2020-21 EHLP season



This is the 2020-21 Eastern Hockey League Premier Season. This is the Eastern Hockey League's lower level league. It is the league's 6th season as a feeder league for the higher EHL's league. It was known as the Elite Division for 2015-16 and the 19U Elite Division for 2016-17. The league is an U-19 level league and not a true junior league.

Membership Changes

 * The Philadelphia Junior Flyers organization is sold and relocated to Somerset, New Jersey where they are renamed the Protec Jr. Ducks. They will have a team just in the top level league thus dropping out of the Premier League.


 * New York Bridgemen withdrew from the league.


 * The Keene Eclipse are added as a new franchise and will have teams in both of the EHL leagues. The team relocated to the Biddeford Arena in Biddeford, Maine before starting play for the season and were renamed the Maine Eclipse. The team would withdraw from the league after playing on November 6th


 * The New York Apple Core and Philadelphia Revolution are both no longer in the league. Both organizations will continue to run hockey programs at the youth level.


 * The Vermont Lumberjacks were forced to temporarily relocate to the Waterville Valley Ice Arena in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. The were temporarily renamed the Lumberjacks Hockey Club due to the relocation.


 * The Connecticut Chiefs were forced to temporarily relocate to the Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield, Massachusetts and were temporarily renamed the Western Mass Chiefs.

Play-In Round

 * Valley Jr. Warriors defeated Western Mass Chiefs 3-2

Division Semifinals

 * Lumberjacks Hockey Club defeated New England Wolves 2 games to none
 * Boston Jr. Rangers defeated Valley Jr. Warriors 2 games to none
 * Worcester Jr. Railers defeated Walpole Express 2 games to 1
 * New Jersey Renegades defeated Philadelphia Little Flyers 2 games to 1

Division Finals

 * Lumberjacks Hockey Club defeated New Hampshire Avalanche 2 games to 1
 * New Jersey 87's defeated New Jersey Renegades 2 games to none
 * Worcester Jr. Railers defeated Boston Jr. Rangers 2 games to 1

Frozen Finals Round Robin
Held at Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
 * New Jersey 87's defeated Lumberjacks Hockey Club 3-0
 * Worcester Jr. Railers defeated Lumberjacks Hockey Club 6-2
 * Final Round Robin game cancelled as Vermont was eliminated

Championship Game

 * New Jersey 87's defeated Worcester Jr. Railers 5-2