- Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
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Metropolitan Junior Hockey League Sport Ice hockey Commissioner Glenn Hefferan No. of teams 20 Country(ies) 
United StatesOfficial website MJHL The Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with 20 teams (as of 2011/12 season) throughout the eastern seaboard of the United States. The MJHL is part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization. It's "big sister" the AJHL is also a Tier III, Junior league. The League is the oldest Junior League in the United States, founded in 1966 by NY Rangers GM, Emil "the Cat" Frances.
The league does place a number of players into NCAA Colleges, with most going to Division III, and some to Division I[1].
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Current Teams
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Francis Division Team Centre Boston Bulldogs Salem, New Hampshire Cranston Reds Cranston, Rhode Island Hartford Junior Wolfpack Cromwell, Connecticut Laconia Leafs Laconia, New Hampshire Northern Cyclones Hudson, New Hampshire Portland Junior Pirates Saco, Maine Walpole Express Walpole, Massachusetts Dowd Division Team Centre Central Penn Panthers Lancaster, Pennsylvania New Jersey Renegades Flemington, New Jersey Philadelphia Junior Flyers West Chester, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Little Flyers Aston, Pennsylvania Richmond Generals Richmond, Virginia Washington Junior Nationals Laurel, Maryland Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Junior Knights Pittston, Pennsylvania Mullen Division Team Centre Long Island Royals Syosset, New York New Jersey Rockets Berkeley Heights, New Jersey New Jersey Junior Titans Farmingdale, New Jersey New York Saints Monsey, New York New York Bobcats Brooklyn, New York Suffolk Juniors Hauppauge, New York Former Teams
- New York Junior Islanders
- New Jersey Junior Devils
- Bucks County Generals
- Troy Eagles
- Hudson valley eagles
- Allentown Argonauts
- Jacksonville Ice Dogs
- Charleston Wolverines
- Washington Little Caps
- Atlanta Knights
- East Coast Eagles
- Hampton Roads Junior Whalers
- Florida Eels
- Florida Junior Blades
- Palm Beach Hawks
- Space Coast Hurricanes
- Tampa Bay Juniors
- Valley Forge Minutemen
See also
External links
Official Website- [1]
References
- ^ http://www.atlantichockey.org/mjhl_sub.htm?content=mjhl_commitments MJHL 2009 College Commitments
Junior ice hockey leagues in North America Canada Major JuniorJunior AJunior BJunior CIndependentUnited States Tier ITier IITier IIIIndependentIJHL • CJHLRelated article: List of ice hockey leagues • Hockey Canada • USA Hockey • Amateur Athletic Union Categories:- Ice hockey leagues in the United States
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