Rochester Stars
| Rochester Stars | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Rochester, New York, United States |
| League | Eastern Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Northern Division |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Home arena | ESL Sports Centre.[1] |
| Colors |
Blue, Orange, White |
| Owner(s) | Maksymum Hockey LLC |
| Head coach |
Don Kirnan (EJHL), John Walsh (EmJHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1996-1998 | Syracuse Jr. Crunch |
| 1998-1999 | Auburn Jr. Crunch |
| 1999-2005 | Syracuse Jr. Crunch |
| 2005-2010 | Syracuse Stars |
| 2010-Present | Rochester Stars |
The Rochester Stars are a Tier III Junior A American junior ice hockey team from Rochester, New York. They play in the Eastern Junior Hockey League, now a league contained within the United States Premier Hockey League. Their affiliates are the Maksymum Junior Hockey Club of the Empire Junior B Hockey League, also in the EmJHL is the Stars former affiliates the Syracuse Stars Jr. B Team who are not owned by Maksymum Hockey LLC.
History
In 1996, the Syracuse Junior Crunch were founded to play Canadian Junior A in the Metro Junior A Hockey League, which was absorbed by the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1998. The team moved to Auburn that year, and was renamed the Auburn Junior Crunch.[2] In 2005 the franchise was sold and renamed the Syracuse Stars, joining the Eastern Junior Hockey League.[3] On December 9, 2009, Maksymum Hockey LLC, based in Rochester, New York, announced plans to operate the Stars and move them to Rochester beginning with the 2010-11 season. They currently play at the Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex.[1]
For the start of the 2013-2014 season, the Stars will play in the new-look EJHL, (aka Eastern Elite,) since the league has merged under the USPHL.[4]
Team members and regular season
The Rochester Stars hold tryouts in April of each year.[5] The season starts the day after Labor Day and playoffs finish during the third week of March each year. The schedule includes 45 EJHL regular season schedule games plus three rounds of playoffs.
Alumni
In addition to those players which have gone on to play for various college teams,[6] a number of former Stars players have gone on to play at the NHL level, including the following:
Ryan Callahan of the New York Rangers[7]
Tim Connolly of the Toronto Maple Leafs[8][9]
Colby Cohen of the Boston Bruins[10][11]
Jeremy Morin of the Chicago Blackhawks[12]
Matt Murley of the Pittsburgh Penguins, [13]
Rob Schremp[14][15]
Tim Sestito of the New Jersey Devils[16][17]
Tom Sestito of the Philadelphia Flyers[18][19]
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1996-97 | 50 | 10 | 37 | 3 | - | 220 | 358 | 23 | 15th Metro A | DNQ |
| 1997-98 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 4 | - | 273 | 219 | 62 | 4th Metro A | Lost Semi-final |
| 1998-99 | 51 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 232 | 195 | 56 | 6th OPJHL-E | |
| 1999-00 | 49 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 170 | 303 | 22 | 10th OPJHL-E | |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 195 | 234 | 45 | 8th OPJHL-E | |
| 2001-02 | 49 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 187 | 226 | 45 | 6th OPJHL-E | |
| 2002-03 | 49 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 308 | 10 | 10th OPJHL-E | |
| 2003-04 | 49 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 192 | 223 | 43 | 7th OPJHL-E | |
| 2004-05 | 49 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 158 | 267 | 22 | 9th OPJHL-E | |
| 2005-06 | 45 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 127 | 208 | 29 | 13th EJHL | |
| 2006-07 | 45 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 155 | 175 | 46 | 8th EJHL | |
| 2007-08 | 45 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 155 | 120 | 66 | 3rd EJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2008-09 | 45 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 184 | 160 | 55 | 4th EJHL | |
| 2009-10 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 173 | 163 | 52 | 6th EJHL | |
| 2010-11 | 45 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 173 | 29 | 12th EJHL | |
| 2011-12 | 45 | 15 | 26 | - | 4 | 103 | 156 | 34 | 12th EJHL | |
| 2012-13 | 45 | 24 | 15 | - | 6 | 150 | 140 | 54 | 6th EJHL |
Playoffs
MetJHL Years
- 1997 DNQ
- 1998 Lost Semi-final
- Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Pickering Panthers 3-games-to-2
- Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-1
- Caledon Canadians defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-3
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roth, Leo (2009-12-10). "Maksymum Hockey LLC brings Junior A team to Rochester". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York: Gannett Company). pp. 1D–3D. Archived from the original on 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ↑ US Hockey Report, August 1998, "A New Season A New Home"
- ↑ US Hockey Report, Jan 2005, "EJHL Adds an Expansion Team"
- ↑ http://thejuniorhockeynews.com/?p=14704
- ↑ Syracuse Stars Official Web Site Tryouts Page
- ↑ EJHL Certified College Signings
- ↑ Internet Hockey Database Player Bio for Ryan Callahan
- ↑ Yahoo! Sports Player Bio for Tim Connolly
- ↑ Legends of Hockey Player Bio for Tim Connolly
- ↑ NHL Player Bio for Colby Cohen
- ↑ Internet Hockey Database Player Bio for Colby Cohen
- ↑ NHL Player Bio for Jeremy Morin
- ↑ Legends of Hockey Player Bio for Matt Murley
- ↑ NHL Player Bio for Rob Schremp
- ↑ Legends of Hockey Player Bio for Rob Schremp
- ↑ Internet Hockey Database Player Bio for Tim Sestito
- ↑ Legends of Hockey Player Bio for Tim Sestito
- ↑ Legends of Hockey Player Bio for Tom Sestito
- ↑ NHL Player Bio for Tom Sestito
External links
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