New York Apple Core
CityBrewster, New York
LeagueEHL
DivisionCentral
Founded1993
Home arenaBrewster Ice Arena
ColorsRed, white, green, golden yellow
       
Owner(s)Robert Santini
Steve Santini
General managerBob Santini
Head coachLenny Caglianone

The New York Apple Core are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Brewster, New York, playing in the Eastern Hockey League. The team plays home games at the Brewster Ice Arena. The Apple Core organization is based out of Long Beach, New York, on Long Island, however, their top level junior team has played in Brewster since the start of the 2011–12 season.

The Apple Core organization also fields a Tier III team in the Eastern Hockey League-Premier Division, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and other various levels.

History

The franchise was a full-time member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) from 1998 to 2013. The team was originally formed in 1993 in the Junior B Metro League. In 1997–98, they played a handful of games against the EJHL, and became a full-time member a year later. In 2003, the Apple Core won the Triple Crown EJHL Championship, finishing as regular season and post-season champions. In 2013, the various Tier III junior hockey leagues in the north east went through a re-organization, which included the Apple Core joining the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. The Atlantic Junior Hockey League then re-branded itself as the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) after the dissolution of the former EJHL.

Since joining the EJHL in 1998, the organization has also fielded multiple Tier III Junior B/C teams in the Empire Junior Hockey League, Eastern States Hockey League, and Metropolitan Junior Hockey League, and the United States Premier Hockey League - Empire Division. In 2016, their developmental team (formerly known as Tier III Junior B/C) moved from the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League to the EHL's Elite Division (and then called Premier Division since 2017) and continues to play home games in Long Beach, New York.

Season-by-season records

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
1996–97 50 38 7 5 — 81 285 185 3rd Metro A
1997–98 No information
Eastern Junior Hockey League
1998–99 37 25 8 4 — 54 192 109 2nd of 8, EJHL
1999–00 39 20 15 4 — 44 155 118 7th of 11, EJHL
2000–01 No information 3rd of 12, EJHL Lost Quarterfinal game, 3–5 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors[1]
2001–02 38 26 10 0 2 54 186 87 1st of 6, South
2nd of 12, EJHL		 Won Quarterfinal game, 7–0 vs. Lowell Jr. Lock Monsters
Won Semifinal game, 4–2 vs. New England Jr. Coyotes[2]
Lost Championship game, 1–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs[3]
2002–03 38 31 6 0 1 63 159 78 1st of 6, South
1st of 12, EJHL		 Won Quarterfinals vs. Boston Harbor Wolves
Won Semifinal game, 7–2 vs.New England Jr. Coyotes
Won Championship game, 5–4 vs. Walpole Stars
League Champions[4]
2003–04 38 18 17 1 2 39 140 127 3rd of 6, South
6th of 12, EJHL		 Lost Quarterfinals vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2004–05 54 24 22 6 2 56 163 147 3rd of 7, South
6th of 13, EJHL		 Lost Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors
2005–06 45 16 19 6 4 42 125 146 6th of 7, South
10th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
2006–07 45 19 17 7 2 47 162 142 3rd of 7, South
6th of 14, EJHL		 Lost Quarterfinals, 1–1 vs. Boston Jr. Bruins
2007–08 45 21 19 3 2 47 173 167 5th of 7, South
8th of 14, EJHL		 Lost Play-in game vs. Bay State Breakers
2008–09 45 17 27 1 0 35 159 201 6th of 7, South
11th of 14, EJHL		 did not qualify
2009–10 45 21 18 3 3 48 172 159 4th of 7, South
7th of 14, EJHL		 Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs
2010–11 45 15 22 7 1 38 162 184 5th of 7, South
8th of 14, EJHL		 Won First Round, 1–0–1 vs. New England Jr. Huskies
Lost Quarterfinals, 1–2 vs. Jersey Hitmen
2011–12 45 20 23 0 2 42 143 178 6th of 7, South
11th of 14, EJHL		 Lost First Round, 0–1–1 vs. Valley Jr. Warriors
2012–13 45 17 23 — 5 39 140 186 5th of 7, South
12th of 14, EJHL		 Lost First Round, 1–1 vs. Rochester Stars[5]
Eastern Hockey League
2013–14 44 20 21 1 2 43 141 155 5th of 6, Central
11th of 17, EHL		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Boston Bandits
2014–15 44 19 22 — 3 41 135 164 5th of 5, Central
12th of 19, EHL		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Northern Cyclones
2015–16 41 6 31 — 4 16 71 187 9th of 9, South Conf.
18th of 18, EHL-Premier		 did not qualify
2016–17 48 14 30 — 4 32 129 214 3rd of 4, Central Div.
7th of 8, South Conf.
15th of 17, EHL-Premier		 Won First Round, 2–0 vs. Connecticut Oilers
Lost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Little Flyers
2017–18 50 23 18 — 9 55 160 157 2nd of 4, Central Div.
4th of 8, South Conf.
8th of 16, EHL		 Won First Round, 2–1 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
Lost Second Round, 0–2 vs. Philadelphia Revolution
2018–19 45 17 24 — 4 38 150 172 3rd of 3, North Div.
6th of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf.
14th of 18, EHL		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
2019–20 46 13 28 — 5 31 132 203 7th of 8, Atlantic Cnf.
16th of 19, EHL		 did not qualify
2020–21 37 12 22 — 3 27 128 174 6th of 6, South Div.
16th of 17, EHL		 Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Protec Jr. Ducks
2021–22 46 12 30 — 4 28 148 224 4th of 4, Central.
17th of 17, EHL		 Lost Div. Semifinal, 1–2 Worcester Jr Railers
2022–23 46 14 29 2 1 31 98 167 5th of 5, Central.
19th of 19, EHL		 Lost Play In Game, 0-0 Connecticut RoughRiders

Alumni

Apple Core has produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I and Division III, and ACHA college programs, and professional hockey, including:

In 2005, the Apple Core became the first junior team to be represented by all four competing schools in the Beanpot hockey tournament. Representing the Apple Core were Kevin Schaeffer and Jekabs Redlihs of Boston University, Mike Brennan of Boston College, Jon Pelle and Bill Keenan of Harvard University, and Louie Liotti and Steve Birnstill of Northeastern University.

References

  1. ^ "EJHL Playoffs".
  2. ^ "EJHL Semifinals 3/10/02".
  3. ^ "EJHL Championship Game, 3/11/02".
  4. ^ "| Amateur Hockey News | March 28, 2003".
  5. ^ "New York Apple Core EJHL Tier II". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-25.

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