International Junior Hockey League
Encyclopedia
International Junior Hockey League is an independent Tier III Junior A ice hockey
league. The League has teams in the New England and Mid Atlantic region of the United States
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
league. The League has teams in the New England and Mid Atlantic region of the United States
United States
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League History
The league formed in 2005 out of the Interstate Junior Hockey League with teams based in the Northeastern United States and expanded over the next few seasons. Charlie Nielsen is the commissioner of the league.Teams
the IJHL lists the following members in three divisions. The Super Elite League is the IJHL's Jr A league, the Elite league is on par with Jr B talent.Super Elite League
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| Boston Junior Blackhawks Boston Junior Blackhawks The Boston Junior Blackhawks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Saugus, Massachusetts. They are a member of the International Junior Hockey League. The Jr. Blackhawks field teams in the IJHL Super Elite League, IJHL Elite League, as well as youth selects and other youth ice hockey levels in... |
Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"... |
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| Cape Cod Islanders | Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"... |
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| Eastern Kodiaks Eastern Kodiaks The Eastern Kodiaks are an independent Junior "A" ice hockey team from Exeter, New Hampshire and plays home games at The Rinks at Exeter. They are a member of the International Junior Hockey League and play in the New England Division of IJHL's Super Elite League.-History:The team was founded in... |
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| Mass Junior Mariners | Salem, New Hampshire Salem, New Hampshire Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 28,776 at the 2010 census. Salem is a marketing and distributing center north of Boston, with a major amusement attraction, Canobie Lake Park, and a large shopping mall, the Mall at Rockingham Park.- History :The... |
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| National Sports Academy | Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
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| New England Stars New England Stars (IJHL) The New England Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team. The Stars play at the Ice Huts Rink located in Dracut, Massachusetts. They are a member of the International Junior Hockey League and play in the New England Division of IJHL's JR A Super Elite League. The team is owned by The Hockey Academy... |
Dracut, Massachusetts Dracut, Massachusetts Dracut is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 29,457. Dracut is primarily a suburban community, belonging to Greater Lowell and bordering southern New Hampshire... |
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| Mid-Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Long Island Wolfpack | Islip, New York Islip, New York Islip is a hamlet and CDP that lies within the much larger Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York. Located on the south shore of Long Island, the CDP had a population of 20,575 at the time of the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
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| Albany Americans | Albany, New York Albany, New York Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River... |
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| New York Junior Aviators New York Aviators The Brooklyn Aviators are a single-A professional ice hockey team based in Brooklyn, New York. The Team is a member of the Federal Hockey League and affiliated with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers. The franchise was founded in 2009 and began play in the former North East Professional Hockey League... |
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| Northern New York Gamblers | Massena, New York Massena, New York There are two places named Massena in St. Lawrence County in the U.S. state of New York: *Massena , New York*Massena , New York, within the town of Massena... |
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| Philadelphia Jr. Jackals | Warminster, Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse Stampede Syracuse Stampede The Syracuse Stampede are an independent Junior A ice hockey team in the International Junior Hockey League . The team plays out of Greater Baldwinsville Ice Arena in Cicero, New York. The Syracuse Stampede is owned by CNY Sports Management Inc... |
Cicero, New York Cicero, New York Cicero is a town in Onondaga County, New York, USA. The population was 27,982 at the 2000 census. The name of the town was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics, honoring Cicero, a Roman statesman.... |
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| Trenton Habs Trenton Habs The Trenton Habs are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trenton, New Jersey and plays home games at the 8,100-seat Sun National Bank Center. They are a member of the International Junior Hockey League and play in the Mid Atlantic Division of the IJHL's Super Elite League... |
Trenton, New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913... |
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| Cegep Sainte-Foy | Sainte-Foy, Quebec Sainte-Foy, Quebec Sainte-Foy is a former city in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into Quebec City on January 1, 2002. Most of Sainte-Foy is in the Borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge.... |
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| Long Island Wolfpack Elite | Islip, New York Islip, New York Islip is a hamlet and CDP that lies within the much larger Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York. Located on the south shore of Long Island, the CDP had a population of 20,575 at the time of the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
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| National Sports Academy JV | Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
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| Westchester Dragon | Rye, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
Elite League
| Team | Location |
| Boston Junior Blackhawks Boston Junior Blackhawks The Boston Junior Blackhawks are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Saugus, Massachusetts. They are a member of the International Junior Hockey League. The Jr. Blackhawks field teams in the IJHL Super Elite League, IJHL Elite League, as well as youth selects and other youth ice hockey levels in... |
Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"... |
| Cape Cod Classics | Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"... |
| Eastern Kodiaks Eastern Kodiaks The Eastern Kodiaks are an independent Junior "A" ice hockey team from Exeter, New Hampshire and plays home games at The Rinks at Exeter. They are a member of the International Junior Hockey League and play in the New England Division of IJHL's Super Elite League.-History:The team was founded in... |
Exeter, New Hampshire |
| Junior Navigators | Salem, New Hampshire Salem, New Hampshire Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 28,776 at the 2010 census. Salem is a marketing and distributing center north of Boston, with a major amusement attraction, Canobie Lake Park, and a large shopping mall, the Mall at Rockingham Park.- History :The... |
| Junior Shamrocks Green | Marlboro, Massachusetts |
| Junior Shamrocks White | Marlboro, Massachusetts |
| New Jersey Raiders | Farmingdale, New Jersey Farmingdale, New Jersey Farmingdale is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,329.... |
| Worcester Junior Wildcats | Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston.... |