The Jersey Hitmen are a Tier III junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League's (USPHL), Premier Division. The organization also has junior teams in the USPHL's NCDC and Elite Divisions, as well as multiple youth teams from 10U to 18U. The teams play their home games at the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne, New Jersey.

History The Hitmen's Tier III club was founded in 2003 and joined the Eastern Junior Hockey League the same year. In 2013, US junior hockey experienced a significant realignment that saw several leagues merge and discontinue. As the deck chairs were shuffled, the then-New Jersey Hitmen joined with several former EJHL clubs to form the United States Premier Hockey League and continue under the umbrella of USA Hockey sanctioning. Four years later, when the league became a fully independent organization, the USPHL created a separate Tier II circuit called the National Collegiate Development Conference. New Jersey was one of several teams to found a new program and have it compete in the new league. Unfortunately, as a result of directing most of its attention to the new club, the Jersey Hitmen's Tier III franchise began to suffer and the team went through an extended slump and hasn't posted a winning record since 2019 (as of 2025).

Regular season records

Season GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA Finish PostseasonEastern Junior Hockey League 2003–04 Missing informationDid not qualify 2004–05 53 14 26 7 6 91 131 159 6th SouthernDid not qualify 2005–06 45 20 20 2 3 45 153 158 5th SouthernLost 1st Round 2006–07 45 16 24 4 1 37 127 164 7th SouthernDid not qualify 2007–08 45 30 7 7 1 68 176 126 1st SouthernWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (New England Junior Huskies)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings)Won Championship series, 2–0 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) 2008–09 45 35 7 4 0 72 236 98 1st SouthernWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (New England Junior Huskies)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Bridgewater Bandits)Won Championship series, 2–1 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) 2009–10 49 32 5 5 3 72 223 111 2nd SouthernWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Syracuse Stars)Lost Semifinal series, ? (South Shore Kings) 2010–11 45 27 14 — 4 58 277 82 1st Southern1st EJHLWon Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (New York Apple Core)Won Semifinals, 2–1 (Bay State Breakers)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) 2011–12 45 27 14 — 4 58 277 82 2nd Southern4th EJHLWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Valley Jr. Warriors)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Bruins)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) 2012–13 45 39 6 — 0 78 246 99 1st Southern1st EJHLWon Quarterfinal series, (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs)Won Semifinal series, (Bay State Breakers)Won Championship, (Islanders Hockey Club)United States Premier Hockey League 2013–14 48 36 11 — 1 73 209 106 2nd of 9, USPHL PremierWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bay State Breakers)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Boston Junior Bruins) 2014–15 50 44 4 — 2 90 272 117 1st of 11, USPHL PremierWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Bay State Breakers)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings)Lost Championship series, 0–2 (Boston Junior Bruins) 2015–16 44 34 9 — 1 69 206 123 2nd of 12, USPHL PremierWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Rochester Jr. Americans)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) 2016–17 45 32 9 — 4 68 200 102 2nd of 10, USPHL PremierWon Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Connecticut Jr. Rangers)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Bruins)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Islanders Hockey Club) 2017–18 44 25 16 — 3 53 160 142 3rd of 9, Mid-Atlantic Div.t-17th of 44, USPHL PremierWon Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Connecticut Nighthawks)Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (New York Aviators)Lost National Pool Black Round Robin, 6–0 (Motor City Hawks), 2–1 (Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings), 0–6 (Charlotte Rush) 2018–19 43 26 13 — 4 56 148 120 3rd of 6, Mid-Atlantic Div.19th of 54, USPHL PremierWon Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Jersey Shore Whalers)Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Skipjacks Hockey Club)Lost National Pool Z Round Robin, 2–1 (Minnesota Moose), 1–6 (Boston Bandits), 0–8 (Motor City Hockey Club) 2019–20 44 12 29 — 3 27 116 169 5th of 7, Mid-Atlantic Div.40th of 52, USPHL PremierLost Div. Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Skipjacks Hockey Club) 2020–21 44 15 25 — 4 34 155 212 4th of 10, Mid-Atlantic Div.42nd of 62, USPHL PremierLost Div. Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New York Aviators) 2021–22 44 17 24 — 3 37 121 192 5th of 7, Atlantic Eastt-47th of 64, USPHL PremierDid not qualify 2022–23 44 7 36 — 1 14 102 244 10th of 10, Mid-Atlantic t–64th of 70, USPHL PremierDid not qualify 2023–24 44 12 28 — 4 28 148 222 7th of 8, Atlantic t–45th of 61, USPHL PremierLost Div. Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights) 2024–25 44 15 26 — 3 33 131 199 9th of 11, Atlantic 54th of 73, USPHL PremierDid not qualify 2025–26 44 9 35 — - 18 89 227 9th of 10, Atlantic 68th of 77, USPHL PremierDid not qualify

References

External links Official site