The Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks were a
USA Hockey-sanctioned
Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the
North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team played their home games at the
Ice Land USA in
Strongsville,
Ohio. The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of
junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a level of competitive ice hockey generally for players between 16 and 21 years of age. Junior hockey leagues in the United States and Canada are considered amateur (with some exceptions) and operate within regions of each cou ...
in the
United States and
Canada, Canadian Major Junior,
Collegiate, and eventually
professional teams.
The Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks organization also fields select youth teams at the Squirt, Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget Minor U16, and Midget Major levels.
In 2015, the Jr. Lumberjacks franchise was sold to the owners of the former
Minnesota Junior Hockey League's
Wooster Oilers who then relocated the franchise to
Wooster, Ohio. The owners originally announced they would continue to play in the NA3HL as well as field a team in the USPHL after the majority of the former MnJHL joined the
United States Premier Hockey League as part of a new Midwest Division for the 2015–16 season.
Alumni
The Jr. Lumberjacks have had many alumni move on to higher levels of
junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a level of competitive ice hockey generally for players between 16 and 21 years of age. Junior hockey leagues in the United States and Canada are considered amateur (with some exceptions) and operate within regions of each cou ...
,
NCAA Division I,
Division III,
ACHA College, and professional levels.
References
External links
Official Team WebsiteOfficial League Website
2004 establishments in Ohio
2015 disestablishments in Ohio
Defunct ice hockey teams in Ohio
Ice hockey clubs established in 2004
Ice hockey teams in Cleveland
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2015
Strongsville, Ohio
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