Welcome to the Eastern Minor Hockey League (EMHL)!

2017/18 EMHL Guidelines And Playing Rules

Mites - All games are twelve minute stop time periods.
Penalties: Minors are One and a Half minutes; Major is Four minutes; Misconduct is Six minutes.
All games are played under modified USA Hockey rules.

Squirt Minor through Midget Major - All games are three fifteen minute stop time periods.
Penalties: Minors are One and a Half minutes; Major is Five minutes; Misconduct is Ten minutes.
All games are played under USA Hockey Rules.
All games will have two officials assigned to each game, and a timekeeper (assigned by the home team).

All scores need to be reported no later than NOON on Monday after the weekend they were played.
They should be scanned and emailed to emhl@nes.com. A clear picture from a cell phone is also acceptable.

Game Sheet Distribution: Winner gets the white copy; the losing team gets the yellow copy; and the pink copy is retained by the association or team. It is the responsibility of each team to keep copies of your team's games. It is the responsibility of the winning team to report the score to the EMHL office. In the event of a tie, it is the responsibility of the home team to report the score to the EMHL office.

Any adjustments to the EMHL schedule can only be requested by a Program Director.

Any and all game cancellations, including any due to weather, must be made through a Program Director and approved by the EMHL.

Photos of 2016-2017 Division Champions

1. Team with the most points
2. If two teams are tied with the same amount of points, it will be determined by head to head competition based upon the regular season games
3. If two or more teams are still tied with same amount of points and using head to head is out, final standings will be determined based upon the team with the highest winning percentage
4. If teams are still tied, the next tie breaker will be least amount of goals allowed

Mite - Host Program: New England Falcons
Squirt Minor - Host Program: North Shore Shamrocks
Squirt Major - Host Program: Providence Jr Friars
Peewee Minor - Host Program: Manchester Flames
Peewee Major - Host Program: New England Wolverines
Bantam Minor - Host Program: New England Bulldogs
Bantam Major - Host Program: Greater Boston Vipers

All Semi Final and Championship Games to be held at New England Sports Center

Mite Developmental in Providence

Announcements:

For the first time ever the Central Mass Outlaws will be fielding teams in the Eastern Minor Hockey League (EMHL) for the coming season. For 2017-18, the Outlaws will feature EMHL teams at multiple age groups.
Bob Borski

The Islanders Hockey Club is proud to announce that they will be fielding teams in the EMHL starting in the 2017-2018 season.

Photos of 2015-2016 Division Champions

Mite - Host Program: New England Falcons
Squirt Minor - Host Program: Providence Jr Friars
Squirt Major - Host Program: North Shore Shamrocks
Peewee Minor - Host Program: New England Bulldogs
Peewee Major - Host Program: Greater Boston Vipers
Bantam Minor - Host Program: North Stars Selects
Bantam Major - Host Program: Greater Boston Vipers

All Semi Final and Championship Games to be held at New England Sports Center

Mite Developmental in Providence

Announcement:

The EMHL and its participating members are pleased to welcome the New England Wolverines for the upcoming 2016-17 season.
"The New England Wolverines are happy to be joining such a great league. We look forward to our inaugural season in the EMHL." -Doug Michals

Reporting Scores

The winning team (or home team if game ends tied) must scan the completed scoresheet and e-mail the attachment to emhl@nes.com

Please submit all scores to the league office by noon (12pm) on the Monday following each weekend's games to ensure that they are posted promptly and accurately. Early submissions are welcome and encouraged.

When submitting scores, please list the following in the subject line of the e-mail, and also name the attached file (scanned image or PDF) the same way.

Please Include:

The age group year (04, 03, 02, etc.)

Division (mite, squirt, peewee, etc.)

Date of the game

Teams involved

All of this will help expedite the process of the scores being posted efficiently and effectively.

Photos of 2014-2015 Division Champions

Mite - Host Program: North Stars, Top 8 Teams Advance
Squirt Minor - Host Program: Providence Friars, Top 6 Teams Advance
Squirt Major - Host Program: NE Bulldogs, Top 8 Teams Advance
Peewee Minor - Host Program: Dover Stars, Top 8 Teams Advance
Peewee Major - Host Program: Vipers, Top 8 Teams Advance
Bantam Minor - Host Program: North Shore Shamrocks, Top 8 Teams Advance
Bantam Major - Host Program: Top Gun, Top 8 Teams Advance

All Divisions - New England Sports Center, hosted by the Minuteman Flames

Mite Developmental - Host Program: Providence, Open Round Robin Tournament

Photos of 2013-2014 Division Champions

Mite 05/06 - Enfield Twin Rink, hosted by the New England Falcons
Squirt Minor 04 - Cranston Veterans Rink, hosted by the Providence Friars
Squirt Major 03 - Dover Arena, hosted by the Dover Stars
Peewee Minor 02 - Icenter, hosted by Top Gun
Peewee Major 01 - Ristuccia Arena, hosted by the Shamrocks
Bantam Minor 00 - Skate 3, hosted by the Dual State Huskies
Bantam Major 99 - Bavis Arena, hosted by Global Hockey

All Divisions - New England Sports Center, hosted by the Minuteman Flames

The EMHL is the home of competitive teams from the 15 great youth hockey programs featured on this website, with 2013-2014 as its inaugural season. The EMHL is an opportunity for the accomplished youth hockey player to experience great competition, a robust, stable game schedule and minimized travel, while improving his/her hockey skills.

The EMHL consists of seven divisions, with 15 teams in each division at the Mite, Squirt Minor, Squirt Major, Pee Wee Minor, Pee Wee Major, Bantam Minor and Bantam Major levels.

There will be playoffs within each subdivision, with one or more teams advancing from these playoffs to the EMHL Championships for each division.

• Great Hockey Development and Competition
  
  
• Minimum Travel
  
  
• Known Game Schedules Published Online From the Beginning Of the Season
  
  
• Online Game Results and Standings Weekly
  
  
• Great Playoffs
  
  

For more information on the individual teams and their player openings, please contact the programs by clicking on the Contact page. You can also go to the program website by clicking on their logo.

For information on the EMHL, contact the EMHL Director, Wes Tuttle, at 978-423-8085.

Please visit this website in the near future for updates on this exciting new league.