Atlantic Junior Hockey League

Atlantic Junior Hockey League

Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2003
Commissioner	Dick Foster
No. of teams	12
Country(ies)	United States
Official website	AJHL

The Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 12 teams in the Northeastern part of the United States. The AJHL is part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization and was formed in 2003 with a stated goal to "meet the needs of the Junior hockey community and the players it serves in the Eastern United States".

The league prepares High school and college aged players for college and pro hockey, and indeed seems to have some success. As of December 2009 the alumni page list 273 players who left the AJHL to play for NCAA colleges, and various professional leagues, the CHL and in Europe .

Current Teams

North Division
Team	Arena	Location
Northern Cyclones	Cyclones Arena	Hudson, New Hampshire
Boston Bulldogs	Salem Ice Center	Salem, New Hampshire
Portland Jr. Pirates	MHG Arena	Saco, Maine
Walpole Express	Iorio Arena	Walpole, Massachusetts
Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack	Champions Skating Rink	Cromwell, Connecticut
Laconia Leafs	Laconia Ice Arena	Laconia, New Hampshire
South Division
Team	Arena	Location
New York Bobcats	Islanders Iceworks	Syosset, New York
New Jersey Rockets	Prudential Center	Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Philadelphia Little Flyers	IceWorks Skating Complex	Aston, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Junior Flyers	Ice Line Quad Rinks	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Washington Jr. Nationals	Gardens Ice House	Laurel, Maryland
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	Revolution Ice Centre	Pittston, Pennsylvania

See also

• List of ice hockey leagues

External links

• Official League Website