The Green Mountain Glades is a Tier III
Junior A
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ice hockey
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team in the
Eastern Junior Hockey League's North Division from 2000-2017.
Overview
The team played its home games at
Cairns Arena
C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena, more commonly known as Cairns Arena, is a 600-seat hockey arena in South Burlington, Vermont. It is home to the Saint Michael's College Purple Knights men's and women's ice hockey teams, the University of Vermont ...
, a 600-seat arena in the suburb of
South Burlington, Vermont
South Burlington is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Along with neighboring Burlington, it is a principal city of the Burlington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,292. It is home to the head ...
, as well as the 4,003-seat
Gutterson Fieldhouse
Gutterson Fieldhouse (nicknamed "The Gut") is a 4,035-seat hockey arena in Burlington, Vermont. It is home to the Vermont Catamounts men's and women's ice hockey teams. It is the largest indoor arena in the state of Vermont. It is adjacent t ...
on the campus of the
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is amon ...
on certain occasions.
The Green Mountain Glades organization also fielded a team in the
Empire Junior B Hockey League as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt levels.
Notable alumni
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Matt Campanale
Matt Campanale (born February 14, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Islanders. He is from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania.
Playing career
As a youth, Campanale ...
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Zemgus Girgensons
Zemgus Girgensons (born 5 January 1994) is a Latvian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the Latvian Locomotive", he was selected 14th overall in the 2012 NHL ...
- 14th overall pick of the Buffalo Sabres in the
2012 NHL Entry Draft
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External links
Ice hockey teams in Vermont
Sports clubs and teams in Burlington, Vermont
2000 establishments in Vermont
2012 disestablishments in the United States
South Burlington, Vermont
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