Rochester Jr. Americans

The Rochester Jr. Americans are a Tier III Junior A American ice hockey team from Rochester, New York. Their top team currently plays in the USPHL in the Premier Division while also fielding a team in the Elite Division.http://www.usphl.com/
==History==
The history of the team name goes back to the 1980's when they played in the Northeastern Junior Hockey League. They even played for one season (1997-98) in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League.
In 1996, the Syracuse Junior Crunch were founded to play Canadian Junior A in the Metro Junior A Hockey League, which was absorbed by the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1998. The team moved to Auburn that year, and was renamed the Auburn Junior Crunch. US Hockey Report, August 1998, "A New Season A New Home" In 2005 the franchise was sold and renamed the Syracuse Stars, joining the Eastern Junior Hockey League.US Hockey Report, Jan 2005, 
"EJHL Adds an Expansion Team" 
On December 9, 2009, Maksymum Hockey LLC, based in Rochester, New York, announced plans to operate the Stars and move them to Rochester beginning with the 2010-11 season. They currently play at the Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex.
In 2013, the EJHL dissolved after several members left to form the United States Premier Hockey League. By the beginning of the 2013–14 season, the Stars joined the USPHL in the Elite and Empire Divisions (with the former EJHL team in Elite and the former EmJHL team in the Empire).http://thejuniorhockeynews.com/?p=14704 Both teams were renamed to the Rochester Jr. Americans.
In 2014, the Jr. Americans promoted their Elite Division Tier III team to the USPHL's Premier Division for the 2014–15 season and began playing against many of the former EJHL members.http://www.junioramericans.com/news_article/show/418244?referrer_id=1394033 For the 2015–16 season they switched their team from the Empire Division (recently renamed USP3 Division) to the Elite Division.http://www.junioramericans.com/news_article/show/486623?referrer_id=1394033
After the 2015-16 season the team was replaced by a team called the Rochester Monarchs and they are listed as having teams in the USPHL's Elite, 18U, and 16U divisions. No word on what happened to the organization have been posted on the Americans website, facebook, or Twitter pages.
==Team members and regular season==
The Rochester Jr. Americans hold tryouts in April of each year.Syracuse Stars Official Web Site Tryouts Page The season starts the day after Labor Day and playoffs finish during the third week of March each year. The schedule includes 45 EJHL regular season schedule games plus three rounds of playoffs.
In addition to those players which have gone on to play for various college teams,EJHL Certified College Signings a number of former Stars players have gone on to play at the NHL level, including the following:
Ryan Callahan of the Tampa Bay LightningInternet Hockey Database Player Bio for Ryan Callahan
Tim ConnollyYahoo! Sports Player Bio for Tim ConnollyLegends of Hockey Player Bio for Tim Connolly
Colby CohenNHL Player Bio for Colby CohenInternet Hockey Database Player Bio for Colby Cohen
Jeremy Morin of the Chicago BlackhawksNHL Player Bio for Jeremy Morin
Matt Murley,Legends of Hockey Player Bio for Matt Murley
Rob SchrempNHL Player Bio for Rob SchrempLegends of Hockey Player Bio for Rob Schremp
Tim SestitoInternet Hockey Database Player Bio for Tim SestitoLegends of Hockey Player Bio for Tim Sestito
Tom SestitoLegends of Hockey Player Bio for Tom SestitoNHL Player Bio for Tom Sestito
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	P 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs
Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch
1996–97 	50 	10 	37 	3 	— 	23 	220 	358 	15th Metro A 	Did not qualify
1997–98 	49 	29 	16 	4 	— 	62 	273 	219 	4th Metro A 	Won First Round, 3-2 vs. Pickering PanthersWon Quarterfinals, 3-1 vs. Thornhill RattlersLost Semifinals, 3-4 vs. Caledon Canadians
Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch 	Auburn Jr. Crunch
1998–99 	51 	27 	22 	2 	0 	56 	232 	195 	6th of 13, OPJHL-East 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-3 vs. Lindsay Muskies
Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch 	Syracuse Jr. Crunch
1999–2000 	49 	9 	36 	2 	2 	22 	170 	303 	10th of 10, OPJHL-East 	Did not qualify
2000–01 	49 	20 	24 	4 	1 	45 	195 	234 	8th of 10, OPJHL-East 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-4 vs. Lindsay Muskies
2001–02 	49 	20 	24 	5 	0 	45 	187 	226 	6th of 10, OPJHL-East 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-4 vs. Trenton Sting
2002–03 	49 	4 	43 	1 	1 	10 	114 	308 	10th of 10, OPJHL-East 	Did not qualify
2003–04 	49 	20 	26 	0 	3 	43 	192 	223 	7th of 10, OPJHL-East 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 0-4 vs. Bowmanville Eagles
2004–05 	49 	8 	35 	3 	3 	22 	158 	267 	9th of 10, OPJHL-East 	Lost Div. Quarterfinals, 1-4 vs. Aurora Tigers
Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars 	Syracuse Stars
2005–06 	45 	11 	27 	1 	6 	29 	127 	208 	6th of 7, North13th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify
2006–07 	45 	19 	18 	3 	5 	46 	155 	175 	5th of 7, North8th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify
2007–08 	45 	30 	9 	5 	1 	66 	155 	120 	2nd of 7, North3rd of 14, EJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal South Shore Kings
2008–09 	45 	24 	14 	6 	1 	55 	184 	160 	3rd of 7, North4th of 14, EJHL 	Lost Quarterfinal vs. Bridgewater Bandits
2009–10 	45 	22 	15 	3 	5 	52 	173 	163 	3rd of 7, North6th of 14, EJHL 	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars 	Rochester Stars
2010–11 	45 	13 	29 	3 	0 	29 	109 	173 	5th of 7, North12th of 14, EJHL 	Did not qualify
2011–12 	45 	15 	26 	— 	4 	34 	103 	156 	6th of 7, North12th of 14, EJHL 	Lost First Round, 0-2 vs. Bay State Breakers
2012–13 	45 	24 	15 	— 	6 	54 	150 	140 	4th of 7, North6th of 14, EJHL 	Won First Round, 1-1 vs. New York Apple Corehttp://www.applecorejunior.com/ARCHIVES2012_2013/EJHL_NEwFlaash2012-2013.htmLost Quarterfinals vs. Islanders Hockey Club
Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans	Rochester Jr. Americans 	Rochester Jr. Americans
2013–14 	42 	36 	4 	— 	2 	74 	217 	80 	1st of 10, North1st of 18, USPHL Elite	Won First Round, 2-0 vs. Portland Jr. Pirates (Elite)Lost Quarterfinals, 1-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen (Elite)
2014–15 	50 	22 	25 	— 	3 	47 	170 	175 	8th of 11USPHL Premier 	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2015–16 	44 	13 	28 	— 	3 	29 	128 	183 	9th of 12USPHL Premier 	Won Play-in Game, 3-1 vs. Syracuse StarsLost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club
==Notes and references==
==External links==
*Jr. Americans Official Website
*USPHL Website
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Category:USPHL teams