2021-22 EHLP Season

This is the 2021-22 Eastern Hockey League Premier Season. This is the Eastern Hockey League's lower level league. It is the league's 7th season as a feeder league for the higher EHL's league. It was known as the Elite Division for 2015-16 and the 19U Elite Division for 2016-17. The league is an U-19 level league and not a true junior league.
==Membership Changes==
*The Seahawks Hockey Club add a team to the league, after having a team in the higher level league since 2017.
*The Maine Eclipse resumed operations for the start of the 2021-22 season in both leagues. According to a report on the Junior Hockey News website the team was removed from the league again in late September. The report attributed the issues as being a result of lack of experience of the ownership and several other reasons.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-ehls-maine-eclipse-dead/ The juniorhockey.com website had published a follow up article and re-republished several articles pertaining to the indirect involvement of a person that had been placed on USA Hockey's and Safesport's permanently banned list as one of the team's coaches being involved in an event run by that person during the summer of 2021.https://www.juniorhockey.com/news/news_detail.php?news_id=94445 The organizations two teams would forfeit games September 24th to September 26 as the organization was being investigated and apparently removed from the league.
*As a result of the removal of the Maine Eclipse the Valley Jr. Warriors are shifted to the North Division from the East Division after the schedule is written.
*In March of 2022, it was indicated that the league would be adding the Glens Falls, New York based Adirondack Jr. Thunder, the Exton, Pennsylvania based Pennsylvania Huntsmenhttps://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1204531, and the Union, New Jersey based Union Thunder for the 2022-23 season.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5804935
==Teams==
===North Division===
Team 	Arena 	Location
Maine Eclipse 	Biddeford, Maine 	Biddeford Arena
New England Wolves 	Laconia, New Hampshire 	Merrill Fay Arena
New Hampshire Avalanche	Hooksett, New Hampshire 	Ice Den Arena
Valley Jr. Warriors 	Haverhill, Massachusetts	Haverhill Valley Forum
Vermont Lumberjacks 	Burlington, Vermont 	Gordon H. Paquette Ice Arena
===Central Division===
Team 	Arena 	Location
Boston Jr Rangers 	Tewksbury, Massachusetts	Breakaway Ice Center
Seahawks Hockey Club 	Hyannis, Massachusetts 	Hyannis Youth and Community Center
Walpole Express 	Walpole, Massachusetts 	Rodman Arena
Worcester Jr. Railers	Worcester, Massachusetts	Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center
===South Division===
Team 	Arena 	Location
Connecticut Chiefs 	Newington, Connecticut	Newington Arena
New Jersey 87's 	Middletown, New Jersey	Middletown Ice World Arena
New Jersey Renegades 	Flemington, New Jersey	Flemington Ice Arena
Philadelphia Little Flyers	Aston, Pennsylvania 	IceWorks Skating Complex
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
New Hampshire Avalanche	42	30	6 	6 	154	92 	66
Vermont Lumberjacks 	34	24	13	5 	155	120	53
Valley Jr. Warriors 	42	22	18	2 	132	129	46
New England Wolves 	42	10	27	5 	84 	177	25
Maine Eclipse 	10	3 	7 	0 	17 	45 	6
===Central Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Railers Jr Hockey Club	42	30	9 	3 	175	92 	63
Boston Jr Rangers 	42	31	11	0 	157	99 	62
Seahawks Hockey Club 	42	23	15	4 	116	115	50
Walpole Express 	42	17	20	5 	133	141	39
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Philadelphia Little Flyers	42	24	15	3 	143	129	51
New Jersey 87's 	42	19	19	4 	127	144	42
Connecticut Chiefs 	42	15	20	7 	102	135	37
New Jersey Renegades 	42	7 	30	5 	79 	184	19
==Playoffs==
All twelve teams qualify. The Division Semifinal and Division Final rounds are best-of-three. The three losing division finalists will be seeded based upon their regular season records. The highest seed will earn a wild card berth in the Frozen Finals round robin. 
===Division Semifinals===
*New Hampshire Avalanche defeated New England Wolves 2 games to none
*Vermont Lumberjacks defeated Valley Jr. Warriors 2 games to none 
*Railers Jr Hockey Club defeated Walpole Express 2 games to none
*Boston Jr Rangers defeated Seahawks Hockey Club 2 games to none 
*Philadelphia Little Flyers defeated New Jersey Renegades 2 games to none
*New Jersey 87's defeated Connecticut Chiefs 2 games to 1
===Division Finals===
*Vermont Lumberjacks defeated New Hampshire Avalanche 2 games to none 
*Boston Jr Rangers defeated Railers Jr Hockey Club 2 games to none
*Philadelphia Little Flyers defeated New Jersey 87's 2 games to none
===Frozen Finals Round Robin===
Held March 30 - April 3, 2022 at Schneider Arena on the campus of Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.
====Qualified Teams====
The three division winners plus the division final loser with the most regular season points qualify for the Frozen Finals.
*North: Vermont Lumberjacks
*Central: Boston Jr Rangers
*South: Philadelphia Little Flyers
*Wild Card: New Hampshire Avalanche
====Round Robin Results====
*Boston Jr Rangers defeated New Hampshire Avalanche 5-3
*Vermont Lumberjacks defeated Philadelphia Little Flyers 6-0
*Boston Jr Rangers defeated Vermont Lumberjacks 3-1
*New Hampshire Avalanche defeated Philadelphia Little Flyers 3-2
*New Hampshire Avalanche defeated Vermont Lumberjacks 4-3
*Boston Jr. Rangers tied Philadelphia Little Flyers 3-3
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Boston Jr. Rangers 	3 	2	0	1	11	7 	5
New Hampshire Avalanche 	3 	2	1	0	10	10	4
Vermont Lumberjacks 	3 	1	2	0	10	7 	2
Philadelphia Little Flyers	3 	0	2	1	5 	12	1
====Championship Game====
*Boston Jr. Rangers defeated New Hampshire Avalanche 4-3 (ot)
==References==
Category:EHL Seasons
Category:2022 in ice hockey