2003-04 EmpJHL Season

This is the 2003-04 Empire Junior B Hockey League season.

Membership Changes

 * The league added the Brewster Bulldogs and the Simsbury, Connecticut based Connecticut Lazers
 * The Binghamton Tornadoes were renamed the Binghamton Jr. Senators when they became affiliated with the AHL team
 * The Hershey-Metro Falcons were renamed the Hershey Jr. Bears when they became affliated with the AHL team
 * The Johnstown Jr. Chiefs folded
 * The Mass Maple Leafs left the league for the Continental Hockey Association

Standings
Western Division Team                       GP  W  L T  GF  GA  PIM  P   Wheatfield Blades           38 31  6 1 255 102  912 63 Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins    38 30  6 2 204 107  774 62 Syracuse Stars             38 28  9 1 202 123 1116 57 Binghamton Jr. Senators    38 23 13 2 164 138  777 48 Rochester Jr. Americans    38 10 25 3 104 149  727 23 Elmira Jackals             38  2 33 3  87 250 1001  7 Eastern Division Team                       GP  W  L T  GF  GA  PIM  P   Apple Core Mnr Jr Sel       38 21 12 5 149 116  652 47 Brewster Bulldogs          38 15 19 4 151 166  708 34 Connecticut Lazers         38 15 19 4 120 141  856 34 Capital District Mnr Jr Sel 38 14 20 4 135 160 694 32 Hershey Jr. Bears          38 11 21 6 116 185  680 28 Bucks-Mont Bandits         38 10 27 1  95 147 1040 21

Quarterfinals

 * Wheatfield defeated Capital District 2 games to none (7-4, 7-3)
 * Connecticut defeated Pittsburgh 2 games to none (5-2, 3-2)
 * Syracuse defeated Brewster 2 games to 1 (7-2, 2-4, 1-0)
 * Binghamton defeated Apple Core 1 game to none, 1 tie (3-3, 5-1)

Semifinals

 * Wheatfield defeated Binghamton 2 games to none (9-1, 5-4)
 * Syracuse defeated Binghamton 2 games to none (8-2, 7-4)

Final
Wheatfield qualified for the nationals.
 * Wheatfield defeated Syracuse 2 games to none (4-2, 4-1)

Syracuse played an International Junior Hockey League team for a wild card berth at Nationals (result unknown)