Connecticut Nor'Easter

The Connecticut Nor'Easter is a Junior Tier III ice hockey team from Simsbury, Connecticut playing in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).
==History==
===Troy, New York===
The franchise was initially founded as the Capital District Selects playing out of Troy, New York. After several seasons as an independent midget team, the CD Selects joined the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) in 1998 as a part-time member, joining full-time in 1999. The team was owned and coached by former RPI coach Jim Salfi. Since the 2002–03 season, the Selects played in the Eastern Junior Hockey League's "South" Division, until the Boston Junior Shamrocks were sold and moved to Philadelphia which moved the Selects to the "North" Division.
===Sale and move to Norwalk, Connecticut===
In 2012 the team was sold and relocated to Norwalk, Connecticut and renamed the Connecticut Oilers. During the summer of 2013 there was a strong effort to re-organize Tier III junior hockey in north eastern United States resulting in the Oilers moving to the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. On June 6, 2013 the AJHL became the EHL.
The Oilers would have their best season in 2014–15 and won the EHL playoffs and league championship. Winning the league championship would normally qualify the team for the 2015 USA Hockey Tier III National Championships, however due to a clerical error with a pair of the Oilers' import player's paperwork, the runner-up Northern Cyclones represented the EHL. Due to these circumstances, the EHL would later void their playoff championship and claim a "vacant" playoff champion for that season.
===Sale and Move to Newington===
The EHL franchises of the Connecticut Oilers were sold at the end of the 2017-18 playing season and the organization moved to Newington, Connecticut and the Newington Arena.
Due to travel and quarantine restrictions in place caused by the COVID-19 pandemic the team was forces to temporarily relocate for the 2020-21 playing season. They would be based out of the Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield, Massachusetts for the season.
==Sale and move to Simsbury==
On July 15, 2024, the EHL announced the sale, renmaing, and relocation of the Connecticut Chiefs teams in the EHL and EHL Premier Leagues. The team is moving to the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, Connecticut and the team will be renamed the Connecticut Nor'Easter.https://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1314130-ehl-announces-sale-of-connecticut-chiefs-to-international-sports-group-llc-
==Notable alumni==
*Dave Evans - Clarkson University (Carolina Hurricanes 1999 Draft Pick)
*Ben Guite - University of Maine (Montreal Canadiens 1997Draft Pick)
*Jay Leach - Providence College (NHL player)
*David Leggio - Clarkson University (TPS Turku SM-liiga player)
*Nick Petrecki - Boston College (San Jose Sharks 2007 1st Round Draft Pick)
*Matthias Trattnig - University of Maine (Chicago Blackhawks 1998 Draft Pick)
*Curtis Valentine - Bowling Green University (Vancouver Canucks 1998 Draft Pick)
*Shawn Weller - Clarkson University (Ottawa Senators 2004 Draft Pick)
*Brian Robbins - UMass - Lowell
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs
1999-00 	38 	21 	14 	3 	- 	171 	133 	45 	4th EJHL 	
2000-01 	 	 	 	 	 	- 	- 	 	EJHL 	
2001-02 	38 	19 	14 	2 	3 	157 	138 	43 	6th EJHL 	
2002-03 	38 	20 	16 	2 	0 	141 	109 	42 	4th EJHL South 	
2003-04 	38 	25 	11 	0 	2 	158 	130 	52 	1st EJHL South 	
2004-05 	51 	20 	24 	6 	1 	173 	202 	47 	4th EJHL South 	
2005-06 	45 	16 	25 	3 	1 	147 	184 	36 	7th EJHL South 	
2006-07 	45 	16 	24 	4 	1 	136 	163 	37 	5th EJHL South11 of 14 League 	did not qualify
2007-08 	45 	19 	24 	2 	0 	146 	149 	40 	6th EJHL South11 of 14 League 	did not qualify
2007-08 	45 	19 	24 	2 	0 	146 	149 	40 	6th EJHL South11 of 14 League 	did not qualify
2008-09 	45 	8 	31 	5 	1 	133 	234 	22 	7th EJHL South13 of 14 League 	did not qualify
2009-10 	45 	9 	31 	2 	3 	126 	228 	23 	6th EJHL North13 of 14 League 	did not qualify
2010-11 	45 	6 	36 	2 	1 	117 	251 	15 	7th EJHL North14 of 14 League 	did not qualify
2011-12 	45 	1 	39 	 	5 	103 	283 	8 	7th EJHL North14 of 14 League 	did not qualify
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2012-13 	45 	12 	28 	 	5 	120 	179 	29 	6th EJHL South12 of 14 League 	Lost First Round, (Jr. Warriors)
2013-14 	44 	26 	13 	3 	2 	170 	121 	57 	1st EHL Central4 of 17 League 	Lost First Round, 1-2 (Jr. Warriors)
2014-15 	44 	31 	11 	1 	1 	183 	103 	64 	1st EHL Central4 of 19 EHL 	Won First Round, 2-0 (Rangers)Won Quarter-finals, 2-0 (Express)Won Semi-Finals, 2-0 (Little Flyers)Won League Finals, 3-2 (Cyclones)EHL CHAMPIONS*
2015–16 	41 	28 	11 	— 	2 	159 	130 	68 	2nd of 9, South Conf.4th of 18, EHL-Premier	Won First Round, 2-0 vs. New Jersey RocketsWon Second Round, 2-0 vs. Hartford Jr. WolfpackLost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2016–17 	48 	17 	27 	- 	4 	145 	208 	38 	1st of 4 Central Division 	Lost First Round, 2-0 vs. New York Applecore
2017–18 (EHL) 	50 	14 	33 	- 	3 	118 	205 	31 	3rd Central 	Lost First Round, 2-0 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2018–19 (EHL) 	44 	13 	28 	- 	3 	137 	198 	29 	5th South 	Did not qualify
2018–19 (EHLP) 	42 	21 	18 	- 	3 	126 	143 	45 	3rd North 	Lost Conf. Semifinals 2g-0 (New England Wolves)
2019–20 (EHL) 	46 	14 	28 	- 	4 	112 	182 	32 	9th New England 	Did not qualify
2019–20 (EHLP) 	42 	9 	28 	- 	5 	90 	204 	23 	7th North 	Lost Preliminary Round
2020-21 (EHL) 	38 	17 	17 	- 	4 	124 	138 	38 	3rd Central 	Lost Division Semifinals
2020-21 (EHLP) 	35 	12 	21 	- 	2 	97 	143 	26 	4th Central 	Lost Play-in Round
2021-22 (EHL) 	46 	18 	23 	- 	5 	140 	158 	41 	2nd Central 	Lost Division Final
2021-22 (EHLP) 	42 	15 	20 	- 	7 	102 	135 	37 	3rd South 	Lost Division 
Semifinals
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs
2022-23 EHL 	46 	15 	25 	6 	0 	100 	136 	36 	3rd Central 	Lost Division Final
2022-23 EHLP 	42 	14 	25 	1 	2 	93 	151 	31 	5th New England 	Lost Division Qualifier
2023-24 EHL 	46 	17 	25 	3 	1 	124 	175 	38 	5th Central 	Lost Division Semifinals
2023-24 EHLP 	41 	8 	29 	2 	2 	72 	178 	20 	6th Mid-Atlantic 	Lost Division Quarterfinals
*-The team vacated the 2015 league playoff championship as a result of the use of ineligible players due to an apparent filing error
==USA Hockey Tier III Jr NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS==
DIVISION 1 - (NA3HL) x2 teams - (EHL) - (MnJHL)Round robin play in pool with top 2 teams advancing to final.
Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	SemiFinal	Gold Medal Game
2015	 	 	 	 	
Although the Oilers won the 2015 EHL Champion, the Northern Cyclones advanced to the USA Championships as the Oilers were stripped of the championship for the use of two ineligible import players from Sweden. The players were ruled ineligible due to a paperwork issue with USA Hockey. The issue was discovered by the league when they were preparing paperwork for the 2015 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship for both teams during the final series. The two players in question were not allowed to play in the fifth and deciding game of the series but the issue was not able to be resolved by the start of the tournament and the Northern Cyclones were sent as the league representative. As of July 21, 2015 the league lists the 2015 playoff champions as "Vacant".
==External links==
* Connecticut Oilers Website
* Eastern Hockey league (EHL) Website
Category:Established in 1996
Category:Eastern Hockey League teams