New England Jr. Huskies

The Islanders Hockey Club are an American junior ice hockey organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. They field teams in the Tier III Junior A United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) (Premier Division), the Junior B United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) (Elite Division), a second Junior B United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) (Empire Division) and youth leagues.
==New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club==
The New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club is a non-profit 501-3 organizationJunior Huskies About Page which chartered in 1995 as the Tyngsboro Huskies as a charter member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. The New England Junior Huskies trace their roots to 1981 and Fitchburg's "Wallace Wallopers" of the now-defunct New England Junior Hockey League (NEJHL).Zoominfo Leo Gould The team was renamed the Tyngsboro Huskies in 1993 and renamed again in 2000 to the Lowell Junior Lock Monsters, before adopting their current identity in 2004.Huskies web site
The stated purpose of the program is to provide a vehicle for athletes to develop as hockey players and to use these gifts to further their educational careers. Players are prepared for the long-term future as productive citizens while being constantly reminded to give the game of hockey its due respect for lessons learned.
The team's players are mainly drawn from local towns, but our roster has included players from such outreaches as Alaska, California, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Canada and numerous European countries. The player alumni list includes professional hockey players as well as professional and corporate businessmen and spans four decades (1970s to 2000s).
All Junior Huskies players are required to be in school and/or work, and are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) tutorial classes that are provided by the organization.
In September 2010, the New England Huskies and the Middlesex Islanders announced that their programs would be merging creating one of the premier developmental and competitive hockey programs in New England. Two years later the program announced that they were becoming the Islanders Hockey Club.http://www.islandersusphl.com/news_article/show/181652?referrer_id=598130-news
The next major change for the Islanders was in the fall of 2012 when they announced that they would be one of the founding members of the new United States Premier Hockey League.http://www.islandersusphl.com/news_article/show/194273?referrer_id=598130-news
==Junior A Team==
The Junior A team competes in the Premier League of the USPHL. Prior to the 2013-14 season the Islanders were members of the Northern Division of the Eastern Junior Hockey League.
===Team Members and Regular Season===
The Junior Huskies typically hold tryouts in late April. The Junior Huskies team is usually composed of 12 to 13 forwards, six to seven defensemen, and two goalies on the active roster. All players are between the ages of 16 and 20. The season starts the day after Labor Day and playoffs finish during the third week of March each year. The team typically practices 3 to 4 times per week.
The schedule includes regular season schedule games plus three rounds of playoffs.
===Coach===
The head coach for the Islanders Elite League team is Paul Jenkins,EJHL News "Huskies Open with OT Win" a 1987 graduate of Colgate University where he served as captain and won the Dan Coley "Barrell" Award as Colgate's top defenseman. Upon graduating, Jenkins signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers and played with their top affiliate in Colorado in the IHL before moving to Holland and playing for two seasons with the Geleen Smoke Eaters in the Dutch First Division. Prior to attending Colgate, Coach Jenkins attended Saint Mark's Preparatory School, where he was an ISL All-League selection in both his junior and senior years. He was also named to the New England Prep All-Star team as a junior and senior, named Hockey Night in Boston All-Scholastic both years, was awarded the Flood Shield as ISL MVP. In addition to coaching the Huskies, Jenkins serves as a New England area scout with Central Scouting Bureau, and is the Founder and Director of Competitive Edge Hockey School. Coach Jenkins was also named EJHL Coach of the Year for 2006-2007.
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs
Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies 	Tyngsboro Huskies
1993–97 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	EJHL 	
1997–98 	37 	11 	26 	0 	— 	22 	97 	196 	6th of 8, EJHL 	
1998–99 	37 	16 	17 	4 	— 	36 	148 	178 	5th of 8, EJHL 	
1999–2000 	40 	19 	16 	5 	— 	43 	151 	151 	8th of 11, EJHL 	
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2000–01 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	No statistics available 	8th, EJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal game, 2-6 vs. Walpole Starshttp://www.ushr.com/archives/mastergate/secured/news/ejhlbox01.htm
2001–02 	38 	11 	23 	3 	1 	26 	95 	152 	4th of 6, EJHL North 	Lost Quarterfinal game, 0-7 vs. New York Apple Corehttp://www.ushr.com/news/20020328
2002–03 	38 	12 	20 	5 	1 	30 	94 	133 	3rd of 6, EJHL North 	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Walpole Starshttp://www.ushr.com/news/20030328
2003–04 	38 	19 	16 	2 	1 	41 	118 	116 	3rd of 6, EJHL North 	Lost Quarterfinals vs. New England Jr. Coyoteshttp://www.ushr.com/news/20040328
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2004–05 	49 	20 	20 	5 	4 	49 	136 	157 	5th of 6, EJHL North 	Lost Play-in game, 3-5 vs. Capital District Selectshttp://www.ushr.com/news/20050314/824?label=EJHL-Playoffs,-Updated-Daily
2005–06 	45 	18 	22 	4 	1 	41 	154 	157 	5th of 7, EJHL North 	Did not qualify
2006–07 	45 	26 	13 	5 	1 	58 	192 	136 	3rd of 7, EJHL North 	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Bridgewater BanditsLost Semifinals, 1-1 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2007–08 	45 	13 	26 	3 	3 	32 	150 	188 	5th of 7, EJHL North 	Won Play-in game, 7-5 vs. Valley Jr. WarriorsLost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2008–09 	45 	19 	22 	4 	0 	42 	141 	153 	4th of 7, EJHL North 	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-1-1 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2009–10 	45 	6 	32 	5 	2 	19 	107 	222 	7th of 7, North14th of 14, EJHL	Did not qualify
2010–11 	45 	13 	27 	4 	1 	31 	111 	177 	4th of 7, North11th of 14, EJHL	Lost First Round, 0-1-1 vs. New York Apple Core
2011–12 	45 	20 	22 	— 	3 	43 	139 	161 	5th of 7, North9th of 14, EJHL 	Won First Round, 1-0-1 vs. Boston BanditsLost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
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2012–13 	45 	31 	11 	— 	3 	65 	183 	118 	2nd of 7, North3rd of 14, EJHL 	Won Quarterfinals vs. Valley Jr. WarriorsWon Semifinals vs. Rochester StarsLost Finals vs. Jersey Hitmen
2013–14 	48 	23 	21 	— 	4 	50 	159 	157 	5th of 9, USPHL Premier 	Won Quarterfinals, 2-1 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey ClubLost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2014–15 	50 	27 	19 	— 	4 	58 	183 	164 	4th of 11USPHL Premier 	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. P.A.L. Jr. IslandersLost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club
2015–16 	44 	36 	8 	— 	0 	72 	184 	105 	1st of 12USPHL Premier 	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Rochester Jr. AmericansWon Semifinals, 2-0 vs. South Shore KingsLost Finals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
==Junior B Team==
The Islanders also field teams in the USPHL Elite and USP3 Divisions (equivalent to the former Tier III Junior B designation). The former Junior B team competed in the Eastern Conference of the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL) prior to its joining the USPHL as the Empire Division (now USP3 Division).
==Notes and references==
==External links==
* United States Premier Hockey League Website
* Islanders webpage
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993-present) team
Category:Empire Junior B Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1993
Category:USPHL teams