Northern Cyclones
CityHudson, New Hampshire
LeagueUnited States Premier Hockey League
Founded2004
Home arenaCyclones Arena
ColorsRed, black, white
     
Head coachBill Flanagan
Franchise history
2004–presentNorthern Cyclones

The Northern Cyclones are a junior ice hockey organization playing in the United States Premier Hockey League. The team plays their 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

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

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Regular Season Finish Playoffs
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 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs; L, 1–3 vs. 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

USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championships

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

Year Round Robin Record Standing Semifinal Championship Game
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

  1. ^ "Lady Cyclones Registration & Management Software By GOALLINE.ca". ladycyclones.org. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.
  2. ^ "Northern Junior Cyclones Registration & Management Software By GOALLINE.ca". northernjuniorcyclones.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-24.
  3. ^ "USA Junior Hockey Magazine – July 2009 : Northern Cyclones". juniorhockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  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.

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