The Islanders Hockey Club are an American Tier III junior ice hockey organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. They field teams in the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier Division.
History New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club
The New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club is a non-profit 501-3 organization which chartered in 1993 as the Tyngsboro Huskies as a charter member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL). The New England Junior Huskies trace their roots to 1981 and Fitchburg's "Wallace Wallopers" of the now-defunct New England Junior Hockey League (NEJHL). The team was renamed the Tyngsboro Huskies in 1993when it joined the EJHL and renamed again in 2000 to the Lowell Junior Lock Monsters, before becoming the New England Junior Huskies in 2004.
The stated purpose of the program is to provide a vehicle for athletes to develop as hockey players and to use these gifts to further their educational careers. Players are prepared for the long-term future as productive citizens while being constantly reminded to give the game of hockey its due respect for lessons learned. All Junior Huskies players are required to be in school and/or work, and are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) tutorial classes that are provided by the organization.
Islanders Hockey Club In September 2010, the New England Huskies and the Middlesex Islanders announced that their programs would be merging creating one of the premier developmental and competitive hockey programs in New England. In 2012, the program announced that they were becoming the Islanders Hockey Club.
The next major change for the Islanders was in the fall of 2012 when they announced that they would be one of the founding members of the new United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL).
Junior A team Before the 2011–12 season USA Hockey had split Tier III junior hockey into Junior A and B divisions. Their former Junior A team now competes in the National Collegiate Development Conference of the USPHL. Prior to the 2013–14 season, the Islanders Junior A team were members of the Northern Division of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL). The team then joined the Premier Division in the new USPHL until the USPHL started the Tier II NCDC League in 2017.
Team members and regular season The Islanders typically hold tryouts in late April. The team is usually composed of 12 to 13 forwards, six to seven defensemen, and two goalies on the active roster. All players are between the ages of 16 and 20. The season starts the day after Labor Day and playoffs finish during the third week of March each year and practices 3 to 4 times per week.
The schedule includes regular season games plus three rounds of playoffs.
Season-by-season records Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular season finish PlayoffsTyngsboro Huskies 1993–97 No statistics availableEJHL 1997–98 37 11 26 0 — 22 97 196 6th of 8, EJHL 1998–99 37 16 17 4 — 36 148 178 5th of 8, EJHL 1999–2000 40 19 16 5 — 43 151 151 8th of 11, EJHLLowell Jr. Lock Monsters 2000–01 No statistics available8th, EJHLLost Quarterfinal, 2–6 (Walpole Stars) 2001–02 38 11 23 3 1 26 95 152 4th of 6, EJHL NorthLost Quarterfinal, 0–7 (New York Apple Core) 2002–03 38 12 20 5 1 30 94 133 3rd of 6, EJHL NorthLost Quarterfinals, ? (Walpole Stars) 2003–04 38 19 16 2 1 41 118 116 3rd of 6, EJHL NorthLost Quarterfinals, ? (New England Jr. Coyotes)New England Jr. Huskies 2004–05 49 20 20 5 4 49 136 157 5th of 6, EJHL NorthLost Play-in, 3–5 (Capital District Selects) 2005–06 45 18 22 4 1 41 154 157 5th of 7, EJHL NorthDid not qualify 2006–07 45 26 13 5 1 58 192 136 3rd of 7, EJHL NorthWon Quarterfinal, 2–0 (Bridgewater Bandits)Lost Semifinal series, 1–1 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) 2007–08 45 13 26 3 3 32 150 188 5th of 7, EJHL NorthWon Play-in, 7–5 (Valley Jr. Warriors)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New Jersey Hitmen) 2008–09 45 19 22 4 0 42 141 153 4th of 7, EJHL NorthLost Quarterfinal series, 0–1–1 (New Jersey Hitmen) 2009–10 45 6 32 5 2 19 107 222 7th of 7, North14th of 14, EJHLDid not qualify 2010–11 45 13 27 4 1 31 111 177 4th of 7, North11th of 14, EJHLLost First Round series, 0–1–1 (New York Apple Core) 2011–12 45 20 22 — 3 43 139 161 5th of 7, North9th of 14, EJHLWon First Round series, 1–0–1 (Boston Bandits)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston Junior Bruins)Islanders Hockey Club 2012–13 45 31 11 — 3 65 183 118 2nd of 7, North3rd of 14, EJHLWon Quarterfinal series, ? (Valley Jr. Warriors)Won Semifinal series, ? (Rochester Stars)Lost Championship, ? (New Jersey Hitmen) 2013–14 48 23 21 — 4 50 159 157 5th of 9, USPHL PremierWon Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (New Jersey Hitmen) 2014–15 50 27 19 — 4 58 183 164 4th of 11, USPHL PremierWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (P.A.L. Jr. Islanders)Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) 2015–16 44 36 8 — 0 72 184 105 1st of 12, USPHL PremierWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Rochester Jr. Americans)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore KingsLost Championship, 0–2 (New Jersey Hitmen) 2016–17 45 38 6 — 1 77 209 100 1st of 10, USPHL PremierWon Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (P.A.L. Jr. Islanders)Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (Springfield Pics)Won Championship series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Bruins) 2017–18 44 29 9 — 6 64 179 113 2nd of 9, North Div.7th of 44, USPHL PremierWon Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Springfield Pics)Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings)Won Black Pool B Round-Robin, 4–3 (Motor City Hawks), 4–3 (Florida Eels), 2–0 (Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings)Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Hampton Roads Whalers) 2018–19 44 25 14 — 5 55 128 108 5th of 7, New England Div.20th of 52, USPHL PremierLost Div. Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs) 2019–20 44 36 5 — 3 75 209 89 1st of 7, New England Div.2nd of 52, USPHL PremierWon Div. Semifinal series, 2–1 (Boston Junior Bruins)Remainder of postseason cancelled 2020–21 43 37 6 — 0 74 229 81 1st of 9, New England Div.5th of 62, USPHL PremierWon Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings)Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Bridgewater Bandits)Lost Pool C Round-Robin, 1–1 (Charlotte Rush), 4–2 (Utah Outliers), 4–2 (Chicago Cougars) 2021–22 44 21 19 — 4 46 116 119 6th of 9, New England Div.35th of 64, USPHL PremierWon Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Bridgewater Bandits)Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Bruins)Lost Pool A Round-Robin, 4–7 (Metro Jets), 4–8 (Florida Jr. Blades), 2–3 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights) 2022–23 44 32 8 — 4 68 190 90 2nd of 9, New England Div.t-16th of 70, USPHL PremierWon Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Boston Advantage)Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Bruins)Won Seeding Round, 1–3 (Toledo Cherokee), 2–3 (OT) (Florida Eels)Lost Eightfinal, 1–2 (Toledo Cherokee) 2023–24 44 22 15 — 7 51 144 141 3rd of 7, New Englandt-29th of 61, USPHL PremierWon Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings)Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Collège Universel Gatineau)Seeding Round, 1–7 (Metro Jets), 3–4 (OT) (Connecticut Jr. Rangers)Won Eightfinal, 8–5 (Nashville Spartans)Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (Metro Jets)Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Florida Eels)Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Connecticut Jr. Rangers) 2024–25 44 37 4 — 3 77 220 88 1st of 9, New England Div.3rd of 73, USPHL PremierWon Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Boston Junior Rangers)Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–1 (South Shore Kings)Lost Div. Championship series, 0–2 (Springfield Pics)
Affiliates The Islanders also field teams in the USPHL NCDC (Tier II) and Elite Divisions (equivalent to the former Tier III Junior B designation). The organization also supports several levels of youth hockey.
Notes and references
External links United States Premier Hockey League Website Islanders webpage Elite Prospects