Bay State Breakers

The Bay State Breakers were a Tier III junior ice hockey organization in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The organization played home games at The Bog Ice Arena in Kingston, Massachusetts.

Bay State Breakers
City	Rockland, Massachusetts
League	USPHL, EHF, EMHL, NEGHL
Founded	1997
Home arena	The Bog Ice Arena Rockland Ice Rink
Colors	Shamrock green, black, white
Website	www.baystatebreakers.com

Since 2017, the Breakers is solely a youth hockey organization composed of teams competing in the Eastern Hockey Federation, the USPHL's youth divisions, the EHF Selects, the New England Girls League and the Eastern Minor Hockey League with teams ranging from age 6 through 18. The program is operated within the Rockland Ice Rink although it utilizes a number of other local facilities, such as The Bog Ice Arena, Hobomock Arenas, Quincy Shea, and Bavis Arena.

History

The Bay State Breakers formerly had a team in the USPHL Premier Division. The Premier team was originally a Tier III Junior A team in the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) where it played from 1999 until the league's dissolution in 2013. The EJHL Breakers qualified for the 2007 USA Hockey Tier III Junior A National Championships for being the runner-up in the 2006–07 season. They would eventually lose in the Championship game to the EJHL Champions, New Hampshire Junior Monarchs.[1]

While in the EJHL, the Breakers' organization also fielded Junior B teams in the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL) and the Eastern States Hockey League (ESHL) which joined the USPHL in the Empire and Elite Divisions, respectively. In 2015, the Premier team was sold to the ownership of the Syracuse Stars organization.[2] The Breakers would also drop their Empire Division team and only fielded one Tier III team in the USPHL Elite Division.

After the 2016–17 season, the organization focused solely on youth programs instead of junior programs.

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League
1999–00	40	1	38	1	—	3	111	304	11th of 11, EJHL
2000–01	no data								EJHL
2001–02	38	14	23	1	0	29	94	147	5th of 6, South 8th of 12, EJHL
2002–03	38	9	27	1	1	20	94	151	6th of 6, South 10th of 12, EJHL
2003–04	38	6	28	3	1	16	104	192	6th of 6, South 10th of 12, EJHL
2004–05	54	27	19	5	3	62	182	168	1st of 7, South 4th of 13, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Walpole Stars[3]
2005–06	45	20	20	3	2	45	140	145	4th of 7, South 8th of 14, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2006–07	45	26	12	5	2	59	178	125	1st of 7, South 2nd of 14, EJHL	Won Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors Won Semifinals, 1–0–1 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Lost Finals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2007–08	46	23	17	5	1	52	145	129	4th of 7, South 7th of 14, EJHL	Won Play-in game vs. New York Apple Core Lost Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2008–09	45	23	14	5	3	54	173	139	3rd of 7, South 6th of 14, EJHL	Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Lost Semifinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2009–10	45	25	16	2	2	54	177	135	3rd of 7, South 5th of 14, EJHL	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
2010–11	45	26	13	3	3	58	144	126	2nd of 7, South 4th of 14, EJHL	Won Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. South Shore Kings Lost Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2011–12	45	24	17	0	4	52	174	145	3rd of 7, South 6th of 14, EJHL	Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Rochester Stars Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2012–13	45	25	17	—	3	53	158	130	3rd of 7, South 7th of 14, EJHL	Won First Round vs. Boston Bandits[4] Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Lost Semifinals vs. Jersey Hitmen
USPHL - Premier Division
2013–14	48	18	23	—	7	43	132	161	7th of 9, USPHL-Premier	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2014–15	50	27	20	—	3	57	147	153	6th of 11, USPHL-Premier	Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club
USPHL - Elite Division
2015–16	44	6	37	—	1	13	79	213	9th of 10, North 18th of 19, USPHL-Elite	Did not qualify
2016–17	44	4	38	—	2	10	67	251	9th of 10, North 25th of 28, USPHL-Elite	Lost Play-in Game, 1–5 vs. New York Aviators

References

1. "2007 Tier III Junior A Nat. Championship Bracket". Pointstreak. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
2. "Okanagan Hockey Club Europe to play USPHL Premier". USPHL. May 7, 2015.
3. http://www.ushr.com/news/20050314/824?label=EJHL-Playoffs,-Updated-Daily
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Official Site