The Eastern States Hockey League (ESHL) was an American
Tier III Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
league. It stated goal is that it develops high school age players to hockey skills needed for higher levels of Junior,
college hockey
College ice hockey is played principally in the United States and Canada, though leagues exist outside North America.
In the United States, competitive "college hockey" refers to ice hockey played between colleges and universities within the g ...
, and
professional hockey. On
Labor Day 2011, the Continental Hockey Association officially changed its name to the Eastern States Hockey League.
[Eastern States Hockey League to replace CHA](_blank)
/ref> After the 2012–13 season, the ESHL disbanded after several teams left to join the newly renamed Eastern Hockey League
The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional United States ice hockey league.
Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1953)
The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). The league was founded by Tommy Lockhart ...
or one of the newly formed United States Premier Hockey League
The United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) is an American ice hockey league. Founded in 2012, the USPHL has grown to over 60 organizations from across the United States fielding teams in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC), ...
Elite or Empire Divisions.
Former teams
Indiana Thunder[History Page of the ESHL](_blank)
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New Jersey Jr Titans
Mass Maple Leafs
Metro Fighting Moose
Michigan Mountain Cats
Philadelphia Jr. Blazers
Pittsburgh Amateur Penguins South
Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins
The Pittsburgh Vengeance are a non-sanctioned junior ice hockey team and are members of the Great Lakes Conference in the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier Division. The team plays at the Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar Township, Pennsyl ...
Potomac Patriots
Reading Rails
South Shore Kings
The South Shore Kings are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team playing in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The team plays at the Foxboro Sports Center located in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
The organization fields Tier III teams in th ...
Vineland Junior Eagles
References
External links
CHA Website
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