The Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL) was a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey league. The league was classified as Tier III Junior B until the 2011–12 season when USA Hockey combined the Tier III Junior A and Junior B classifications.
History On February 25, 2010, the Empire Junior Hockey League Board of Governors voted to eliminate 20-year-old players from the League by changing the restriction of no more than four 20-year-olds per team to a maximum of two per team in the 2010–11 season. Starting with the 2011–12 season there would be no 20-year-olds in the league.
In 2013, the Empire League and the Eastern Elite Hockey League both agreed to affiliate with the newly formed United States Premier Hockey League becoming the Empire and Elite Divisions, respectively. Starting with the 2015–16 season the USPHL's Empire Division was renamed to the USP3 Division.
Participating teams
, the following teams made up the league in its final season:
Eastern Conference Team Location Bay State Breakers Rockland, Massachusetts Boston Bandits Bridgewater, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins Marlborough, Massachusetts Connecticut Oilers Norwalk, Connecticut Islanders Hockey Club Tyngsborough, Massachusetts New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs Hooksett, New Hampshire Portland Jr. Pirates Saco, Maine Salem Ice Dogs Salem, Massachusetts South Shore Kings Foxboro, Massachusetts Springfield Pics West Springfield, Massachusetts Valley Jr. Warriors Haverhill, MassachusettsWestern Conference Team Location Adirondack Jr. Wings Troy, New York Brewster Bulldogs Brewster, New York Buffalo Stars Cheektowaga, New York Frederick Freeze Frederick, Maryland New Jersey Hitmen Wayne, New Jersey Jersey Wildcats Randolph, New Jersey Maksymum Jr. Hockey Club Rochester, New York New York Apple Core Long Beach, New York Philadelphia Revolution Warminster, Pennsylvania P.A.L Juniors Islanders Hauppauge, New York Syracuse Stars Cicero, New YorkSouthern Conference Team Location Atlanta Jr. Knights Atlanta, Georgia East Coast Eagles Wake Forest, North Carolina Florida Jr. Blades Estero, Florida Florida Eels Fort Myers, Florida Hampton Roads Whalers Chesapeake, Virginia Palm Beach Hawks Lake Worth, Florida Potomac Patriots Woodbridge, Virginia Space Coast Hurricanes Rockledge, Florida Tampa Bay Juniors Tampa, Florida
Champions 2012–13 Florida Junior Blades 2011–12 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs2010 EmJHL Playoff Bracket 2010–11 New York Apple Core2011 EmJHL Playoff Bracket 2009–10 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs2010 EmJHL Playoff Bracket 2008–09 Boston Jr. Bruins2009 EmJHL Playoff Bracket 2007–08 Boston Jr. Bruins2008 EmJHL Playoff Bracket 2006–07 Boston Jr. Bruins2007 EmJHL Playoff Bracket
References
External links Official EJHL Web site