Boston Jr. Bruins

Boston Junior Bruins
City:	Marlborough, MA
League:	United States Premier Hockey League
Division:	Premier
Founded:	1991
Home Arena:	New England Sports Center
Colors:	Yellow, Black and White
Owner(s):	Bay State Hockey Foundation
General Manager:	Peter Masters
Head Coach:	Peter Masters (EJHL), Chris Masters (EmJHL)

The Boston Junior Bruins are an American junior ice hockey organization playing in Marlborough, MA. They field three Junior and a number of Youth teams. The teams are affiliated with the United States Premier Hockey League; they play in the USPHL Premier Division, USPHL Elite Division, United States Premier 3 Hockey League; and the youth teams play in the USPHL's U18, U16, U16F leagues.

Mission

Junior Hockey is the pinnacle of the skill development program of USA Hockey. The program is available to high school students and graduates seeking a greater challenge than that available through their prep school, high school, or club team. The principal purpose of the Junor Bruins development program is to prepare the athlete for career advancement; either a collegiate program or professional opportunity.

History

The Boston Junior Bruins was founded in 1991 as an independent junior team. The Junior Bruins played prep schools and local junior teams, and competed in major tournaments throughout North America before joining the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) in 1999.

During their first three EJHL seasons, Head Coach Peter Masters and his staff led the team to fourth, third, and second place finishes overall in the twelve-team league. In 2000-01 the team finished the regular season with a 45-15-1 overall record as the EJHL Northern Division Champions.

Team Members and Regular Season

The Junior Bruins hold tryouts in April and final camp in late July. The Junior Bruins team is typically composed of 12 to 13 forwards, 6 to 7 defensemen, and 2 goalies on the active roster. All players are between the ages of 16 and 20. The season starts the day after Labor Day and playoffs finish during the third week of March each year. The team typically practices 3 to 4 times per week.

The schedule includes 45 EJHL regular season schedule games plus three rounds of playoffs. From year to year the Junior Bruins normally play one or both of the US National teams (USA Hockey's National Team Development Program) in an exhibition game along with some scrimmages versus local prep schools and participate in 4-6 major recruiting showcase/tournaments.

Coach

Head coach Peter Masters functions as both head coach for the EJHL team and manager for all Junior Bruins activities. His responsibilities include program and organization development, direction of skill sessions and summer camps for youth hockey players and the Annual Junior Bruins Shootout Tournament in the fall and Beantown Classic Tournament in August.

Peter Masters, 2001 EJHL Coach of the Year, graduated from Boston College in 1997. While at Boston College, Masters played defense for the BC Eagles under coaches Steve Cedorchuk and Jerry York, and was recognized in 1997 as one of eight defensemen nation-wide picked as Hobey Baker Award pre-season 'players to watch'.

Alumni

Since 1992 the Junior Bruins have placed over 100 players in college hockey and since 2001 more than 35 have been recruited to Division I college teams.

Notable former Boston Junior Bruins players include
Blake Sloan (NHL)
Brendan Buckley (AHL)
Sean Haggerty (NHL)
Tim Lovell (AHL)

Charitable involvement

The Bay State Hockey Foundation (BSHF) is the non-profit arm of the Junior Bruins Organization. Founded in 2005, the mission of the BSHF is to provide " ... children and young adults with lower extremity paralysis and other disabilities the opportunity to participate in the sport of sled ice hockey ... " Equipment and participation are free for qualified individuals.

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	Pts	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League
1999–2000	40	22	18	0	—	175	157	44	5th EJHL
2000–01	38	30	7	0	1	—	—	61	2nd EJHL	Won Quarterfinal game, 4-2 vs. Capital District Selects Won Semifinal game, 5-3 vs. New England Jr. Coyotes Lost Championship game, 3-5 vs. Walpole Stars
2001–02	38	26	11	0	1	173	103	53	3rd EJHL	Lost Quarterfinal game, 2-5 vs. Walpole Stars
2002–03	38	28	6	4	0	180	90	60	1st EJHL North	Won Quarterfinals vs. Capital District Selects Lost Semifinal game, 2-5 vs. Walpole Stars
2003–04	38	32	3	2	0	180	73	66	1st EJHL North	Won Quarterfinals vs. Walpole Stars Won Semifinal game, 3-2 vs. New England Jr. Coyotes Lost Championship game, 3-6 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2004–05	51	36	8	6	1	200	102	79	1st EJHL North	Won Quarterfinals, 1-0-1 vs. New England Jr. Falcons Won Semifinal game, 2-0 vs. Walpole Stars Won Championship game vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs League Champions
2005–06	45	34	8	1	2	177	111	71	2nd EJHL North	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Bridgewater Bandits Won Semifinal game, 3-1 vs. New England Jr. Falcons Lost Championship game, 5-6OT vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2006–07	45	30	11	3	1	170	116	64	2nd EJHL North	Won Quarterfinals vs. New York Apple Core Lost Semifinals vs. Bay State Breakers
2007–08	45	29	10	5	1	162	102	64	3rd EJHL North	Won Quarterfinals vs. Bridgewater Bandits Lost Semifinals vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2008–09	45	32	9	3	1	183	101	68	2nd EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Bay State Breakers
2009–10	45	30	11	5	0	166	109	64	2nd North 4th EJHL	Won Quarterfinals 2-0 vs. Bay State Breakers Lost Semifinals vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2010–11	45	38	6	1	0	215	118	79	2nd North 3rd EJHL	Won Quarterfinals 2-1 vs. Springfield Pics Lost Semifinals 0-2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2011–12	45	37	7	—	1	239	135	75	1st EJHL	Won Quarterfinals 2-0 vs. New England Jr. Huskies Lost Semifinals 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2012–13	45	32	10	—	3	155	113	67	1st North 2nd EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals 0-2 vs. Bay State Breakers
USPHL - Premier Division
2013–14	48	36	8	—	4	184	103	75	1st of 9, USPHL	Won Quarterfinals 2-0 vs. Portland Jr. Pirates Won Semifinals 2-0 vs. Islanders Hockey Club Won Finals 2-0 vs. Jersey Hitmen League Champions
2014–15	48	38	8	—	4	207	122	80	2nd of 11, USPHL	Lost Quarterfinals 1-2 vs. South Shore Kings
2015–16	44	33	9	—	2	195	104	68	3rd of 12, USPHL	Won Quarterfinals 2-0 vs. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers Lost Semifinals 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2016-17	45	33	12	-	0	170	102	66	3rd of 10, USPHL	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. South Shore Kings Won Semifinals, 2-1 vs. Syracuse Jr. Stars Lost Final, 2-0 vs.  Islanders Hockey Club
2017–18	44	16	23	5	-	123	193	37	9th North	Did not qualify
2018–19	44	16	22	6	-	125	157	38	7th North	Did not qualify
2019-20	44	21	20	3	-	144	137	45	T-5th New England	Won DQF 2-1 vs New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs Lost DSF 1-2 Islanders Hockey Club
Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
2020-21	44	30	12	2	-	161	105	62	2nd New England	W, DQF 2-0 Twin City Thunder L, DSF 2-0 Northern Cyclones
2021-22	43	23	14	6	-	132	103	52	4th New England	W, DQF 2-1 Springfield Pics L, DSF 0-2 Islanders Hockey Club
2022-23	44	29	14	1	0	157	118	59	3rd New England	W, DQF 2-0 Twin City Thunder L, DSF 0-2 Islanders Hockey Club
2023-24	44	13	28	1	2	152	191	29	7th New England	W, DQF 2-0 Northern Cyclones L, DSF 0-2 Utica Jr Comets
USPHL - Elite Division
2013–14
2014–15	4	38	5	—	1	184	67	77	1st of 9 North, 1st of 18 USPHL-Elite,	Won North Quarterfinals 2-0 vs. Portland Jr. Pirates Won North Semifinals 2-0 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs Won Round Robin 3-0 WON CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 3-2 (ot)(Syracuse Stars won Division 2 Round Robin Nationals Won championship game 9-1 (New York Jr. Aviators National Champions
2015–16	44	28	16	—	0	144	107	56	2nd of 10, North T-4th of 19, USPHL-Elite	Won Quarterfinals 2-0 vs. Jersey Hitmen Won Semifinals 2-0 vs. South Shore Kings Championship Round Robin finished with 1-2 record (eliminated)
2016–17	44	24	17	—	3	161	130	51	5th of 10, North USPHL-Elite	Won Quarterfinals 2-0 vs. Rochester Monarchs Won Semifinals 2-1 vs. Islanders Hockey Club Championship Round Robin finished with 0-3 record (eliminated)
2017–18	44	31	11	2	-	199	114	64	2nd North	Lost DSF 0-2 vs. Boston Bandits
2018–19	43	15	23	4	2	118	137	36	5th North	Lost DQF 1-2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club
2019–20	44	16	27	1	0	117	155	33	4th North	Lost DSF 0-2 vs Springfield Pics
2020-21	40	23	12	2	3	164	125	51	2nd North	W, DSF 2G-0 vs Bridgewater Bandits, L, DF 2G-0 vs Islanders Hockey Club
2021-22	44	23	18	1	2	154	158	49	3rd North	Lost Divison Semifinals
2022-23	43	5	35	3	0	109	266	13	5th New England	Did not qualify
2023-24	44	8	31	2	2	79	214	20	4th New England	Lost Division Semifinals
USP3HL
2016–17	40	14	24	-	2	117	147	30	4th of 5, USP3HL North	Lost Div. Semifinals 1-2 vs  Jersey Hitmen
USPHL - NCDC
Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2017-18	50	36	11	3	-	186	129	75	2nd of 11	W, QF 2-1 (Syracuse Stars) L, SF 1-2 (Jersey Hitmen)
2018-19	50	32	15	2	-	200	139	67	2nd of 10	W, QF 2-0 (Syracuse Stars) W, SF 2-0 (Northern Cyclones) W, F 2-1 (Connecticut Jr Rangers) NCDC Champions
2019-20	50	39	8	1	2	208	129	81	2nd of 13	Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21	42	30	9	2	1	160	99	63	1st North	Lost Semifinals
2021-22	48	28	15	3	2	159	138	61	2nd North	Lost Final
2022-23	50	19	25	3	3	151	169	44	6th North	Did not qualify
2023-24	52	25	23	3	1	158	196	54	4th New England	Lost Division Semifinals

USA Hockey Tier III Jr National Championships

Round robin play in pool with top 4 teams advancing to semi-final.

Year	Round Robin	Record	Standing	SemiFinal	Gold Medal Game
2014	W, New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs 5-3 W, Helena Bighorns 6-0 W, Marquette Royales 11-1	3-0-0	1st of 4 Red Pool	W, Springfield Pics 6-0	W, North Iowa Bulls 4-1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

External links

• Boston Junior Bruins Website
• Eastern Junior Hockey League Website