New Hampshire Avalanche
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| New Hampshire Avalanche | |
|---|---|
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| City | Hooksett, New Hampshire |
| League | Eastern Hockey League |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 2017 (EHL) 2019 (EHLP) |
| Home arena | Ice Den Arena |
| Colors | Navy, gold and white |
| Head coach | Chris Cerrella (EHL) Josh Bourdon (EHLP) |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2 (EHL): 2023, 2025 1 (EHLP): 2022 |
| League champions | 2 (EHL): 2018, 2019 |
| Division titles | 7 (EHL): 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 2 (EHLP): 2021, 2022 |
| Conference titles | 2 (EHL): 2018, 2019 |
The New Hampshire Avalanche are a pair of Tier III junior ice hockey teams playing in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). The Avalanche play their home games at the Ice Den Arena in Hooksett, New Hampshire.
After the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs announced that they were leaving for the USPHL in 2017, the area became a target for the EHL's expansion plans for the following season. In February of that year, the league approved eleven new teams for the following season, which included the New Hampshire Avalanche.[1] The Avalanche hit the ground running, finishing their inaugural season with the second best record in the league and went on to capture the championship. After repeating as champions the following year, the Avalanche added a lower-tier team that would play in the under-19 Eastern Hockey League Premier Division (EHLP) that was designed to serve as a feeder league for the top level of play.
For the first year under this new policy, both Avalanche teams played well and finished near the top of the standings. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic ended both postseasons prematurely. Over the next several years, New Hampshire remained one of the best clubs in either division with the original team reaching the championship game in both 2023 and 2025, losing both.