielded a Junior B team of the same name in the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL). In 2011, USA Hockey dropped the Junior A and B designations from Tier III hockey but the EmJHL continued to provide an organizational development team for their EJHL team, so the team is still referred to as Junior B. After the 2013 league reorganization, the EmJHL joined the United States Premier Hockey League and the Jr. Warriors B team joined the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MetJHL).
In 2015, the EHL added an Elite Division and the teams that were already playing in the EHL were separated into a Premier Division. The Jr. Warriors switched their Junior B team from the MetJHL to the new EHL-Elite.
The Warriors have been coached by distinguished hockey players including Stephen Leach, Bob Sweeney, and Bob Carpenter.
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League 	Eastern Junior Hockey League
1996–97 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	EJHL 	
1997–98 	37 	20 	14 	3 	— 	43 	177 	141 	5th of 8, EJHL 	
1998–99 	37 	14 	22 	1 	— 	29 	158 	176 	6th of 8, EJHL 	
1999–00 	39 	21 	16 	2 	— 	44 	187 	167 	6th of 11, EJHL 	
2000–01 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	6th of 12, EJHL 	Won Quarterfinal game, 5-3 vs. New York Apple Corehttp://www.ushr.com/archives/mastergate/secured/news/ejhlbox01.htmLost Semifinal game, 3-4 vs. Walpole Starshttp://www.ushr.com/archives/mastergate/secured/news/ejhl-semis-01.htm
2001–02 	38 	20 	15 	1 	2 	43 	164 	158 	3rd of 6, North6th of 12, EJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal game, 2-5 vs. New England Jr. Coyoteshttp://www.ushr.com/news/20020328
2002–03 	38 	5 	27 	2 	4 	16 	77 	180 	6th of 6, North12th of 12, EJHL 	Did not qualify
2003–04 	38 	5 	29 	1 	3 	14 	91 	203 	5th of 6, North11th of 12, EJHL 	Did not qualify
2004–05 	54 	31 	17 	3 	3 	68 	178 	163 	3rd of 6, North3rd of 13, EJHL 	Won Quarterfinals, 1-1 vs. New York Apple CoreLost Semifinal game, 3-7 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2005–06 	45 	22 	16 	5 	2 	51 	164 	164 	4th of 7, NorthT-4th of 14, EJHL 	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. New England Jr. Falcons
2006–07 	45 	20 	19 	5 	1 	46 	154 	188 	4th of 7, North7th of 14, EJHL 	Lost Quarterfinals, 1-1 vs. Bay State Breakers
2007–08 	46 	18 	23 	3 	2 	41 	138 	147 	4th of 7, North9th of 14, EJHL 	Lost Play-in game, 5-7 vs. New England Jr. Huskies
2008–09 	45 	12 	25 	3 	5 	32 	140 	187 	6th of 7, North12th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify
2009–10 	45 	17 	24 	4 	0 	38 	143 	185 	5th of 7, North9th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify
2010–11 	45 	17 	24 	2 	2 	38 	153 	178 	3rd of 7, North7th of 14, EJHL 	Won Round One, 2-0 vs. Philadelphia RevolutionLost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2011–12 	45 	27 	16 	0 	2 	56 	160 	119 	3rd of 7, North5th of 14, EJHL 	Won Round One, 1-0-1 vs. New York Apple CoreLost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2012–13 	45 	29 	15 	- 	1 	59 	157 	117 	3rd of 7, North4th of 14, EJHL 	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Islanders Hockey Club
Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs
2013–14 	44 	16 	20 	3 	5 	40 	121 	146 	5th of 5, North14th of 17, EHL 	Won Round One, 2-1 vs. Connecticut OilersLost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2014–15 	44 	16 	27 	0 	1 	33 	105 	141 	5th of 5, Boston16th of 19, EHL 	Lost Round One, 0-2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2015–16 (Premier) 	41 	18 	21 	- 	2 	38 	109 	133 	6th of 9, North Conf.13th of 18, EHL-Premier	Lost First Round, 1-2 vs. Northern Cyclones
2015-16 (Elite) 	42 	10 	29 	- 	3 	23 	122 	218 	7th of 8 Elite 	4th Round Robin Pool B 0-3-0Eliminated in Round Robin
2016–17 (Premier) 	48 	31 	13 	- 	3 	67 	178 	127 	1st Boston 	Lost First Round, 1-2 vs. East Coast Wizards
2016-17 (Elite) 	42 	25 	14 	- 	3 	53 	194 	143 	4th Northern 	Lost First Round, 1-4 vs. New England Wolves
2017-18 (EHL) 	50 	15 	31 	- 	4 	34 	131 	191 	4th New England 	Did not qualify
2017-18 (EHL-P) 	44 	12 	28 	- 	4 	28 	96 	158 	4th North 	Lost First Round, 1-2 (ot) vs. New England Wolves
2018-19 (EHL) 	44 	16 	21 	- 	7 	39 	146 	202 	4th North 	Did not qualify
2018-19 (EHL-P) 	41 	8 	9 	- 	4 	20 	100 	252 	6th North 	Did not qualify
2019-20 (EHL) 	46 	13 	31 	2 	- 	28 	123 	186 	10th New England 	Did not qualify
2019-20 (EHL-P) 	42 	4 	37 	1 	- 	9 	86 	274 	8th North 	Did not qualify
2020-21 (EHL) 	38 	10 	26 	2 	- 	22 	105 	151 	7th Central 	Lost Division Quarterfinals
2020-21 (EHL-P) 	36 	7 	28 	1 	- 	15 	75 	167 	5th Central 	Lost Division Semifinals
2021-22 (EHL) 	46 	18 	21 	7 	- 	43 	140 	158 	4th East 	Lost Divsion Qualifier
2021-22 (EHLP) 	42 	22 	18 	2 	- 	46 	132 	129 	3rd North 	Lost Division Semifinals
2022-23 (EHL) 	46 	17 	25 	3 	1 	38 	109 	150 	5th East 	Lost Division Qualifier
2022-23 (EHLP) 	42 	19 	17 	3 	3 	44 	126 	149 	3rd Central 	Lost Divsion Semifinals
2023-24 (EHL) 	46 	17 	21 	6 	2 	42 	134 	163 	4th North 	Lost Division Semifinals
2023-24 (EHLP) 	42 	27 	11 	3 	1 	58 	174 	101 	4th Boston 	Lost Division Semfinals
==References==
==External links==
* Official Site
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993-present) team
Category:Empire Junior B Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1996
Category:Eastern Hockey League teams