New England Jr. Huskies
Encyclopedia
The New England Junior Huskies are an American
junior
ice hockey
organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
. They field teams in the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League
, the Junior B Empire Junior B Hockey League and youth leagues.
. The New England Junior Huskies trace their roots to 1981 and Fitchburg's "Wallace Wallopers" of the now-defunct New England Junior Hockey League (NEJHL). The team was re-named the Tyngsboro Huskies in 1993 and re-named again in 2000 to the Lowell Junior Lock Monsters, before adopting their current identity in 2004 .
The stated purpose of the program is to provide a vehicle for athletes to develop as hockey players and to use these gifts to further their educational careers. Players are prepared for the long-term future as productive citizens while being constantly reminded to give the game of hockey its due respect for lessons learned.
The team's players are mainly drawn from local towns, but our roster has included players from such outreaches as Alaska, California, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Canada and numerous European countries. The player alumni list includes professional hockey players as well as professional and corporate businessmen and spans four decades (1970s to 2000s).
All Junior Huskies players are required to be in school and/or work, and are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) tutorial classes that are provided by the organization.
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The schedule includes 45 EJHL regular season schedule games plus three rounds of playoffs.
, where he was an ISL All-League selection in both his junior and senior years. He was also named to the New England Prep All-Star team as a junior and senior, named Hockey Night in Boston All-Scholastic both years, was awarded the Flood Shield as ISL
MVP. In addition to coaching the Huskies, Jenkins serves as a New England area scout with Central Scouting Bureau, and is the Founder and Director of Competitive Edge Hockey School. Coach Jenkins was also named EJHL Coach of the Year for 2006-2007.
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Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
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Ice hockey
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organization from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Tyngsborough is a town located in the northwest section of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Composed of of land and surface water, Tyngsborough borders the towns of Dunstable, Groton, Westford, Chelmsford, Dracut, and the City of Lowell, as well as the New Hampshire communities of Hudson,...
. They field teams in the Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League
Eastern Junior Hockey League
The Eastern Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. Founded in 1993 by Dan Esdale, the EJHL has fourteen teams from across the Northeastern United States. The EJHL is a member of USA Hockey, and the EJHL champion goes on to play for the National Championship...
, the Junior B Empire Junior B Hockey League and youth leagues.
New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club
The New England Huskies Junior Hockey Club is a non-profit 501-3 organization which chartered in 1995 as the Tyngsboro Huskies as a charter member of the Eastern Junior Hockey LeagueEastern Junior Hockey League
The Eastern Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. Founded in 1993 by Dan Esdale, the EJHL has fourteen teams from across the Northeastern United States. The EJHL is a member of USA Hockey, and the EJHL champion goes on to play for the National Championship...
. The New England Junior Huskies trace their roots to 1981 and Fitchburg's "Wallace Wallopers" of the now-defunct New England Junior Hockey League (NEJHL). The team was re-named the Tyngsboro Huskies in 1993 and re-named again in 2000 to the Lowell Junior Lock Monsters, before adopting their current identity in 2004 .
The stated purpose of the program is to provide a vehicle for athletes to develop as hockey players and to use these gifts to further their educational careers. Players are prepared for the long-term future as productive citizens while being constantly reminded to give the game of hockey its due respect for lessons learned.
The team's players are mainly drawn from local towns, but our roster has included players from such outreaches as Alaska, California, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Canada and numerous European countries. The player alumni list includes professional hockey players as well as professional and corporate businessmen and spans four decades (1970s to 2000s).
All Junior Huskies players are required to be in school and/or work, and are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) tutorial classes that are provided by the organization.
Junior A Team
The Junior A team competes in the Northern Division of the Eastern Junior Hockey LeagueEastern Junior Hockey League
The Eastern Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league. Founded in 1993 by Dan Esdale, the EJHL has fourteen teams from across the Northeastern United States. The EJHL is a member of USA Hockey, and the EJHL champion goes on to play for the National Championship...
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Team Members and Regular Season
The Junior Huskies typically hold tryouts in late April. The Junior Huskies team is usually composed of 12 to 13 forwards, six to seven defensemen, and two goalies on the active roster. All players are between the ages of 16 and 20. The season starts the day after Labor Day and playoffs finish during the third week of March each year. The team typically practices 3 to 4 times per week.The schedule includes 45 EJHL regular season schedule games plus three rounds of playoffs.
Coach
The head coach for the Junior Huskies is Paul Jenkins, a 1987 graduate of Colgate University where he served as captain and won the Dan Coley "Barrell" Award as Colgate's top defenseman. Upon graduating, Jenkins signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers and played with their top affiliate in Colorado in the IHL before moving to Holland and playing for two seasons with the Geleen Smoke Eaters in the Dutch First Division. Prior to attending Colgate, Coach Jenkins attended Saint Mark's Preparatory SchoolSt. Mark's School
St. Mark’s School is a coeducational, Episcopal, preparatory school, situated on in Southborough, Massachusetts, from Boston. It was founded in 1865 as an all-boys' school by Joseph Burnett, a wealthy native of Southborough who developed and marketed the world-famous Burnett Vanilla Extract . ...
, where he was an ISL All-League selection in both his junior and senior years. He was also named to the New England Prep All-Star team as a junior and senior, named Hockey Night in Boston All-Scholastic both years, was awarded the Flood Shield as ISL
Independent School League (Boston Area)
The Independent School League is composed of sixteen New England preparatory schools that compete athletically and academically. Founded in 1948, the ISL's sixteen member compete in eighteen sports in the New England Prep School Athletic Conference...
MVP. In addition to coaching the Huskies, Jenkins serves as a New England area scout with Central Scouting Bureau, and is the Founder and Director of Competitive Edge Hockey School. Coach Jenkins was also named EJHL Coach of the Year for 2006-2007.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| Tygnsboro Huskies | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| 148 | 178 | 29 | 5th EJHL | |||||||
| 1999-00 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | ||||||
| 151 | 151 | 43 | 8th EJHL | |||||||
| Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | ||||||||||
| EJHL | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 95 | 152 | 26 | 4th EJHL North | |
| 2002-03 | 38 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 133 | 30 | 3rd EJHL North | |
| 2003-04 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 118 | 116 | 41 | 3rd EJHL North | |
| New England Jr.Huskies | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 136 | 157 | 49 | 5th EJHL North | |
| 2005-06 | 45 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 154 | 157 | 41 | 5th EJHL North | |
| 2006-07 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 192 | 136 | 58 | 3rd EJHL North | |
| 2007-08 | 45 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 150 | 188 | 32 | 5th EJHL North | |
| 2008-09 | 45 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 153 | 42 | 4th EJHL North | |
Junior B Team
The Junior B team competes in the Eastern Conference of the Empire Jr Hockey LeagueEmpire Junior Hockey League
The Empire Junior Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior B ice hockey league. The EmJHL is a member of USA Hockey. It is primarily a feeder to the Eastern Junior Hockey League, a Junior A league....
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