Rochester Jr. Americans

The Rochester Jr. Americans are a Tier III Junior A American ice hockey team from Rochester, New York. Their top team currently plays in the USPHL in the Premier Division while also fielding a team in the Elite Division.

History

In 1996, the Syracuse Junior Crunch were founded to play Canadian Junior A in the Metro Junior A Hockey League, which was absorbed by the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League in 1998. The team moved to Auburn that year, and was renamed the Auburn Junior Crunch. In 2005 the franchise was sold and renamed the Syracuse Stars, joining the American Tier III Junior A Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL). While they played in Syracuse, they also had a Junior B team in the Empire Junior Hockey League (EmJHL).

On December 9, 2009, Maksymum Hockey LLC, based in Rochester, New York, announced plans to operate the Stars and move them to Rochester beginning with the 2010–11 season. During this time they were called the Rochester Stars and were affiliated with the Tier III Junior B Maksymum Junior Hockey Club in the (EmJHL) and were no longer affiliated with the Junior B Syracuse Stars that continued to play in the EmJHL. The Rochester Stars began playing at the Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex.

Syracuse Stars

The Syracuse Stars were a minor professional ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York, existing for 10 seasons from 1930–31 to 1939–40. The Stars name had previously been used by sports teams, including several Syracuse Stars baseball teams from the 19th century. The team played at the New York State Fair Coliseum on the New York State Fairgrounds.

History

In 1930, the Hamilton Tigers International Hockey League (IHL) franchise was purchased and transferred to Syracuse to become the Syracuse Stars. The Stars hockey team played their first six seasons in the IHL from 1930 to 1936, and then in the International-American Hockey League from 1936 to 1940. From 1936 to 1939 the Stars were an affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The first five seasons for the Stars did not produce any championships. However, they won the IHL's regular season East Division in 1935–36 during their sixth season.

During the 1936–37 season in the I-AHL, Syracuse won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and became the first ever Calder Cup champions after beating the Philadelphia Ramblers in the finals. The Stars reached the Calder Cup finals the following season, losing to the Providence Reds.

Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball)

The Syracuse Stars was the name of several Minor league baseball teams who played between 1877 and 1929. The Stars were based in Syracuse, New York, and played in the International League, affiliated with the League Alliance; the New York State League (1885, 1902-1917), Eastern Association (1891), Eastern League (1892, 1894-1901), International League (1886-1887), International Association (1888-1889), and New York-Pennsylvania League (1928-1929).

Season-by-season standings

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Syracuse Stars (disambiguation)

The Syracuse Stars were a minor-league professional ice hockey team from Syracuse, New York, USA, from 1930–1940.

Syracuse Stars also refers to other athletic teams:

In baseball:

In ice hockey: