Jersey Hitmen
{{Short description|Ice hockey team in Wayne, New Jersey, United States}}
{{For|the XFL football team|New York/New Jersey Hitmen}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2009}}
{{Infobox Pro hockey team
|bg_color = #000080
|text_color = #FFFFFF
| team = Jersey Hitmen
| logo = Jerseyhitmenlogo.png
| logosize = 150px
| city = Wayne, New Jersey
| league = USPHL
| division =
| founded = 2003
| arena = Ice Vault Arena
| colors = Navy blue, Carolina blue, and white
{{color box|#000080}} {{color box|#87CEEB}} {{color box|white}}
| owner = Bobby Reiss
| coach = Toby Harris (NCDC){{cite web |url=https://www.jerseyhitmen.net/staff |title=Jersey Hitmen Staff |website=Jersey Hitmen |access-date=March 18, 2020}}
| GM = James Hunt
|division_titles = 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2021-22
|reg_season_titles = 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021-22
|championships = 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022
}}
The Jersey Hitmen are a junior and youth ice hockey organization with teams in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), with its top level junior team playing in the USPHL's National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC). The organization also has junior teams in the USPHL's Premier and Elite Divisions, as well as multiple youth teams from 10U to 18U. The teams play their home games at the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne, New Jersey.{{cite web |url=http://www.icevault.com/hitmen.php |title=Jersey Hitmen |website=icevault.com |access-date=March 18, 2020}}
The Hitmen used to field a 16U team in the Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League (EJEPL) and 14U teams in the Metro Elite Hockey League (MEHL) before joining the USPHL High Performance Youth Divisions.
Regular season records
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| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#bbaaaa"
|colspan="12"|Eastern Junior Hockey League | ||||||||||
| 2003–04 | colspan=10|No data found | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 53 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 91 | 131 | 159 | 898 | 6th Southern |
| 2005–06 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 153 | 158 | 866 | 5th Southern |
| 2006–07 | 45 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 127 | 164 | 1057 | 7th Southern |
| 2007–08 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 176 | 126 | 1106 | 1st Southern |
| 2008–09 | 45 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 236 | 98 | 646 | 1st Southern |
| 2009–10 | 49 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 223 | 111 | 972 | 2nd Southern |
| 2010–11 | 45 | 27 | 14 | — | 4 | 58 | 277 | 82 | 650 | 1st Southern 1st EJHL |
| 2011–12 | 45 | 27 | 14 | — | 4 | 58 | 277 | 82 | 608 | 2nd Southern 4th EJHL |
| 2012–13 | 45 | 39 | 6 | — | 0 | 78 | 246 | 99 | — | 1st Southern 1st EJHL |
| bgcolor="#bbaaaa"
|colspan="12"|United States Premier Hockey League | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 48 | 36 | 11 | — | 1 | 73 | 209 | 106 | 855 | 2nd of 9, USPHL-Premier |
| 2014–15 | 50 | 44 | 4 | — | 2 | 90 | 272 | 117 | — | 1st of 11, USPHL-Premier |
| 2015–16 | 44 | 34 | 9 | — | 1 | 69 | 206 | 123 | — | 2nd of 12, USPHL-Premier |
| 2016–17 | 45 | 32 | 9 | — | 4 | 68 | 200 | 102 | — | 2nd of 10, USPHL-Premier |
| bgcolor="#bbaaaa"
|colspan="12"|Moved to NCDC Division | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | 50 | 34 | 15 | — | 1 | 69 | 209 | 127 | — | 3rd of 11, NCDC |
| 2018–19 | 50 | 43 | 7 | — | 0 | 86 | 218 | 103 | 690 | 1st of 12, NCDC |
| 2019–20 | 50 | 42 | 5 | — | 3 | 87 | 226 | 114 | 769 | 1st of 13, NCDC |
| 2020–21 | 45 | 37 | 4 | — | 4 | 78 | 197 | 87 | 544 | 1st of 6, South 1st of 13, NCDC |
| 2021–22 | 49 | 35 | 11 | — | 3 | 73 | 234 | 186 | 646 | 1st of 6, South 1st of 13, NCDC |
| 2022–23 | 50 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 201 | 117 | 482 | 1st of 7, South 1st of 14, NCDC |
| 2023–24 | 52 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 148 | 158 | 742 | 4 of 6, Atlantic 13th of 18, NCDC |
| 2024–25 | 54 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 190 | 161 | 672 | 3 of 7, Atlantic 11th of 22, NCDC |
Playoff records
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| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PIM | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#bbaaaa"
|colspan="12"|Eastern Junior Hockey League | |||||||||
| 2004 | colspan=9|Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2005 | colspan=9|Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Lost 1st Round |
| 2007 | colspan=9|Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 173 | Won Quarterfinals 2–0 vs. New England Junior Huskies Won Semifinals 2–0 vs. South Shore Kings Won Finals 2–0 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs Playoff Champions |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 94 | Won Quarterfinals 2–0 vs. New England Junior Huskies Won Semifinals 2–0 vs. Bridgewater Bandits Won Finals 2–1 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs Playoff Champions |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 24 | Won Quarterfinals 2–0 vs. Syracuse Stars Lost Semifinals vs. South Shore Kings |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 64 | Won Quarterfinals 2–1 vs. New York Apple Core Won Semifinals 2–1 vs. Bay State Breakers Lost Finals 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 71 | Won Quarterfinals 2–0 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors Won Semifinals 2–0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Lost Finals 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs |
| 2013 | colspan=8|missing data | Won Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs Won Semifinals vs. Bay State Breakers Won Finals vs. Islanders Hockey Club Playoff Champions | |||||||
| bgcolor="#bbaaaa"
|colspan="12"|United States Premier Hockey League | |||||||||
| 2014 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 96 | Won Quarterfinals 2–0 vs. Bay State Breakers Won Semifinals 2–0 vs. South Shore Kings Lost Finals 0–2 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 96 | Won Quarterfinals 2–0 vs. Rochester Jr. Americans Won Semifinals 2–0 vs. South Shore Kings Won Finals 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Flyers Junior Hockey Club Playoff Champions |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | — | Won Quarterfinals 2–1 vs. Connecticut Jr. Rangers Won Semifinals 2–0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Won Finals 2–0 vs. Islanders Hockey Club Playoff Champions |
| bgcolor="#bbaaaa"
|colspan="12"|Moved to NCDC Division | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | — | Lost Quarterfinals 0–2 vs. Springfield Pics |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 36 | 24 | — | Won Quarterfinals 2–1 vs. Northern Cyclones Won Semifinals 2–1 vs. Boston Junior Bruins Lost Finals 1–2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 37 | Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Northern Cyclones |
| 2020 | colspan=10|Playoffs cancelled | ||||||||
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 | 8 | 36 | Won Second Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut Jr. Rangers Won Semifinal, 6–1 vs. Twin City Thunder Won Final, 5–2 vs. Rockets Hockey Club Playoff Champions |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 | 8 | 36 | Won Div. Semifinal, 2–0 vs. P.A.L. Junior Islanders Won Div. Final, 1-2 vs. Rockets Hockey Club Won League Final, 2-0 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins Playoff Champions (7th) |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 10 | 48 | Lost Div. Semifinal, 0-2 vs. Mercer Chiefs |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 10 | 10 | 89 | Won Playin game, 6-2 vs. Connecticut Jr. Rangers Lost Div Semifinal, 1-2 P.A.L. Jr. Islanders |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 12 | 14 | 22 | Lost Div Semifinal, 1-3 Mercer Chiefs |
References
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External links
- [http://www.jerseyhitmen.net/ Official site]
Category:Amateur ice hockey teams in New Jersey
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2003
Category:2003 establishments in New Jersey
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