South Shore Kings
Encyclopedia
The South Shore Kings is a Tier III Junior A ice hockey
team playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League
. The team plays at the Foxboro Sports Center located in Foxboro, Massachusetts
The organization also fields a Jr. B team in the Empire Junior B Hockey League and Jr. B in the Continental Hockey Association
, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.
(EJHL) since 1993. In 1997 the Classics became the Walpole Stars, remaining as such until 2006, when it changed its name to the Foxboro Stars. One year later the team aligned itself with the South Shore Kings organization (which had fielded midget team), becoming known as the South Shore Kings.
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...
team playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League
Eastern Junior Hockey League
The Eastern Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. Founded in 1993 by Dan Esdale, the EJHL has fourteen teams from across the Northeastern United States. The EJHL is a member of USA Hockey, and the EJHL champion goes on to play for the National Championship...
. The team plays at the Foxboro Sports Center located in Foxboro, Massachusetts
The organization also fields a Jr. B team in the Empire Junior B Hockey League and Jr. B in the Continental Hockey Association
Continental Hockey Association
The Continental Hockey Association is an American Tier III Junior B ice hockey league. It stated goal is that it develops high school age players to hockey skills needed for higher levels of Junior, college hockey, and professional hockey....
, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.
History
The franchise, then known as the NECDL Classics, is a charter member of the Eastern Junior Hockey LeagueEastern Junior Hockey League
The Eastern Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. Founded in 1993 by Dan Esdale, the EJHL has fourteen teams from across the Northeastern United States. The EJHL is a member of USA Hockey, and the EJHL champion goes on to play for the National Championship...
(EJHL) since 1993. In 1997 the Classics became the Walpole Stars, remaining as such until 2006, when it changed its name to the Foxboro Stars. One year later the team aligned itself with the South Shore Kings organization (which had fielded midget team), becoming known as the South Shore Kings.
Alumni
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Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| NECDL Classics | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| Walpole Stars | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 214 | 126 | 57 | 1st EJHL | |||||||
| 1999-00 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 216 | 104 | 63 | 1st EJHL | |||||||
| 2000-01 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 66 | EJHL South | |||||||||
| 2001-02 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 160 | 150 | 47 | 5th EJHL South | |
| 2002-03 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 199 | 126 | 61 | 2nd EJHL South | |
| 2003-04 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 118 | 38 | 4th EJHL South | |
| 2004-05 | 52 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 170 | 169 | 56 | 2nd EJHL South | |
| 2005-06 | 45 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 152 | 50 | 2nd EJHL South | |
| Foxboro Stars | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 45 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 162 | 39 | 4th EJHL South | |
| South Shore Kings | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 45 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 170 | 155 | 53 | 3rd EJHL South | |