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New Jersey Bears
CityFlemington, New Jersey
LeagueEastern Hockey League
ConferenceSouth
Founded1987
Home arenaFlemington Ice Arena
ColorsBrown, gold
   
OwnersMichael Golembiewski
and Tim Quinn
General managerJason Kilcoyne
Head coachJason Kilcoyne
Franchise history
1987–2020Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
2020–2023Protec Jr. Ducks
2023–presentNew Jersey Bears

The New Jersey Bears are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Flemington, New Jersey. They play in the South Conference of the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). For the 2024-25 season the Bears are adding a team to the Premier (EHLP).

The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian major junior, collegiate, and eventually professional teams.

History

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The Philadelphia Junior Flyers' logo

The Philadelphia Jr. Flyers were members of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) from 2008 until 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues went through a reorganization, which included the AJHL re-branding itself as the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). In 2015, the EHL added a lower level of Tier III junior hockey for player development called the EHL-Elite Division and all the current EHL members, including the Jr. Flyers, were added to the EHL-Premier Division. In 2017, the league re-branded, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.

The organization currently fields a team at the former Tier III Junior B level in the EHL Premier (and formerly in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League). It also currently fields youth hockey select teams at the Midget U18, Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and Mite levels.[1][2]

The Jr. Flyers 18 and under team won the silver medal in the 2010 USA Hockey National Tournament in Chicago, Illinois.[3]

Prior to the start of the 2020-21 season the Jr. Flyers were sold and became the Protec Jr. Ducks. Then prior to the start of the 2022-23 season the franchise was sold once more, moved to Flemington, New Jersey and became the New Jersey Bears. The Bears were approved to add an expansion team to the EHL's Premier division the following year.

Season-by-season records

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SeasonGPWLTOTLSOLPtsGFGARegular season finishPlayoffs
Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
Atlantic Junior Hockey League
2008–0942192003—411241484th of 6, South
8th of 12, AJHL
2009–1042201903—431411453rd of 6, South
6th of 12, AJHL
2010–1144192302—401421724th of 6, South
9th of 12, AJHL
2011–1244231650—511791445th of 12, AJHL
2012–1344162152—391171218th of 12, AJHLLost Quarterfinals, 0–2 vs. Northern Cyclones
Eastern Hockey League
2013–1444191870—451131073rd of 6, South Div.
10th of 17, EHL		Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights)
2014–15442319—2—481241222nd of 5, South Div.
9th of 19, EHL		Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Hartford Jr. Wolfpack)
2015–16411915—7—451341296th of 9, South Conf.
10th of 18, EHL-Premier		Lost Conf. Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Hartford Jr. Wolfpack)
2016–1748368—4—76163882nd of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div.
2nd of 8, South Conf.
2nd of 17, EHL-Premier		Won Conf. Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Hartford Jr. Wolfpack)
Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (East Coast Wizards)
Won Semifinal series, 2–0 (New Hampshire Junior Monarchs)
Won Championship, 3–2 (Philadelphia Little Flyers)
2017–18501232—6—30981874th of 4, Mid-Atlantic Div.
7th of 8, South Conf.
15th of 16, EHL		Did not qualify
2018–19462022—4—441601723rd of 5, South Div.
5th of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf.
11th of 18, EHL		Lost First Round series, 0–2 (Philadelphia Revolution)
2019–20461926—1—391121266th of 8, Mid-Atlantic Conf.
13th of 19, EHL		Won First Round series, 2–1 (Connecticut RoughRiders)
Remainder of postseason cancelled
Protec Jr. Ducks
2020–21381715—6—401331543rd of 6, South Div.
7th of 18, EHL		Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (New York Apple Core)
Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Philadelphia Little Flyers)
2021–22462516—5—551471443rd of 4, South Div.
7th of 17, EHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (New Jersey 87's)
2022–23462714—4058140130t-1st of 5, South Div.
t-6th of 19, EHL		Lost Div. Semifinal series, 1–2 (Team Maryland)
New Jersey Bears
2023–24462912—41631481101st of 6, South Div
7th of 23, EHL		Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Philadelphia Little Flyers)
2024–25463210—04681951221st of 5, South Div
5th of 21, EHL		Lost Semifinal, 0–2 (Philadelphia Hockey Club)
2025–26503115—22661791243rd of 5, South Div
7th of 20, EHL		Won Semifinal, 2-0 (New Jersey 87's)
Won Div Finals 2-1 (Philadelphia Hockey Club)
Won League Semifinals 2-0 (HC Rhode Island)
Won League Finals 2-1 (Seahawks Hockey Club)

Alumni

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The Junior Flyers have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA college and professional programs, including:[4]

References

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