Springfield Pics

The Springfield Pics are an American junior ice hockey organization playing in Springfield, Massachusetts. They field two Junior and a number of Youth teams.
==History==
The franchise was founded as the Springfield Olympics (or Pics for short) as charter member of the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) in 1993. The team would relocate across the Massachusetts-Connecticut border to Enfield, Connecticut in 1995 and were renamed the New England Jr. Whalers named after the local National Hockey League team in Hartford. After the Hartford Whalers moved to Carolina in 1997, the franchise was renamed the New England Jr. Coyotes and later the Jr. Falcons after the local Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. During this time, the organization also fielded a team in the Tier III Empire Junior B Hockey League (EmJHL) (later the Empire Junior Hockey League).
In the 2009 off-season, the Jr. Falcons EJHL and EmJHL teams merged with the Springfield Pics of the Continental Hockey Association (CHA) and the Bay State Bucs Midget team, members of the NEMHL.Press release announcing merger http://www.springfieldjrpics.com/juniormerger.html This led the now merged Pics organization to field teams in the EJHL, EmJHL, and CHA.
==USPHL Premier Division==
In 2013, many Tier III junior hockey leagues were re-organized in the north eastern United States and the Springfield Pics became founding members of the new United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). Their former Junior A team (USA Hockey dropped Junior A and B designations in 2011) which had participated in the EJHL joined the USPHL Elite Division for the 2013–14 season. In their first year in the USPHL-Elite League the Pics finished second and then went on to win the playoffs. The playoff win propelled the team to the 2014 USA Hockey Tier III Junior Nationals where they won their pool before losing the semifinal game to the eventual National Champions, the Boston Jr. Bruins. The Elite Division team was promoted to the Premier Division prior to the 2014–15 season.
==USHPL Elite Division==
Their former Junior B team from the EmJHL joined the USPHL Empire Division for the 2013–14 season. After their former Elite Division team was promoted to the Premier Division, the Empire team was promoted to the Elite Division in 2014.
==Former Junior B ESHL team==
Their second Junior B team last competed in the Eastern States Hockey League (formerly the CHA). Following the 2013 re-organization, this team was eliminated in favor of Under 18 and Under 16 teams which play in corresponding USPHL leagues.
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs 	
New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons	New England Jr. Falcons 	New England Jr. Falcons 	New England Jr. Falcons
2004–05 	50 	18 	23 	7 	2 	45 	160 	159 	5th of 7, South10th of 13, EJHL 	Won Play-in game, 3-0 vs. Green Mountain GladesLost Quarterfinals, 0-1-1 vs. Boston Jr. Bruinshttp://www.ushr.com/news/20050314/824?label=EJHL-Playoffs,-Updated-Daily 	
2005–06 	45 	22 	16 	5 	2 	51 	175 	175 	1st of 7, SouthT-4th of 14, EJHL 	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Valley Jr. WarriorsLost Semifinal game, 1-3 vs. Boston Jr. Bruinshttp://www.ushr.com/news/20060320/1478?label=EJHL+Semifinals+Tonight 	
2006–07 	45 	16 	22 	4 	3 	39 	145 	180 	5th of 7, South11th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify 	
2007–08 	44 	12 	24 	5 	3 	32 	125 	173 	7th of 7, South12th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify 	
2008–09 	45 	16 	22 	3 	4 	39 	128 	149 	5th of 7, South10th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify 	
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2009–10 	45 	16 	23 	4 	2 	38 	150 	179 	5th of 7, South10th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify 	
2010–11 	45 	25 	16 	2 	2 	54 	182 	156 	4th of 7, South6th of 14, EJHL 	Won First Round, 2-0 vs. Rochester StarsLost Quarterfinals, 1-2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins 	
2011–12 	45 	20 	23 	0 	2 	42 	166 	175 	5th of 7, South10th of 14, EJHL 	Lost First Round, 0-2 vs. Green Mountain Glades 	
2012–13 	45 	24 	17 	— 	4 	52 	137 	118 	4th of 7, South8th of 14, EJHL 	Lost First Round, 0-2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchshttp://www.applecorejunior.com/ARCHIVES2012_2013/EJHL_NEwFlaash2012-2013.htm 	
2013–14 	40 	32 	6 	— 	2 	66 	212 	92 	2nd of 10, North2nd of 18, USPHL Elite	Won First Round, 2-0 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs-EliteWon Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Bay State Breakers-Elite2-0-1 in Round Robin(W, 5-0 vs. Hampton Roads Whalers; T, 4-4 vs. Jersey Hitmen; W, 5-0 vs. Florida Eels)Won Championship game, 3-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen-EliteElite Division Champions	
2014–15 	50 	9 	37 	— 	4 	22 	105 	239 	11th of 11,USPHL Premier 	Did not qualify 	
2015–16 	44 	11 	30 	— 	3 	25 	123 	187 	11th of 12,USPHL Premier 	Did not qualify 	
2016-17 	45 	19 	22 	— 	4 	25 	138 	174 	7th of 10,USPHL Premier 	
Won Preliminary Round, 7-1 (Okanagan Eagles)Won Quarterfinals, 2g-0 (Jersey Hitmen)Lost Semifinals, 2g-0 (Islanders Hockey Club) 	
2016–17 	40 	4 	33 	— 	1 	9 	90 	213 	5th of 5,USP3HL North 	Did not qualify 	
2017-18Premier 	40 	25 	18 	- 	1 	51 	169 	145 	7th of 9 North 	L, DQF 1-2 (Islanders Hockey Club) 	
2017-18Elite 	44 	7 	36 	- 	1 	15 	84 	278 	7th of 7 North 	Did not qualify 	
2018-19Premier 	44 	24 	17 	- 	3 	51 	139 	105 	2nd of 7 North East 	L, DSF 1-2 (Syracuse Stars) 	
2018-19Elite 	43 	9 	30 	- 	4 	22 	115 	227 	6th of 7 North 	L, DQF 1-2 (Boston Bandits) 	
2019-20Premier 	44 	29 	14 	- 	1 	59 	167 	108 	2nd of 6 North East 	Playoffs cancelled after team reaches national tournament 	
2019-20Elite 	44 	30 	11 	- 	3 	63 	171 	113 	2nd of 4 North 	Won DSF 2-0 (Boston Bandits) Balance of playoffs cancelled 	
2020-21Premier 	44 	23 	18 	- 	3 	130 	127 	49 	4th New England 	L, DQF 1-2 (Bridgewater Bandits) 	
2020-21Elite 	42 	15 	17 	6 	4 	156 	180 	40 	4th North 	Did not participate 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs 	
2021-22 Premier 	44 	25 	17 	2 	- 	52 	135 	125 	T-4th New England 	Lost Division Quartefinals 	
2021-22Elite 	44 	19 	20 	3 	2 	43 	145 	150 	4th North 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2022-23Premier 	44 	23 	19 	0 	2 	48 	144 	150 	5th New England 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2022-23Elite 	44 	11 	29 	1 	3 	26 	117 	228 	4th New England 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2023-24Premier 	44 	21 	21 	2 	0 	44 	149 	156 	5th New England 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2023-24Elite 	44 	16 	26 	1 	1 	34 	111 	147 	3rd New England 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
===America East Hockey League===
Season 	GP	W 	L	T	Pts	GF 	GA 	Finish	Playoffs
2005-06	31	19	6	6	44 	153	103	1st 	Won Championship
==USA Hockey Tier III National Championships==
Round robin play in pool with top 4 teams advancing to semifinal.
Year	Round Robin 	Record	Standing 	Semifinal 	Championship Game
2014	L, Northern Cyclones (EHL) 3-4W, Flint Jr. Generals (NA3HL) 6-0W, Bellingham Blazers (NPHL) 8-2	2-0-1 	1st of 4Pool B (White)	L, Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL-Premier) 6-0	—
==References==
==External links==
* USPHL Web Site
* Official Site
Category:Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993-present) team
Category:Empire Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Continental Hockey Association team
Category:USPHL teams