Boston Junior Rangers

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Boston Junior Rangers
BostonJrRangersLogo.jpg
CityTewksbury, Massachusetts
LeagueEastern Hockey League
DivisionEast
Founded1995
Home arena
ColorsNavy, red, white
     
Owner(s)Mike Sorabella
Head coachRich DeCaprio
Websitebostonjuniorrangers.com
Franchise history
2004–2012Boston Bulldogs
2012–presentBoston Junior Rangers

The Boston Junior Rangers are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey organization playing in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The team plays in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).

History[]

The initial founder and owner Mike Addesa is a former NCAA Division I ice hockey head coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[1] Mr. Addesa founded the team as the Boston Bulldogs playing out of Salem, Massachusetts. At the end of the 2011–12 season the franchise was sold and relocated to become the Boston Jr Rangers. In 2017, the league re-branded, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.

The organization also operates a team in the EHL-Premier Division and numerous youth division teams. The Premier Division team was formerly in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MetJHL) and won the league championship in the 2014–15 season, its last season in the league, before joining the EHL-Elite Division.

Season-by season records[]

Season GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2012–13 44 22 11 9 2 55 135 106 5th of 12, AtJHL Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Eastern Hockey League
2013–14 44 18 21 2 3 55 120 149 4th of 5, North
12th of 17, EHL		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. New York Bobcats
2014–15 44 18 22 — 4 40 122 128 4th of 5, Boston
13th of 19, EHL		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Connecticut Oilers
2015–16 41 18 19 — 4 40 124 124 5th of 9, North Conf.
12th of 18, EHL-Premier		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Walpole Express
2016–17 48 28 17 — 3 59 140 135 2nd of 5, Boston Div.
3rd of 9, North Conf.
6th of 17, EHL-Premier		 Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Vermont Lumberjacks
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Jersey Rockets
2017–18 50 38 11 — 1 77 197 114 1st of 4, Boston Div.
2nd of 8, North Conf.
4th of 16, EHL		 First Round bye
Won Second Round, 2–0 vs. Walpole Express
0–2–1 in Frozen Finals round-robin
(OTL, 3–4 vs. Little Flyers; L, 0–4 vs. Revolution; L, 4–7 vs. )
2018–19 46 27 15 — 4 58 170 115 3rd of 5, North Div.
4th of 10, New England Conf.
7th of 18, EHL		 Won First Round, 2–0 vs.
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs.
2019–20 46 39 5 — 2 80 280 104 1st of 11, New England Conf.
1st of 19, EHL		 Playoffs cancelled
2020–21 38 32 5 — 1 65 168 77 1st of 7, Central Div.
2nd of 17, EHL		 Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Railers Jr. HC
Won Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. Walpole Express
2–1–0 EHL Frozen Finals round-robin
(L, 3–5 vs. Lumberjacks; W, 5–3 vs. 87's; W, 2–1 vs. Avalanche)
Won Championship game, 3–2 vs. New Hampshire Avalanche

Notable alumni[]

Logo from their time as the Boston Bulldogs

The Rangers/Bulldogs have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, and ACHA college programs.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Coaching Record".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2010-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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