Bay State Breakers
The Bay State Breakers were a Tier III junior ice hockey organization in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The organization played home games at The Bog Ice Arena in Kingston, Massachusetts.
| Bay State Breakers | |
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| City | Rockland, Massachusetts |
| League | USPHL, EHF, EMHL, NEGHL |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Home arena | The Bog Ice Arena Rockland Ice Rink |
| Colors | Shamrock green, black, white |
| Website | www |
Since 2017, the Breakers is solely a youth hockey organization composed of teams competing in the Eastern Hockey Federation, the USPHL's youth divisions, the EHF Selects, the New England Girls League and the Eastern Minor Hockey League with teams ranging from age 6 through 18. The program is operated within the Rockland Ice Rink although it utilizes a number of other local facilities, such as The Bog Ice Arena, Hobomock Arenas, Quincy Shea, and Bavis Arena.
History
The Bay State Breakers formerly had a team in the USPHL Premier Division. The Premier team was originally a Tier III Junior A team in the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) where it played from 1999 until the league's dissolution in 2013. The EJHL Breakers qualified for the 2007 USA Hockey Tier III Junior A National Championships for being the runner-up in the 2006–07 season. They would eventually lose in the Championship game to the EJHL Champions, New Hampshire Junior Monarchs.[1]
While in the EJHL, the Breakers' organization also fielded Junior B teams in the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL) and the Eastern States Hockey League (ESHL) which joined the USPHL in the Empire and Elite Divisions, respectively. In 2015, the Premier team was sold to the ownership of the Syracuse Stars organization.[2] The Breakers would also drop their Empire Division team and only fielded one Tier III team in the USPHL Elite Division.
After the 2016–17 season, the organization focused solely on youth programs instead of junior programs.
Season-by-season records
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Junior Hockey League | |||||||||||
| 1999–00 | 40 | 1 | 38 | 1 | — | 3 | 111 | 304 | 11th of 11, EJHL | ||
| 2000–01 | no data | EJHL | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 94 | 147 | 5th of 6, South 8th of 12, EJHL | ||
| 2002–03 | 38 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 94 | 151 | 6th of 6, South 10th of 12, EJHL | ||
| 2003–04 | 38 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 104 | 192 | 6th of 6, South 10th of 12, EJHL | ||
| 2004–05 | 54 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 182 | 168 | 1st of 7, South 4th of 13, EJHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Walpole Stars[3] | |
| 2005–06 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 140 | 145 | 4th of 7, South 8th of 14, EJHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | |
| 2006–07 | 45 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 178 | 125 | 1st of 7, South 2nd of 14, EJHL | Won Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors Won Semifinals, 1–0–1 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Lost Finals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | |
| 2007–08 | 46 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 145 | 129 | 4th of 7, South 7th of 14, EJHL | Won Play-in game vs. New York Apple Core Lost Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | |
| 2008–09 | 45 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 173 | 139 | 3rd of 7, South 6th of 14, EJHL | Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | |
| 2009–10 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 177 | 135 | 3rd of 7, South 5th of 14, EJHL | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins | |
| 2010–11 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 144 | 126 | 2nd of 7, South 4th of 14, EJHL | Won Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. South Shore Kings Lost Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen | |
| 2011–12 | 45 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 174 | 145 | 3rd of 7, South 6th of 14, EJHL | Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Rochester Stars Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | |
| 2012–13 | 45 | 25 | 17 | — | 3 | 53 | 158 | 130 | 3rd of 7, South 7th of 14, EJHL | Won First Round vs. Boston Bandits[4] Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Lost Semifinals vs. Jersey Hitmen | |
| USPHL - Premier Division | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 48 | 18 | 23 | — | 7 | 43 | 132 | 161 | 7th of 9, USPHL-Premier | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen | |
| 2014–15 | 50 | 27 | 20 | — | 3 | 57 | 147 | 153 | 6th of 11, USPHL-Premier | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club | |
| USPHL - Elite Division | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 44 | 6 | 37 | — | 1 | 13 | 79 | 213 | 9th of 10, North 18th of 19, USPHL-Elite | Did not qualify | |
| 2016–17 | 44 | 4 | 38 | — | 2 | 10 | 67 | 251 | 9th of 10, North 25th of 28, USPHL-Elite | Lost Play-in Game, 1–5 vs. New York Aviators | |
References
- "2007 Tier III Junior A Nat. Championship Bracket". Pointstreak. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- "Okanagan Hockey Club Europe to play USPHL Premier". USPHL. May 7, 2015.
- http://www.ushr.com/news/20050314/824?label=EJHL-Playoffs,-Updated-Daily
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)