Rochester Jr. Americans

The Rochester Jr. Americans were a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Rochester, New York. Their top team most recently played in the USPHL in the Premier Division while also fielding a team in the Elite Division.[2]

Rochester Jr. Americans
CityRochester, New York, United States
LeagueUnited States Premier Hockey League
DivisionPremier Division
Founded1996
Home arenaBill Gray's Regional Iceplex[1]
ColorsRed, White, Blue
     
Owner(s)Maksymum Hockey LLC Jeff Kolcon & Dave Maksymiu
General managerJeff Kolcon
Head coachDave Maksymiu (Premier),
Lindsay Putnam (Elite)
Franchise history
1996–1998Syracuse Jr. Crunch
1998–1999Auburn Jr. Crunch
1999–2005Syracuse Jr. Crunch
2005–2010Syracuse Stars
2010–2013Rochester Stars
2013–2016Rochester Jr. Americans

History
Jr. Crunch Logo
Syracuse Stars Logo

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.[3] In 2005 the franchise was sold and renamed the Syracuse Stars, joining the American Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL).[4] While they played in Syracuse, they also had a Junior B team in the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL).

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. During this time they were called the Rochester Stars and were affiliated with the Tier III Junior B Maksymum Junior Hockey Club in the (EmJHL) and were no longer affiliated with the Junior B Syracuse Stars that continued to play in the EmJHL. The Rochester Stars began playing at the Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex.[1]

In 2013, the EJHL dissolved after several members left to form the United States Premier Hockey League. By the beginning of the 2013–14 season, the Stars joined the USPHL in the Elite and Empire Divisions (with the former EJHL team in Elite and the former EmJHL team in the Empire).[5] Both teams were renamed to the Rochester Jr. Americans.[2]

In 2014, the Jr. Americans promoted their Elite Division Tier III team to the USPHL's Premier Division for the 2014–15 season and began playing against many of the former EJHL members.[6] For the 2015–16 season they switched their team from the Empire Division (recently renamed USP3 Division) to the Elite Division.[7] In 2016, the USPHL removed the Jr. Americans from the league and announced a new organization called the Rochester Jr. Monarchs would take their place in the Elite and youth divisions.[8]

Team members and regular season

The Rochester Jr. Americans held tryouts in April of each year.[9] The season started the day after Labor Day and playoffs finished during the third week of March each year. The schedule included 44 USPHL Premier regular season games plus three rounds of playoffs.

Season-by-season records
SeasonGPWLTOTLPGFGARegular Season FinishPlayoffs
Syracuse Jr. Crunch
1996–975010373—2322035815th Metro Adid not qualify
1997–984929164—622732194th Metro AWon First Round, 3–2 vs. Pickering Panthers
Won Quarterfinals, 3–1 vs. Thornhill Rattlers
Lost Semifinals, 3–4 vs. Caledon Canadians
Auburn Jr. Crunch
1998–9951272220562321956th of 13, OPJHL-EastLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–3 vs. Lindsay Muskies
Syracuse Jr. Crunch
1999–200049936222217030310th of 10, OPJHL-Eastdid not qualify
2000–0149202441451952348th of 10, OPJHL-EastLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Lindsay Muskies
2001–0249202450451872266th of 10, OPJHL-EastLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Trenton Sting
2002–0349443111011430810th of 10, OPJHL-Eastdid not qualify
2003–0449202603431922237th of 10, OPJHL-EastLost Div. Quarterfinals, 0–4 vs. Bowmanville Eagles
2004–054983533221582679th of 10, OPJHL-EastLost Div. Quarterfinals, 1–4 vs. Aurora Tigers
Syracuse Stars
2005–0645112716291272086th of 7, North
13th of 14, EJHL		did not qualify
2006–0745191835461551755th of 7, North
8th of 14, EJHL		did not qualify
2007–084530951661551202nd of 7, North
3rd of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinal South Shore Kings
2008–0945241461551841603rd of 7, North
4th of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinal vs. Bridgewater Bandits
2009–1045221535521731633rd of 7, North
6th of 14, EJHL		Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
Rochester Stars
2010–1145132930291091735th of 7, North
12th of 14, EJHL		did not qualify
2011–12451526—4341031566th of 7, North
12th of 14, EJHL		Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Bay State Breakers
2012–13452415—6541501404th of 7, North
6th of 14, EJHL		Won First Round, 1–1 vs. New York Apple Core[10]
Lost Quarterfinals vs. Islanders Hockey Club
Rochester Jr. Americans
2013–1442364—274217801st of 10, North
1st of 18, USPHL Elite		Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Portland Jr. Pirates (Elite)
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen (Elite)
2014–15502225—3471701758th of 11
USPHL Premier		Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2015–16441328—3291281839th of 12
USPHL Premier		Won Play-in Game, 3–1 vs. Syracuse Stars
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Islanders Hockey Club

Alumni

In addition to those players which have gone on to play for various college teams,[11] a number of former Stars players have gone on to play at the NHL level, including the following:

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