2002-03 EmpJHL Season

This is the 2002-03 Empire Junior B Hockey League season.
==Membership Changes==
*The league added the Capital District (Troy, New York) and Apple Core (Western Long Island, NY) teams
*The Metro Falcons became the Hershey-Metro Falcons when they relocated to Hershey Park Arena
==Standings==
 North Division
 
 Team GP W L T GF GA PIM P
 Wheatfield Blades 32 21 8 3 153 91 770 45
 Syracuse Stars 32 20 10 2 186 100 1137 42
 Rochester Jr. B Americans 32 18 11 3 180 128 1003 39
 Binghamton Tornadoes 32 16 14 2 154 139 750 34
 Capital District Minor Jr Selects 32 14 14 4 134 122 686 32
 Elmira Jackals 32 0 32 0 46 312 669 0
 
 South Division
 Team GP W L T GF GA PIM P
 Apple Core Minor Jr Selects 32 25 4 3 240 86 486 53
 Johnstown Chiefs 32 22 8 2 173 103 731 46
 Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins 32 20 9 3 195 101 946 43
 Bucks-Mont Bandits 32 13 19 0 90 158 861 26
 Hershey-Metro Falcons 32 8 24 0 75 205 728 16
 Mass Maple Leafs 32 4 28 0 62 143 411 8
==Post Season==
===Format===
The top four teams from each division qualified for the post season.  The first and third teams from one division were paired up with the second and fourth teams in the other division in round robin pools.  The pool champions met in the best-of-three finals.
===Pool A===
*Wheatfield defeated Bucks-Mont 7-4
*Rochester defeated Johnston 2-1
*Rochester defeated Wheatfield 6-2
*Bucks-Mont defeated Johnstown 4-1
*Wheatfield defeated Johnstown 8-2
*Rochester defeated Bucks-Mont 13-2
===Pool B===
*Apple Core defeated Binghamton 7-6 (OT)
*Syracuse defeated Pittsburgh 5-2
*Apple Core defeated Pittsburgh 6-0
*Binghamton defeated Syracuse 6-3
*Syracuse defeated Apple Core 7-6 (OT)
*Binghamton defeated Pittsburgh 6-5
===Final===
*Rochester defeated Apple Core 2 games to 1 (7-4, 5-7, 5-3)
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