The 2013–14 EHL season was the inaugural season of the Eastern Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2013 to March 2014 with a 44-game schedule for each team. The New Hampshire Junior Monarchs won the regular season championship and went on to be defeated by the Northern Cyclones 3 games to 2 for the league championship.
League Foundation In 2013, the Atlantic Junior Hockey League was affected by a sizable shift in junior hockey that saw the formation or dissolution of several leagues. Six former members of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (the Boston Bandits, Connecticut Oilers, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs, New York Apple Core, Philadelphia Revolution, and Valley Jr. Warriors) joined the league witch then rebranded as the Eastern Hockey League, taking the same name as two former minor leagues.
Member changes The Laconia Leafs rebranded as the New Hampshire Leafs during the summer. However, before the start of the season, the team withdrew from the league. They would return the following season as the New England Wolves.
The Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack rebranded as the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack.
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:
Note: y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings East Division Team y – Connecticut Oilers 4426133257170121 New York Bobcats 4423155152146132 Hartford Jr. Wolfpack 4420164448125121 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 4419168147121111 New York Apple Core 4420211243141155 Walpole Express 4413227235110150
North Division Team yz – New Hampshire Junior Monarchs 44358107118289 Northern Cyclones 4432102066179106 Boston Bandits 4422173249149136 Boston Junior Rangers 4418212341120149 Valley Jr. Warriors 4416203540121146
South Division Team y – Philadelphia Little Flyers 442811236116993 New Jersey Rockets 4421202145132162 Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 4419187045113107 Philadelphia Revolution 4419232040124158 New Jersey Titans 4410283326115168 Washington Junior Nationals 44537111280193
EHL playoffs Note: The division winners were seeded 1-3 while the remaining teams were sorted based upon their regular season record.Teams are reseeded after the First Round with no respect to division champions.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The Northern Cyclones advanced to the USA Hockey National Junior Tier III Championship. The New Hampshire Junior Monarchs played the runners-up of the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League for an at-large bid. New Hampshire won and also participated.
References
EHL reference
External links Official website of the Eastern Hockey League