New England Wolves
League: EHL
Location: Laconia, NH
Contact: Scoringconcepts@gmail.com
Website: https://www.ne-wolveshockey.com/
At the New England Wolves, our mission is to provide an elite hockey experience while maximizing potential through intense professional instruction. While focusing on the mental, physical and emotional development of our players, we will provide guidance, generate opportunities and encourage our players to use hockey to their advantage to create bridges to higher education.
While keeping the focus on the multitude of educational opportunities available, an athletic, educational, and social curriculum has been established by the Wolves managed that prepares our athletes to be college Student/ Athletes. Our players will leave the program better prepared for the rigors of being a college student athlete with improved maturity, confidence, life skills, competitive spirit and hockey ability.
Boston Junior Rangers
League: EHL
Location: Tewksbury, MA
Contact: contact
Website: https://www.bostonjuniorrangers.com/
The Boston Junior Rangers, out of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, were established in 2008. While the Rangers strive to compete for championships at all levels on a yearly basis, the main goal of the organization is to develop its players to their maximum potential.
Formerly the Boston Red Rangers, the Junior Rangers were comprised of only youth teams until the Junior Program was established in 2012.
The Junior “A” team competed in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League for their 2012-2013 inaugural season, and then entered the Eastern Hockey League in the Fall of 2013. Now known as our EHL team, the Junior A team has earned a playoff birth in all three seasons in which it has competed. Along with their on-ice success, the EHL team has seen 35 former players move on to compete at the collegiate level.
The Junior “B” team competed in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MET) for their first three seasons. The “B” team has seen great success since it’s inception, making it to the league championship all three seasons, and winning the MET league in 2015 to earn a trip to nationals.
Along with promoting over 25 of their players to the Rangers “A” team in the past three seasons, the Junior “B” team has also seen several of their players commit to play at the collegiate level, including two players committing to Division I programs. The Junior “B” team, now known as the Rangers EHLP team, joined the league in 2015 and now competes in their Eastern Hockey League Premier division.
New Hampshire Avalanche
League: EHL
Location: Hooksett, NH
Contact: jravshockey1@yahoo.com
Website: https://www.nhavalanche.com/
The Avalanche junior hockey clubs were started in 2017 by Mario Martiniello, the owner of the Ice Den Arena. The program was inaugurated to provide inspiring student athletes from across the country a development team to work on their skills for both on and off the ice.
The Avalanche are a proud member of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and Eastern Hockey League Premier (EHLP). The league is based on the goal of player development and successful college placement and hosts teams from Vermont to North Carolina. The EHL is the fastest track to NCAA Division II and III college hockey, and also provides exposure for NCAA Division I prospects.
The Avalanche junior program feels that academic excellence is something for which every one of its players should strive for and commitment, dedication, enthusiasm, as well as perseverance on and off the ice are the keys to opening the doors to opportunity. The Avalanche players are mandated to attend college classes, take online college courses or maintain employment if they have already graduated from High School. They are also responsible for the betterment of the community and team and will be asked to do different charity works throughout the season. Our intentions are to mold the complete player; a highly-educated, motivated young man with class and integrity.
Our organizational goals are:
- To encourage and assist our players to continue their education.
- To provide quality coaching and instruction in hockey, nutrition, fitness, strength and mental conditioning.
- To advise and assist in the college admissions process.
- To increase our players’ visibility by showcasing their hockey talents for college coaches.
- To hone our players’ skills by providing the opportunity to play in a highly competitive environment.
- To maintain our players’ amateur status as defined by the NCAA standards.
- To provide the guidance necessary for our players to mature socially and emotionally.
- To help form a family plan for each player according to their academic and hockey fit.
Chicago Steel
League: USHL
Location: Geneva, IL
Contact: contact
Website: www.chicagosteelhockeyteam.com
The Chicago Steel will compete in their 24th season in the United States Hockey League (USHL) and eighth season playing at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, IL in 2023-2024. The organization’s focus is providing affordable, family-friendly entertainment. Steel players are recruited from across the country and internationally. They are assigned a host family and advisor to arrange housing and education options while with the team. Education, and development as a player/individual, are the keys to their success. Over 300 Steel players have played at the NCAA Division I level since 2000 and 50 Steel alumni have been drafted by NHL teams since 2000.
Des Moines Buccaneers
League: USHL
Location: Urbandale, IA
Contact: info@bucshockey.com
Website: https://bucshockey.com/
The Buccaneers began USHL play during the 1980–81 season and have played all their home games at Buccaneer Arena located in Urbandale, Iowa, outside of Des Moines. The Buccaneers have won four Anderson Cup championships (1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98 and 1998–99) and four Clark Cup championships (1992, 1995, 1999 and 2006) in their history.
The Buccaneers also won three Gold Cups (in 1992, 1995, and 1998) for the Junior A National Championship awarded prior USA Hockey’s 2001 realignment that shifted the USHL to Tier I status.
Maine Nordiques
League: NAHL
Location: Lewiston, ME
Contact: contact
Website: https://mainenordiques.com/
The Maine Nordiques are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League’s East Division. The Nordiques play their home games at Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine.
Steele County Blades
League: USPHL
Location: Owatonna, MN
Contact: nick@steelecountyblades.com
Website: https://www.scbladeshockey.com/
The Steele County Blades are looking for players who are smart, tough, hardworking and fiercely competitive. Our players are of the highest character and always maintain a professional attitude. Our team-first philosophy is critical to our success, providing players with increased opportunities for advancement.
Our mission is to help each individual player achieve his goals. Every team member is treated as an integral part of our family and is provided with all necessary avenues, from coaches to support staff, to help their goals be realized.
South Shore Kings
League: USPHL
Location: Foxboro, MA
Contact: contact
Website: https://www.southshorekings.com/home
The South Shore Kings are an amateur hockey program based in Foxboro, MA. The Kings have two junior teams, NCDC and Premier, that play in the USPHL. They also have an 18U and 16U midget team who also play in the USPHL. The organization also fields two, split season midget teams that play in the EHF half season league.
The Kings also have 16 youth teams that play in the EHF. Those teams start at the mite age and consist of two teams for each birth year all the way to peewees. The organization also has a mite development program.
The Kings have graduated more players to D-1 colleges than any midget/junior program on the east coast. Their alums have played at every Hockey East and ECAC school as well as at colleges in other D-1 leagues. The Kings also have an impressive list of alumni currently playing in the National Hockey League.
New England Wolves
League: EHL
Location: Laconia, NH
Contact: Scoringconcepts@gmail.com
Website: https://www.ne-wolveshockey.com/
At the New England Wolves, our mission is to provide an elite hockey experience while maximizing potential through intense professional instruction. While focusing on the mental, physical and emotional development of our players, we will provide guidance, generate opportunities and encourage our players to use hockey to their advantage to create bridges to higher education.
While keeping the focus on the multitude of educational opportunities available, an athletic, educational, and social curriculum has been established by the Wolves managed that prepares our athletes to be college Student/ Athletes. Our players will leave the program better prepared for the rigors of being a college student athlete with improved maturity, confidence, life skills, competitive spirit and hockey ability.
Boston Junior Rangers
League: EHL
Location: Tewksbury, MA
Contact: contact
Website: https://www.bostonjuniorrangers.com/
The Boston Junior Rangers, out of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, were established in 2008. While the Rangers strive to compete for championships at all levels on a yearly basis, the main goal of the organization is to develop its players to their maximum potential.
Formerly the Boston Red Rangers, the Junior Rangers were comprised of only youth teams until the Junior Program was established in 2012.
The Junior “A” team competed in the Atlantic Junior Hockey League for their 2012-2013 inaugural season, and then entered the Eastern Hockey League in the Fall of 2013. Now known as our EHL team, the Junior A team has earned a playoff birth in all three seasons in which it has competed. Along with their on-ice success, the EHL team has seen 35 former players move on to compete at the collegiate level.
The Junior “B” team competed in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MET) for their first three seasons. The “B” team has seen great success since it’s inception, making it to the league championship all three seasons, and winning the MET league in 2015 to earn a trip to nationals.
Along with promoting over 25 of their players to the Rangers “A” team in the past three seasons, the Junior “B” team has also seen several of their players commit to play at the collegiate level, including two players committing to Division I programs. The Junior “B” team, now known as the Rangers EHLP team, joined the league in 2015 and now competes in their Eastern Hockey League Premier division.
New Hampshire Avalanche
League: EHL
Location: Hooksett, NH
Contact: jravshockey1@yahoo.com
Website: https://www.nhavalanche.com/
The Avalanche junior hockey clubs were started in 2017 by Mario Martiniello, the owner of the Ice Den Arena. The program was inaugurated to provide inspiring student athletes from across the country a development team to work on their skills for both on and off the ice.
The Avalanche are a proud member of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and Eastern Hockey League Premier (EHLP). The league is based on the goal of player development and successful college placement and hosts teams from Vermont to North Carolina. The EHL is the fastest track to NCAA Division II and III college hockey, and also provides exposure for NCAA Division I prospects.
The Avalanche junior program feels that academic excellence is something for which every one of its players should strive for and commitment, dedication, enthusiasm, as well as perseverance on and off the ice are the keys to opening the doors to opportunity. The Avalanche players are mandated to attend college classes, take online college courses or maintain employment if they have already graduated from High School. They are also responsible for the betterment of the community and team and will be asked to do different charity works throughout the season. Our intentions are to mold the complete player; a highly-educated, motivated young man with class and integrity.
Our organizational goals are:
- To encourage and assist our players to continue their education.
- To provide quality coaching and instruction in hockey, nutrition, fitness, strength and mental conditioning.
- To advise and assist in the college admissions process.
- To increase our players’ visibility by showcasing their hockey talents for college coaches.
- To hone our players’ skills by providing the opportunity to play in a highly competitive environment.
- To maintain our players’ amateur status as defined by the NCAA standards.
- To provide the guidance necessary for our players to mature socially and emotionally.
- To help form a family plan for each player according to their academic and hockey fit.
Chicago Steel
League: USHL
Location: Geneva, IL
Contact: contact
Website: www.chicagosteelhockeyteam.com
The Chicago Steel will compete in their 24th season in the United States Hockey League (USHL) and eighth season playing at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, IL in 2023-2024. The organization’s focus is providing affordable, family-friendly entertainment. Steel players are recruited from across the country and internationally. They are assigned a host family and advisor to arrange housing and education options while with the team. Education, and development as a player/individual, are the keys to their success. Over 300 Steel players have played at the NCAA Division I level since 2000 and 50 Steel alumni have been drafted by NHL teams since 2000.
Des Moines Buccaneers
League: USHL
Location: Urbandale, IA
Contact: info@bucshockey.com
Website: https://bucshockey.com/
The Buccaneers began USHL play during the 1980–81 season and have played all their home games at Buccaneer Arena located in Urbandale, Iowa, outside of Des Moines. The Buccaneers have won four Anderson Cup championships (1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98 and 1998–99) and four Clark Cup championships (1992, 1995, 1999 and 2006) in their history.
The Buccaneers also won three Gold Cups (in 1992, 1995, and 1998) for the Junior A National Championship awarded prior USA Hockey’s 2001 realignment that shifted the USHL to Tier I status.
Maine Nordiques
League: NAHL
Location: Lewiston, ME
Contact: contact
Website: https://mainenordiques.com/
The Maine Nordiques are a Tier II junior ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League’s East Division. The Nordiques play their home games at Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine.
Steele County Blades
League: USPHL
Location: Owatonna, MN
Contact: nick@steelecountyblades.com
Website: https://www.scbladeshockey.com/
The Steele County Blades are looking for players who are smart, tough, hardworking and fiercely competitive. Our players are of the highest character and always maintain a professional attitude. Our team-first philosophy is critical to our success, providing players with increased opportunities for advancement.
Our mission is to help each individual player achieve his goals. Every team member is treated as an integral part of our family and is provided with all necessary avenues, from coaches to support staff, to help their goals be realized.
South Shore Kings
League: USPHL
Location: Foxboro, MA
Contact: contact
Website: https://www.southshorekings.com/home
The South Shore Kings are an amateur hockey program based in Foxboro, MA. The Kings have two junior teams, NCDC and Premier, that play in the USPHL. They also have an 18U and 16U midget team who also play in the USPHL. The organization also fields two, split season midget teams that play in the EHF half season league.
The Kings also have 16 youth teams that play in the EHF. Those teams start at the mite age and consist of two teams for each birth year all the way to peewees. The organization also has a mite development program.
The Kings have graduated more players to D-1 colleges than any midget/junior program on the east coast. Their alums have played at every Hockey East and ECAC school as well as at colleges in other D-1 leagues. The Kings also have an impressive list of alumni currently playing in the National Hockey League.