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
CityRockland, Massachusetts
LeagueUSPHL, EHF, EMHL, NEGHL
Founded1997
Home arenaThe Bog Ice Arena
Rockland Ice Rink
ColorsShamrock green, black, white
     
Websitewww.baystatebreakers.com

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

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League
1999–00401381311130411th of 11, EJHL
2000–01no dataEJHL
2001–023814231029941475th of 6, South
8th of 12, EJHL
2002–03389271120941516th of 6, South
10th of 12, EJHL
2003–043862831161041926th of 6, South
10th of 12, EJHL
2004–0554271953621821681st of 7, South
4th of 13, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Walpole Stars[3]
2005–0645202032451401454th of 7, South
8th of 14, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2006–0745261252591781251st 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
2007–0846231751521451294th 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
2008–0945231453541731393rd of 7, South
6th of 14, EJHL
Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2009–1045251622541771353rd of 7, South
5th of 14, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
2010–1145261333581441262nd of 7, South
4th of 14, EJHL
Won Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. South Shore Kings
Lost Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2011–1245241704521741453rd of 7, South
6th of 14, EJHL
Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Rochester Stars
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2012–134525173531581303rd 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
2013–144818237431321617th of 9, USPHL-PremierLost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2014–155027203571471536th of 11, USPHL-PremierLost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club
USPHL - Elite Division
2015–164463711379213 9th of 10, North
18th of 19, USPHL-Elite
Did not qualify
2016–174443821067251 9th of 10, North
25th of 28, USPHL-Elite
Lost Play-in Game, 1–5 vs. New York Aviators

References

  1. "2007 Tier III Junior A Nat. Championship Bracket". Pointstreak. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. "Okanagan Hockey Club Europe to play USPHL Premier". USPHL. May 7, 2015.
  3. http://www.ushr.com/news/20050314/824?label=EJHL-Playoffs,-Updated-Daily
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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