Palm Beach Hawks

Palm Beach Hawks
CityLake Worth, Florida
LeagueUSPHL
Founded2006 (As Palm Beach Predators)
Home arenaPalm Beach SkateZone
Owner(s)Carlos & Debbie Frietas
General managerCarlos Frietas
Head coachDon Babineau
WebsitePalmBeachJrHawks.com

The Palm Beach Hawks were an American ice hockey organization playing in Lake Worth, Florida. They fielded two Tier III teams and a number of youth teams.

History

Established in 2006 as the Palm Beach Predators, the organization was renamed as the Hawks in 2009. The organization were members of the Southeast Junior Hockey League (which became the EJHL South in 2011) from 2006 until 2011. A second team was formed for the 2009–10 season which competed in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League and then the Empire Junior Hockey League from 2011 to 2013.[1] In 2013, many American junior hockey leagues reorganized and both teams joined the United States Premier Hockey League in the Elite and Empire Divisions, respectively.[2] In 2015, the Empire Division was rebranded to the USP3. In 2017, the USP3 was disbanded, the USPHL added a higher division, and the Hawks' teams were promoted to the Premier and Elite Divisions.

The junior-level Hawks in both the USPHL Premier and Elite were removed from the schedule early into the 2018–19 season.

Season-by-season

Season League Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Standing Playoffs
Palm Beach Predators
2006–07 SEJHL — 12 3 7 2 — 8 55 87 4th
2007–08 SEJHL — 30 14 15 1 — 29 157 138 3rd
2008–09 Did not participate
Palm Beach Hawks
2009–10 MetJHL Florida 35 22 10 0 3 47 181 156 2nd, Florida
SEJHL — 32 24 7 1 0 49 161 88 2nd 2nd in round robin
2010–11 MetJHL Southern 37 26 10 0 1 53 228 135 3rd, Southern
SEJHL — 33 24 9 0 0 48 200 96 2nd Lost final
2011–12 EJHL South South 35 23 13 0 1 43 191 157 3rd, South
EmJHL Southern 40 9 30 1 0 19 94 208 6th, Southern Did not qualify
2012–13 EJHL South South 41 11 21 3 6 31 105 162 6th, South
EmJHL Southern 40 11 26 1 2 25 86 191 7th, Southern Did not qualify
2013–14 USPHL-Elite Southern 40 24 9 3 4 55 167 124 2nd, Southern Eliminated in division quarterfinals
USPHL-Empire Southern 40 21 16 3 0 45 111 112 2nd, Southern Eliminated in division semifinals
2014–15 USPHL-Elite South 40 24 13 — 3 51 158 129 2nd, South Eliminated in division quarterfinals
USPHL-Empire South 40 16 20 — 4 36 129 151 T-7th, South Eliminated in division quarterfinals
2015–16 USPHL-Elite South 40 22 12 — 6 50 145 123 T-5th, South Eliminated in division semifinals
USP3 South 40 20 19 — 1 41 162 156 6th, South Eliminated in division quarterfinals
2016–17 USPHL-Elite South 40 6 32 — 6 18 121 245 8th, South Eliminated in division quarterfinals
USP3 South 44 20 20 — 4 44 114 154 7th, South Eliminated in division quarterfinals
2017–18 USPHL-Premier Florida 44 20 20 — 4 44 182 191 3rd, Florida Eliminated in division semifinals
USPHL-Elite Florida 44 17 21 — 6 40 149 175 4th, Florida Eliminated in division semifinals
2018–19 USPHL-Premier Florida 4 0 4 — 0 0 6 47 Ceased operations midseason
USPHL-Elite Florida 8 1 7 — 0 2 13 56 Ceased operations midseason

References

  1. ^ "Young Simons impresses at training camp, teams open season this weekend". USA Junior Hockey Magazine. September 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "United States Premier Hockey League Elite: A great tradition of junior hockey in the East continues". USA Junior Hockey Magazine. October 9, 2013.