The 2019–20 EHL season was the 7th season of the Eastern Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2019 to March 2020 with a 46-game schedule for all teams. The Boston Junior Rangers won the regular season championship. On March 13, 2020, the EHL suspended play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remainder of the postseason was later cancelled.
Member changes On April 17, 2019, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights were one of six new programs invited to join the NA3HL. However, before the start of the season, the franchise folded.
Over the summer, the Seacoast Spartans were approved as an expansion franchise for this season.
Around the same time, the Worcester Jr. Railers were also added as an expansion franchise.
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings New England Conference Team xyz – Boston Junior Rangers 46395280208104 x – New Hampshire Avalanche 4633947018587 x – Vermont Lumberjacks 463411169209131 x – Seahawks Hockey Club 463115062158101 x – Walpole Express 462813561147110 x – New England Wolves 462516555170161 x – East Coast Wizards 462317652164132 x – Seacoast Spartans 461728135123160 Connecticut Chiefs 461428432112182 Valley Jr. Warriors 461331228123186 Worcester Jr. Railers 46736317111240
Mid-Atlantic Conference Team xy – New Jersey 87's 46368274234104 x – Philadelphia Revolution 463012464192117 x – Connecticut RoughRiders 462814460191165 x – Team Maryland 462319450182161 x – Philadelphia Little Flyers 462320349161159 x – Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 461926139112126 New York Apple Core 461328531132203 North Carolina Golden Bears 461450247332
EHL playoffs Note: The top two seeds in both conferences received byes into the conference semifinal rounds. The third and fourth seeds received byes to the conference quarterfinal rounds.Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was paused on March 13. A short time after, the remainder of the postseason was cancelled.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
EHL reference
External links Official website of the Eastern Hockey League