Valley Jr. Warriors

Valley Jr. Warriors
Valley Jr. Warriors
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City	Haverhill, Massachusetts
League	Eastern Hockey League
Division	East
Founded	1996
Home arena	Haverhill Valley Forum
Colors	Navy blue, golden yellow, and white;
General manager	Ryan McGrath
Head coach	Ryan McGrath
Franchise history
1996–present	Valley Jr. Warriors

The Valley Jr. Warriors are an American Tier III junior ice hockey organization playing in Haverhill, Massachusetts. They have two Tier III teams that play in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and the EHL Premier. The organization also fields a number of youth hockey teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt other various levels. The youth hockey teams compete in the Elite 9 Hockey League and the Mass State Select League. The teams play home games at the Haverhill Valley Forum in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

History

The Jr. Warriors were founded in 1996 in the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) until 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues underwent a reorganization that led to the dissolution of the EJHL and the Jr. Warriors to join the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. The AJHL then rebranded that season and became the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).

When the Jr. Warriors played in the EJHL, the organization also fielded a Junior B team of the same name in the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL). In 2011, USA Hockey dropped the Junior A and B designations from Tier III hockey but the EmJHL continued to provide an organizational development team for their EJHL team, so the team is still referred to as Junior B. After the 2013 league reorganization, the EmJHL joined the United States Premier Hockey League and the Jr. Warriors B team joined the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MetJHL).

In 2015, the EHL added an Elite Division and the teams that were already playing in the EHL were separated into a Premier Division. The Jr. Warriors switched their Junior B team from the MetJHL to the new EHL-Elite.

In 2017, the league re-branded, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.

The Warriors have been coached by distinguished hockey players including Stephen Leach, Bob Sweeney, and Bob Carpenter.^[1]

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League
1996–97	No information								EJHL
1997–98	37	20	14	3	—	43	177	141	5th of 8, EJHL
1998–99	37	14	22	1	—	29	158	176	6th of 8, EJHL
1999–00	39	21	16	2	—	44	187	167	6th of 11, EJHL
2000–01	No information								6th of 12, EJHL	Won Quarterfinal game, 5–3 vs. New York Apple Core^[2] Lost Semifinal game, 3–4 vs. Walpole Stars^[3]
2001–02	38	20	15	1	2	43	164	158	3rd of 6, North 6th of 12, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinal game, 2–5 vs. New England Jr. Coyotes^[4]
2002–03	38	5	27	2	4	16	77	180	6th of 6, North 12th of 12, EJHL	Did not qualify
2003–04	38	5	29	1	3	14	91	203	5th of 6, North 11th of 12, EJHL	Did not qualify
2004–05	54	31	17	3	3	68	178	163	3rd of 6, North 3rd of 13, EJHL	Won Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. New York Apple Core Lost Semifinal game, 3–7 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2005–06	45	22	16	5	2	51	164	164	4th of 7, North T-4th of 14, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New England Jr. Falcons
2006–07	45	20	19	5	1	46	154	188	4th of 7, North 7th of 14, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. Bay State Breakers
2007–08	46	18	23	3	2	41	138	147	4th of 7, North 9th of 14, EJHL	Lost Play-in game, 5–7 vs. New England Jr. Huskies
2008–09	45	12	25	3	5	32	140	187	6th of 7, North 12th of 14, EJHL	Did not qualify
2009–10	45	17	24	4	0	38	143	185	5th of 7, North 9th of 14, EJHL	Did not qualify
2010–11	45	17	24	2	2	38	153	178	3rd of 7, North 7th of 14, EJHL	Won Round One, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Revolution Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2011–12	45	27	16	0	2	56	160	119	3rd of 7, North 5th of 14, EJHL	Won Round One, 1–0–1 vs. New York Apple Core Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2012–13	45	29	15	—	1	59	157	117	3rd of 7, North 4th of 14, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Islanders Hockey Club
Eastern Hockey League
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
2013–14	44	16	20	3	5	40	121	146	5th of 5, North 14th of 17, EHL	Won Round One, 2–1 vs. Connecticut Oilers Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2014–15	44	16	27	0	1	33	105	141	5th of 5, Boston 16th of 19, EHL	Lost Round One, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2015–16	41	18	21	—	2	38	109	133	6th of 9, North Conf. 13th of 18, EHL-Premier	Lost First Round, 1–2 vs. Northern Cyclones
2016–17	48	32	13	—	3	67	178	127	1st of 5, Boston Div. 2nd of 9, North Conf. 4th of 17, EHL-Premier	Lost First Round, 1–2 vs. East Coast Wizards
2017–18	50	15	31	—	4	34	131	191	4th of 4, New England 7th of 8, North Conf. 13th of 16, EHL	Did not qualify
2018–19	44	16	21	—	7	39	146	202	4th of 5, North Div. 8th of 10, New England Conf. 13th of 18, EHL	Did not qualify
2019–20	46	13	31	—	2	28	123	186	10th of 11, New England Conf. 17th of 19, EHL	Did not qualify
2020–21	38	10	26	—	2	22	105	151	7th of 7, Central Div. 17th of 17, EHL	Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Walpole Express
2021–22	46	18	21	—	7	43	140	158	4th of 5, East Div. 12th of 17, EHL	Lost Play in Gm, 2-3(ot) vs. Seahawks Hockey Club

References

^ Zhe, Mike (21 February 2011). "Pinkerton freshman Dudek excelling — just like dad". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
^ "EJHL Playoffs".
^ "EJHL Semis '01".
^ "| Amateur Hockey News | March 28, 2002".

External links

Official Site

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[nehj-1] Zhe, Mike (21 February 2011). "Pinkerton freshman Dudek excelling — just like dad". New England Hockey Journal. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

[2] "EJHL Playoffs".

[3] "EJHL Semis '01".

[4] "| Amateur Hockey News | March 28, 2002".

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