Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
CityPittston, Pennsylvania
LeagueUnited States Premier Hockey League
Founded2005 (organization)
Home arenaRevolution Ice Centre
ColorsNavy and white
   
General managerRay Welsh[1]
Franchise history
AJHL/EHL franchise
2005–2010Binghamton Jr. Senators
2010–2015
2017–2019
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
NAHL franchise
2010–2012Dawson Creek Rage
2015–2020Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights
2020–presentDanbury Jr. Hat Tricks
USPHL franchise
2021–presentWilkes-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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference USPHL2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Revolution Ice Centre, Scranton and Pittston, PA". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-06-09.