Islanders Hockey Club (Tier III)
| Islanders Hockey Club | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Tyngsborough, Massachusetts |
| League | United States Premier Hockey League Premier Division |
| Division | New England |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Home arena | Gallant Arena |
| Colors | Navy, orange and white |
| Head coach | Jay Punsky |
| Affiliate | Islanders Hockey Club |
| Franchise history | |
| 1993–2000 | Tyngsboro Huskies |
| 2000–2004 | Lowell Junior Lock Monsters |
| 2004–2012 | New England Junior Huskies |
| 2012–present | Islanders Hockey Club |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 (2016, 2017) |
| Division titles | 3 (2020, 2021, 2025) |
| Playoff championships | 1 (2017) |
The Islanders Hockey Club are an American Tier III junior ice hockey organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. They field teams in the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier Division.
History
New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club
The New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club is a non-profit 501-3 organization which chartered in 1993 as the Tyngsboro Huskies as a charter member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL). The New England Junior Huskies trace their roots to 1981 and Fitchburg's "Wallace Wallopers" of the now-defunct New England Junior Hockey League (NEJHL). The team was renamed the Tyngsboro Huskies in 1993when it joined the EJHL and renamed again in 2000 to the Lowell Junior Lock Monsters, before becoming the New England Junior Huskies in 2004.
The stated purpose of the program is to provide a vehicle for athletes to develop as hockey players and to use these gifts to further their educational careers. Players are prepared for the long-term future as productive citizens while being constantly reminded to give the game of hockey its due respect for lessons learned. All Junior Huskies players are required to be in school and/or work, and are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) tutorial classes that are provided by the organization.
Islanders Hockey Club
In September 2010, the New England Huskies and the Middlesex Islanders announced that their programs would be merging creating one of the premier developmental and competitive hockey programs in New England. In 2012, the program announced that they were becoming the Islanders Hockey Club.[1]
The next major change for the Islanders was in the fall of 2012 when they announced that they would be one of the founding members of the new United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL).[2]
Junior A team
Before the 2011–12 season USA Hockey had split Tier III junior hockey into Junior A and B divisions. Their former Junior A team now competes in the National Collegiate Development Conference of the USPHL. Prior to the 2013–14 season, the Islanders Junior A team were members of the Northern Division of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL). The team then joined the Premier Division in the new USPHL until the USPHL started the Tier II NCDC League in 2017.
Team members and regular season
The Islanders typically hold tryouts in late April. The team is usually composed of 12 to 13 forwards, six to seven defensemen, and two goalies on the active roster. All players are between the ages of 16 and 20. The season starts the day after Labor Day and playoffs finish during the third week of March each year and practices 3 to 4 times per week.
The schedule includes regular season games plus three rounds of playoffs.
Season-by-season records
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyngsboro Huskies | ||||||||||
| 1993–97 | No statistics available | EJHL | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 0 | — | 22 | 97 | 196 | 6th of 8, EJHL | |
| 1998–99 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | — | 36 | 148 | 178 | 5th of 8, EJHL | |
| 1999–2000 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | — | 43 | 151 | 151 | 8th of 11, EJHL | |
| Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters | ||||||||||
| 2000–01 | No statistics available | 8th, EJHL | Lost Quarterfinal, 2–6 (Walpole Stars)[3] | |||||||
| 2001–02 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 95 | 152 | 4th of 6, EJHL North | Lost Quarterfinal, 0–7 (New York Apple Core)[4] |
| 2002–03 | 38 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 94 | 133 | 3rd of 6, EJHL North | Lost Quarterfinals, ? (Walpole Stars)[5] |
| 2003–04 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 118 | 116 | 3rd of 6, EJHL North | Lost Quarterfinals, ? (New England Jr. Coyotes)[6] |
| New England Jr. Huskies | ||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 136 | 157 | 5th of 6, EJHL North | Lost Play-in, 3–5 (Capital District Selects)[7] |
| 2005–06 | 45 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 154 | 157 | 5th of 7, EJHL North | Did not qualify |
| 2006–07 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 192 | 136 | 3rd of 7, EJHL North | Won Quarterfinal, 2–0 (Bridgewater Bandits) Lost Semifinal series, 1–1 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) |
| 2007–08 | 45 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 150 | 188 | 5th of 7, EJHL North | Won Play-in, 7–5 (Valley Jr. Warriors) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Jersey Hitmen) |
| 2008–09 | 45 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 141 | 153 | 4th of 7, EJHL North | Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–1–1 (New Jersey Hitmen) |
| 2009–10 | 45 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 107 | 222 | 7th of 7, North 14th of 14, EJHL |
Did not qualify |
| 2010–11 | 45 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 111 | 177 | 4th of 7, North 11th of 14, EJHL |
Lost First Round series, 0–1–1 (New York Apple Core) |
| 2011–12 | 45 | 20 | 22 | — | 3 | 43 | 139 | 161 | 5th of 7, North 9th of 14, EJHL |
Won First Round series, 1–0–1 (Boston Bandits) Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston Junior Bruins) |
| Islanders Hockey Club | ||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 45 | 31 | 11 | — | 3 | 65 | 183 | 118 | 2nd of 7, North 3rd of 14, EJHL |
Won Quarterfinal series, ? (Valley Jr. Warriors) Won Semifinal series, ? (Rochester Stars) Lost Championship, ? (New Jersey Hitmen) |
| 2013–14 | 48 | 23 | 21 | — | 4 | 50 | 159 | 157 | 5th of 9, USPHL Premier | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (New Jersey Hitmen) |
| 2014–15 | 50 | 27 | 19 | — | 4 | 58 | 183 | 164 | 4th of 11, USPHL Premier | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (P.A.L. Jr. Islanders) Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) |
| 2015–16 | 44 | 36 | 8 | — | 0 | 72 | 184 | 105 | 1st of 12, USPHL Premier | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Rochester Jr. Americans) Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings Lost Championship, 0–2 (New Jersey Hitmen) |
| 2016–17 | 45 | 38 | 6 | — | 1 | 77 | 209 | 100 | 1st of 10, USPHL Premier | Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (P.A.L. Jr. Islanders) Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Springfield Pics) Won Championship series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Bruins) |
| 2017–18 | 44 | 29 | 9 | — | 6 | 64 | 179 | 113 | 2nd of 9, North Div. 7th of 44, USPHL Premier |
Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Springfield Pics) Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings) Won Black Pool B Round-Robin, 4–3 (Motor City Hawks), 4–3 (Florida Eels), 2–0 (Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings) Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Hampton Roads Whalers) |
| 2018–19 | 44 | 25 | 14 | — | 5 | 55 | 128 | 108 | 5th of 7, New England Div. 20th of 52, USPHL Premier |
Lost Div. Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) |
| 2019–20 | 44 | 36 | 5 | — | 3 | 75 | 209 | 89 | 1st of 7, New England Div. 2nd of 52, USPHL Premier |
Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–1 (Boston Junior Bruins) Remainder of postseason cancelled |
| 2020–21 | 43 | 37 | 6 | — | 0 | 74 | 229 | 81 | 1st of 9, New England Div. 5th of 62, USPHL Premier |
Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings) Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Bridgewater Bandits) Lost Pool C Round-Robin, 1–1 (Charlotte Rush), 4–2 (Utah Outliers), 4–2 (Chicago Cougars) |
| 2021–22 | 44 | 21 | 19 | — | 4 | 46 | 116 | 119 | 6th of 9, New England Div. 35th of 64, USPHL Premier |
Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Bridgewater Bandits) Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Bruins) Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 4–7 (Metro Jets), 4–8 (Florida Jr. Blades), 2–3 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights) |
| 2022–23 | 44 | 32 | 8 | — | 4 | 68 | 190 | 90 | 2nd of 9, New England Div. t-16th of 70, USPHL Premier |
Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Boston Advantage) Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Bruins) Won Seeding Round, 1–3 (Toledo Cherokee), 2–3 (OT) (Florida Eels) Lost Eightfinal, 1–2 (Toledo Cherokee) |
| 2023–24 | 44 | 22 | 15 | — | 7 | 51 | 144 | 141 | 3rd of 7, New England t-29th of 61, USPHL Premier |
Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings) Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Collège Universel Gatineau) Seeding Round, 1–7 (Metro Jets), 3–4 (OT) (Connecticut Jr. Rangers) Won Eightfinal, 8–5 (Nashville Spartans) Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (Metro Jets) Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Florida Eels) Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Connecticut Jr. Rangers) |
| 2024–25 | 44 | 37 | 4 | — | 3 | 77 | 220 | 88 | 1st of 9, New England Div. 3rd of 73, USPHL Premier |
Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Rangers) Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–1 (South Shore Kings) Lost Div. Championship series, 0–2 (Springfield Pics) |
Affiliates
The Islanders also field teams in the USPHL NCDC (Tier II) and Elite Divisions (equivalent to the former Tier III Junior B designation). The organization also supports several levels of youth hockey.
Notes and references
- ^ "Huskies Officially become Islanders Hockey Club". Islanders Hockey Club. March 2, 2012.
- ^ "Prominent Hockey Programs Launch United States Premier Hockey League". November 19, 2012.
- ^ "EJHL Playoffs".
- ^ "| Amateur Hockey News | March 28, 2002".
- ^ "| Amateur Hockey News | March 28, 2003".
- ^ "Feisty Forward for Golden Knights | Amateur Hockey News | March 28, 2004".
- ^ "EJHL Playoffs, Updated Daily | Amateur Hockey News | March 14, 2005".