Boston Jr. Rangers

The Boston Jr Ranger Hockey Club is a a Tier III Junior A ice hockey organization playing in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The team plays in the Eastern Hockey League, a Tier III Junior A league.
The initial founder and owner Mike Addesa is a former NCAA Division I ice hockey head coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.http://www.collegehockeynews.com/reports/coachHistory.php?cid=2005 Mr. Addesa founded the team as the Boston Bulldogs playing out of Salem, Mass. At the end of the 2011-12 season the franchise was sold and relocated to become the Boston Jr Rangers.
The organization also operates a team in the EHL-Elite Division and numerous youth division teams. The Elite Division team was formerly in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MetJHL) and won the league championship in the 2014–15 season, its last season in the league.
==Seasonal Records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	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
2012-13 	44 	22 	9 	11 	 	55 	135 	105 	5th of 12 	Lost quarter-final, ?-? (Knights)
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 	18 	21 	5 	 	55 	120 	149 	4th of 5 North Div.12th of 17 EHL 	Lost Round 1, 0-2 (Bobcats)
2014-15 	44 	18 	22 	1 	3 	40 	122 	128 	4th of 5 Boston Div.13th of 19 EHL 	Lost Round 1, 0-2 (Oilers)
2015–16 (Premier) 	41 	18 	19 	— 	4 	40 	124 	124 	5th of 9, North Conf.12th of 18, EHL-Premier	Lost First Round, 0-2 vs. Walpole Express
2015-16 (Elite) 	42 	32 	7 	- 	3 	216 	105 	67 	2nd of 8 Elite 	Won Round Robin Pool B 3-0-0Won Final 2-0 (Boston Jr. Bruins)
2016–17 (Premier) 	48 	28 	17 	- 	3 	140 	135 	59 	2nd Boston 	Won First Round, 2-1 Vermont Lumberjacks Lost quarterfinals 0-2 vs. New Jersey Rockets
2016–17 (Elite) 	42 	22 	15 	- 	5 	149 	122 	49 	6th Northern 	Won First Round, 3-2 (so) vs. Boston Bandits Won Round Robin Pool  2-1-0Lost Final 2-0 (Philadelphia Revolution)
2017-18 (EHL) 	50 	38 	11 	5 	- 	197 	114 	77 	1st Boston 	Won Conf Semifinal 2-0 vs. Walpole Express Won Frozen Finals Round Robin Pool 0-2-1 (Eliminated)
2017-18 (EHL-P) 	44 	37 	4 	3 	- 	216 	80 	77 	1st North 	
Won Conf Semifinal 7-2 vs. New England Wolves Won Conf Final 2g-1 (Vermont Lumberjacks) Won Final 4-3 (Philadelphia Junior Flyers) Won Championship
2018-19 (EHL) 	46 	27 	15 	4 	- 	58 	170 	115 	3rd North 	W, Conf QF 2G-0 (Seahawks) L, Conf SF 0g-2 (New Hampshire Avalanche)
2018-19 (EHL-P) 	42 	34 	4 	4 	- 	72 	244 	91 	1st North 	Won Conf Semifinal 2g-1 (Vermont Lumberjacks)Lost Conf Final 2g-0 (New England Wolves)
2019-20 (EHL) 	46 	39 	5 	2 	- 	80 	208 	104 	1st New England 	Playoffs cancelled prior to start of conference semifinals
2019-20 (EHL-P) 	42 	34 	6 	2 	- 	70 	260 	105 	1st North 	Playoffs cancelled prior to start of conference semifinals
2020-21 (EHL) 	38 	32 	5 	- 	1 	65 	168 	77 	1st North 	Won Championship
2020-21 (EHL-P) 	36 	29 	3 	4 	- 	62 	163 	70 	1st North 	Lost Division Final
2021-22 (EHL) 	46 	34 	9 	3 	- 	71 	150 	84 	1st North 	Lost Division Final
2021-22 (EHLP) 	42 	31 	11 	0 	- 	62 	157 	99 	2nd Central 	Won Championship
2022-23 (EHL) 	46 	29 	15 	1 	1 	60 	145 	100 	2nd East 	Won Championship
2022-23 (EHLP) 	42 	34 	7 	1 	0 	69 	189 	103 	1st Central 	Eliminated in Semifinal Round robin
2023-24 (EHL) 	46 	32 	13 	0 	1 	65 	185 	105 	2nd East 	Lost Final
2023-24 (EHLP) 	42 	31 	8 	1 	2 	65 	184 	116 	2nd Boston 	Lost Final
==Notable alumni==
The Rangers/Bulldogs have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, and ACHA college programs.http://www.bostonjuniorbulldogs.com/team/alumni
* Joe Callahan - San Jose Sharks (NHL)
* David Gove - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
==References==
==External links==
* Junior Rangers website
* EHL website
Category:Established in 2005
Category:Eastern Hockey League teams