The Springfield Jr. Blues are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey

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 in the North American Hockey League's

North American Hockey League

The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...

 Mid-west Division. The team plays their home games at the Nelson Center

Nelson Center

The Nelson Center is a 2,100-seat multi purpose ice arena and recreational facility located in Springfield, Illinois. The ice arena has two NHL regulation-sized ice sheets.It is also the home to the Springfield Jr...

 in Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...

. The Jr. Blues are coached by Head Coach Joe Dibble and Assistant Coach Jason Power.

History

Founded by John D. O'Laughlin and Al Jennings, the franchise joined the North American Hockey League for the 1993-1994 season. Springfield had previously been home to a semi-pro team. .

The team has made numerous appearances in the NAHL playoffs and were back-to-back Robertson Cup National Championships in 1996 and 1997.

Recent regular season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2004-05	56	30	25	1	61	207	200	1,509	5th, South Division
2005-06	58	28	26	4	60	181	208	1,721	3rd, South Division
2006-07	62	26	31	5	57	188	203	1,588	6th, Central Division
2007-08	58	27	25	5	59	190	190	1,253	4th, Central Division
2008-09	58	25	28	5	55	183	185	1,182	4th, South Division
2009-10	56	21	29	8	50	163	193	921	4th, South Division
2010-11	58	31	24	3	65	191	170	976	5th in North Division

Playoff records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Finish
2005								Did not Qualify
2006	4	1	3	0	9	13	83	Lost in 1st Round
2007								Did not Qualify
2008	8	5	3	0	31	18	119	Lost in 2nd Round
2009	4	1	3	0	5	9	93	Lost in 1st Round
2010	4	1	3	0	10	20	76	Lost in 1st Round
2011								Did not Qualify