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**Bridgewater Bandits**
Bridgewater Bandits
City	Bridgewater, Massachusetts
League	United States Premier Hockey League
Founded	1996
Home arena	Bridgewater Ice Arena
Colors	Red, black, white;
Owner(s)	Scott Harlow
General manager	Scott Drevitch
Head coach	Scott Drevitch
Franchise history
1996–2011	Bridgewater Bandits
2011–2020	Boston Bandits
2020–present	Bridgewater 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.

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

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League
1997–98	37	21	15	1	—	43	167	125	4th of 8, EJHL
1998–99	37	10	23	4	—	24	113	170	7th of 8, EJHL
1999–00	40	11	27	2	—	24	151	205	9th of 11, EJHL
2000–01	no data								EJHL
2001–02	38	8	26	1	2	20	103	201	6th of 6, South 10th of 12, EJHL
2002–03	38	11	22	4	1	27	101	194	5th of 6, South 8th of 12, EJHL
2003–04	38	6	28	3	1	16	104	192	T-5th of 6, South T-9th of 12, EJHL
2004–05	48	10	34	3	1	24	113	201	7th of 7, South 12th of 13, EJHL
2005–06	45	22	18	3	2	49	150	147	3rd of 7, South 7th of 14, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2006–07	45	23	16	5	1	52	202	166	2nd of 7, South 5th of 14, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New England Junior Huskies
2007–08	45	24	15	2	4	54	179	143	2nd of 7, South 5th of 14, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2008–09	45	23	13	6	3	55	180	155	2nd of 7, South 5th of 14, EJHL	Won Quarterfinals, 1–0–1 vs. Syracuse Stars Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2009–10	45	16	24	2	3	37	154	200	6th of 7, South 11th of 14, EJHL	Did not qualify
2010–11	45	13	26	3	3	32	139	203	7th of 7, South 10th of 14, EJHL	Did not qualify
2011–12	45	23	20	0	2	48	161	157	4th of 7, South 7th of 14, EJHL	Lost First Round, 0–1–1 vs. New England Junior Huskies
2012–13	45	18	23	—	4	40	121	153	6th of 7, North 10th of 14, EJHL	Lost First Round vs. Bay State Breakers
Eastern Hockey League
2013–14	44	22	17	3	2	49	149	136	3rd 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
2014–15	44	18	20	—	6	42	118	138	3rd of 5, Boston Div 11th of 19, EHL	Lost Round 1, 1–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
2015–16	41	30	7	—	4	64	155	93	1st 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
2016–17	48	23	24	—	1	47	146	163	5th 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
2017–18	50	20	26	—	4	44	154	175	8th of 11, NCDC	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club
2018–19	50	26	18	—	6	58	153	149	7th of 12, NCDC	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2019–20	50	25	17	—	8	58	196	182	7th of 13, NCDC	Playoffs cancelled
2020–21	30	19	8	—	3	41	102	81	6th 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
2021–22	44	27	15	1	1	56	149	117	3rd of 9, New England 24th of 64, USPHL-Premier	Lost First Round, 2–1 vs. Islanders Hockey Club
2022–23	44	20	19	5	-	45	156	159	6th 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
2023–24	46	12	31	0	3	27	106	189	6th of 6, East Div 22nd of 23, EHL	Did Not Qualify