The Hartford Jr. Wolfpack were a junior ice hockey team that most recently played in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The team played their home games at the Champions Skating Center located in Cromwell, Connecticut. From 2003 to 2017, the Jr. Wolfpack were members of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and its predecessor, the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL), while sanctioned as a Tier III junior team by USA Hockey before it joined the unsanctioned USPHL. The team was removed from the USPHL schedule at the beginning of the 2019–20 season.
The organization also fielded a developmental team in the USPHL Elite Division as well as youth hockey select teams at the Midget U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels. The Elite team played in the former Tier III Junior B level Metropolitan Junior Hockey League until 2016.
From the 2010–11 to the 2012–13 season the Jr. Wolfpack changed their moniker from Hartford to Connecticut.
Season-by-season records Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular season finish PlayoffsAtlantic Junior Hockey League 2003–04 No information 1st of 6, AJHLLost Semifinal game, 2–3 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers 2004–05 41 9 27 0 5 23 112 193 4th of 4, North8th of 8, AJHLDid not qualify 2005–06 42 20 19 0 3 43 137 170 6th of 11, AJHLWon Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. Northern CyclonesLost Semifinal game, 4–7 vs. New York Bobcats 2006–07 44 17 24 0 3 37 135 182 5th of 6, North10th of 12, AJHL 2007–08 45 10 27 0 8 28 138 210 5th of 6, North10th of 11, AJHL 2008–09 42 27 10 0 5 59 143 98 2nd of 6, North3rd of 12, AJHL 2009–10 42 18 20 0 4 40 138 140 4th of 6, North7th of 12, AJHL 2010–11 44 25 14 0 5 55 175 136 4th of 6, North5th of 12, AJHL 2011–12 44 21 16 6 1 49 147 106 6th of 12, AJHL 2012–13 44 28 13 2 1 59 149 107 3rd of 12, AJHLWon Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. New York BobcatsLost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton KnightsEastern Hockey League 2013–14 44 20 16 4 4 48 125 121 3rd of 6, Central7th of 17, EHLWon Round 1, 2–0 vs. New Jersey RocketsLost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers 2014–15 44 24 17 — 3 51 167 133 4th of 5, Central8th of 19, EHLWon Round 1, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Junior FlyersLost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers 2015–16 41 26 10 — 5 57 159 146 3rd of 9, South Conf.5th of 18, EHL-PremierWon First Round, 2–1 vs. Philadelphia Junior FlyersLost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Connecticut Oilers 2016–17 48 17 29 — 2 36 125 162 2nd of 4, Central Div.6th of 8, South Conf.14th of 17, EHL-PremierLost First Round, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Junior FlyersUnited States Premier Hockey League 2017–18 44 10 33 — 1 21 117 221 8th of 9, Mid Atlantic Div.40th of 44, USPHL-PremierLost First Round, 1–2 vs. New Jersey Rockets-Premier 2018–19 44 11 31 — 2 24 108 198 7th of 7, North East Div.45th of 52, USPHL-PremierDid not qualify
Alumni The Jr. Wolfpack have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs, including: Rob Bellamy (drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2004 NHL entry draft) - Adirondack Phantoms (AHL) Kurt Reynolds - Basingstoke Bison (EIHL) Jordan Samuels-Thomas (drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 NHL entry draft) - Ontario Reign (AHL)
References
External links Hartford Jr. Wolfpack Webpage