Worcester Jr. Railers

The Worcester Jr. Railers Hockey Club are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The organization operates several other teams at varying levels of play with two others in the USPHL's Premier and Elite divisions that are also called Worcester Jr. Railers.

Worcester Jr. Railers
City	Worcester, Massachusetts
League	United States Premier Hockey League National Collegiate Development Conference
Conference	New England
Division	Central
Founded	2019
Home arena	Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center
Colors	Steel blue, gray, white
Head coach	Sean Bertoni
Affiliate	Worcester Jr. Railers (Tier III)
Franchise history
2019–present	Worcester Jr. Railers
Championships
Regular season titles	1: 2024
Division titles	3: 2022, 2023, 2024
Playoff championships	1: 2024

History

After the foundation of the Worcester Railers in 2016,^[1] the club began to sponsor a junior program a few years later. The Worcester Jr. Railers founded a Tier II club in 2019 and began play in the Eastern Hockey League.^[2] The Jr. Railers soon became one of the top teams in the league and won the championship in 2024.

After five years in operation, the Jr. Railers left the EHL and transferred all of their clubs to the United States Premier Hockey League. The Tier II club joined the National Collegiate Development Conference.^[3]

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
EHL
2019–20	46	7	36	3	–	17	111	240	11th of 11, New England Conf. 18th of 19, EHL	Did not qualify
2020–21	38	18	20	0	–	36	116	144	t-4th of 7, Central Div. t-10th of 18, EHL	Won Div. Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (East Coast Wizards) Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–2 (Boston Jr. Rangers)
2021–22	46	28	15	3	–	59	163	139	1st of 4, Central Div. 5th of 19, EHL	Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–1 (New York Apple Core) Won Div. Final series, 2–0 (Boston Jr. Rangers) Won Pool B Round-Robin, 4–0 (Philadelphia Little Flyers), 4–2 (New Jersey 87's) Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Walpole Express)
2022–23	46	30	14	0	2	62	151	102	1st of 5, Central Div. 3rd of 19, EHL	Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Connecticut RoughRiders) Won Div. Final series, 2–1 (Connecticut Chiefs) Lost Semifinal series, 1–2 (Boston Jr. Rangers)
2023–24	46	36	8	2	0	74	190	86	1st of 6, Central Div. 1st of 23, EHL	Won Div. Semifinal series, 2–0 (Connecticut Chiefs) Won Div. Final series, 2–1 (New York Apple Core) Won Semifinal series, 2–1 (Philadelphia Little Flyers) Won Championship, 6–0 (Boston Jr. Rangers)
NCDC
2024–25	54	24	25	3	0	53	156	190	5th of 9, New England Div. 13th of 22, NCDC	Won Div. Qualifier series, 1–2 (Islanders Hockey Club) Lost Div. Semifinal series, 0–3 (South Shore Kings)