New England Hockey League (1979-1992)

The New England Hockey League was an amateur league that operated from 1979-1984 and 1985-1992. The Concord Budmen were among the teams to join the league for its inaugural 1979-80 season. The Budmen had previously played as an independent team from 1976-1979. They won 24 games and the NEHL title in 1981. The league also featured teams from Berlin (the Berlin Maroons) and Manchester (the Manchester Blackhawks and later the Manchester Busch Blues), New Hampshire, and also from Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont over the years. The Manchester Busch Blues joined the league for 1986-87, and played until 1991. 
It became the Northeast Senior Collegiate Hockey League for 1989-90.
==Teams==
*1991-92: Boston Bullets, Boston Hockey Club, Concord Budmen, New York City Road Warriors, New York St. Nicks
*1990-91: Boston Bullets, Boston Hockey Club, Concord Budmen, New York City Road Warriors, New York St. Nicks
*1989-90: Boston Bullets, Boston Hockey Club, Concord Budmen, New York City Road Warriors, New York St. Nicks
*1988-89: Manchester Busch Blues, Danvers Coors Silver Bullets, Concord Budmen
*1987-88: Manchester Busch Blues, Barre Jets, Concord Budmen, Danvers Coors Silver Bullets
*1986-87: Manchester Busch Blues, Barre Jets, Berlin Maroons, Concord Budmen, Northboro North Stars, New England Bruins
*1985-86: Concord Budmen, Berlin Maroons, Barre Jets, Burlington Titans
*1983-84: Concord Budmen, Danvers All-Stars, Gloucester Mariners, Lynn Braves, Worcester Eagles 
*1982-83: Berlin Maroons, Boston Budkings, Concord Budmen, Danvers All-Stars, Rhode Island Maple Leafs, Worcester Eagles
*1981-82: Berlin Maroons, Manchester Blackhawks, Concord Budmen, Lewiston-Auburn Lights
*1980-81: Berlin Maroons, Concord Budmen, Fitchburg Kings, Manchester Blackhawks, Lewiston-Auburn Wings, Dover Seacoast Braves (originally Boston Braves), Taunton Toros
*1979-80: Berlin Maroons, Manchester Blackhawks, Concord Budmen, Lewiston-Auburn Wings, Worcester Flying Feet, Boston Stock Exchange
==Results==
;1979-80
Standings as of 2/18
#Concord Budmen 14-3-0-28
#Worcester Flying Feet 10-4-0-20
#Berlin Maroons 7-8-1-15
#Manchester Blackhawks 7-7-0-14
#Lewiston-Auburn Wings 7-13-0-14
#Boston Stock Exchange 2-12-1-5
*2/24: Manchester Blackhawks - Concord Budmen 14:9 
Final standings
#Concord Budmen 14-4
#Worcester Flying Feet
#Manchester Blackhawks 9-9
#Berlin Maroons
#Lewiston-Auburn Wings 7-13
#Boston Stock Exchange
Semifinals
*Berlin Maroons - Concord Budmen 2:1 on series (8:4, 4:5, 6:5 OT)
*Manchester Blackhawks - Worcester Flying Feet 2:0 on series (8:5, 9:7)
;Final
*Berlin Maroons - Manchester Blackhawks 3:0 on series (7:6, 5:4, 10:5)
;1980-81
Standings as of 2/26
#Berlin Maroons 23-4-1-47 209:120
#Manchester Blackhawks 20-8-0-40 203:131
#Concord Budmen 18-9-1-37 183:117
#Fitchburg Kings 11-13-2-24 135:149
#Taunton Toros 7-16-1-15 99:182
#Dover Seacoast Braves 6-19-1-13 112:190
#Lewiston-Auburn Wings 5-21-2-12 139:201
*2/27: Manchester Blackhawks - Fitchburg Kings 3:3
*2/28: Manchester Blackhawks - Concord Budmen 12:7
*2/28: Berlin Maroons - Lewiston-Auburn Wings 10:8
*3/1: Lewiston-Auburn Wings - Concord Budmen 10:3
Semifinals
*Concord Budmen - Manchester Blackhawks 3:0 on series (7:6, 7:6, 4:3 OT)
*Berlin Maroons - Fitchburg Kings 3:1 on series (6:0, 2:1, 1:2, 8:2)
Final
*Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons 3:1 on series (3:5, 4:3, 4:3, 5:4)
;1981-82
Final standings
#Berlin Maroons 19-4-1-39
#Concord Budmen 17-6-1-35
#Manchester Blackhawks 7-17-0-14
#Lewiston-Auburn Lights 4-20-0-4
Semifinals
*Berlin Maroons - Lewiston-Auburn Lights (11:1, 18:3, Lewiston conceded what was planned to be a 4 game total goals series) 
*Manchester Blackhawks - Concord Budmen 2:1 on series (6:9, 7:4, 8:7)
Final
*Berlin Maroons - Manchester Blackhawks 4:0 on series (9:2, 8:5, 6:2, 8:3)
;1982-83
*10/30: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons 16:4
*11/6: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles 8:5
*11/13: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars 9:5
*11/20: Concord Budmen - Boston Budkings 12:10
*Berlin Maroons - Rhode Island Maple Leafs 12:8
*Berlin Maroons - Rhode Island Maple Leafs 6:6
*11/26: Berlin Maroons - Concord Budmen 6:3
*11/27: Concord Budmen - Rhode Island Maple Leafs 10:2
*12/4: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars
*12/11: Concord Budmen - Boston Budkings 9:5
*12/12: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles 11:6
*12/18: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons
*1/8: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars 10:9 
*1/29: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles - Budmen were 11-1 prior to game
*2/4: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons
*2/5: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars
*2/26: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars
Other games
*Montreal Canadien Oldtimers - Berlin Maroons 17:4
*3/16: Montreal Canadien Oldtimers - Concord Budmen 4:2
Quebec City Invitational Tournament (mid-February)
*Beauce - Concord Budmen 4:3
*Concord Budmen - Ladufo 5:2
*Concord Budmen - St. Gillies All-Stars 7:6 - exhibition
*Concord Budmen - Sorel 3:2 OT 
*Montreal - Concord Budmen 3:2 OT
;1983-84
*10/29: Worcester Eagles - Concord Budmen 7:6 OT
*11/12: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars
*11/19: Concord Budmen - Lynn Braves 6:2
*11/26: Concord Budmen - Lynn Braves 5:3
*12/3: Concord Budmen - Gloucester Mariners - Gloucester folded in mid-December
*12/10: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars 5:5
*12/17: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles 8:7
*1/7: Concord Budmen - Lynn Braves cancelled - Braves were 5-2 in the league prior to game
*1/14: Concord Budmen - Lynn Braves
*1/28: Worcester Eagles - Concord Budmen 8:7 OT
*2/18: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles
*2/28: Concord Budmen - Lynn Braves 9:3
Worcester finished regular season 9-3, Concord 7-3-1.
*3/3: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles 6:4 - final
*3/10: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles - " 
;1985-86
*11/30: Berlin Maroons - Concord Budmen 4:3
*12/7: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets 5:3
*12/8: Concord Budmen - Burlington Titans 17:3
*12/20: Berlin Maroons - Burlington Titans
*12/21: Barre Jets - Berlin Maroons 
*12/28: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons 8:7
*1/3: Berlin Maroons - Burlington Titans 
*1/4: Concord Budmen - Burlington Titans 17:4
*1/11: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets 6:5 
*1/18: Concord Budmen - Burlington Titans
*1/25: Barre Jets - Concord Budmen 7:5 
*2/1: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons 16:4 
Final standings
#Barre Jets 9-2-1-19
#Concord Budmen 8-2-2-18
#Berlin Maroons 5-6-0-10
#Burlington Titans 0-12-0-0
Other games
*12/14: Needham Bruins - Berlin Maroons 9:2
*2/22: New England Bruins - Concord Budmen 8:3
*3/8: New England Bruins - Concord Budmen 8:3
;1986-87
*11/28: New England Bruins - Manchester Busch Blues 10:9 
*12/5: Berlin Maroons - Manchester Busch Blues 5:3
*12/6: Berlin Maroons - Barre Jets 4:3
*12/7: New England Bruins - Concord Budmen 12:7
*12/12: Manchester Busch Blues - Berlin Maroons 9:4 
*12/12: Northboro North Stars - Concord Budmen 17:4
*12/13: Northboro North Stars - New England Bruins 6:4 
*12/19: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons 7:5
*12/19: Manchester Busch Blues - Northboro North Stars 8:5
*12/27: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 7:6
*1/3: Northboro North Stars - Concord Budmen 
*1/10: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons 12:5 - Maroons 2-4 after game
*1/16: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 8:2
*1/17: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets 9:6
*1/24: Concord Budmen - New England Bruins 9:2
*2/2: Manchester Busch Blues - Barre Jets 10:7
*2/7: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets 9:5
*2/9: New England Bruins - Manchester Busch Blues 4:1
*2/20: Manchester Busch Blues - Barre Jets 7:2
Final standings
#Northboro North Stars (disqualified from playoffs for forfeiting their final two regular season games) - they were 6-1 as of 1/26
#New England Bruins 8-2
#Concord Budmen 7-3
#Manchester Busch Blues 5-5
*3/7: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 7:3 - semifinal
*3/9: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 8:7 - " 
*3/14: Concord Budmen - New England Bruins 6:3 - final
;1987-88
*12/11: Manchester Busch Blues - Barre Jets 6:1
*12/12: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets 11:1
*12/20: Manchester Busch Blues - Concord Budmen 4:1
*1/2: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 6:5 
*1/9: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets 8:3
*1/10: Danvers Coors Silver Bullets - Manchester Busch Blues 7:3
*1/16: Concord Budmen - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 8:6
*1/17: Manchester Busch Blues - Barre Jets 5:4
*1/22: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 7:2
*1/23: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 10:4
*2/6: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets 10:3 
*2/13: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets
*2/20: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 11:3 
*2/27: Concord Budmen - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 12:6
*2/28: Manchester Busch Blues - Barre Jets 8:4
*3/5: Danvers Coors Silver Bullets - Manchester Busch Blues 7:6
*3/12: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 6:5 OT - final 
Danvers played a partial league schedule and they were not eligible for the championship. 
Other games
*1/15: Concord Budmen - Keene 10:2
;1988-89
Note: Budmen's games were not part of the official schedule. 
*11/19: Concord Budmen - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 11:7
*11/26: Danvers Coors Silver Bullets - Manchester Busch Blues 8:4
*12/18: Danvers Coors Silver Bullets - Manchester Busch Blues
*12/31: Concord Budmen - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 5:5
*1/7: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 7:4
*1/8: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 9:6
*1/21: Concord Budmen - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 8:2
*1/28: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 7:0 
*2/4: Concord Budmen - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 12:6
*2/18: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 7:2
*3/4: Concord Budmen - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 10:6 - Budmen finished 10-1-1 on season (including exhibitions)
Other games
*Tyngsboro - Concord Budmen
*2/25: Concord Budmen - Tyngsboro 10:6
;1989-90
*12/9: Concord Budmen - New York St. Nicks 7:6
*12/29: Boston Bullets - Concord Budmen 9:6
*1/6: Concord Budmen' - Boston Hockey Club 8:6
*1/13: New York City Road Warriors - Concord Budmen 11:4
*1/20: Boston Hockey Club - Concord Budmen 7:4
*1/27: Concord Budmen - Boston Bullets 8:2
*2/3: Concord Budmen - Boston Hockey Club 3:2 OT
*2/18: Concord Budmen - New York City Road Warriors 1:0 Forfeit (not counted in table)
*2/19: New York St. Nicks - Concord Budmen 10:7
*2/24: Concord Budmen - Boston Bullets
Standings as of 2/20
#New York St. Nicks 5-1-1-11
#Concord Budmen 4-4-0-8
#Boston Hockey Club 2-2-2-6
#NYC Road Warriors 1-4-2-4
#Boston Bullets 1-2-1-3
*3/10: Boston Hockey Club - Concord Budmen 3:2 OT - semifinal
*3/10: New York St. Nicks - New York City Road Warriors 8:5 - "
*3/11: New York St. Nicks - Boston Hockey Club 10:5 - final
Other games
*12/8: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 5:3
*12/30: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets cancelled
*1/7: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 8:4 
*2/10: Concord Budmen - Manchester Busch Blues 12:6
*3/3: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons 8:3
;1990-91
*1/5: Concord Budmen - New York City Road Warriors 9:3
*1/26: Concord Budmen - Boston Bullets 9:7
*2/2: Concord Budmen - New York St. Nicks 5:5 OT
*2/4: Boston Hockey Club - Concord Budmen 7:1
Budmen finished 2-3-1 in league play.
Other games
*12/29: Concord Budmen - Manchester Flames 9:9
*2/16: Concord Budmen - Plattsburgh 8:1
*2/23: Philadelphia Wings - Concord Budmen 11:8 - Budmen finished 4-9-1 overall
;1991-92
*1/4: New York St. Nicks - Concord Budmen 8:4
*1/5: New York City Road Warriors - Concord Budmen 3:2
*1/11: Concord Budmen - New York City Road Warriors cancelled
*1/25: Boston Bullets - Concord Budmen 8:7
*2/1: Boston Hockey Club - Concord Budmen
*2/8: Concord Budmen - New York St. Nicks 6:3
*2/22: Concord Budmen - Boston Hockey Club 3:2 
*2/29: Boston Bullets - Concord Budmen 9:8
Other games
*12/28: Concord Budmen - Manchester Flames 7:5
*2/15: Concord Budmen - New England Wings 10:7
*3/7: Concord Budmen - Boston Labatt's
*3/14: Concord Budmen - Seacoast All-Stars 13:8
==Sources==
*Concord Budmen - NH Legends of Hockey
*Concord Monitor
*Lewiston Daily Sun
*Manchester Union Leader
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