Bridgewater Bandits

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Bridgewater Bandits
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City Bridgewater, Massachusetts
League United States Premier 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, also called the Boston Bandits, are a 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.

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League
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
10th of 12, EJHL
2002–0338112241271011945th of 6, South
8th of 12, EJHL
2003–04386283116104192T-5th of 6, South
T-9th of 12, EJHL
2004–0548103431241132017th of 7, South
12th of 13, EJHL
2005–0645221832491501473rd of 7, South
7th of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2006–0745231651522021662nd of 7, South
5th of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New England Junior Huskies
2007–0845241524541791432nd of 7, South
5th of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2008–0945231363551801552nd of 7, South
5th of 14, EJHL		Won Quarterfinals, 1–0–1 vs. Syracuse Stars
Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2009–1045162423371542006th of 7, South
11th of 14, EJHL		Did not qualify
2010–1145132633321392037th of 7, South
10th of 14, EJHL		Did not qualify
2011–1245232002481611574th of 7, South
7th of 14, EJHL		Lost First Round, 0–1–1 vs. New England Junior Huskies
2012–13451823—4401211536th of 7, North
10th of 14, EJHL		Lost First Round vs. Bay State Breakers
Eastern Hockey League
2013–1444221732491491363rd of 5, North
6th of 17, EHL		Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. New York Apple Core
Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. New York Bobcats
Lost Semifinals, 1–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2014–15441820—6421181383rd of 5, Boston Div
11th of 19, EHL		Lost Round 1, 1–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
2015–1641307—464155931st of 9, North Conf.
2nd of 18, EHL-Premier		Won First Round, 2–0 vs. New England Wolves
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Walpole Express
2016–17482324—1471461635th of 6, Boston Div.
8th of 9, North Conf.
12 of 17, EHL-Premier		Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
United States Premier Hockey League
2017–18502026—4441541758th of 11, NCDCLost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club
2018–19502618—6581531497th of 12, NCDCLost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2019–20502517—8581961827th of 13, NCDCPlayoffs cancelled
2020–2130198—341102816th of 9, New England
37th of 62, USPHL-Premier		Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Springfield Pics
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club
2021–2244271511561491173rd of 9, New England
24th of 64, USPHL-Premier		Lost First Round, 2–1 vs. Islanders Hockey Club
2022–234420195-451561596th of 9, New England
38th of 69, USPHL-Premier		Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Springfield Pics
Lost Second Round, 1–2 vs. Northern Cyclones
Eastern Hockey League
2023–2446123103271061896th of 6, East Div
22nd of 23, EHL		Did Not Qualify

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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.


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