The Springfield Pics are an American junior ice hockey organization playing in West Springfield, Massachusetts at the Olympia Ice Center. They field two Tier III teams and a number of Youth teams.

History The franchise was founded as the Springfield Olympics (or Pics for short) as charter member of the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) in 1993. The team relocated across the Massachusetts-Connecticut border to Enfield, Connecticut in 1995 and were renamed the New England Jr. Whalers, after the local National Hockey League team in Hartford. After the Hartford Whalers moved to Carolina in 1997, the franchise was renamed the New England Jr. Coyotes and later the Jr. Falcons after the local Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. During this time, the organization also fielded a team in the Tier III Empire Junior B Hockey League (EmJHL) (later the Empire Junior Hockey League).

In the 2009 off-season, the Jr. Falcons EJHL and EmJHL teams merged with the Springfield Pics of the Continental Hockey Association (CHA) and the Bay State Bucs Midget team, members of the NEMHL.Press release announcing merger http://www.springfieldjrpics.com/juniormerger.html This led the now merged Pics organization to field teams in the EJHL, EmJHL, and CHA.

USPHL Premier Division In 2013, many Tier III junior hockey leagues were re-organized in the northeastern United States and the Springfield Pics became founding members of the new United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). Their former Junior A team (USA Hockey dropped Junior A and B designations in 2011) which had participated in the EJHL joined the USPHL Elite Division for the 2013–14 season. In their first year in the USPHL-Elite League the Pics finished second and then went on to win the playoffs. The playoff win propelled the team to the 2014 USA Hockey Tier III Junior Nationals where they won their pool before losing the semifinal game to the eventual National Champions, the Boston Jr. Bruins. The Elite Division team was promoted to the Premier Division prior to the 2014–15 season.

USHPL USP3 Division Their former Junior B team from the EmJHL joined the USPHL Empire Division for the 2013–14 season. In 2015, the Empire Division became the USP3 Division.

Former Junior B ESHL team Their second Junior B team last competed in the Eastern States Hockey League (formerly the CHA). Following the 2013 re-organization, this team was eliminated in favor of Under 18 and Under 16 teams which play in corresponding USPHL leagues.

Season-by-season records Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular season finish PlayoffsNew England Jr. Falcons 2004–05 50 18 23 7 2 45 160 159 5th of 7, South10th of 13, EJHLWon Play-in game, 3–0 vs. Green Mountain GladesLost Quarterfinals, 0–1–1 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins 2005–06 45 22 16 5 2 51 175 175 1st of 7, SouthT-4th of 14, EJHLWon Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Valley Jr. WarriorsLost Semifinal game, 1–3 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins 2006–07 45 16 22 4 3 39 145 180 5th of 7, South11th of 14, EJHLDid not qualify 2007–08 44 12 24 5 3 32 125 173 7th of 7, South12th of 14, EJHLDid not qualify 2008–09 45 16 22 3 4 39 128 149 5th of 7, South10th of 14, EJHLDid not qualifySpringfield Pics 2009–10 45 16 23 4 2 38 150 179 5th of 7, South10th of 14, EJHLDid not qualify 2010–11 45 25 16 2 2 54 182 156 4th of 7, South6th of 14, EJHLWon First Round, 2–0 vs. Rochester StarsLost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins 2011–12 45 20 23 0 2 42 166 175 5th of 7, South10th of 14, EJHLLost First Round, 0–2 vs. Green Mountain Glades 2012–13 45 24 17 — 4 52 137 118 4th of 7, South8th of 14, EJHLLost First Round, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 2013–14 40 32 6 — 2 66 212 92 2nd of 10, North2nd of 18, USPHL EliteWon First Round, 2–0 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs-EliteWon Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Bay State Breakers-Elite2–0–1 in Round Robin(W, 5–0 vs. Hampton Roads Whalers; T, 4–4 vs. Jersey Hitmen; W, 5–0 vs. Florida Eels)Won Championship game, 3–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen-EliteElite Division Champions 2014–15 50 9 37 — 4 22 105 239 11th of 11,USPHL PremierDid not qualify 2015–16 44 11 30 — 3 25 123 187 11th of 12,USPHL PremierDid not qualify 2016–17 45 19 22 — 4 42 138 174 7th of 10,USPHL PremierWon Play-in Game, 4–0 vs. Okanagan EaglesWon Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Jersey HitmenLost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club 2017–18 44 25 18 — 1 51 149 144 7th of 9, North Div.20th of 44, PremierLost First Round, 1–2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club-Premier 2018–19 44 24 17 — 3 51 139 105 2nd of 7, North East Div.25th of 52, PremierFirst Round byeLost Nationals qualifiers, 0–2 vs. Syracuse Stars-Premier 2019–20 44 29 14 — 1 59 167 108 2nd of 6, North East Div.17th of 52, PremierFirst Round byeWon Nationals qualifiers, 2–0 vs. Connecticut Jr. Rangers-Premier0–1–0 USPHL-Premier Nationals round-robin Pool B(L, 1–5 vs. Vengeance; vs. ; vs. )Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 44 23 18 — 3 49 130 127 4th of 9, New England Div.31st of 62, PremierLost First Round series, 1–2 vs. Bridgewater Bandits 2021–22 44 25 17 — 2 52 135 125 5th of 9, New England Div.28th of 64, PremierLost First Round series, 1–2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins 2022–23 44 23 19 — 2 48 144 150 5th of 9, New England Div.36th of 69, PremierLost First Round series, 0–2 vs. Bridgewater Bandits 2023–24 44 21 21 — 2 44 149 156 5th of 7, New England Div.36th of 61, PremierLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Gatineau Universel 2024–25 44 32 8 2 0 68 205 110 2nd of 9, New England Div.11th of 71, PremierWon Div. Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Junior BruinsWon Div Semifinals 2-0 Northern CyclonesWon Div Finals 2-0 Islanders HCDivisional Round Robin 2-1(W Squatch 9-4)(L Fresno 2-4)(W Metro 6-0)2nd of 6 - Pool 1Lost National Semifinal 2-6 Vernal Oilers 2025–26 54 18 32 2 2 40 165 246 6 of 6, New England26th of 33, NCDCDid Not Qualify

USA Hockey Tier III National Championships Round robin play in pool with top 4 teams advancing to semifinal. Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Championship Game 2014 L, Northern Cyclones (EHL) 3-4W, Flint Jr. Generals (NA3HL) 6-0W, Bellingham Blazers (NPHL) 8-2 2-0-1 1st of 4Pool B (White)L, Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL-Premier) 6-0—

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External links USPHL Web Site