Islanders Hockey Club

Islanders Hockey Club
City:	Tyngsboro, MA
League:	United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), Junior A - Premier Division Junior B - Elite and Empire Divs
Founded:	1993 (1993)
Home Arena:	Premier Team - Lawler Arena Empire/Elite - Skate 3
General Manager:	Sean Tremblay
Head Coach:	Sean Tremblay (Premier) Tim Kyrkostas (Elite) Brian Umansky (USP3HL)
Franchise history
1993-1997:	Tyngsboro Huskies
2000-2004:	Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters
2004-2012:	New England Jr. Huskies
2012 to Present:	Islanders Hockey Club

The Islanders Hockey Club are an American junior ice hockey organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. They field teams in the Tier III Junior A United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) (Premier Division), the Junior B United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) (Elite Division), a second Junior B United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) (Empire Division) and youth leagues.

New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club

The New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club is a non-profit 501-3 organization which chartered in 1995 as the Tyngsboro Huskies as a charter member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. The New England Junior Huskies trace their roots to 1981 and Fitchburg's "Wallace Wallopers" of the now-defunct New England Junior Hockey League (NEJHL). The team was renamed the Tyngsboro Huskies in 1993 and renamed again in 2000 to the Lowell Junior Lock Monsters, before adopting their current identity in 2004.

The stated purpose of the program is to provide a vehicle for athletes to develop as hockey players and to use these gifts to further their educational careers. Players are prepared for the long-term future as productive citizens while being constantly reminded to give the game of hockey its due respect for lessons learned.

The team's players are mainly drawn from local towns, but our roster has included players from such outreaches as Alaska, California, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Canada and numerous European countries. The player alumni list includes professional hockey players as well as professional and corporate businessmen and spans four decades (1970s to 2000s).

All Junior Huskies players are required to be in school and/or work, and are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) tutorial classes that are provided by the organization.

In September 2010, the New England Huskies and the Middlesex Islanders announced that their programs would be merging creating one of the premier developmental and competitive hockey programs in New England. Two years later the program announced that they were becoming the Islanders Hockey Club.

The next major change for the Islanders was in the fall of 2012 when they announced that they would be one of the founding members of the new United States Premier Hockey League.

Junior A Team

The Junior A team competes in the Premier League of the USPHL. Prior to the 2013-14 season the Islanders were members of the Northern Division of the Eastern Junior Hockey League.

Team Members and Regular Season

The Junior Huskies typically hold tryouts in late April. The Junior Huskies team is usually composed of 12 to 13 forwards, six to seven defensemen, and two 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 regular season schedule games plus three rounds of playoffs.

Coach

The head coach for the Islanders Elite League team is Paul Jenkins, a 1987 graduate of Colgate University where he served as captain and won the Dan Coley "Barrell" Award as Colgate's top defenseman. Upon graduating, Jenkins signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers and played with their top affiliate in Colorado in the IHL before moving to Holland and playing for two seasons with the Geleen Smoke Eaters in the Dutch First Division. Prior to attending Colgate, Coach Jenkins attended Saint Mark's Preparatory School, where he was an ISL All-League selection in both his junior and senior years. He was also named to the New England Prep All-Star team as a junior and senior, named Hockey Night in Boston All-Scholastic both years, was awarded the Flood Shield as ISL MVP. In addition to coaching the Huskies, Jenkins serves as a New England area scout with Central Scouting Bureau, and is the Founder and Director of Competitive Edge Hockey School. Coach Jenkins was also named EJHL Coach of the Year for 2006-2007.

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	Pts	GF	GA	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
Tyngsboro Huskies
1993–97	No statistics available								EJHL
1997–98	37	11	26	0	—	22	97	196	6th of 8, EJHL
1998–99	37	16	17	4	—	36	148	178	5th of 8, EJHL
1999–2000	40	19	16	5	—	43	151	151	8th of 11, EJHL
Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters
2000–01	No statistics available								8th, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinal game, 2-6 vs. Walpole Stars
2001–02	38	11	23	3	1	26	95	152	4th of 6, EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinal game, 0-7 vs. New York Apple Core
2002–03	38	12	20	5	1	30	94	133	3rd of 6, EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Walpole Stars
2003–04	38	19	16	2	1	41	118	116	3rd of 6, EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinals vs. New England Jr. Coyotes
New England Jr. Huskies
2004–05	49	20	20	5	4	49	136	157	5th of 6, EJHL North	Lost Play-in game, 3-5 vs. Capital District Selects
2005–06	45	18	22	4	1	41	154	157	5th of 7, EJHL North	Did not qualify
2006–07	45	26	13	5	1	58	192	136	3rd of 7, EJHL North	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Bridgewater Bandits Lost Semifinals, 1-1 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2007–08	45	13	26	3	3	32	150	188	5th of 7, EJHL North	Won Play-in game, 7-5 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2008–09	45	19	22	4	0	42	141	153	4th of 7, EJHL North	Lost Quarterfinals, 0-1-1 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2009–10	45	6	32	5	2	19	107	222	7th of 7, North 14th of 14, EJHL	Did not qualify
2010–11	45	13	27	4	1	31	111	177	4th of 7, North 11th of 14, EJHL	Lost First Round, 0-1-1 vs. New York Apple Core
2011–12	45	20	22	—	3	43	139	161	5th of 7, North 9th of 14, EJHL	Won First Round, 1-0-1 vs. Boston Bandits Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
Islanders Hockey Club
2012–13	45	31	11	—	3	65	183	118	2nd of 7, North 3rd of 14, EJHL	Won Quarterfinals vs. Valley Jr. Warriors Won Semifinals vs. Rochester Stars Lost Finals vs. Jersey Hitmen
2013–14	48	23	21	—	4	50	159	157	5th of 9, USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2-1 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club Lost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2014–15	50	27	19	—	4	58	183	164	4th of 11 USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Lost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club
2013–14	48	23	21	—	4	50	159	157	5th of 9, USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2-1 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club Lost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2014–15	50	27	19	—	4	58	183	164	4th of 11 USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Lost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club
2015–16	44	36	8	—	0	72	184	105	1st of 12 USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Rochester Jr. Americans Won Semifinals, 2-0 vs. South Shore Kings Lost Finals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2016–17	45	38	6	—	1	77	209	100	1st of 10 USPHL Premier	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Won Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Springfield Pics Won Finals, 2-0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Won Championship
2017–18	45	29	9	—	6	64	179	113	2nd North	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Springfield Pics Won Semifinals, 2-0 vs. South Shore Kings Won Round Robin Pool, 2-0-0 Lost SF 1-2 vs. Hampton Roads Whalers
2018–19	44	25	14	—	5	55	128	108	5th North	Lost Quarterfinals, 1-2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2019-20	44	36	5	-	3	75	209	89	1st New England	Playoffs cancelled after team advances to National Tournament
2020-21	43	37	6	-	0	229	81	74	1st New England	W, DQF 2-0 South Shore Kings W, DSF 2-0 Bridgewater Bandits 2nd Pool C in National Quarterfinals-eliminated
USPHL - Elite Division
2013–14	43	6	35	-	2	14	92	210	10th of 10 North	Did not Qualify
2014–15	44	19	19	—	6	44	109	139	6th of 9 North	Lost North Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2015–16	44	30	11	—	6	63	136	88	1st of 10, North 2nd of 19, USPHL-Elite	Won First Round, 1-0-1 vs. P.A.L. Jr. Islanders Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Syracuse Stars
2016–17	44	40	3	—	1	81	234	72	1st of 10, North USPHL-Elite	Won Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. New York Aviators Lost Semifinals, 0-2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
2017–18	44	36	4	—	4	76	245	109	1st of 7, North USPHL-Elite	Won DSF, 2-0 vs Northern Cyclones Finish 3rd in Round Robin 1-2-0 Eliminated
2018–19	43	32	8	1	2	67	251	112	2nd of 7, North USPHL-Elite	Lost DSF,0-2 vs New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2019-20	Did not field team in league for 2019-20
2020-21	41	29	9	2	1	61	168	128	1st North	Lost National Quarterfinals
USP3HL
2016-17	40	28	9	-	3	59	158	108	2nd of 5 North	Won Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Jersey Shore Whalers Lost Finals, 1-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
USPHL - NCDC
Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2017-18	50	47	3	0	-	254	107	94	1st of 11	W, QF 2-0 (Boston Bandits) W, SF 1-2 (Connecticut Jr Rangers) W, Final 2-1 (Jersey Hitmen) Won Championship
2018-19	50	7	18	2	-	157	147	59	4th of 10	W, QF 2-0 (New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs) L, SF 0-2 (Connecticut Jr Rangers)
2019-20	50	29	17	3	1	187	144	62	4th of 13
2020-21	43	16	23	4	0	127	169	36	4th North	W, DQF 2G-1 (South Shore Kings) L DSF 2G-1 (Boston Jr. Bruins)

Junior B Team

The Junior B team competes in the Eastern Conference of the Empire Jr Hockey League.

External links

• United States Premier Hockey League Website
• Islanders webpage