Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
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The Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Tier III Junior ice hockey
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 with 20 teams (as of 2011/12 season) throughout the eastern seaboard of the United States. The MJHL is part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League
Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League
The Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League is a youth ice hockey organization, based in McAfee, New Jersey, that operates in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The league consists of four leagues under the banner of the AMHL: Atlantic Junior Hockey League, Atlantic Sled...

 organization. It's "big sister" the AJHL
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...

 is also a Tier III, Junior league. The League is the oldest Junior League in the United States, founded in 1966 by NY Rangers GM, Emil "the Cat" Frances.

The league does place a number of players into NCAA Colleges, with most going to Division III, and some to Division I.

Current Teams

metro fighting moose 2011-2012
Francis Division
Team Centre
Boston Bulldogs 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...

Cranston Reds Cranston, Rhode Island
Cranston, Rhode Island
Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...

Hartford Junior Wolfpack 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:...

Laconia Leafs
Laconia Leafs
The Laconia Leafs are a Tier III Jr. A ice hockey playing in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League . The team plays their home games at the 1000-seat Laconia Ice Arena, located in Laconia, New Hampshire....

Laconia, New Hampshire
Laconia, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,411 people, 6,724 households, and 4,168 families residing in the city. The population density was 809.3 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 421.8 per square mile...

Northern Cyclones
Northern Cyclones
The Northern Cyclones are a Tier III Jr. A ice hockey playing in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League . The team plays their home games at the Cyclones Arena, located in Hudson, New Hampshire....

Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson, New Hampshire
Hudson is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 24,467 at the 2010 census.The primary settlement in town, where 7,336 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Hudson census-designated place and is located at the junctions of New Hampshire...

Portland Junior Pirates Saco, Maine
Saco, Maine
Saco is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,482 at the 2010 census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, Thornton Academy, as well as General Dynamics Armament Systems , a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics...

Walpole Express
Walpole Express
The Walpole Express are a Tier III Jr. ice hockey playing in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League . The team plays their home games at the Iorio Arena, located in Walpole, Massachusetts. The team is coached by former NHL player and coach, Mark Kumpel...

Walpole, Massachusetts
Walpole, Massachusetts
Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located about south of Boston and north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 24,070 at the 2010 census. Walpole was first settled in 1659 and was considered a part of Dedham until officially incorporated in 1724...

Dowd Division
Team Centre
Central Penn Panthers Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...

New Jersey Renegades Flemington, New Jersey
Flemington, New Jersey
Flemington is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 4,581. It is the county seat of Hunterdon County....

Philadelphia Junior Flyers
Philadelphia Junior Flyers
The Philadelphia Junior Flyers are an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Jr. A ice hockey team from West Chester, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. They play in the South Division of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League at the Ice Line Quad Rinks...

West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...

Philadelphia Little Flyers
Philadelphia Little Flyers
The Philadelphia Little Flyers are an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Jr. A ice hockey team from Aston, Pennsylvania. They play in the South Division of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League at the IceWorks Skating Complex The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope...

Aston, Pennsylvania
Richmond Generals Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

Washington Junior Nationals Laurel, Maryland
Laurel, Maryland
Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Junior Knights Pittston, Pennsylvania
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Pittston is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It gained prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an active anthracite coal mining city, drawing a large portion of its labor force from European immigrants. The population was...

Mullen Division
Team Centre
Long Island Royals Syosset, New York
Syosset, New York
Syosset is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, in the northeastern section of Town of Oyster Bay near the North Shore of Long Island. The population was 18,829 at the 2010 census...

New Jersey Rockets
New Jersey Rockets
The New Jersey Rockets were an indoor soccer team based out of East Rutherford, New Jersey that played in the Major Soccer League for the 1981 season. Their home arena was the Brendan Byrne Arena, now known as the Izod Center...

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Berkeley Heights is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 13,183....

New Jersey Junior Titans 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....

New York Saints Monsey, New York
Monsey, New York
Monsey is a hamlet , in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the state of New Jersey; east of Suffern; south of Airmont and west of Nanuet...

New York Bobcats Brooklyn, New York
Suffolk Juniors Hauppauge, New York
Hauppauge, New York
Hauppauge is a hamlet and CDP in the Town of Islip and the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 20,100 at the time of the 2000 census....


Former Teams

  • New York Junior Islanders
  • New Jersey Junior Devils
  • Bucks County Generals
  • Troy Eagles
  • Hudson valley eagles
  • Allentown Argonauts
  • Jacksonville Ice Dogs
  • Charleston Wolverines
  • Washington Little Caps
  • Atlanta Knights
  • East Coast Eagles
  • Hampton Roads Junior Whalers
  • Florida Eels
  • Florida Junior Blades
  • Palm Beach Hawks
  • Space Coast Hurricanes
  • Tampa Bay Juniors
  • Valley Forge Minutemen
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