Philadelphia Revolution

Philadelphia Revolution
CityWarwick Township, Pennsylvania
LeagueEastern Hockey League
ConferenceEast
Founded1993
Home arenaRevolution Ice Gardens
ColorsRed, Gray, White, and Black
       
General managerChris Kanaly
Head coachAlex Ufberg
Franchise history
1993–1998Matt O'Neil Lightning
1998–2007Boston Harbor Wolves
2007–2009Boston Jr. Shamrocks
2009–2020Philadelphia Revolution

The Philadelphia Revolution were a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the Eastern Hockey League. The team played home games at Revolution Ice Gardens (formerly The Rink at Warwick), in Warwick Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. The team continues to play for Philadelphia furthermore, currently the team is registered under the Tier 1 Hockey Federation,[1] an AAA league.

History

The Revolution joined the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) for the 2009–10 season after the owners of the Tier III Junior B Tri-State Selects of the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL) purchased the Boston Jr. Shamrocks EJHL franchise.[2] The organization would become the Philadelphia Revolution and field Tier III teams in the Junior A EJHL, Junior B EmJHL, and the Junior B Eastern States Hockey League (ESHL).

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. Their former Junior B team in the EmJHL began playing in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League (MJHL) after the EmJHL joined the United States Premier Hockey League in 2013. The MJHL Revolution team then joined the EHL-19U Elite Division in 2016. They dropped their Junior B ESHL team when that league disbanded in the 2013 reorganization. In 2017, the EHL re-branded again, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.

The team was removed from the EHL website prior to the 2020-21 season and appeared to drop all junior level teams. The organization was still running youth hockey teams through the midget level. The team resides in the THF now and supports many age groups of youth hockey subsequent to 2023.

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Matt O'Neil Lightning
1993–97 No information EJHL
1997–98 37 4 33 0 — 8 79 259 8th of 8, EJHL
Boston Harbor Wolves
1998–99 37 1 36 0 — 2 78 241 8th of 8, EJHL
1999–00 40 9 29 2 — 20 135 195 10th of 11, EJHL
2000–01 No information EJHL did not qualify[3]
2001–02 38 6 32 0 0 12 77 200 6th of 6, North
12th of 12, EJHL		 did not qualify
2002–03 38 12 24 1 1 26 129 172 4th of 6, North
9th of 12, EJHL		 Lost Quarterfinals vs. New York Apple Core
2003–04 38 14 22 2 0 30 107 141 4th of 6, North
8th of 12, EJHL		 Lost Quarterfinals vs. Capital District Selects
2004–05 52 7 41 1 3 18 92 222 6th of 6, North
13th of 13, EJHL		 did not qualify
2005–06 45 7 33 2 3 19 102 197 7th of 7, North
14th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
2006–07 45 2 36 3 4 11 96 241 7th of 7, North
14th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
Boston Jr. Shamrocks
2007–08 44 3 40 1 0 7 62 252 7th of 7, North
14th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
2008–09 45 7 36 1 1 16 111 273 7th of 7, North
14th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
Philadelphia Revolution
2009–10 45 8 29 6 2 24 131 227 7th of 7, South
12th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
2010–11 45 12 23 6 4 34 135 212 6th of 7, South
9th of 14, EJHL		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors
2011—12 45 12 32 0 1 25 113 205 7th of 7, South
13th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
2012–13 45 6 38 — 1 13 61 201 7th of 7, South
14th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
2013–14 44 19 23 2 0 40 124 158 4th of 6, South
13th of 17, EHL		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Northern Cyclones
2014–15 44 8 32 — 4 20 87 176 5th of 5, South
19th of 19, EHL		 did not qualify
2015–16 41 26 12 — 3 55 138 102 4th of 5, South Conf.
6th of 18, EHL-Premier		 Won First Round, 2–0 vs. New York Bobcats
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2016–17 48 31 14 — 3 65 180 120 3rd of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div.
3rd of 8, South Conf.
5th of 17, EHL-Premier		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. New Jersey Rockets
2017–18 50 41 8 — 1 83 234 99 1st of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div.
1st of 8, South Conf.
1st of 16, EHL		 First Round bye
Won Second Round, 2–0 vs. New York Apple Core
2–1–0 in Frozen Finals round-robin
(L, 1–3 vs. Avalanche; W, 4–0 vs. Jr. Rangers; W, 3–0 vs. Little Flyers)
Lost Championship game, 2–3 vs. New Hampshire Avalanche
2018–19 44 27 15 — 2 56 190 117 2nd of 5, South Div.
4th of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf.
8th of 18, EHL		 Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2019–20 46 30 12 — 4 64 192 117 2nd of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf.
5th of 19, EHL		 First Round bye
Playoffs cancelled

References

  1. ^ "THF East Organizations - Tier 1 Hockey". www.tier1hockeyfederation.com. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. May 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "EJHL Playoffs".