Northern Cyclones

Ice hockey team in Hudson, New Hampshire

Northern Cyclones

City| Hudson, New Hampshire
League| United States Premier Hockey League
National Collegiate Development Conference
Conference| New England
Division| Eastern
Founded| 2004
Home arena| Cyclones Arena
Colors| Red, black, white

Head coach| Bill Flanagan
Franchise history
2004–present| Northern Cyclones

The Northern Cyclones are a junior ice hockey organization competing in the United States Premier Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Cyclones Arena, located in Hudson, New Hampshire.

The Cyclones organization also fields junior-level developmental teams in the USPHL's Premier and Elite Division (and formerly in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League and Eastern Hockey League-Elite Division) and youth hockey select teams at the Midget U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels as well as the Lady Cyclones U12, U16, and U18 teams.[1]

Since joining the NCDC during the 2017–18 season, the 2022–23 marked their first regular season division championship and third overall in the league. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

## Alumni

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The Northern Cyclones have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college programs.[2][3]

## Season-by-season records

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Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs

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Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2004–05 | 41 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 156 | 193 | 2nd of 4, North
4th of 8, AJHL |
2005–06 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 241 | 136 | 3rd of 11, AJHL |
2006–07 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 250 | 136 | T-1st of 6, North
T-2nd of 12, AJHL |
2007–08 | 45 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 217 | 139 | 2nd of 6, North
3rd of 11, AJHL | League Champions
2008–09 | 42 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 206 | 82 | 1st of 6, North
1st of 12, AJHL | League Champions
2009–10 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 208 | 92 | 2nd of 6, North
3rd of 12, AJHL |
2010–11 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 197 | 111 | 3rd of 6, North
4th of 12, AJHL |
2011–12 | 44 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 203 | 74 | 2nd of 12, AJHL |
2012–13 | 44 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 173 | 102 | 1st of 12, AJHL | Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Junior Flyers
Won Semifinals, 2–0 vs. New Jersey Rockets
Lost Finals, 1–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Eastern Hockey League
2013–14 | 44 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 179 | 106 | 2nd of 5, North Div.
2nd of 17, EHL | Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Revolution
Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Won Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
Won Finals, 3–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
League Champions
2014–15 | 44 | 32 | 8 | — | 4 | 68 | 178 | 99 | 2nd of 4, North Div.
4th of 19, EHL | Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. New York Apple Core
Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Won Semifinals, 2–0 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
Lost Finals, 2–3 vs. Connecticut Oilers
2015–16 | 41 | 25 | 15 | — | 1 | 51 | 163 | 113 | 3rd of 9, North Conf.
8th of 18, EHL-Premier | Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors
Lost Second Round, 1–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2016–17 | 48 | 24 | 19 | — | 5 | 53 | 129 | 133 | 2nd of 4, New England Div.
4th of 9, North Conf.
8th of 17, EHL-Premier | Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Walpole Express
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
United States Premier Hockey League
2017–18 | 50 | 24 | 21 | — | 5 | 53 | 165 | 162 | 6th of 11, NCDC | Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2018–19 | 50 | 26 | 20 | — | 4 | 56 | 155 | 160 | 8th of 12, NCDC | Won Quarterfinals, 2–0 vs. Jersey Hitmen
Lost Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2019–20 | 50 | 28 | 16 | — | 6 | 62 | 187 | 176 | 5th of 13, NCDC | Playoffs cancelled
2020–21 | 29 | 11 | 16 | — | 2 | 24 | 74 | 109 | 7th or 7, North
13th of 13, NCDC | 1–1–0 in North Div. round-robin qualifier
(W, 2–0 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs)
(L, 1–3 Twin City Thunder)[4]
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Twin City Thunder
2021–22 | 48 | 22 | 22 | — | 4 | 48 | 146 | 154 | 4th or 7, North
9th of 13, NCDC | Did not qualify for post season play
2022–23 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 168 | 157 | 1st or 7, North
3rd of 14, NCDC | Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Twin City Thunder
2023–24 | 52 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 142 | 177 | 5th or 6, New England
16th of 18, NCDC | Lost Playin Game, 2-6 vs. Boston Junior Bruins
2024–25 | 54 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 204 | 139 | 2nd or 9, New England
4th of 22, NCDC | Won Div Semifinal, 3-1 vs. Utica Jr. Comets
Won Div Finals 3-1 South Shore Kings
advance to Dineen Cup Finals
(OTL, 3-4 gm Mercer Chiefs)(3-OTL, 2-3 gm South Shore Kings)

## USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championships

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Round robin play in pool with top 4 teams advancing to semifinal.

Year | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Semifinal | Championship Game

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2007[5] | — | — | — | L, 2–9 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) | —
2008[6] | W, 5–1 vs. Helena Bighorns (NorPac)
W, 6–3 vs. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks (CSHL)
W, 4–1 vs. Minnesota Ice Hawks (MnJHL) | 3–0–0 | 1st of 4
Division II | L, 4–9 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) | —
2009[7] | W, 4–1 vs. Seattle Totems (NorPac)
L, 2–6 vs. Dubuque Thunderbirds (CSHL)
OTL, 5–6 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks (MnJHL) | 1–2–0 | 3rd of 4
Division II | Did not qualify
2011[8] | T, 2–2 vs. Chicago Hitmen (NA3HL)
L, 5–6 vs. El Paso Rhinos (WSHL)
W, 3–2 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks (MnJHL) | 1–1–1 | 3rd of 4
Division II | Did not qualify
2014[9] | W, 4–3 vs. Springfield Pics (USPHL-Elite)
W, 12–0 vs. Bellingham Blazers (NPHL)
L, 2–5 vs. Flint Jr. Generals (NA3HL) | 2–1–0 | 1st of 4
Pool B (White) | L, 1–5 vs. North Iowa Bulls (NA3HL) | —
2015* | L, 1–3 vs. North Iowa Bulls (NA3HL)
W, 6–3 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks (NA3HL)
W, 3–1 vs. Dells Ducks (MnJHL) | 2–1–0 | 1st of 4
Division 1 | Not played | L, 1–2 vs. North Iowa Bulls (NA3HL)

* \- Although the Connecticut Oilers were EHL champions in 2015, the Cyclones were the EHL representative due to paperwork issues with Oilers' import players

## References

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1. ^ "Lady Cyclones Registration & Management Software By GOALLINE.ca". ladycyclones.org. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009.
2. ^ "Northern Junior Cyclones Registration & Management Software By GOALLINE.ca". northernjuniorcyclones.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009.
3. ^ "USA Junior Hockey Magazine – July 2009 : Northern Cyclones". juniorhockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
4. ^ "Twin City Thunder win round-robin, earn playoff spot". Sun Journal. March 15, 2021.
5. ^ "2007 Tier III Junior A Nationals". Pointstreak. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
6. ^ "2008 Tier III Jr. A Nat. Championships". USA Hockey. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
7. ^ "2009 Tier III Jr. A Nat. Championships". USA Hockey. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
8. ^ "2011 Tier III Jr. A Nat. Championships". USA Hockey. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
9. ^ "2014 Tier III Nat. Championships". USA Hockey. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

## External links

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* Official website
* Eastern Hockey League - Official website

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National Collegiate Development Conference

Atlantic Conference|

* Connecticut Jr. Rangers
* Jersey Hitmen
* Mercer Chiefs
* P.A.L. Jr. Islanders
* Rockets Hockey Club
* West Chester Wolves
* Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights

Mountain Conference|

* Casper Warbirds
* Grand Junction River Hawks
* Idaho Falls Spud Kings
* Montana Buckaroos
* Ogden Mustangs
* Pueblo Bulls
* Rock Springs Miners
* Utah Outliers

New England Conference
Central Division|

* Boston Junior Rangers
* Boston Junior Bruins
* NY Dynamo
* Springfield Pics
* Utica Jr. Comets
* Worcester Jr. Railers

New England Conference
Eastern Division|

* Boston Dogs
* Islanders Hockey Club
* Northern Cyclones
* South Shore Kings
* Thunder Hockey Club
* Universel Academy

New England Conference
North Division|

* CT Chiefs North
* Lewiston MAINEiacs
* Presque Isle Frontiers
* St. Croix Seawolves
* Universel Quebec
* Woodstock Slammers

Former teams|

* Boston Advantage
* Boston Bandits
* New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
* Philadelphia Hockey Club
* Provo Predators
* Rochester Monarchs
* Seacoast Spartans
* Syracuse Stars
* Twin City Thunder

NCDC Seasons|

* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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