New England Stars (junior hockey)

The New England Stars were a Tier III Junior "A" ice hockey team. The junior Stars played at the Skate 3 Arena located in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, as members of the North American 3 Hockey League.

For the former semi-professional hockey team in the defunct North Eastern Hockey League, see New England Stars.
New England Stars
CityTyngsborough, Massachusetts
LeagueNA3HL
Founded2008
Home arenaSkate 3 Arena
ColorsNavy blue, red, white, silver
       
Owner(s)The Hockey Academy
General managerDan Fontas[1]
Head coachDarryl Green
Franchise history
2008–2020New England Stars
2020–presentNew Jersey Titans

History

The Stars were originally members of the International Junior Hockey League and played in the New England Division of IJHL's Junior A Super Elite League until the 2011–12 season. In the 2012–13 season, the organization were founding members of the Northern States Junior Hockey League (NSHL)[2] The team was owned by The Hockey Academy which also operates local youth teams at various levels,[3] which eventually become the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League in 2014 after leaving the United Hockey Union and affiliating with the North American Hockey League and attained USA Hockey sanctioning in 2015. Prior to the 2016–17 season, the Stars became part of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) when it absorbed the NA3EHL.

Following the 2019–20 season, the NA3HL franchise was sold to the New Jersey Titans.[4]

Statistics

Season records
SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
International Junior Hockey League
2008–09No Statistics AvailableSuper Elite Champions[5]
2009–104528116—621581414th Super EliteWon Quarterfinal game
Lost Semifinal game
2010–114934114—723021501st Super Elite
2011–12No Statistics Available
Northern States Hockey League
2012–134212280226961717th of 7, NSHL[6]Lost Quarterfinal game vs. Syracuse Stampede
2013–1440131908341591778th of 9, NSHLLost Round 1 series, 0–2 vs. AHI Fighting Spirit
North American 3 Eastern Hockey League
2014–15412513—3531531152nd of 5, Eastern
3rd of 10, NA3EHL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Cape Cod Islanders
2015–1644329—3671841063rd of 7, Eastern
4th of 13, NA3EHL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. L/A Fighting Spirit
North American 3 Hockey League
2016–1747297—11691761272nd of 7, Coastal
12th of 48, NA3HL		Won Div. Semifinals, 2–1 vs. Cape Cod Islanders
Lost Div. Finals, 1–2 vs. Long Beach Sharks
2017–1847369—274185971st of 6, Coastal
7th of 42, NA3HL		Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Maine Wild
Won Div. Finals, 2–0 vs. L/A Nordiques
0–2–1 in Fraser Cup round-robin Pool B
(L, 2–5 vs. Brahmas; L, 1–2 vs. Jets; OTL, 3–4 vs. Freeze)
2018–19473112—4661871123rd of 6, Coastal
12th of 36, NA3HL		Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Northeast Generals
2019–20473211—4682211662nd of 5, Coastal
8th of 34, NA3HL		Playoffs cancelled

References
  1. http://www.phdhockey.com/Page.asp?n=21698&org=phdhockey.com
  2. "USA Junior Hockey Magazine January 2010". juniorhockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "NA3HL announces new team in Middletown, New Jersey". NA3HL. April 19, 2020.
  5. http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19407&Itemid=68
  6. "Elite Prospects 2012–13 NSHL Standings". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 8, 2016.


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