Green Mountain Glades
Green Mountain Glades | |
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City | Williston, Vermont |
League | EJHL |
Operated | 2000-2012 |
Home arena |
Gutterson Fieldhouse and Cairns Arena |
Colors |
Hunter green, Golden Yellow, and White |
Franchise history | |
2000-2012 | Green Mountain Glades |
2012- | Portland Jr. Pirates |
The Green Mountain Glades were a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the Eastern Junior Hockey League's North Division from 2000-2012, before relocating to Portland, Maine to become the Portland Jr. Pirates.[1]
Overview
The team played its home games at Cairns Arena, a 600-seat arena in the suburb of South Burlington, Vermont, as well as the 4,003-seat Gutterson Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Vermont 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
- Zemgus Girgensons - 14th Overall Pick of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft
- Nick Eno - 187th Overall Pick of the Buffalo Sabres in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft
- Matt Campanale
- Barry Goers