Springfield Jr. Blues

The Springfield Jr. Blues are a are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's South Division. The team plays their home games at the Nelson Center in Springfield, Illinois. The Jr. Blues are coached by Chris Wyler.
==History==
Founded by John D. O'Laughlin and Al Jennings, the franchise joined the North American Hockey League for the 1993-1994 season. Springfield had previously been home to a semi-pro team. .
The team has made numerous appearances in the NAHL playoffs and were back-to-back Robertson Cup National Championships in 1996 and 1997.
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL/SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
1993-94	46 	13 	26 	5 	2 	31 	171 	215 	- 	5th, Western 	unknown 	
1994-95	44 	32 	8 	2 	2 	68 	275 	148 	- 	2nd overall 	unknown 	
1995-96	46 	37 	7 	4 	1 	74 	270 	147 	1817 	1st overall 	Won Championship 	
1996-97	46 	35 	10 	- 	1 	71 	230 	144 	- 	1st overall 	unknown 	
1997-98	56 	42 	12 	- 	2 	86 	274 	175 	2230 	1st overall 	unknown 	
1998-99	56 	32 	20 	- 	4 	68 	196 	153 	1552 	4th overall 	Lost Second Round 	
1999-00	56 	28 	24 	- 	4 	60 	190 	183 	1580 	3rd West 	unknown 	
2000-01	56 	19 	36 	- 	4 	39 	164 	276 	1342 	4th West 	unknown 	
2001-02	56 	12 	38 	- 	6 	30 	147 	266 	1608 	5th West 	Did not qualify 	
2002-03	56 	34 	20 	- 	2 	70 	220 	180 	1700 	5th West 	Lost First round 	
2003-04	56 	34 	18 	- 	4 	72 	194 	143 	1424 	2nd North 	unknown 	
2004–05	56 	30 	25 	- 	1 	61 	207 	200 	1509 	5th, South Div. 	Did not qualify 	
2005–06	58 	28 	26 	- 	4 	60 	181 	208 	1,721 	3rd, South Div. 	Lost first round 	
2006–07	62 	26 	31 	- 	5 	57 	188 	203 	1,588 	6th, Central Div. 	Did not qualify 	
2007–08	58 	27 	25 	- 	5 	59 	190 	190 	1,253 	4th, Central Div. 	Lost Second Round 	
2008–09	58 	25 	28 	- 	5 	55 	183 	185 	1,182 	4th, South Div. 	Lost first round 	
2009–10	56 	21 	29 	- 	8 	50 	163 	193 	921 	4th, South Div. 	Lost first round 	
2010–11	58 	31 	24 	- 	3 	65 	191 	170 	976 	5th, North Div. 	Did not qualify 	
2011–12	60 	31 	27 	- 	2 	64 	202 	190 	1216 	3rd, Midwest Div. 	Lost Division Finals 	
2012–13	60 	26 	30 	- 	4 	56 	159 	181 	907 	6th, North Div. 	Lost play-in round 	
2013–14	60 	26 	26 	- 	8 	60 	141 	160 	875 	5th, North Div. 	did not qualify 	
2014–15	60 	23 	31 	- 	6 	52 	126 	184 	815 	6th, North Div. 	did not qualify 	
2015–16	60 	29 	25 	- 	6 	64 	155 	164 	770 	5th of 6, Midwest Div.13th of 22, NAHL 	did not qualify 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2016–17	60 	27 	28 	4 	1 	59 	174 	189 	717 	5th of 6, Midwest Div.18th of 22, NAHL 	did not qualify 	
2017-18	60 	33 	21 	5 	1 	72 	169 	166 	670 	4th of 6, Midwest Div.T-8th of 22, NAHL 	
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-3 (Janesville Jets) 	
2018-19	60 	33 	22 	4 	1 	71 	192 	177 	901 	3rd Midwest 	Lost Div. Semifinals 1-3 (Minnesota Magicians) 	
2019-20	54 	16 	34 	2 	2 	36 	133 	206 	968 	6th Midwest 	playoffs cancelled 	
2020-21	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions	Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions
2021-22	60 	36 	20 	2 	2 	76 	211 	177 	1018 	2nd Midwest 	Lost Div. Semifinals 0-3 (Anchorage Wolverines) 	
2022-23	60 	26 	31 	1 	2 	55 	147 	174 	710 	7th Midwest 	Did not qualify 	
2023-24	60 	21 	29 	9 	1 	52 	151 	218 	863 	7th Midwest 	Did not quaify 	
==Playoff records==
Season	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	 	 	 	
2005 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not Qualify 	 	 	 	
2006 	4 	1 	3 	0 	9 	13 	83 	Lost in 1st Round 	 	 	 	
2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not Qualify 	 	 	 	
2008 	8 	5 	3 	0 	31 	18 	119 	Lost in 2nd Round 	 	 	 	
2009 	4 	1 	3 	0 	5 	9 	93 	Lost in 1st Round 	 	 	 	
2010 	4 	1 	3 	0 	10 	20 	76 	Lost in 1st Round 	 	 	 	
2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not Qualify 	 	 	 	
2012 	9 	4 	5 	0 	18 	26 	155 	Lost in Division Finals 	 	 	 	
2013 	2 	0 	2 	- 	1 	13 	32 	Lost in Division Play In Round 	 	 	 	
2014 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not Qualify 	 	 	 	
2015 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not Qualify 	 	 	 	
2016 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not Qualify 	 	 	 	
2017 	3 	0 	3 	 	 	 	 	Lost in Division Semifinals 	 	 	 	
2018 	3 	0 	3 	 	 	 	 	Lost in Division Semifinals 	 	 	 	
2019 	4 	1 	3 	- 	10 	18 	- 	Lost in Division Semifinals 	 	 	 	
2020 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions	Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions
2022 	3 	0 	3 	- 	- 	- 	- 	Lost in Division Semifinals 	 	 	 	
2023 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not Qualify 	 	 	 	
2024 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not Qualify 	 	 	 	
== External links ==
*Official site
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Category:American ice hockey teams
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