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Springfield Jr. Blues
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City: Springfield, Illinois
League: NAHL
Division: South
Founded: 1993
Home Arena: Nelson Center
Colors: Navy, Gold, White
Owner(s): Dan Ferguson
General Manager: Tony Zasowski
Head Coach: Tony Zasowski
Media: Fast Hockey
Franchise history
1993-Present: Springfield Jr. Blues

The Springfield Jr. Blues are a are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's South Division. The team plays their home games at the Nelson Center in Springfield, Illinois. The Jr. Blues are coached by Chris Wyler.


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History[]

Founded by John D. O'Laughlin and Al Jennings, the franchise joined the North American Hockey League for the 1993-1994 season. Springfield had previously been home to a semi-pro team. .

The team has made numerous appearances in the NAHL playoffs and were back-to-back Robertson Cup National Championships in 1996 and 1997. logo with navy coloring

Season-by-season records[]

Season GP W L T OL/
SL
PTS GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1993-94 46 13 26 5 2 31 171 215 - 5th, Western unknown
1994-95 44 32 8 2 2 68 275 148 - 2nd overall unknown
1995-96 46 37 7 4 1 74 270 147 1817 1st overall Won Championship
1996-97 46 35 10 - 1 71 230 144 - 1st overall unknown
1997-98 56 42 12 - 2 86 274 175 2230 1st overall unknown
1998-99 56 32 20 - 4 68 196 153 1552 4th overall Lost Second Round
1999-00 56 28 24 - 4 60 190 183 1580 3rd West unknown
2000-01 56 19 36 - 4 39 164 276 1342 4th West unknown
2001-02 56 12 38 - 6 30 147 266 1608 5th West Did not qualify
2002-03 56 34 20 - 2 70 220 180 1700 5th West Lost First round
2003-04 56 34 18 - 4 72 194 143 1424 2nd North unknown
2004–05 56 30 25 - 1 61 207 200 1509 5th, South Div. Did not qualify
2005–06 58 28 26 - 4 60 181 208 1,721 3rd, South Div. Lost first round
2006–07 62 26 31 - 5 57 188 203 1,588 6th, Central Div. Did not qualify
2007–08 58 27 25 - 5 59 190 190 1,253 4th, Central Div. Lost Second Round
2008–09 58 25 28 - 5 55 183 185 1,182 4th, South Div. Lost first round
2009–10 56 21 29 - 8 50 163 193 921 4th, South Div. Lost first round
2010–11 58 31 24 - 3 65 191 170 976 5th, North Div. Did not qualify
2011–12 60 31 27 - 2 64 202 190 1216 3rd, Midwest Div. Lost Division Finals
2012–13 60 26 30 - 4 56 159 181 907 6th, North Div. Lost play-in round
2013–14 60 26 26 - 8 60 141 160 875 5th, North Div. did not qualify
2014–15 60 23 31 - 6 52 126 184 815 6th, North Div. did not qualify
2015–16 60 29 25 - 6 64 155 164 770 5th of 6, Midwest Div.
13th of 22, NAHL
did not qualify
Season GP W L OL SL PTS GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
2016–17 60 27 28 4 1 59 174 189 717 5th of 6, Midwest Div.
18th of 22, NAHL
did not qualify
2017-18 60 33 21 5 1 72 169 166 670 4th of 6, Midwest Div.
T-8th of 22, NAHL

Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-3 (Janesville Jets)

2018-19 60 33 22 4 1 71 192 177 - 3rd Midwest Lost Div. Semifinals 1-3 (Minnesota Magicians)
2019-20 54 16 34 2 2 36 133 206 - 6th Midwest playoffs cancelled
2020-21 Sat out season due to local COVID-19 pandemic restrctions
2021-22 60 36 20 2 2 76 211 177 - 2nd Midwest Lost Div. Semifinals 0-3 (Anchorage Wolverines)
2022-23 60 26 31 1 2 55 147 174 - 7th Midwest Did not qualify

Playoff records[]

Season GP W L OL GF GA PIM Finish
2005 Did not Qualify
2006 4 1 3 0 9 13 83 Lost in 1st Round
2007 Did not Qualify
2008 8 5 3 0 31 18 119 Lost in 2nd Round
2009 4 1 3 0 5 9 93 Lost in 1st Round
2010 4 1 3 0 10 20 76 Lost in 1st Round
2011 Did not Qualify
2012 9 4 5 0 18 26 155 Lost in Division Finals
2013 2 0 2 - 1 13 32 Lost in Division Play In Round
2014 Did not Qualify
2015 Did not Qualify
2016 Did not Qualify
2017 3 0 3 Lost in Division Semifinals
2018 3 0 3 Lost in Division Semifinals
2019 4 1 3 - 10 18 - Lost in Division Semifinals
2020 Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Team sat out season due to local COVID-19 restrictions
2022 3 0 3 - - - - Lost in Division Semifinals
2023 Did not Qualify

External links[]

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