Hartford Jr. Wolfpack

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Hartford Jr. Wolfpack
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City Cromwell, Connecticut
League USPHL-Premier
DivisionMid Atlantic
Founded2003
Home arenaChampions Skating Center
ColorsNavy blue, red, white, silver
    
Owner(s)Dan McCarthy
Bob Crawford
General managerMike Tenney
Head coachMike Tenney
Franchise history
2003–2010Hartford Jr. Wolfpack
2010–2013Connecticut Jr. Wolfpack
2013–2019Hartford Jr. Wolfpack

The Hartford Jr. Wolfpack were a junior ice hockey team that most recently played in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The team played their home games at the Champions Skating Center located in Cromwell, Connecticut. [1] [2] From 2003 to 2017, the Jr. Wolfpack were members of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and its predecessor, the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL), while sanctioned as a Tier III junior team by USA Hockey before it joined the unsanctioned USPHL. The team was removed from the USPHL schedule at the beginning of the 2019–20 season. [3]

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The organization also fielded a developmental team in the USPHL Elite Division as well as youth hockey select teams at the Midget U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels. [4] The Elite team played in the former Tier III Junior B level Metropolitan Junior Hockey League until 2016.

From the 2010–11 to the 2012–13 season the Jr. Wolfpack changed their moniker from Hartford to Connecticut.

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2003–04No information1st of 6, AJHL [5] Lost Semifinal game, 2–3 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers [6]
2004–054192705231121934th of 4, North
8th of 8, AJHL		Did not qualify
2005–0642201903431371706th of 11, AJHLWon Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. Northern Cyclones
Lost Semifinal game, 4–7 vs. New York Bobcats
2006–0744172403371351825th of 6, North
10th of 12, AJHL
2007–0845102708281382105th of 6, North
10th of 11, AJHL
2008–094227100559143982nd of 6, North
3rd of 12, AJHL
2009–1042182004401381404th of 6, North
7th of 12, AJHL
2010–1144251405551751364th of 6, North
5th of 12, AJHL
2011–1244211661491471066th of 12, AJHL
2012–1344281321591491073rd of 12, AJHLWon Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. New York Bobcats
Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Eastern Hockey League
2013–1444201644481251213rd of 6, Central
7th of 17, EHL		Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. New Jersey Rockets
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2014–15442417—3511671334th of 5, Central
8th of 19, EHL		Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2015–16412610—5571591463rd of 9, South Conf.
5th of 18, EHL-Premier		Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Connecticut Oilers
2016–17481729—2361251622nd of 4, Central Div.
6th of 8, South Conf.
14th of 17, EHL-Premier		Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers
United States Premier Hockey League
2017–18441033—1211172218th of 9, Mid Atlantic Div.
40th of 44, USPHL-Premier		Lost First Round, 1–2 vs. New Jersey Rockets-Premier
2018–19441131—2241081987th of 7, North East Div.
45th of 52, USPHL-Premier		Did not qualify

Alumni

The Jr. Wolfpack have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs, including: [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "USA Junior Hockey Magazine November 2009". juniorhockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  2. ↑ "About the Hartford Junior Wolf Pack". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OurSports Central. September 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "USA Junior Hockey Magazine December 2009". juniorhockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  5. ↑ "EHL History". EHL. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Washington Junior Nationals, Junior Hockey, Washington DC, Bowie, Maryland, hockey". www.jrnats.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Connecticut Jr Wolfpack". hartfordjrwolfpack.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-02.
  8. ↑ "Laconia Leafs powered by GOALLINE.ca". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
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