New York Apple Core

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New York Apple Core
NYAppleCore logo.png
City Brewster, New York
League EHL
DivisionCentral
Founded1993
Home arenaBrewster Ice Arena
ColorsRed, white, green, golden yellow
    
Owner(s)Robert Santini
Steve Santini
General managerBob Santini
Head coachConall McNelis (2024)

The New York Apple Core are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Brewster, New York, playing in the Eastern Hockey League. The team plays home games at the Brewster Ice Arena. The Apple Core organization is based out of Long Beach, New York, on Long Island, however, their top level junior team has played in Brewster since the start of the 2011–12 season.

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The Apple Core organization also fields a Tier III team in the Eastern Hockey League-Premier Division, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.

History

The franchise was a full-time member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) from 1998 to 2013. The team was originally formed in 1993 in the Junior B Metro League. In 1997–98, they played a handful of games against the EJHL, and became a full-time member a year later. In 2003, the Apple Core won the Triple Crown EJHL Championship, finishing as regular season and post-season champions. In 2013, the various Tier III junior hockey leagues in the north east went through a re-organization, which included the Apple Core joining the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. The Atlantic Junior Hockey League then re-branded itself as the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) after the dissolution of the former EJHL.

Since joining the EJHL in 1998, the organization has also fielded multiple Tier III Junior B/C teams in the Empire Junior Hockey League, Eastern States Hockey League, and Metropolitan Junior Hockey League, and the United States Premier Hockey League - Empire Division. In 2016, their developmental team (formerly known as Tier III Junior B/C) moved from the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League to the EHL's Elite Division (and then called Premier Division since 2017) and continues to play home games in Long Beach, New York.

Season-by-season records

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
1996–97503875812851853rd Metro A
1997–98No information
Eastern Junior Hockey League
1998–99372584541921092nd of 8, EJHL
1999–003920154441551187th of 11, EJHL
2000–01No information3rd of 12, EJHLLost Quarterfinal game, 3–5 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors [1]
2001–023826100254186871st of 6, South
2nd of 12, EJHL
Won Quarterfinal game, 7–0 vs. Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters
Won Semifinal game, 4–2 vs. New England Jr. Coyotes [2]
Lost Championship game, 1–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs [3]
2002–03383160163159781st of 6, South
1st of 12, EJHL
Won Quarterfinals vs. Boston Harbor Wolves
Won Semifinal game, 7–2 vs.New England Jr. Coyotes
Won Championship game, 5–4 vs. Walpole Stars
League Champions [4]
2003–0438181712391401273rd of 6, South
6th of 12, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2004–0554242262561631473rd of 7, South
6th of 13, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors
2005–0645161964421251466th of 7, South
10th of 14, EJHL
did not qualify
2006–0745191772471621423rd of 7, South
6th of 14, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
2007–0845211932471731675th of 7, South
8th of 14, EJHL
Lost Play-in game vs. Bay State Breakers
2008–0945172710351592016th of 7, South
11th of 14, EJHL
did not qualify
2009–1045211833481721594th of 7, South
7th of 14, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2010–1145152271381621845th of 7, South
8th of 14, EJHL
Won First Round, 1–0–1 vs. New England Jr. Huskies
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2011–1245202302421431786th of 7, South
11th of 14, EJHL
Lost First Round, 0–1–1 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors
2012–134517235391401865th of 7, South
12th of 14, EJHL
Lost First Round, 1–1 vs. Rochester Stars [5]
Eastern Hockey League
2013–1444202112431411555th of 6, Central
11th of 17, EHL
Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Boston Bandits
2014–154419223411351645th of 5, Central
12th of 19, EHL
Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Northern Cyclones
2015–1641631416711879th of 9, South Conf.
18th of 18, EHL-Premier
did not qualify
2016–174814304321292143rd of 4, Central Div.
7th of 8, South Conf.
15th of 17, EHL-Premier
Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut Oilers
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2017–185023189551601572nd of 4, Central Div.
4th of 8, South Conf.
8th of 16, EHL
Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Revolution
2018–194517244381501723rd of 3, North Div.
6th of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf.
14th of 18, EHL
Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
2019–204613285311322037th of 8, Atlantic Cnf.
16th of 19, EHL
did not qualify
2020–213712223271281746th of 6, South Div.
16th of 17, EHL
Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Protec Jr. Ducks
2021–224612304281482244th of 4, Central.
17th of 17, EHL
Lost Div. Semifinal, 1–2 Worcester Jr Railers
2022–234614292131981675th of 5, Central.
19th of 19, EHL
Lost Play In Game, 0-1 Connecticut RoughRiders
2023–2446340001592011162nd of 6, Central.
4th of 23, EHL
WonDiv Semifinal, 2-0 , 0-0 Providence HC
Lost Div Finals, 1-2 Worcester Jr Railers

Alumni

Apple Core has produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I and Division III, and ACHA college programs, and professional hockey, including:

In 2005, the Apple Core became the first junior team to be represented by all four competing schools in the Beanpot hockey tournament. Representing the Apple Core were Kevin Schaeffer and Jekabs Redlihs of Boston University, Mike Brennan of Boston College, Jon Pelle and Bill Keenan of Harvard University, and Louie Liotti and Steve Birnstill of Northeastern University.

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References

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  2. "EJHL Semifinals 3/10/02".
  3. "EJHL Championship Game, 3/11/02".
  4. "| Amateur Hockey News | March 28, 2003".
  5. "New York Apple Core EJHL Tier II". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-25.