The New England Stars were a Tier III Junior "A"

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team. The junior Stars played at the Skate 3 Arena located in

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, as members of the

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History

The Stars were originally members of the

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and played in the New England Division of IJHL's Junior A Super Elite League until the 2011–12 season. In the 2012–13 season, the organization were founding members of the Northern States Junior Hockey League (NSHL) The team was owned by The Hockey Academy which also operates local youth teams at various levels, which eventually become the

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in 2014 after leaving the

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and affiliating with the

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and attained

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sanctioning in 2015. Prior to the 2016–17 season, the Stars became part of the

(NA3HL) when it absorbed the NA3EHL. Following the 2019–20 season, the NA3HL franchise was sold to the

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Statistics

Season records

References

External links

Official Team Website

Official League Website
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