New England Wolves

The New England Wolves are a Tier III junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). The team plays their home games at the Merrill Fay Arena, located in Laconia, New Hampshire.

New England Wolves
CityLaconia, New Hampshire
LeagueEastern Hockey League
EHL Premier
ConferenceNorth
Home arenaMerrill Fay Arena
ColorsRed, gray, black, and white
       
General managerAndrew Trimble[1]
Head coachTim Kunes (EHL)
Andrew Trimble (EHL-Premier)
Franchise history
1998–2013Laconia Leafs
2013–2014New Hampshire Lakers
2014–presentNew England Wolves

The organization also fields a developmental Tier III team (former Tier III Junior B) in the EHL Premier Division and many youth programs.

History

The Laconia Leafs played in Laconia, New Hampshire in the Tier III Junior A Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) from 2005[2] to 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues underwent a reorganization. In August 2013, they announced their re-branding to New Hampshire Lakers as part of the also re-branded AJHL in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).[3] However, they did not field a team for 2013–14 season. The franchise was re-located to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire and became the New England Wolves in the 2014–15 season of the EHL.[4] In 2015, the EHL added a lower division and the current teams were all placed in the EHL-Premier Division. In 2016, the EHL-Premier Wolves returned to Laconia, joining their EHL-19U Elite Division team at Merrill Fay Arena. In 2017, the league re-branded, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.

Prior to and during their membership in the AJHL, the Leafs had fielded a Tier III Junior B team in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. In 2015, EHL created an Elite Division and many of the EHL organizations moved their developmental Tier III teams from the MetJHL to the new EHL-Elite including the Wolves.

Season-by-season records
SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2005–06423360398522111th of 11, AJHLDid not qualify
2006–074453702121173136th of 6, North
12th of 12, AJHL		Did not qualify
2007–084553604141483196th of 6, North
11th of 11, AJHL		Did not qualify
2008–09425360111662046th of 6, North
12th of 12, AJHL		Did not qualify
2009–1042339006902706th of 6, North
12th of 12, AJHL		Did not qualify
2010–1144103400201102386th of 6, North
10th of 12, AJHL		Did not qualify
2011–124433551126819911th of 12, AJHLDid not qualify
2012–13441026802810218211th of 12, AJHLDid not qualify
Eastern Hockey League
2013–14Dormant
2014–15441329—228921694th of 4, North
17th of 19, EHL		Did not qualify
2015–16411129—123952168th of 9, North Conf.
16th of 18, EHL-Premier		Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Boston Bandits
2016–1748836—420981964th of 4, New England Div.
9th of 9, North Conf.
17th of 17, EHL-Premier		Did not qualify
2017–18501731—2361462343rd of 4, New England Div.
6th of 8, North Conf.
11th of 16, EHL		Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Walpole Express
2018–19441726—1351622025th of 5, North Div.
9th of 10, New England Conf.
15th of 18, EHL		Did not qualify
2019–20462516—5551701616th of 11, New England Conf.
9th of 19, EHL		Lost Play-in Game, 1–2 vs. East Coast Wizards

Alumni

The Leafs/Wolves have produced several players that have moved on to higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs.[5]

References
  1. "KUNES SET TO TAKE OVER EHL, TRIMBLE TO SERVE AS GM/EHLP HEAD COACH". Eastern Hockey League (2013–). March 29, 2018.
  2. "EHL History". EHL. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  3. http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index.php/sports2/localsports/70404-leafs-are-now-lakers-and-playing-in-eastern-hockey-league
  4. http://pointstreaksites.com/view/easternhockeyleague/ehl-news/news_162508
  5. http://laconialeafs.com/page.php?page_id=2724
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