Jersey Hitmen
Ice hockey team in Wayne, New Jersey, United States
Jersey Hitmen City Wayne, New Jersey League USPHL Founded 2003 Home arena Ice Vault Arena Colors Navy blue, Carolina blue, and white Owner(s) Bobby Reiss General manager James Hunt Head coach Toby Harris (NCDC)[ 1] Regular season titles 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021-22 Division titles 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2021-22 Playoff 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 .[ 2]
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
Season
GP
W
L
T
OTL
PTS
GF
GA
PIM
Finish
Eastern Junior Hockey League
2003–04
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
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
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
Playoff records
Season
GP
W
L
T
OTL
GF
GA
PIM
Results
Eastern Junior Hockey League
2004
Did not qualify
2005
Did not qualify
2006
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
4
Lost 1st Round
2007
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
missing data
Won Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire Junior Monarchs Won Semifinals vs. Bay State Breakers Won Finals vs. Islanders Hockey Club Playoff Champions
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
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
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
1
1
0
—
0
6
2
8
Won Playin game, 6-2 vs. Connecticut Jr. Rangers Lost Div Semifinal, 1-2 P.A.L. Jr. Islanders
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