Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993-2013)

Eastern Junior Hockey League	Eastern Junior Hockey League
 	
Head Office 	Woburn, Massachusetts
Official Web site 	EJHL
Commissioner 	Dan Esdale
Founded 	1993
Folded 	2013 (teams established United States Premier Hockey League and Eastern Hockey League)
The Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) was an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. Founded in 1993 by Dan EsdaleQuincy Patriot Ledger, Dec 18, 2004, "College Boards: Top hockey players .... Eastern Junior Hockey League"Official Game Pucks, EJHL Puck "1993-Present" , the EJHL had fifteen teams from across the Northeastern United States. The EJHL was a member of USA Hockey, and the EJHL champion went on to play for the National Championship against the champions of the five other Tier III leagues and a host city.USA Hockey Junior Nationals Web Page 
The league disbanded in 2013 after the establishment of the United States Premier Hockey League of which three EJHL members joined.  The twelve teams that did not join the USPHL formed the Eastern Hockey League along with the members of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League
==History==
The league was formed in 1993 with the NECDL Classics, the Rhode Island Sharks, the Tyngsborough Huskies, the Matt O'Neil Lightning, the Granite State Stars and the Springfield Olympics. The following year the Niagara Scenics joined the league from the North American Hockey League. The Scenics later left for the Metro Junior A Hockey League in Ontario. In the subsequent years, the league has added the Valley Jr. Warriors (1996); NY Apple Core (1997); Capital District (1999); Bay State Breakers (1999); Junior Bruins (1999); Green Mountain Glades (2000); NJ Hitmen (2004) and the Syracuse Stars (2005) who joined from the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.
==Teams==
Northern Division 	Northern Division 	Northern Division	Northern Division	Northern Division	Northern Division	Northern Division	Northern Division	Northern Division	Northern Division	Northern Division
Team 	Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Boston Jr. Bruins 	Marlborough, Massachusetts 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Philadelphia Revolution 	Warwick Township, Pennsylvania 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Green Mountain Glades 	Williston, Vermont 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New England Jr. Huskies 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs	Hooksett, New Hampshire 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse, New York 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Valley Jr. Warriors 	Haverhill, Massachusetts 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Southern Division 	Southern Division 	Southern Division	Southern Division	Southern Division	Southern Division	Southern Division	Southern Division	Southern Division	Southern Division	Southern Division
Team 	Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bay State Breakers 	Rockland, Massachusetts 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bridgewater Bandits 	Bridgewater, Massachusetts 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Capital District Selects 	Clifton Park, New York 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Jersey Hitmen 	Wayne, New Jersey 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New York Applecore 	Long Beach, New York 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South Shore Kings 	Foxboro, Massachusetts 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Springfield Pics 	West Springfield, Massachusetts	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Champions==
The winning team in the EJHL is awarded the Gary Dineen CupMarch 2007 EJHL News article "Mello, Thompson Fuel Monarchs to Second Straight Title" , named for the late Gary Dineen, one of the founders of the New England Junior Hockey League and of the New England Junior FalconsSports Reference.com New England Junior Falcons web site AHL Obituary for Gary Dineen
Season 	Gary Dineen Cup Playoffs Champions
1993-94	New England College Development League Classics
1994-95	Niagara Scenics
1995-96	New England Jr. Whalers
1996-97	New England Jr. Whalers
1997-98	New England Jr. Coyotes
1998-99	Walpole Stars
1999-00	New England Jr. Coyotes
2000-01	Walpole Stars
2001-02	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2002-03	New York Apple Core
2003-04	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2004-05	Boston Jr. Bruins
2005-06	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2006-07	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2007-08	New Jersey Hitmen
2008-09	New Jersey Hitmen
2009-10	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2010-11	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2011-12	New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2012-13	New Jersey Hitmen
==Timeline Of Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Seasons 	Fate
New England College Development League Classics	Walpole, Massachusetts 	Rodman Arena 	1993-1997 	become Walpole Stars
Rhode Island Sharks 	North Smithfield, Rhode Island 	Rhode Island Sports Center 	1993-1998 	folded
Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 	Skate 3 	1993-2001 	become Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters
Matt O’Neill Lightning 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Emmons Horigan O'Neil Rink 	1993-1998 	become Boston Harbor Wolves
Granite State Stars 	Exeter, New Hampshire 	Rinks at Exeter 	1993-1996 	renamed Great Northern Snow Devils
Springfield Olympics 	Springfield, Massachusetts 	Smead Arena 	1993-1994 	become New England Jr. Whalers
Niagara Scenics 	West Seneca, New York 	West Seneca Recreation Center 	1994-1995 	join Metro Junior ‘A’ Hockey League
New England Jr. Whalers 	Springfield, Massachusetts (1994-1995) Enfield, Connecticut (1995-1997)	Smead Arena (1994-1995 Enfield Twin Rinks (1995-1997)	 1994-1997	become Jr. Coyotes
New England Jr. Coyotes 	Enfield, Connecticut 	Enfield Twin Rinks 	1997-2004 	become Jr. Falcons
Valley Jr. Warriors 	Haverhill, Massachusetts 	Haverhill Valley Forum 	1996-2013 	join EHL
Great Northern Snow Devils 	Exeter, New Hampshire 	Rinks at Exeter 	1996-1999 	renamed Exeter Snow Devils
Walpole Stars 	Walpole, Massachusetts 	Rodman Arena 	1997-2006 	become Foxboro Stars
New York Apple Core 	Long Beach, New York 	City of Long Beach Arena 	1997-2013 	join EHL
Boston Harbor Wolves 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Emmons Horigan O'Neil Rink 	1998-2007 	renamed Jr. Shamrocks
Bridgewater Bandits 	Bridgewater, Massachusetts 	Bridgewater Ice Arena 	1998-2011 	renamed Boston Bandits, do not move
Capital District Selects 	Troy, New York 	SoNo Ice House 	1999-2012 	moved to Norwalk, renamed Connecticut Oilers
Bay State Breakers 	Rockland, Massachusetts 	Rockland Ice Rink 	1999-2013 	join USPHL
Boston Jr. Bruins 	Marlborough, Massachusetts 	New England Sports Center 	1999-2013 	join USPHL
Exeter Snow Devils 	Exeter, New Hampshire 	Rinks at Exeter 	1999-2001 	renamed New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
Green Mountain Glades 	Williston, Vermont 	Gutterson Fieldhouse and Cairns Arena 	2000-2012 	sold, become Portland Jr. Pirates
Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters 	Lowell, Massachusetts 	Tsongas Arena 	2001-2004 	become New England Jr. Huskies
New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 	Hooksett, New Hampshire 	Tri-Town Ice Arena 	2001-2013 	join EHL
New England Jr. Huskies 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 	Skate 3 	2004-2012 	renamed Islanders Hockey Club
New Jersey Hitmen 	Wayne, New Jersey 	Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena 	2004-2013 	join EHL
Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse, New York 	ESL Sports Centre 	2005-2010 	moved to Rochester
Foxboro Stars 	Foxborough, Massachusetts 	Foxboro Sports Center 	2006-2007 	renamed South Shore Kings
South Shore Kings 	Foxborough, Massachusetts 	Foxboro Sports Center 	2007-2013 	join EHL
Boston Jr. Shamrocks 	Hingham, Massachusetts 	Pilgrim Skating Arena 	2007-2009 	sold; move to Philadelphia renamed Revolution
Philadelphia Revolution 	Warwick Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 	Revolution Ice Gardens 	2009-2013 	join EHL
New England Jr. Falcons 	West Springfield, Massachusetts 	Olympia Ice Center 	2004-2009 	become Springfield Pics
Springfield Pics 	West Springfield, Massachusetts 	Olympia Ice Center 	2009-2013 	join EHL
Rochester Stars 	Rochester, New York 	ESL Sports Centre 	2010-2013 	join USPHL
Boston Bandits 	Bridgewater, Massachusetts 	Bridgewater Ice Arena 	2011-2013 	join EHL
Connecticut Oilers 	Norwalk, Connecticut 	SoNo Ice House 	2012-2013 	join EHL
Adirondack Jr. Wings 	Troy, New York 	Houston Field House 	2012-2013 	join EHL
Portland Jr. Pirates 	Saco, Maine 	MHG Ice Centre 	2012-2013 	join EHL
Islanders Hockey Club 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 	Skate 3 	2012-2013 	join EHL
==See also==
*List of EJHL Seasons
==References==
==External links==
*Official EJHL Website
*Official USA Hockey Website
*Commonwealth of Massachusetts Corporations Listing, incorporated in 2003
*Articles of incorporation
*USA Hockey Magazine Issue 0405 (Apr 05), "The Beast of the East"
*Gary Dineen Hockey School
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