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The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). The league was founded by Tommy Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1937 to 1972.. Lockhart, who operated a small intramural hockey league at New York City's Madison Square Garden, offered his teams – and the use of the MSG ice – in exchange for joining the le
The Eastern Hockey League (EHL) is an American Tier III junior ice hockey league with teams in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.The EHL was officially announced on June 6, 2013, after the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AtJHL) [1] [2] welcomed six new members from the old Eastern Junior Hockey League and the AtJHL re-branded itself under the EHL banner
Eastern Hockey League (1934–1935, 1954–1973, 1978–1981) Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993–2013) – some teams split from the league to form the United States Premier Hockey League and the remaining teams joined the Eastern Hockey League; Eastern Junior B Hockey League (1951–1972) Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (2003–2008)
Warwick's Thayer Arena will be the home of a new Eastern Hockey League franchise that is planned to begin play in the 2022-23 season.
The Growlers beat the Everblades, 4-1, in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2019. Their best-of-seven series starts Friday in Newfoundland.
Thomas Finan Lockhart (March 21, 1892 – May 18, 1979) was an American ice hockey administrator, business manager, and events promoter. He was president of the Eastern Hockey League from 1933 to 1972, and was the founding president of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS) in 1937, which later became USA Hockey.
In 2013, Tier III junior hockey leagues underwent a reorganization that led to the dissolution of the EJHL. The Revolution joined the Atlantic Junior Hockey League which then re-branded itself as the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). The Revolution organization also field teams at the U19 Elite Level, the U16 Elite Level in the Elite Prospects League.
On Labor Day 2011, the Continental Hockey Association officially changed its name to the Eastern States Hockey League. [1] After the 2012–13 season, the ESHL disbanded after several teams left to join the newly renamed Eastern Hockey League or one of the newly formed United States Premier Hockey League Elite or Empire Divisions.