Islanders Hockey Club

Islanders Hockey Club
City	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
League	USPHL
Founded	1993 (1993)
Home arena	Elite/Premier Team - Gallant Arena NCDC - Skate 3
Colors	Navy, orange and white
Head coach	Tim Kyrkostas (NCDC) Jay Punsky (Premier) Kevin Smith (Elite)
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	3 (2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18)
Playoff championships	2 (2017, 2018)

The Islanders Hockey Club are an American junior ice hockey organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. They field teams in the United States Premier Hockey League National Collegiate Development Conference, Premier Division, and Elite Division, as well as in youth and girls leagues.

History

New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club

Logo from 2004–2012

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.

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).

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 game, 2–6 vs. Walpole Stars
2001–02	38	11	23	3	1	26	95	152	4th of 6, EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinal game, 0–7 vs. New York Apple Core
2002–03	38	12	20	5	1	30	94	133	3rd of 6, EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Walpole Stars
2003–04	38	19	16	2	1	41	118	116	3rd of 6, EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinals vs. New England Jr. Coyotes
New England Jr. Huskies
2004–05	49	20	20	5	4	49	136	157	5th of 6, EJHL North	Lost Play-in game, 3–5 vs. Capital District Selects
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 Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Bridgewater Bandits Lost Semifinals, 1–1 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2007–08	45	13	26	3	3	32	150	188	5th of 7, EJHL North	Won Play-in game, 7–5 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2008–09	45	19	22	4	0	42	141	153	4th of 7, EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–1–1 vs. 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, 0–1–1 vs. New York Apple Core
2011–12	45	20	22	—	3	43	139	161	5th of 7, North 9th of 14, EJHL	Won First Round, 1–0–1 vs. Boston Bandits Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
Islanders Hockey Club
2012–13	45	31	11	—	3	65	183	118	2nd of 7, North 3rd of 14, EJHL	Won Quarterfinals vs. Valley Jr. Warriors Won Semifinals vs. Rochester Stars Lost Finals vs. Jersey Hitmen
2013–14	48	23	21	—	4	50	159	157	5th of 9, USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2014–15	50	27	19	—	4	58	183	164	4th of 11 USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club
2015–16	44	36	8	—	0	72	184	105	1st of 12 USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Rochester Jr. Americans Won Semifinals, 2–0 vs. South Shore Kings Lost Finals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2016–17	45	38	6	—	1	77	209	100	1st of 10 USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Won Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Springfield Pics Won Finals, 2–0 vs. Boston Junior Bruins League Champions
Move to NCDC Division
2017–18	50	47	3	—	0	94	254	107	1st of 11, NCDC	Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Boston Bandits Won Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Connecticut Jr. Rangers Won Finals, 2–1 vs. Jersey Hitmen League Champions
2018–19	50	27	18	—	5	59	176	152	4th of 12, NCDC	Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Connecticut Jr. Rangers
2019–20	50	29	17	—	4	62	187	144	4th of 13, NCDC	Playoffs cancelled
2020–21	43	16	23	—	4	36	127	169	4th of 7, North 8th of 13, NCDC	Won First Round, 2–1 vs. South Shore Kings Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2021–22	48	14	31	1	2	31	133	186	7th of 7, North 13th of 13, NCDC	Did not qualify for post season play
2022–23	50	20	29	-	1	38	134	176	7th of 7, North 14th of 14, NCDC	Did not qualify for post season play
2023–24	52	36	11	-	5	77	173	122	1st of 6, New England 2nd of 18, NCDC	Won Div Semifinal 2-0 Boston Junior Bruins Lost Div Finals 0-3 South Shore Kings

Junior B team

The Islanders also field teams in the USPHL Premier and Elite Divisions (equivalent to the former Tier III Junior B designation). The former Junior B team competed in the Eastern Conference of the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL) prior to its joining the USPHL as the Empire Division (later USP3 Division and then Elite Division).

External links

• United States Premier Hockey League Website
• Islanders webpage