Hartford Jr. Wolfpack

Hartford Jr. Wolfpack
CityCromwell, Connecticut
LeagueUSPHL-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]

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

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2003–04 No information 1st of 6, AJHL[5] Lost Semifinal game, 2–3 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers[6]
2004–05 41 9 27 0 5 23 112 193 4th of 4, North
8th of 8, AJHL		 Did not qualify
2005–06 42 20 19 0 3 43 137 170 6th of 11, AJHL Won Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. Northern Cyclones
Lost Semifinal game, 4–7 vs. New York Bobcats
2006–07 44 17 24 0 3 37 135 182 5th of 6, North
10th of 12, AJHL
2007–08 45 10 27 0 8 28 138 210 5th of 6, North
10th of 11, AJHL
2008–09 42 27 10 0 5 59 143 98 2nd of 6, North
3rd of 12, AJHL
2009–10 42 18 20 0 4 40 138 140 4th of 6, North
7th of 12, AJHL
2010–11 44 25 14 0 5 55 175 136 4th of 6, North
5th of 12, AJHL
2011–12 44 21 16 6 1 49 147 106 6th of 12, AJHL
2012–13 44 28 13 2 1 59 149 107 3rd of 12, AJHL Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. New York Bobcats
Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Eastern Hockey League
2013–14 44 20 16 4 4 48 125 121 3rd of 6, Central
7th of 17, EHL		 Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. New Jersey Rockets
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2014–15 44 24 17 — 3 51 167 133 4th of 5, Central
8th of 19, EHL		 Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2015–16 41 26 10 — 5 57 159 146 3rd 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
2016–17 48 17 29 — 2 36 125 162 2nd 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
2017–18 44 10 33 — 1 21 117 221 8th of 9, Mid Atlantic Div.
40th of 44, USPHL-Premier		 Lost First Round, 1–2 vs. New Jersey Rockets-Premier
2018–19 44 11 31 — 2 24 108 198 7th 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]

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.