2019–20 EHL season
| 2019–20 EHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Eastern Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 2019 – March 2020 Post-season March 2020 |
| Number of games | 46 |
| Number of teams | 19 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Boston Junior Rangers |
| EHL Playoffs | |
The 2019–20 EHL season was the 7th season of the Eastern Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2019 to March 2020 with a 46-game schedule for all teams. The Boston Junior Rangers won the regular season championship. On March 13, 2020, the EHL suspended play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remainder of the postseason was later cancelled.
Member changes
- On April 17, 2019, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights were one of six new programs invited to join the NA3HL.[1] However, before the start of the season, the franchise folded.
- Over the summer, the Seacoast Spartans were approved as an expansion franchise for this season.[2]
- Around the same time, the Worcester Jr. Railers were also added as an expansion franchise.[3]
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[4]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings
New England Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz – Boston Junior Rangers | 46 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 208 | 104 |
| x – New Hampshire Avalanche | 46 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 185 | 87 |
| x – Vermont Lumberjacks | 46 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 69 | 209 | 131 |
| x – Seahawks Hockey Club | 46 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 62 | 158 | 101 |
| x – Walpole Express | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 61 | 147 | 110 |
| x – New England Wolves | 46 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 55 | 170 | 161 |
| x – East Coast Wizards | 46 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 164 | 132 |
| x – Seacoast Spartans | 46 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 35 | 123 | 160 |
| Connecticut Chiefs | 46 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 112 | 182 |
| Valley Jr. Warriors | 46 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 28 | 123 | 186 |
| Worcester Jr. Railers | 46 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 17 | 111 | 240 |
Mid-Atlantic Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – New Jersey 87's | 46 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 234 | 104 |
| x – Philadelphia Revolution | 46 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 64 | 192 | 117 |
| x – Connecticut RoughRiders | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 60 | 191 | 165 |
| x – Team Maryland | 46 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 50 | 182 | 161 |
| x – Philadelphia Little Flyers | 46 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 161 | 159 |
| x – Philadelphia Jr. Flyers | 46 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 39 | 112 | 126 |
| New York Apple Core | 46 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 132 | 203 |
| North Carolina Golden Bears | 46 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 332 |
EHL playoffs
Note: The top two seeds in both conferences received byes into the conference semifinal rounds. The third and fourth seeds received byes to the conference quarterfinal rounds.
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was paused on March 13. A short time after, the remainder of the postseason was cancelled.
| Preliminary Round (Best-of-1) | Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE3 | Vermont Lumberjacks | 6 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NE5 | Walpole Express | 3 | NE8 | Seacoast Spartans | 3 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| NE8 | Seacoast Spartans | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NE4 | Seahawks Hockey Club | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NE6 | New England Wolves | 1 | NE7 | East Coast Wizards | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NE7 | East Coast Wizards | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MA3 | Connecticut RoughRiders | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MA6 | Philadelphia Jr. Flyers | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MA4 | Team Maryland | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MA5 | Philadelphia Little Flyers | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
- ^ "NA3HL announces new markets for the 2019-20 season". NA3HL. April 17, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ "Seacoast Spartans To Join NCDC In 2024-25". Junior Hockey News. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Railers Name James Mello EHL Head Coach". EHL. May 24, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
- ^ "2019-20 Eastern Hockey League Standings". Hockey DB. Retrieved July 30, 2025.