Junior Spotlight - Eastern Hockey League
Junior Spotlight – Eastern Hockey League (EHL)
The EHL annually produces more NCAA Division III commits per team than any other junior league in the country. The reason we say “per team” is that a league like the USPHL Premier occasionally may produce more D3 players, but that league also has 53 teams compared to the EHL’s 19 teams. According to the league’s website, the EHL already has more than 120 players who have made NCAA Division III commitments for the 2020-21 season. No other team will surpass that as the next-closest currently is the NCDC. Even if you combined the NCDC and USPHL Premier there only have been 55 D3 commitments to date.
CLICK HERE for a team-by-team breakdown of this year’s commits.
Previous-year commitments can be found under the “Commitments” tab on the EHL website.
CLICK HERE to find a listing of all NCAA Division II and III freshmen, the leagues they came from and their college teams for the 2019-20 season.
The footprint for the EHL extends from Vermont in the northeast south to North Carolina. There are two divisions in the EHL, with the New England Division consisting of 11 teams and the Mid-Atlantic Division comprised of eight teams. That alignment might change next year as the Philadelphia Revolution have been sold to a group in Keene, N.H. EH
A listing of all the teams along with coach contact information can be found HERE.
Below you will find a listing of each EHL team, it’s record over the past two years, the number of players who appeared in games each year and the number of age-out players on their final rosters this season.
Boston Jr. Rangers
Location: Tewksbury, Mass.
2019-20: 39-7-0
2018-19: 27-15-4
39 skaters & 4 goalies used this year
6-99 D, 8-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
Connecticut Chiefs
Location: Newington, Conn.
2019-20: 14-32-0
2018-19: 13-28-3
29 skaters & 6 goalies used this year
1-99 D, 5-99 F, 0-99 G on final roster
East Coast Wizards
Location: Bedford, Mass.
2019-20: 23-23-0
2018-19: 29-12-3
28 skaters & 4 goalies used this year
1-99 D, 8-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
New England Wolves
Location: Laconia, NH
2019-20: 25-21-0
2018-19: 17-26-1
30 skaters & 4 goalies used this year
1-99 D, 6-99 F, 0-99 G on final roster
New Hampshire Avalanche
Location: Hooksett, NH
2019-20: 33-13-0
2018-19: 39-6-0
31 skaters & 4 goalies used this year
6-99 D, 8-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
New York Applecore
Location: Brewster, N.Y.
2019-20: 13-33-0
2018-19: 17-24-4
27 skaters & 4 goalies used this year
6-99 D, 4-99 F, 0-99 G on final roster
New Jersey 87’s
Location: Middletown, N.J.
2019-20: 36-10-0
2018-19: 33-11-1
28 skaters & 3 goalies used this year
4-99 D, 5-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
North Carolina Golden Bears
Location: Garner, N.C.
2019-20: 1-45-0
2018-19: 5-39-2
29 skaters & 3 goalies used this year
2-99 D, 3-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
Philadelphia Jr. Flyers – moving to N.J.
Location: West Chester, Pa.
2019-20: 19-26-1
2018-19: 20-22-4
26 skaters & 3 goalies used this year
2-99 D, 8-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
Philadelphia Little Flyers
Location: Aston, Pa.
2019-20: 23-23-0
2018-19: 40-3-1
24 skaters & 3 goalies used this year
3-99 D, 9-99 F, 2-99 G on final roster
Philadelphia Revolution – moving to Keene, N.H.
Location: Warwick, Pa.
2019-20: 30-16-0
2018-19: 27-15-2
30skaters & 3 goalies used this year
1-99 D, 5-99 F, 2-99 G on final roster
Seacoast Spartans
Location: Exeter, N.H.
2019-20: 17-29-0
2018-19: N/A
28 skaters & 2 goalies used this year
3-99 D, 9-99 F, 0-99 G on final roster
Seahawks Hockey Club
Location: South Dennis, Mass.
2019-20: 31-15-0
2018-19: 26-16-4
28 skaters & 4 goalies used this year
4-99 D, 4-99 F, 0-99 G on final roster
Team Maryland
Location: Odenton, Md.
2019-20: 23-19-4
2018-19: 10-35-1
30 skaters & 3 goalies used this year
3-99 D, 4-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
Valley Jr. Warriors
Location: Haverhill, Mass.
2019-20: 13-33-0
2018-19: 16-21-7
31 skaters & 5 goalies used this year
4-99 D, 6-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
Vermont Lumberjacks
Location: Burlington, Vt.
2019-20: 34-12-0
2018-19: 28-14-3
26 skaters & 2 goalies used this year
6-99 D,11-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster
Walpole Express
Location: Walpole, Mass.
2019-20: 28-18-0
2018-19: 18-20-7
26 skaters & 3 goalies used this year
4-99 D, 9-99 F, 0-99 G on final roster
Worcester Railers
Location: Hooksett, N.H.
2019-20: 7-30-0
2018-19: N/A
32 skaters & 4 goalies used this year
4-99 D, 5-99 F, 1-99 G on final roster