![]() Metropolitan Junior Hockey League | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1966 |
Commissioner | Glenn Hefferan |
No. of teams | 16 (for 2015-16) |
Country(ies) | ![]() |
Official website | [1] |
The Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MJHL) was an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 16 teams (as of 2014/15 season) throughout the eastern seaboard of the United States. The MJHL is part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization.
The league does place a number of players into NCAA Colleges, with most going to Division III, and some to Division I[1].
League's Demise[]
The league was decimated when the Eastern Hockey League announced they were revamping their elite league for the 2016-17 and adding 8 teams from the Met League. This left 6 members in the league for 2016-17. The North American Hockey League announced that the league would take control of the league and it was to be renamed the North American 3 Atlantic Hockey League for the 2016-17 season. This is similar to what the NAHL did when they created the NA3EHL out of the Northern States Junior Hockey League a few years earlier.

Metropolitan Junior Hockey League 50th anniversary logo
Final Season Teams[]
Known Former Teams[]
most of these teams played in the league between 2003 and 2014
- Atlanta Knights
- Bethlehem Blast (become New Jersey Renegades when sold)
- Binghamton Junior Senators
- Charleston Wolverines
- Connecticut Clippers (merge with Connecticut Wolves to form Hartford Jr. Wolfpack)
- Connecticut Junior Oilers
- Connecticut Junior Wolfpack (reverted to Hartford Junior Wolfpack)
- Connecticut Wolves (merge with Connecticut Clippers to form Hartford Jr. Wolfpack)
- Cranston Reds
- East Coast Eagles
- Florida (Estero) Junior Blades
- Florida Eels
- Frederick Freeze
- Hampton Roads Junior Whalers
- Hudson Valley Eagles
- Jacksonville Ice Dogs
- Laconia Leafs
- MassConn (East Longmeadow, MA) Braves
- New York Junior Islanders, exited 1999
- North Jersey Avalanche
- New Jersey Junior Devils
- Palm Beach Hawks
- Palm Beach Predators renamed Hawks)
- Portland Junior Pirates
- Ramapo Jr. Rangers
- Richmond Generals
- Somerset Chill
- Space Coast Hurricanes
- Suffolk PAL (also known as Silver Shields during part of time in league)
- Tampa Bay Bolts (renamed Juniors when purchased by and merged with Jacksonville Ice Dogs)
- Tampa Bay Juniors
- Team Carolina
- Troy Eagles
- Valley Forge Minutemen
- Washington Junior Capitals
- Washington Junior Nationals
- Washington Little Capitals
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
See also[]
External links[]
Official Website- [2]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.atlantichockey.org/mjhl_sub.htm?content=mjhl_commitments MJHL 2009 College Commitments