Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights | |
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City | Pittston, Pennsylvania |
League | United States Premier Hockey League |
Founded | 2005 (organization) |
Home arena | Revolution Ice Centre |
Colors | Navy and white |
General manager | Ray Welsh[1] |
Franchise history | |
AJHL/EHL franchise | |
2005–2010 | Binghamton Jr. Senators |
2010–2015 2017–2019 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights |
NAHL franchise | |
2010–2012 | Dawson Creek Rage |
2015–2020 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights |
2020–present | Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks |
USPHL franchise | |
2021–present | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights |
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights are a junior ice hockey organization from Pittston, Pennsylvania.[2] In 2015, the Knights' junior hockey organization purchased the dormant Dawson Creek Rage franchise in the Tier II North American Hockey League (NAHL) and placed their Tier III franchise in the Eastern Hockey League into dormancy. The organization has reactivated and deactivated their Tier III level teams at various times, but plans to launch teams in the United States Premier Hockey League's Premier and Elite Divisions, non-USA Hockey sanctioned leagues that operate similar to the Tier III level. The organization also has several youth ice hockey teams in its development program.
The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status and hope to earn a spot on higher level of junior hockey teams in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior teams, collegiate teams, and eventually professional teams.
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