Valley Jr. Warriors

Valley Jr. Warriors
City Haverhill, Massachusetts
League EHL-Premier
Conference North Conference
Founded 1996
Home arena Haverhill Valley Forum
Colors Navy Blue, Golden Yellow, and White
              
General manager Andy Heinze
Head coach Andy Heinze (EHL-Premier)
Jeremy Tabb (EHL-Elite)
Franchise history
1996–present Valley Jr. Warriors

The Valley Jr. Warriors are an American Tier III junior ice hockey organization playing in Haverhill, Massachusetts. They have two Tier III teams that play in the Eastern Hockey League Premier and 19U Elite Divisions. The organization also fields a number of youth hockey teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt other various levels. The youth hockey teams compete in the Elite 9 Hockey League and the Mass State Select League. The teams play home games at the Haverhill Valley Forum in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

History

The Jr. Warriors were founded in 1996 in the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) until 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues underwent a reorganization that led to the dissolution of the EJHL and the Jr. Warriors to join the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. The AJHL then rebranded that season and became the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).

When the Jr. Warriors played in the EJHL, the organization also fielded a Junior B team of the same name in the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL). In 2011, USA Hockey dropped the Junior A and B designations from Tier III hockey but the EmJHL continued to provide an organizational development team for their EJHL team, so the team is still referred to as Junior B. After the 2013 league reorganization, the EmJHL joined the United States Premier Hockey League and the Jr. Warriors B team joined the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MetJHL).

In 2015, the EHL added an Elite Division and the teams that were already playing in the EHL were separated into a Premier Division. The Jr. Warriors switched their Junior B team from the MetJHL to the new EHL-Elite.

The Warriors have been coached by distinguished hockey players including Stephen Leach, Bob Sweeney, and Bob Carpenter.[1]

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Eastern Junior Hockey League
1996–97 No information EJHL
1997–98 37 20 14 3 43 177 141 5th of 8, EJHL
1998–99 37 14 22 1 29 158 176 6th of 8, EJHL
1999–00 39 21 16 2 44 187 167 6th of 11, EJHL
2000–01 No information 6th of 12, EJHLWon Quarterfinal game, 5-3 vs. New York Apple Core[2]
Lost Semifinal game, 3-4 vs. Walpole Stars[3]
2001–02 38 20 15 1 2 43 164 158 3rd of 6, North
6th of 12, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinal game, 2-5 vs. New England Jr. Coyotes[4]
2002–03 38 5 27 2 4 16 77 180 6th of 6, North
12th of 12, EJHL
Did not qualify
2003–04 38 5 29 1 3 14 91 203 5th of 6, North
11th of 12, EJHL
Did not qualify
2004–05 54 31 17 3 3 68 178 163 3rd of 6, North
3rd of 13, EJHL
Won Quarterfinals, 1-1 vs. New York Apple Core
Lost Semifinal game, 3-7 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2005–06 45 22 16 5 2 51 164 164 4th of 7, North
T-4th of 14, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. New England Jr. Falcons
2006–07 45 20 19 5 1 46 154 188 4th of 7, North
7th of 14, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals, 1-1 vs. Bay State Breakers
2007–08 46 18 23 3 2 41 138 147 4th of 7, North
9th of 14, EJHL
Lost Play-in game, 5-7 vs. New England Jr. Huskies
2008–09 45 12 25 3 5 32 140 187 6th of 7, North
12th of 14, EJHL
Did not qualify
2009–10 45 17 24 4 0 38 143 185 5th of 7, North
9th of 14, EJHL
Did not qualify
2010–11 45 17 24 2 2 38 153 178 3rd of 7, North
7th of 14, EJHL
Won Round One, 2-0 vs. Philadelphia Revolution
Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2011–12 45 27 16 0 2 56 160 119 3rd of 7, North
5th of 14, EJHL
Won Round One, 1-0-1 vs. New York Apple Core
Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2012–13 45 29 15 1 59 157 117 3rd of 7, North
4th of 14, EJHL
Lost Quarterfinals vs. Islanders Hockey Club
Eastern Hockey League
Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
2013–14 44 16 20 3 5 40 121 146 5th of 5, North
14th of 17, EHL
Won Round One, 2-1 vs. Connecticut Oilers
Lost Quarterfinals, 0-2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
2014–15 44 16 27 0 1 33 105 141 5th of 5, Boston
16th of 19, EHL
Lost Round One, 0-2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2015–16 41 18 21 2 38 109 133 6th of 9, North Conf.
13th of 18, EHL-Premier
Lost First Round, 1-2 vs. Northern Cyclones

References

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