Hartford Jr. Wolfpack
| Hartford Jr. Wolfpack | |
|---|---|
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| City | Cromwell, Connecticut |
| League | USPHL-Premier |
| Division | Mid Atlantic |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Home arena | Champions Skating Center |
| Colors | Navy blue, red, white, silver |
| Owner(s) | Dan McCarthy Bob Crawford |
| General manager | Mike Tenney |
| Head coach | Mike Tenney |
| Franchise history | |
| 2003–2010 | Hartford Jr. Wolfpack |
| 2010–2013 | Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack |
| 2013–present | Hartford Jr. Wolfpack |
The Hartford Jr. Wolfpack are a junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The team plays their home games at the Champions Skating Center, located in Cromwell, Connecticut.[1][2] From 2003 to 2017, the Jr. Wolfpack were members of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and its predecessor, the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL),while sanctioned as a Tier III junior team by US Hockey before it joined the unsanctioned USPHL.
The organization also field a developmental team in the USPHL Elite Division as well as youth hockey select teams at the Midget U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.[3] The 19U Elite team played in the former Tier III Junior B level Metropolitan Junior Hockey League until 2016.
From the 2010–11 to the 2012–13 season the Jr. Wolfpack changed their moniker from Hartford to Connecticut.
Season-by-season records
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
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| Atlantic Junior Hockey League | ||||||||||
| 2003–04 | No information | 1st of 6, AJHL[4] | Lost Semifinal game, 2–3 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers[5] | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 41 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 112 | 193 | 4th of 4, North 8th of 8, AJHL |
Did not qualify |
| 2005–06 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 137 | 170 | 6th of 11, AJHL | Won Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. Northern Cyclones Lost Semifinal game, 4–7 vs. New York Bobcats |
| 2006–07 | 44 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 135 | 182 | 5th of 6, North 10th of 12, AJHL |
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| 2007–08 | 45 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 138 | 210 | 5th of 6, North 10th of 11, AJHL |
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| 2008–09 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 143 | 98 | 2nd of 6, North 3rd of 12, AJHL |
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| 2009–10 | 42 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 138 | 140 | 4th of 6, North 7th of 12, AJHL |
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| 2010–11 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 175 | 136 | 4th of 6, North 5th of 12, AJHL |
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| 2011–12 | 44 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 147 | 106 | 6th of 12, AJHL | |
| 2012–13 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 149 | 107 | 3rd of 12, AJHL | Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. New York Bobcats Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights |
| Eastern Hockey League | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 125 | 121 | 3rd of 6, Central 7th of 17, EHL |
Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. New Jersey Rockets Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers |
| 2014–15 | 44 | 24 | 17 | — | 3 | 51 | 167 | 133 | 4th of 5, Central 8th of 19, EHL |
Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers |
| 2015–16 | 41 | 26 | 10 | — | 5 | 57 | 159 | 146 | 3rd of 9, South Conf. 5th of 18, EHL-Premier |
Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Connecticut Oilers |
| 2016–17 | 48 | 17 | 29 | — | 2 | 36 | 125 | 162 | 2nd of 4, Central Div. 6th of 8, South Conf. 14th of 17, EHL-Premier |
Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers |
| United States Premier Hockey League | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | 44 | 10 | 33 | — | 1 | 21 | 117 | 221 | 8th of 9, Mid Atlantic Div. 40th of 44, USPHL-Premier |
Lost First Round, 1–2 vs. New Jersey Rockets-Premier |
Alumni
The Jr. Wolfpack have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs, including:[6]
- Rob Bellamy (drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft) - Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
- Kurt Reynolds - Basingstoke Bison (EIHL)
- Jordan Samuels-Thomas[7] (drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft) - Ontario Reign (AHL)
References
- ^ http://juniorhockeymagazine.com/publication/?i=26123&p=16
- ^ http://www.jrwolfpack.com/juniora/about.php
- ^ http://juniorhockeymagazine.com/publication/?i=28453&p=16
- ^ "EHL History". EHL. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20040414042002/http://www.jrnats.com/
- ^ http://hartfordjrwolfpack.com/pages/alumni.php?last=a
- ^ http://laconialeafs.com/news2.php?news_id=172682