New York Applecore
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The New York Apple Core is a Junior A ice hockey
team from Long Beach
, New York
playing in the Eastern Junior Hockey League
. The team plays home games at The City of Long Beach Arena.
The Apple Core organization also fields teams in the Empire Junior B Hockey League and Continental Hockey Association
, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.
(EJHL) since 1998. The team was originally formed in 1993 in the Jr. B Metro League. In 1997-98 it played a handful of games against the EJHL, and became a full-time member a year later. In 2003 Apple Core won the Triple Crown EJHL Championship, finishing as regular season and post-season champions. They play at the Long Beach arena in Long Beach, NY.
college programs, and professional
hockey, including:
In 2005, the Apple Core became the first junior team to be represented by all four competing schools in the Beanpot
hockey tournament. Representing Apple Core were Kevin Schaeffer and Jekabs Redlihs of Boston University
, Mike Brennan of Boston College
, Jon Pelle of Harvard University
, and Louie Liotti and Steve Birnstill of Northeastern University.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Long Beach
Long Beach, New York
Long Beach is a city in Nassau County, New York. Just south of Long Island, it is located on Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the westernmost of the outer barrier islands off Long Island's South Shore. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 33,275...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
playing in the 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 team plays home games at The City of Long Beach Arena.
The Apple Core organization also fields teams in the Empire Junior B Hockey League and Continental Hockey Association
Continental Hockey Association
The Continental Hockey Association is an American Tier III Junior B ice hockey league. It stated goal is that it develops high school age players to hockey skills needed for higher levels of Junior, college hockey, and professional hockey....
, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.
History
The franchise has been a full-time 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...
(EJHL) since 1998. The team was originally formed in 1993 in the Jr. B Metro League. In 1997-98 it played a handful of games against the EJHL, and became a full-time member a year later. In 2003 Apple Core won the Triple Crown EJHL Championship, finishing as regular season and post-season champions. They play at the Long Beach arena in Long Beach, NY.
Alumni
The Lakers have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I and Division III, and ACHAAcha
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college programs, and professional
Professional sports
Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...
hockey, including:
- Mark Eaton - New York IslandersNew York IslandersThe New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
(NHL) - Rich HansenRich HansenRichard Hansen is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Rapid City Rush of the Central Hockey League . Hansen is a second generation professional hockey player, following in the footsteps of his father Richie Hansen, who spent time with the St...
- Rapid City RushRapid City RushThe Rapid City Rush is an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. It plays in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The Rapid City Rush organization quickly became the premiere franschise in the CHL.-History:...
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) - Mārtiņš KarsumsMartins KarsumsMārtiņš Karsums is a Latvian professional ice hockey player currently playing as a right winger for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League . Karsums was selected in the second round, 64th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins...
- Dinamo RigaDinamo RigaDinamo Riga was an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga.-History of Dinamo Riga:...
(KHLKontinental Hockey LeagueThe Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
) - Ryan CruthersRyan CruthersRyan Cruthers is a professional ice hockey player. Cruthers is currently playing for the Reading Royals. During Cruthers pre-collegiate career he won an EJHL Championship with the New York Apple Core and a New York State Championship with St Marys High School...
- Reading RoyalsReading RoyalsThe Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania...
(ECHLECHLThe ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
) - Doug Murray - San Jose SharksSan Jose SharksThe San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(NHL) - Eric NystromEric NystromEric Nystrom is an American ice hockey left winger for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League . He was a first round selection by the Flames, 10th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. In addition to the Flames, Nystrom was a member of the Minnesota Wild before joining the Stars...
- Calgary FlamesCalgary FlamesThe Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
(NHL) - Jekabs RedlihsJekabs RedlihsJēkabs Rēdlihs is a Latvian ice hockey Defender currently playing for Dinamo Riga in Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:...
- Dinamo RigaDinamo RigaDinamo Riga was an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga.-History of Dinamo Riga:...
(KHLKontinental Hockey LeagueThe Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....
) - Kevin SchaefferKevin SchaefferKevin Schaeffer is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Las Vegas Wranglers in the ECHL. He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 6th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft....
- Charlotte Checkers (ECHLECHLThe ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
) - Rob ScuderiRob ScuderiRobert John Scuderi is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.-Amateur:...
- Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(NHL) - Dinos StamoulisDinos StamoulisDinos Stamoulis is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who last played for the Reading Royals of the ECHL.-Career statistics:-External links:...
- Reading RoyalsReading RoyalsThe Reading Royals are a professional ice hockey team that currently plays in the ECHL. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Royals play their home games at the Sovereign Center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania...
(ECHLECHLThe ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
) - Ryan VesceRyan VesceRyan Vesce is a professional ice hockey right winger. He currently plays for the Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL. Undrafted, Vesce played hockey in college, then played professionally for leagues in North America and Europe....
- San Jose SharksSan Jose SharksThe San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(NHL) - Matt GilroyMatt GilroyMatthew Gilroy is an American professional ice hockey defenseman playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League .Gilroy completed a four-year tenure with the Boston University Terriers of Hockey East...
- New York RangersNew York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
(NHL)
In 2005, the Apple Core became the first junior team to be represented by all four competing schools in the Beanpot
Beanpot
The Beanpot refers primarily to a men's ice hockey tournament among the four major college hockey schools of the Boston, Massachusetts area, held annually since the 1952-53 season. The tournament gives the winner bragging rights over its cross-town rivals, and the quest for this highly sought-after...
hockey tournament. Representing Apple Core were Kevin Schaeffer and Jekabs Redlihs of Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, Mike Brennan of Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, Jon Pelle of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and Louie Liotti and Steve Birnstill of Northeastern University.
Season-by-Season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| NY Apple Core | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 50 | 38 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| 285 | 185 | 81 | 3rd Metro A | |||||||
| 1997-98 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| 192 | 109 | 54 | 2nd EJHL | |||||||
| 1999-00 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 4 | ||||||
| 155 | 118 | 44 | 7th EJHL | |||||||
| 2000-01 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 87 | 54 | 2nd EJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 78 | 63 | 1st EJHL South | |
| 2003-04 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 127 | 39 | 3rd EJHL South | |
| 2004-05 | 52 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 164 | 154 | 54 | 3rd EJHL South | |
| 2005-06 | 45 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 125 | 146 | 42 | 6th EJHL South | |
| 2006-07 | 45 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 162 | 142 | 47 | 3rd EJHL South | |
| 2007-08 | 45 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 172 | 164 | 47 | 5th EJHL South | |