This is the 2015-16 Eastern Hockey League season. This is the league's third season under this name and the 13th season overall dating back to 2003-04 as the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. The league created an Elite Division for the 2015-16 which was made up of 8 teams that were mostly pulled out of the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. The Elite Division will be run as a seperate league.
The elite league will be renamed the EHL 19U Elite Division for the 2016-17 season along with the league setup will change to an under 19 league and add an additional 8 teams as well.
Membership Changes[]
- The league added the Simsbury, Connecticut base Connecticut Nighthawks from the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.
- The league lost the New Jersey Junior Titans when the organization withdrew when they acquired the rights to a North American Hockey League from the Soo Eagles organization who withdrew to rejoin the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Current Teams
Standings[]
Premier[]
| Northern Conference | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OL | SL | GF | GA | PIM | P |
| Boston Bandits | 41 | 3 | 7 | - | 4 | - | 155 | 93 | - | 64 |
| New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | 41 | 28 | 7 | - | 6 | - | 179 | 109 | - | 62 |
| Northern Cyclones | 41 | 25 | 15 | - | 1 | - | 163 | 113 | - | 51 |
| Walpole Express | 41 | 20 | 13 | - | 8 | - | 116 | 107 | - | 48 |
| Boston Jr Rangers | 41 | 18 | 19 | - | 4 | - | 124 | 124 | - | 40 |
| Valley Jr. Warriors | 41 | 18 | 21 | - | 2 | - | 109 | 133 | - | 38 |
| Vermont Lumberjacks | 41 | 17 | 22 | - | 2 | - | 113 | 130 | - | 36 |
| New England Wolves | 41 | 11 | 29 | - | 1 | - | 95 | 216 | - | 23 |
| East Coast Wizards | 41 | 8 | 32 | - | 1 | - | 84 | 164 | - | 17 |
| Southern Conference | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OL | SL | GF | GA | PIM | P |
| Philadelphia Little Flyers | 41 | 33 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 197 | 83 | - | 66 |
| Connecticut Oilers | 41 | 28 | 11 | - | 2 | - | 159 | 130 | - | 58 |
| Hartford Jr. Wolfpack | 41 | 26 | 10 | - | 5 | - | 159 | 146 | - | 57 |
| Philadelphia Revolution | 41 | 26 | 12 | - | 3 | - | 138 | 102 | - | 55 |
| New York Bobcats | 41 | 25 | 12 | - | 4 | - | 173 | 121 | - | 54 |
| Philadelphia Junior Flyers | 41 | 19 | 15 | - | 7 | - | 134 | 129 | - | 45 |
| New Jersey Rockets | 41 | 20 | 18 | - | 3 | - | 163 | 162 | - | 43 |
| Connecticut Nighthawks | 41 | 11 | 28 | - | 2 | - | 91 | 174 | - | 24 |
| New York Apple Core | 41 | 6 | 31 | - | 4 | - | 71 | 187 | - | 16 |
Elite[]
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OL | SL | GF | GA | PIM | P |
| New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | 42 | 34 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 220 | 118 | - | 68 |
| Boston Jr Rangers | 42 | 32 | 7 | - | 3 | - | 216 | 105 | - | 67 |
| Walpole Express | 42 | 29 | 12 | - | 1 | - | 171 | 127 | - | 59 |
| Boston Bandits | 42 | 25 | 10 | - | 7 | - | 168 | 119 | - | 57 |
| Vermont Lumberjacks | 42 | 18 | 22 | - | 2 | - | 142 | 176 | - | 38 |
| New England Wolves | 42 | 12 | 26 | - | 4 | - | 143 | 217 | - | 28 |
| Valley Jr. Warriors | 42 | 10 | 29 | - | 3 | - | 122 | 218 | - | 23 |
| Northern Cyclones | 42 | 8 | 30 | - | 4 | - | 122 | 224 | - | 20 |
Premier Playoffs[]
Premier Playoff Format[]
- The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 in best-of-three series.
- Teams are reseeded for the second round with highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed and the second highest remaining seed playing the third highest remaining seed in best-of-three series.
- The league semifinal round will feature a cross over with the higher remaining seed playing the lower remaining seed from the other division in a best-of-three series.
- The semifinal winners will meet in a best-of-five series for the league championship.
Northern Conference Quarterfinals[]
- Boston Bandits defeated New Engalnd Wolves 2 games to none (2-1, 6-1)
- New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs defeated Vermont Lumberjacks 2 games to none (6-3, 4-0)
- Northern Cyclones defeated Valley Jr. Warriors 2 games to 1 (6-3, 4-5, 3-1)
- Walpole Express defeated Boston Jr Rangers 2 games to none (2-1 (2ot), 4-1)
Southern Conference Quarterfinals[]
- Philadelphia Little Flyers defeated Connecticut Nighthawks 2 games to none (3-0, 5-2)
- Connecticut Oilers defeated New Jersey Rockets 2 games to none (7-5, 3-2(ot))
- Hartford Jr Wolfpack defeated Philadelphia Jr Flyers 2 games to 1 (2-4, 5-2, 3-2)
- Philadelphia Revolution defeated New York Bobcats 2 games to none (5-3, 6-4)
Northern Conference Semifinals[]
- Walpole Express defeated Boston Bandits 2 games to none (2-1, 2-1 (ot)
- New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs defeated Northern Cyclones 2 games to 1 (6-3, 3-4 (ot), 2-1 (ot))
Southern Conference Semifinals[]
- Philadelphia Little Flyers defeated Philadelphia Revolution 2 games to none (5-4 (ot), 3-1)
- Connecticut Oilers defeated Hartford Jr Wolfpack 2 games to none (5-4, 5-3)
League Semifinals[]
- New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs defeated Connecticut Oilers 2 games to none (6-2, 5-1)
- Philadelphia Little Flyers defeated Walpole Express 2 games to none (2-1, 4-0)
League Final[]
- New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs defeated Philadelphia Little Flyers 3 games to none (4-1, 1-0 (ot), 3-2 (ot))
2016 EHL Premier champs New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
Elite Playoffs[]
Elite Format[]
- The league will setup two pools of four teams to play a round robin series from February 26-28 2015. Pools will feature the 1, 4,5, and 8 seeds in one group and the 2,3,6, and 7 seed in the other group.
- The championship series will be held the weekend of March 4-6.
Round Robin Results[]
- New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs defeated Northern Cyclones 7-0
- Boston Jr. Rangers defeated Valley Jr. Warriors 9-3
- Walpole Express defeated New England Wolves 7-5
- Vermont Lumberjacks defeated Boston Bandits 2-1 (ot)
- Boston Bandits defeated New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 2-1(ot)
- Boston Jr. Rangers defeated Walpole Express 7-2
- Northern Cyclones defeated Vermont Lumberjacks 3-2
- Valley Jr. Warriors defeated New England Wolves 10-5
- Boston Jr. Rangers defeated New England Wolves 7-2
- New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs defeated Vermont Lumberjacks 4-1
- Walpole Express defeated Valley Jr Warriors 3-1
- Boston Bandits defeated Northern Cyclones 7-1
Round Robin Standings[]
| Elite Division Playoffs Pool A | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OL | SL | GF | GA | PIM | P |
| Boston Bandits | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 5 |
| New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 12 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Northern Cyclones | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 8 | - | 2 |
| Vermont Lumberjacks | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 16 | - | 2 |
| Elite Division Playoffs Pool B | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OL | SL | GF | GA | PIM | P |
| Boston Jr Rangers | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 23 | 7 | - | 6 |
| Walpole Express | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 12 | 13 | - | 4 |
| New England Wolves | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 14 | 17 | - | 2 |
| Valley Jr. Warriors | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 12 | 24 | - | 0 |
Final[]
- Boston Jr. Rangers defeated Boston Bandits 2 games to none (4-1, 5-1)
2016 EHL Elite champions Boston Jr. Rangers