Atlantic Junior Hockey League

The Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) was an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league with 12 teams in the Northeastern part of the United States. The AJHL was part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization and was formed in 2003 with a stated goal to "meet the needs of the Junior hockey community and the players it serves in the Eastern United States".
The league prepared High school and college aged players for college and pro hockey, and indeed seemed to have some success. As of December 2009 the alumni page list 273 players who left the AJHL to play for NCAA colleges, and various professional leagues, the CHL and in Europe AJHL Alumni list.
The former league members formed the majority of the members that made up the newly created Eastern Hockey League which was created when the AJHL absorbed several members of the Eastern Junior Hockey League, which was decimated when several of the league members formed the United States Premier Hockey League for the 2013-14 season. All 12 franchises were part of the Eastern Hockey League for the 2013-14 season with the exception of the Laconia Leafs who were renamed the New Hampshire Lakers and then requested to have their franchise revoked for the 2013-14 season.
==Final Roster of Teams (for 2012-13 season)==
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Northern Cyclones 	Cyclones Arena 	Hudson, New Hampshire 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Boston Jr. Rangers 	Salem ICenter 	Salem, New Hampshire 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Walpole Express 	Iorio Arena 	Walpole, Massachusetts 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack 	Champions Skating Center	Cromwell, Connecticut 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Laconia Leafs 	Laconia Ice Arena 	Laconia, New Hampshire 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New York Bobcats 	Islanders Iceworks 	Syosset, New York 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Jersey Rockets 	Prudential Center 	Berkeley Heights, New Jersey	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Jersey Jr. Titans 	Howell Ice Arena 	Howell, New Jersey 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Philadelphia Little Flyers 	IceWorks Skating Complex	Aston, Pennsylvania 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Philadelphia Junior Flyers 	Ice Line Quad Rinks 	West Chester, Pennsylvania 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Washington Jr. Nationals 	Gardens Ice House 	Laurel, Maryland 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	Revolution Ice Centre 	Pittston, Pennsylvania 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
note: All of the teams join the Eastern Hockey League (2013) for the following season, with the Laconia Leafs being renamed the New Hampshire Lakers
==Franchise Time Line==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Connecticut/Hartford Jr. Wolfpack	Cromwell, Connecticut 	Champions Skating Center 	2003-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
New Jersey Junior Titans 	Middletown, New Jersey 	Middletown Ice World Arena 	2003-2004	withdrew
New York Bobcats 	East Meadow, New York 	Twin Rinks at Eisenhower Park 	2003-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
North Jersey Avalanche 	Hackensack, New Jersey 	Ice House of New Jersey 	2003-2004	folded
Philadelphia Little Flyers 	Aston, Pennsylvania 	IceWorks Skating Complex 	2003-2005	withdrew
Washington Jr. Nationals 	Laurel, Maryland 	Gardens Ice House 	2003-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
Boston Bulldogs 	Salem, New Hampshire 	Salem ICenter 	2004-2012	franchise sold; relocated to Tewksbury, Massachusetts as Boston Jr. Rangers
Northern Cyclones 	Hudson, New Hampshire 	Cyclones Arena 	2004-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
New Jersey Rockets 	Berkeley Heights, New Jersey & Bridgewater, New Jersey	AmeriHealth Pavilion & Bridgewater Sports Arena	2004-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
Portland Jr. Pirates 	Saco, Maine 	MHG Ice Centre 	2004-2012	join Eastern Junior Hockey League
Hudson Valley Eagles 	Troy, New York 	Houston Field House 	2005-2007	re-join Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 	West Chester, Pennsylvania 	Ice Line Quad Rinks 	2005-2006	withdrew
Laconia Leafs 	Laconia, New Hampshire 	Laconia Ice Arena 	2005-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
Walpole Express 	Walpole, Massachusetts 	Rodman Arena 	2005-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
Northwood School 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena 	2005-2006	limited schedule team
National Sports Academy 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena 	2005-2006	limited schedule team
Binghamton Jr. Senators 	Binghamton, New York 	Ice House Sports Complex 	2006-2010	relocated to Pittston, Pennsylvania as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Philadelphia Little Flyers 	Aston, Pennsylvania 	IceWorks Skating Complex 	2006-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 	West Chester, Pennsylvania 	Ice Line Quad Rinks 	2008-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 	Pittston, Pennsylvania 	Revolution Ice Center 	2010-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
Boston Jr. Rangers 	Tewksbury, Massachusetts 	Breakaway Ice Center 	2012-2012	see Eastern Hockey League
==See also==
*List of AtlJHL Seasons
==External links==
Official Website- 
==References==
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Category:Atlantic Junior Hockey League
Category:Disestablished in 2013