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| Bridgewater Bandits | |
|---|---|
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| City | Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
| League | United States Premier Hockey League |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Home arena | Bridgewater Ice Arena |
| Colors | Red, black, white |
| Owner(s) | Scott Harlow |
| General manager | Scott Drevitch[1] |
| Head coach | Scott Drevitch[1] |
| Franchise history | |
| 1996–2011 | Bridgewater Bandits |
| 2011–2020 | Boston Bandits |
| 2020–present | Bridgewater Bandits |
The Bridgewater Bandits, also called the Boston Bandits, are a junior ice hockey organization from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in the United States, with teams playing in the United States Premier Hockey League. The organization plays home games at the Bridgewater Ice Arena.
History
The Boston Bandits organization had a team in the Tier III Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) from 1996 until its dissolution in 2013. The Bandits would then join the Atlantic Junior Hockey League which would reorganize and become the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) for the 2013–14 season.
The Bandits organization also fields teams in the lower level USPHL Premier Division, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and various other levels. The Premier team originally played in the Empire Junior B Hockey League until 2013 and then the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MetJHL) from 2013 to 2015 at which point the EHL added the Elite Division and the former EHL teams were all promoted to the Premier Division. The MetJHL team then joined the EHL-Elite Division.
In 2017, the Bandits' organization left the EHL for the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL).[2] The USPHL was planning to launch the Tier II level league, which became the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), for the 2017–18 season. However, the USPHL was denied the Tier II status by USA Hockey and the junior league went independent.[3] The top level Bandits team joined the NCDC and the developmental team joined the Premier Division.[4]
The Bandits sold their NCDC franchise to the Philadelphia Hockey Club for the 2020–21 season.[5] The organization was then sold to Scott Harlow in December 2019[6] and the organization reverted to the Bridgewater Bandits identity beginning with the 2020–21 season.
Season-by-season records
References
- ^ a b "2020-2021 Coaching Staff". Bridgewater Bandits. March 30, 2020.
- ^ "USPHL Announces New Tuition Free Hockey Division for 2017-18 Season". JuniorHockey.com. October 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "DAILY DISH: USA HOCKEY ANNUAL CONGRESS". JuniorHockey.com. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "National Collegiate Development Conference Officially Launches For 2017-18". JuniorHockey.com. December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Philadelphia Hockey Club Buys NCDC Franchise, Will Join League In 2020-21". USPHL. November 14, 2019.
- ^ "New Ownership Announcement". BostonJuniorBandits.com. December 5, 2019.
External links
- Bandits website