America East Hockey League

America East Hockey League was a Junior A league that folded in August 2008. The League had teams in the Northeastern region of the United States.
It stated goal was to develops its players to play on college, Major Junior, and professional teams. America East was also the first Junior League affiliated with the North American Amateur Hockey Association (NAAHA).
==League History==
The league formed in 2005 with 5 member teams for the 2005-2006 season based in the Northeastern United States. The league expanded to 9 teams for the 2006-2007 season with teams based in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US. The 2007-2008 season saw 6 teams in the AEHL after a few teams folded and the Eastern Penn Jr. Bucks announced the team would suspend operations for the season. Following the 2007-08 season the AEHL went through major changes when the Pennsylvania Enforcers, Delaware Thunder, and Wooster Oilers left the league to join the new United Junior Hockey League. After the three teams left the AEHL soon announced major expansion of the league into Canada. In May 2008 the AEHL announced four new teams from Quebec joined the AEHL for the upcoming 2008-2009 season. In August 2008 the league went dark. most of the teams have transferred to other independent Jr. hockey leagues, mainly the International Junior Hockey League and the United Junior Hockey League which lasted one season before forming the Northern Junior Hockey League.
==Team Timeline==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Seasons 	Fate
Boston Junior Blackhawks 	Saugus, Massachusetts 	Kasabuski Memorial Ice Arena 	2005-2006 	ceased play after January 22, 2006 gamehttps://web.archive.org/web/20060210001334/http://americaeasthockey.com/news2.php?news_id=13660&nt=1&lang=1
Exeter Seawolves 	Exeter, New Hampshire 	Rinks at Exeter 	2005-2007 	relocated to Dover, New Hampshire; renamed Dover Seawolveshttps://web.archive.org/web/20071213214813/http://www.americaeasthockey.com/news2.php?news_id=44255&lang=
Lowell Raiders 	Newburyport, Massachusetts & Lowell, Massachusetts	Graf Arena and John J. Janas Memorial Skating Rink	2005-2006 	suspended from league February 25, 2006 for conduct detrimental to league
New Jersey Ice Hoppers 	Morristown, New Jersey &Dunellen, New Jersey 	Twin Oaks Ice Rink &Rock Ice Pavillion 	2005-2007https://web.archive.org/web/20051223012107/http://americaeasthockey.com/news2.php?news_id=7168 	join United Junior Hockey League but fold before starting play
Norwich Ice Breakers 	Norwich, Connecticut 	Norwich Municipal Ice Rink 	2005-2006 	fold
Springfield Jr. Pics 	Holyoke, Massachusetts 	Fitzpatrick Arena 	2005-2006 	organization already had team in Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993-2013)
West Island Icebergs 	Harrington, Quebec 	Arena College Notre Dame 	2006-2007 	renamed Harrington College Icebergs who they were already affiliated with
Cleveland Team Development Program	Gates Mills, Ohio 	Gilmour Academy Ice Arena 	2006-2007https://web.archive.org/web/20060826122725/http://www.americaeasthockey.com/news2.php?news_id=16619&nt=1&lang=1	withdrew
Delaware Jr. Thunder 	Newark, Delaware 	Pond Ice Arena 	2006-2008 	join United Junior Hockey League as Philadelphia Thunder
Eastern Penn Jr. Bucks 	Reading, Pennsylvania 	Reading Skate Center 	2006-2007 	fold
Harrington College Icebergs 	Harrington, Quebec 	Arena Kevin Lowe & Pierre Page 	2006-2008 	join United Junior Hockey League
Long Island Rebels 	Huntington, New York 	Dix Hills Ice Rink 	2006-2007https://web.archive.org/web/20060826123101/http://www.americaeasthockey.com/news2.php?news_id=15741&nt=1&lang=1	fold
South Jersey Raptors 	Sewell, New Jersey 	Hollydell Ice Arena 	2006-2008 	fold
Webster Hockey Academy Royals 	Pointe Claire, Quebec 	 	2006 	announced as joining league then fell throughhttps://web.archive.org/web/20060825051246/http://www.americaeasthockey.com:80/
Wooster Oilers 	Wooster, Ohio 	Alice Noble Ice Arena 	2006-2008https://web.archive.org/web/20060826122745/http://www.americaeasthockey.com/news2.php?news_id=16991&nt=1&lang=1	join United Junior Hockey League
Dover Seawolves 	Dover, New Hampshire 	Dover Arena 	2007-2008 	fold
Elmira Jr. Jackals 	Elmira, New York 	First Arena 	2007-2007 	announced as joining league June 11, 2007 but don't playhttps://web.archive.org/web/20071012151154/http://americaeasthockey.com/news2.php?news_id=40326&nt=1&lang=1
Penn Enforcers 	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 	Iceoplex at Southpointe 	2007-2008https://web.archive.org/web/20071012151159/http://americaeasthockey.com/news2.php?news_id=40352&nt=1&lang=1 	join United Junior Hockey League
==Seasons==
* 2005-06 America East Hockey League season
* 2006-07 America East Hockey League season
* 2007-08 America East Hockey League season
==References==
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues
Category:America East Hockey League