Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack
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The Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack are a Tier III Jr. A
ice hockey
playing in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League
(AJHL). The team plays their home games at the Champions Skating Center, located in Cromwell, Connecticut
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The organization also field a team at the Jr.B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
as well as youth hockey select teams at the Midjet U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.
, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional
programs, including:
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
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playing in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
The Atlantic Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 12 teams in the Northeastern part of the United States...
(AJHL). The team plays their home games at the Champions Skating Center, located in Cromwell, Connecticut
Cromwell, Connecticut
Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States located in the middle of the state. The population was 12,871 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.-Points of interest:...
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The organization also field a team at the Jr.B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
The Metropolitan Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 20 teams throughout the eastern seaboard of the United States. The MJHL is part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization. It's "big sister" the AJHL is also a Tier III, Junior league...
as well as youth hockey select teams at the Midjet U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.
Alumni
The Jr. Wolfpack have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockeyJunior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional
Professional sports
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programs, including:
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