New York Bobcats

The New York Bobcats Royals are an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Jr. A ice hockey team from Syosset, New York on Long Island.http://www.wfan.com/Strong-Island-Hockey/5492369 They play in the Eastern Hockey League at The Iceworks Arena, the official practice facility of the New York Islanders of the NHL.http://juniorhockeymagazine.com/publication/?i=28453&p=19 The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior, college ice hockey, and eventually professional teams.www.icehockeyinharlem.org/ihih_newsl_08spring.pdf
==History==
The Bobcats organization was founded in 2000 as a member of the Tier III Junior B Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MetJHL) winning the league playoffs in 2002 and qualified for the 2002 Tier III Junior B National Championships. In 2003, the Bobcats became one of the charter members of the Tier III Junior A Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) along with five other MetJHL organizations. The Bobcats would go on to win the regular season and playoff titles in 2006 and 2007 while in the AJHL. In 2013, Tier III junior hockey leagues were reorganized and the AJHL became the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). In 2015, the EHL added a lower level division (formerly called Junior B) called the EHL-Elite Division and added all the current EHL teams (including the Bobcats) to the EHL-Premier Division.
The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior, Collegiate, and eventually professional teams.http://www.icehockeyinharlem.org/ihih_newsl_08spring.pdf
As of mid-July 2016, the team was no longer listed on the EHL's website. No mention of season plans have been posted on the team's website either. Head coach Craig Doremus was made head coach with the New Jersey Junior Titans of the North American Hockey Leaguefor the 2016-17 season. After trying to find a new head coach and eventually trying to work out a relocation to the Middletown Ice World Arena (the home of the Jr. Titans), the organization decided to pull the plug on the 2016-17 season and plan on returning for 2017-18.  The organization would merge with the Long Island Royals organization and return to play as the New York Bobcats Royals
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs 	 	
Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League	Atlantic Junior Hockey League 	Atlantic Junior Hockey League 	 	
2003–04 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	No information 	2nd of 6, AJHL 	Lost Semifinal game, 1-3 vs. Washington Jr. Nationalshttp://web.archive.org/web/20040414042002/http://www.jrnats.com/ 	 	
2004–05 	41 	35 	5 	0 	1 	71 	247 	115 	1st of 4, South2nd of 8, AJHL 	Won Semifinal game, 11-2 vs. New Jersey RocketsLost Championship game, 1-4 vs. Boston Bulldogs 	 	
2005–06 	42 	35 	5 	0 	2 	72 	269 	138 	1st of 11, AJHL 	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Portland Jr. PiratesWon Semifinal game, 7-4 vs. Hartford Jr. WolfpackWon Championship game, 9-6 vs. Boston BulldogsLeague Champions	 	
2006–07 	44 	36 	6 	0 	2 	74 	244 	141 	1st of 6, South1st of 12, AJHL 	League Champions 	 	
2007–08 	44 	28 	12 	0 	4 	60 	197 	150 	2 of 5, South4th of 11, AJHL 	 	 	
2008–09 	42 	34 	7 	0 	1 	69 	175 	106 	1st of 6, South2nd of 12, AJHL 	 	 	
2009–10 	42 	37 	3 	0 	2 	76 	212 	97 	1st of 6, South1st of 12, AJHL 	 	 	
2010–11 	44 	35 	5 	0 	4 	74 	231 	111 	1st of 6, South2nd of 12, AJHL 	 	 	
2011–12 	44 	31 	12 	0 	1 	63 	185 	112 	3rd of 12, AJHL 	 	 	
2012–13 	44 	24 	16 	3 	1 	52 	158 	153 	6th of 12, AJHL 	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack 	 	
Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	Eastern Hockey League 	 	
2013–14 	44 	23 	15 	5 	1 	52 	146 	132 	2nd of 6, Central Div.5th of 17, EHL 	Won Round 1, 2-0 vs. Boston Junior RangersLost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Boston Bandits 	 	
2014–15 	44 	26 	16 	— 	2 	54 	156 	131 	3rd of 5, Central Div.7th of 19, EHL 	Won Round 1, 2-1 vs. East Coast WizardsLost Quarterfinals, 1-2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 	 	
2015–16 	41 	25 	12 	— 	4 	54 	173 	121 	5th of 9, South Conf.7th of 18, EHL-Premier	Lost First Round, 0-1 vs. Philadelphia Revolution 	 	
2016-17 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus 	On hiatus
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2017–18 (EHL) 	50 	4 	42 	- 	4 	12 	92 	298 	4th Central 	Did not qualify 	 	
==Alumni==
The Bobcats have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA and professional programs, including:
* Tim Filangieri - Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
* Louis Liotti - Worcester Sharks (AHL)
* Dinos Stamoulis - Springfield Falcons (AHL)
* Tony Romano New Jersey Devils 2005 NHL Entry Draft - Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)http://islanders.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473538&view=stats
* Will Bodine - Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
* James Brannigan - Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
* Joe Grimaldi - Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
* Vlady Nikiforov - Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
==References==
==External links==
* official NY Bobcats web site
* Official League Website
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Atlantic Junior Hockey League team
Category:Established in 2001