2023-24 EHL season

This is the 2023-24 Eastern Hockey League season. This is the league's 11th season after it was formed by the merger of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League and six members of the Eastern Junior Hockey League.
==Membership Changes==
*On October 31, 2022 the league announced the addition of the Boston Jr. Terriers, who will be based out of the Boston Sports Institute in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the Boston Jr. Eagles who will be based out of the Canton Sportsplex in Canton, Massachusetts, and the Providence Hockey Club who will be based out of the Rhode Island Sports Center in North Smithfield, Rhode Island to the organization for the 2023-24 playing season.https://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1244877 The Boston Jr. Eagles would not be listed for the 2023-24 season when the schedule is released June 20th deferring to begin play with the 2024-25 season.
*On December 23 2022, it was indicated that the league would be adding the Exton, Pennsylvania based Pennsylvania Huntsmen for the 2023-24 season. The organization had added a team to the EHL's premier league for the 2022-23 season.https://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1252661
*On January 11, 2023 the league announced that the Flemington Ice Arena in Flemington, New Jersey had acquired the Protec Jr. Ducks. The team will be relocated to Flemington and be renamed the New Jersey Bears for the 2023-24 playing season. https://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1254809
*On May 17, 2023 the Bridgewater Bandits announced they were rejoining Eastern Hockey League's two leagues from the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier and Elite leagues for the 2023-24 playing season.https://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1270294
*On January 25, 2024 the Northeast Generals organization of the North American Hockey League announced they would be merging with the Bridgewater Bandits and that the Bandits teams will be rebranded as the Northeast Generals for the 2024-25 season.https://northeastgenerals.com/article/111/edge-sports-global-llc-to-partner-with-northeast-generals-in-program-oversight-of-the-bridgewater-bandits The team would end up retaining the Bridgewater Bandits name.
*On May 6, 2024 the league announced the sale of Team Maryland to the Boston Hockey Academy. The team will be based out of the Breakaway Ice Center in Tewksbury, Massachusetts and they will be known as the Boston Dukes.https://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1309040
*On June 19, 2024 the United States Premier Hockey League announced that the Boston Jr. Rangers and the Railers Jr. Hockey Club will both be joining the USPHL's NCDC and Premier leagues along with icing a combined team in the Elite league as the two teams have shared ownership in AXE Sports Group, Inc. Both organizations had been playing in the Eastern Hockey League. https://www.usphlpremier.com/boston-jr-rangers-railers-junior-hockey-club-join-usphl
*On June 25, 2024, the USPHL announced that the Seacoast Spartans would be leaving the Eastern Hockey League and joining the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2024-25 season.https://www.ncdchockey.com/seacoast-spartans-to-join-ncdc-in-2024-25
*On July 15, 2024, the EHL announced the sale, renmaing, and relocation of the Connecticut Chiefs teams in the EHL and EHL Premier Leagues. The team is moving to the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, Connecticut and the team will be renamed the Connecticut Nor'Easter.https://www.easternhockeyleague.org/news_article/show/1314130-ehl-announces-sale-of-connecticut-chiefs-to-international-sports-group-llc-
==Teams==
===North Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena
New England Wolves 	Laconia, New Hampshire 	Merrill Fay Arena
New Hampshire Avalanche	Hooksett, New Hampshire 	Ice Den Arena
Seacoast Spartans 	Exeter, New Hampshire 	Rinks at Exeter
Valley Jr. Warriors 	Haverhill, Massachusetts	Haverhill Valley Forum
Vermont Lumberjacks 	Burlington, Vermont 	Gordon H. Paquette Ice Arena
===East Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Boston Jr Rangers 	Tewksbury, Massachusetts 	Breakaway Ice Center
Boston Jr. Terriers 	Canton, Massachusetts 	Canton Sportsplex
Bridgewater Bandits 	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Bridgewater Ice Arena
East Coast Wizards 	Bedford, Massachusetts 	Edge Sports Center
Express Hockey Club 	Walpole, Massachusetts 	Rodman Arena
Seahawks Hockey Club	Hyannis, Massachusetts 	Hyannis Youth and Community Center
===Central Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Connecticut Chiefs 	Newington, Connecticut 	Newington Arena
Connecticut RoughRiders	Norwalk, Connecticut 	SoNo Ice House
HC Rhode Island 	Warwick, Rhode Island 	Thayer Arena
New York Applecore 	Brewster, New York 	Brewster Ice Arena
Providence Hockey Club 	North Smithfield, Rhode Island	Rhode Island Sports Center
Railers Jr. Hockey Club	Worcester, Massachusetts 	Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center
===South Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena
New Jersey 87's 	Middletown, New Jersey	Middletown Ice World Arena
New Jersey Bears 	Flemington, New Jersey	Flemington Ice Arena
Pennsylvania Huntsmen 	Exton, Pennsylvania 	Power Play Rinks
Philadelphia Hockey Club 	Sewell, New Jersey 	Hollydell Ice Arena
Philadelphia Little Flyers	Aston, Pennsylvania 	IceWorks Skating Complex
Team Maryland 	Odenton, Maryland 	Piney Orchard Ice Arena
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
New Hampshire Avalanche	46	34	9 	3 	0 	189	108	71
Seacoast Spartans 	46	24	16	2 	4 	140	142	54
New England Wolves 	46	21	19	4 	2 	145	151	48
Valley Jr. Warriors 	46	17	21	6 	2 	134	163	42
Vermont Lumberjacks 	46	20	25	0 	1 	126	168	41
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Express Hockey Club 	46	34	10	1 	1 	155	95 	70
Boston Jr. Rangers 	46	32	13	0 	1 	185	105	65
East Coast Wizards 	46	29	11	3 	3 	177	146	64
Boston Jr. Terriers 	46	22	20	3 	1 	129	121	48
Seahawks Hockey Club	46	14	30	2 	0 	99 	146	30
Bridgewater Bandits 	46	12	31	0 	3 	106	189	27
===Central Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Railers Jr. Hockey Club	46	36	8 	2 	0 	190	86 	74
New York Apple Core 	46	34	11	1 	0 	201	117	69
Providence Hockey Club 	46	20	20	5 	1 	131	156	46
HC Rhode Island 	46	18	23	2 	3 	134	159	41
Connecticut Chiefs 	46	17	25	3 	1 	124	175	38
Connecticut RoughRiders	46	11	32	3 	0 	120	216	25
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
New Jersey Bears 	46	29	12	4 	1 	148	110	63
New Jersey 87's 	46	25	16	4 	1 	110	111	55
Team Maryland 	46	24	18	2 	2 	135	125	52
Philadelphia Little Flyers	46	23	20	1 	2 	132	135	49
Philadelphia Hockey Club 	46	17	24	2 	3 	108	146	39
Pennsylvania Huntsmen 	46	16	27	2 	1 	110	158	35
==Playoffs==
All but the last place teams in each division qualify. The fourth and fifth place teams in the Central, East, and South Divisions meet in a single game elimination round with the winner becoming the fourth seed in the East Division. The division semifinals and division finals are best-of-three. The four teams that qualify for the Frozen Finals are paired into two best of three series. The winners meet for the league championship.
===East Division Qualifier Round===
*Seahawks Hockey Club defeated Boston Jr. Terriers 6-4
===Central Division Qualifier Round===
*Connecticut Chiefs defeated HC Rhode Island 5-3
===South Divison Qualifier Round===
*Philadelphia Little Flyers defeated Philadelphia Hockey Club 5-2
===North Division Semifinals===
*New Hampshire Avalanche defeated Valley Jr. Warriors 2 games to 1 (3-4, 1-7, 5-2)
*Seacoast Spartans defeated New England Wolves 2 games to none (3-2 (ot), 4-1)
===East Division Semifinals===
*Express Hockey Club defeated Seahawks Hockey Club 2 games to 1 (3-2, 2-3 (ot), 6-1)
*Boston Jr. Rangers defeated East Coast Wizards 2 games to none (3-2, 3-2 (ot)
===Central Division Semifinals===
*Railers Jr. Hockey Club defeated Connecticut Chiefs 2 games to none (6-1, 11-3) 
*New York Apple Core defeated Providence Hockey Club 2 games to none (3-1, 2-1 (ot))
===South Division Semifinals===
*Philadelphia Little Flyers defeated New Jersey Bears 2 games to none (4-1, 3-1)
*New Jersey 87's defeated Team Maryland 2 games to none (3-2, 3-2)
===North Division Final===
*New Hampshire Avalanche defeated Seacoast Spartans 2 games to (4-3 (ot), 7-3) 
===East Division Final===
*Boston Jr. Rangers defeated Express Hockey Club 2 games to 1 (1-2, 4-1, 3-1)
===Central Division Final===
*Railers Jr. Hockey Club defeated New York Apple Core 2 games to 1 (2-1, 1-5, 6-0)
===South Division Final===
*Philadelphia Little Flyers defeated New Jersey 87's 2 games to none (2-1, 1-0 (2ot))
===Frozen Finals Semifinals===
*Boston Jr. Rangers defeated New Hampshire Avalanche 2 games to 1 (5-2, 3-4 (ot), 6-1)
*Railers Jr. Hockey Club defeated Philadelphia Little Flyers 2 games to 1 (4-5 (ot), 5-1, 5-0)
===Championship Game===
*Railers Jr. Hockey Club 6-0 Boston Jr. Rangers
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:EHL Seasons