The New England Wolves are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC). The team plays their home games at the Merrill Fay Arena, located in Laconia, New Hampshire.
The organization also fields a developmental Tier III team (former Tier III Junior B) in the EHL Premier Division and many youth programs.
History The Laconia Leafs played in Laconia, New Hampshire in the Tier III Junior A Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) from 2005 to 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues underwent a reorganization. In August 2013, they announced their re-branding to New Hampshire Lakers as part of the also re-branded AJHL in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). However, they did not field a team for 2013–14 season. The franchise was re-located to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire and became the New England Wolves in the 2014–15 season of the EHL. In 2015, the EHL added a lower division and the current teams were all placed in the EHL-Premier Division. In 2016, the EHL-Premier Wolves returned to Laconia, joining their EHL-19U Elite Division team at Merrill Fay Arena. In 2017, the league re-branded, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.
Prior to and during their membership in the AJHL, the Leafs had fielded a Tier III Junior B team in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. In 2015, EHL created an Elite Division and many of the EHL organizations moved their developmental Tier III teams from the MetJHL to the new EHL-Elite including the Wolves.
During the 2025-26 season the Wolves announced their intention to move to the USPHL NCDC for the 2026-27 season. The EHL suspended the Wolves in December for the balance of their schedule. The USPHL started them for the remaining portion of the year.
Season-by-season records Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular season finish PlayoffsAtlantic Junior Hockey League 2005–06 42 3 36 0 3 9 85 221 11th of 11, AJHLDid not qualify 2006–07 44 5 37 0 2 12 117 313 6th of 6, North12th of 12, AJHLDid not qualify 2007–08 45 5 36 0 4 14 148 319 6th of 6, North11th of 11, AJHLDid not qualify 2008–09 42 5 36 0 1 11 66 204 6th of 6, North12th of 12, AJHLDid not qualify 2009–10 42 3 39 0 0 6 90 270 6th of 6, North12th of 12, AJHLDid not qualify 2010–11 44 10 34 0 0 20 110 238 6th of 6, North10th of 12, AJHLDid not qualify 2011–12 44 3 35 5 1 12 68 199 11th of 12, AJHLDid not qualify 2012–13 44 10 26 8 0 28 102 182 11th of 12, AJHLDid not qualifyEastern Hockey League 2013–14 Dormant 2014–15 44 13 29 — 2 28 92 169 4th of 4, North17th of 19, EHLDid not qualify 2015–16 41 11 29 — 1 23 95 216 8th of 9, North Conf.16th of 18, EHL-PremierLost First Round, 0–2 vs. Boston Bandits 2016–17 48 8 36 — 4 20 98 196 4th of 4, New England Div.9th of 9, North Conf.17th of 17, EHL-PremierDid not qualify 2017–18 50 17 31 — 2 36 146 234 3rd of 4, New England Div.6th of 8, North Conf.11th of 16, EHLLost First Round, 0–2 vs. Walpole Express 2018–19 44 17 26 — 1 35 162 202 5th of 5, North Div.9th of 10, New England Conf.15th of 18, EHLDid not qualify 2019–20 46 25 16 — 5 55 170 161 6th of 11, New England Conf.9th of 19, EHLLost Play-in Game, 1–2 vs. East Coast Wizards 2020–21 36 20 13 — 3 43 139 140 2nd of 4, North Div.5th of 17, EHLLost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Vermont Lumberjacks 2021–22 46 23 19 — 50 43 138 168 2nd of 4, North Div.9th of 17, EHLWon Div. Semifinals, 2-1 Vermont LumberjacksLost Div. Finals 0-2 New Hampshire AvalancheWon Wild Card Gm 2-1ot Boston Jr. RangersFrozen Four 2-0 Pool A Round Robin(2-1 to New Hampshire Avalanche) & (2-0 Walpole Express)Lost Semifinal Gm 1-3 New Jersey 87's 2022–23 46 26 17 - 3 55 163 157 3rd of 4, North Div.8th of 19, EHLLost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 Seacoast Spartans 2023–24 46 21 19 4 2 48 145 151 3rd of 5, North Div.13th of 23, EHLLost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 Seacoast Spartans 2024–25 46 34 11 1 0 69 183 122 2nd of 5, North Div.3rd of 21, EHLLost Div. Semifinals, 1-2 Vermont Lumberjacks 2025–26 22 15 6 1 0 31 97 55 3rd of 4, North Div.13th of 17, EHLNo playoffs suspended by EHLUSPHL - NCDC 2025–26 25 16 9 0 0 32 96 75 7th of 7, New England North32nd of 33, NCDCNo playoffs
Alumni The Leafs/Wolves have produced several players that have moved on to higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs.
References
External links Home Page EHL Website