The Palm Beach Hawks were an
American
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** American ancestry, pe ...
ice hockey organization playing in
Lake Worth, Florida. They fielded two
Tier III teams and a number of youth teams.
History
Established in 2006 as the Palm Beach Predators, the organization was renamed as the Hawks in 2009. The organization were members of the
Southeast Junior Hockey League
The EJHL South (formerly Southeast Junior Hockey League) was an American Junior ice hockey#Tier III, Tier III Junior ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. The league had eight teams located in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia ( ...
(which became the
EJHL South in 2011) from 2006 until 2011. A second team was formed for the 2009–10 season which competed in the
Metropolitan Junior Hockey League
The Metropolitan Junior Hockey League was an American Tier III Junior ice hockey league with teams throughout the eastern United States. The MJHL was part of the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League organization. Founded in 1966 by New York Rang ...
and then the
Empire Junior Hockey League
The Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL) was a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey league. The league was classified as Tier III Junior B until the 2011–12 season when USA Hockey combined the Tier III Junior A and Junior B classifi ...
from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, many American junior hockey leagues reorganized and both teams joined the
United States Premier Hockey League in the Elite and Empire Divisions, respectively.
In 2015, the Empire Division was rebranded to the USP3. In 2017, the USP3 was disbanded, the USPHL added a higher division, and the Hawks' teams were promoted to the Premier and Elite Divisions.
The junior-level Hawks in both the USPHL Premier and Elite were removed from the schedule early into the 2018–19 season.
Season-by-season
References
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External links
Palm Beach Jr. HawksPalm Beach Hawks Youth HockeyPalm Beach SkateZone
Ice hockey teams in Florida
2006 establishments in Florida
Ice hockey clubs established in 2006
Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Sports in Palm Beach County, Florida