Bridgewater Bandits

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Bridgewater Bandits
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City Bridgewater, Massachusetts
League Eastern Hockey League
Founded1996
Home arena Bridgewater Ice Arena
ColorsRed, black, white
   
Owner(s) Scott Harlow
General managerScott Drevitch [1]
Head coachScott Drevitch [1]
Franchise history
1996–2011Bridgewater Bandits
2011–2020Boston Bandits
2020–presentBridgewater Bandits

The Bridgewater Bandits, previously called the Boston Bandits, are a Tier II junior ice hockey organization from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in the United States, with teams playing in the United States Premier Hockey League. The organization plays home games at the Bridgewater Ice Arena.

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History

The Boston Bandits organization had a team in the Tier III Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) from 1996 until its dissolution in 2013. The Bandits would then join the Atlantic Junior Hockey League which would reorganize and become the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) for the 2013–14 season.

The Bandits organization also fields teams in the lower level USPHL Premier Division, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and various other levels. The Premier team originally played in the Empire Junior B Hockey League until 2013 and then the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MetJHL) from 2013 to 2015 at which point the EHL added the Elite Division and the former EHL teams were all promoted to the Premier Division. The MetJHL team then joined the EHL-Elite Division.

In 2017, the Bandits' organization left the EHL for the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). [2] The USPHL was planning to launch the Tier II level league, which became the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), for the 2017–18 season. However, the USPHL was denied the Tier II status by USA Hockey and the junior league went independent. [3] The top level Bandits team joined the NCDC and the developmental team joined the Premier Division. [4]

The Bandits sold their NCDC franchise to the Philadelphia Hockey Club for the 2020–21 season. [5] The organization was then sold to Scott Harlow in December 2019 [6] and the organization reverted to the Bridgewater Bandits identity beginning with the 2020–21 season.

In 2023, the Bandits rejoined the Eastern Hockey League, promoting both of their active franchises one level higher (USPHL Premier team joined the EHL (Tier II) level; USPHL Elite team joined EHL Premier (Tier III)). [7]

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League
Bridgewater Bandits
1997–983721151—431671254th of 8, EJHL
1998–993710234—241131707th of 8, EJHL
1999–004011272—241512059th of 11, EJHL
2000–01no dataEJHL
2001–023882612201032016th of 6, South Div.
10th of 12, EJHL
2002–0338112241271011945th of 6, South Div.
8th of 12, EJHL
2003–04386283116104192T-5th of 6, South Div.
T-9th of 12, EJHL
2004–0548103431241132017th of 7, South Div.
12th of 13, EJHL
2005–0645221832491501473rd of 7, South Div.
7th of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston Junior Bruins)
2006–0745231651522021662nd of 7, South Div.
5th of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (New England Junior Huskies)
2007–0845241524541791432nd of 7, South Div.
5th of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Boston Junior Bruins)
2008–0945231363551801552nd of 7, South Div.
5th of 14, EJHL		Won Quarterfinal series, 1–0–1 (Syracuse Stars)
Lost Semifinal series, 0–2 (Jersey Hitmen)
2009–1045162423371542006th of 7, South Div.
11th of 14, EJHL		Did not qualify
2010–1145132633321392037th of 7, South Div.
10th of 14, EJHL		Did not qualify
Boston Bandits
2011–1245232002481611574th of 7, South Div.
7th of 14, EJHL		Lost First Round series, 0–1–1 (New England Junior Huskies)
2012–13451823—4401211536th of 7, North Div.
10th of 14, EJHL		Lost First Round series, (Bay State Breakers)
Eastern Hockey League
2013–1444221732491491363rd of 5, North Div.
6th of 17, EHL		Won Round 1, 2–0 (New York Apple Core)
Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 (New York Bobcats)
Lost Semifinals, 1–2 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs)
2014–15441820—6421181383rd of 5, Boston Div.
11th of 19, EHL		Lost Round 1, 1–2 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights)
2015–1641307—464155931st of 9, North Conf.
2nd of 18, EHL Premier		Won First Round, 2–0 (New England Wolves)
Lost Second Round, 0–2 (Walpole Express)
2016–17482324—1471461635th of 6, Boston Div.
8th of 9, North Conf.
12 of 17, EHL Premier		Lost First Round, 0–2 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs)
USPHL Premier
2017–18 442615—3551511245th of 9, North Div.
t-15th of 44, USPHL Premier		Lost Div. Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (South Shore Kings)
2018–19 44337—470145882nd of 7, New England Div.
5th of 52, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (South Shore Kings)
Won Pool Z Round Robin, 6–1 (New Jersey Hitmen), 4–3 (Minnesota Moose), 7–1 (Motor City Hockey Club)
Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Hampton Roads Whalers)
2019–20 442415—5531511154th of 7, New England Div.
t-20th of 52, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Twin City Thunder)
Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Northern Cyclones)
Remainder of postseason cancelled
Bridgewater Bandits
2020–21 30198—341102816th of 9, New England Div.
37th of 62, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Springfield Pics)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Islanders Hockey Club)
2021–22 442715—2561491173rd of 9, New England Div.
24th of 64, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Islanders Hockey Club)
2022–23 442019—5451561596th of 9, New England Div.
38th of 69, USPHL Premier		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Springfield Pics)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–2 (Northern Cyclones)
Eastern Hockey League
2023–2446123103271061896th of 6, East Div.
22nd of 23, EHL		Did Not Qualify
2024–25 464334113922155th of 5, East Div.
16th of 16, EHL		Did Not Qualify

References

  1. 1 2 "2020-2021 Coaching Staff". Bridgewater Bandits. March 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "USPHL Announces New Tuition Free Hockey Division for 2017-18 Season". JuniorHockey.com. October 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "DAILY DISH: USA HOCKEY ANNUAL CONGRESS". JuniorHockey.com. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "National Collegiate Development Conference Officially Launches For 2017-18". JuniorHockey.com. December 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Philadelphia Hockey Club Buys NCDC Franchise, Will Join League In 2020-21". USPHL. November 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "New Ownership Announcement". BostonJuniorBandits.com. December 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bandits Rejoining EHL and EHLP". EHL. May 17, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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