| Bg Color: | Red |
| Text Color: | black |
| Team: | New England Wolves |
| City: | Laconia, New Hampshire |
| League: | Eastern Hockey League EHL Premier |
| Division: | North |
| Arena: | Merrill Fay Arena |
| Colors: | Red, gray, black, and white |
| Coach: | Tim Kunes (EHL) Connor Bates (EHL-Premier) |
| Gm: | Andrew Trimble[1] |
| Name1: | Laconia Leafs |
| Dates1: | 1998–2013 |
| Name2: | New Hampshire Lakers |
| Dates2: | 2013–2014 |
| Name3: | New England Wolves |
| Dates3: | 2014–present |
The New England Wolves are a Tier III junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). The team plays their home games at the Merrill Fay Arena, located in Laconia, New Hampshire.
The organization also fields a developmental Tier III team (former Tier III Junior B) in the EHL Premier Division and many youth programs.
The Laconia Leafs played in Laconia, New Hampshire in the Tier III Junior A Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) from 2005[2] to 2013 when Tier III junior hockey leagues underwent a reorganization. In August 2013, they announced their re-branding to New Hampshire Lakers as part of the also re-branded AJHL in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL).[3] However, they did not field a team for 2013–14 season. The franchise was re-located to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire and became the New England Wolves in the 2014–15 season of the EHL.[4] In 2015, the EHL added a lower division and the current teams were all placed in the EHL-Premier Division. In 2016, the EHL-Premier Wolves returned to Laconia, joining their EHL-19U Elite Division team at Merrill Fay Arena. In 2017, the league re-branded, dropping the Premier name from their top division and renamed the Elite Division to Premier.
Prior to and during their membership in the AJHL, the Leafs had fielded a Tier III Junior B team in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. In 2015, EHL created an Elite Division and many of the EHL organizations moved their developmental Tier III teams from the MetJHL to the new EHL-Elite including the Wolves.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Junior Hockey League | |||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 42 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 85 | 221 | 11th of 11, AJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2006–07 | 44 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 117 | 313 | 6th of 6, North 12th of 12, AJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2007–08 | 45 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 148 | 319 | 6th of 6, North 11th of 11, AJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2008–09 | 42 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 66 | 204 | 6th of 6, North 12th of 12, AJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2009–10 | 42 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 270 | 6th of 6, North 12th of 12, AJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2010–11 | 44 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 110 | 238 | 6th of 6, North 10th of 12, AJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2011–12 | 44 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 68 | 199 | 11th of 12, AJHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2012–13 | 44 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 102 | 182 | 11th of 12, AJHL | Did not qualify | |
| Eastern Hockey League | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Dormant | ||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 44 | 13 | 29 | — | 2 | 28 | 92 | 169 | 4th of 4, North 17th of 19, EHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2015–16 | 41 | 11 | 29 | — | 1 | 23 | 95 | 216 | 8th of 9, North Conf. 16th of 18, EHL-Premier | Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Boston Bandits | |
| 2016–17 | 48 | 8 | 36 | — | 4 | 20 | 98 | 196 | 4th of 4, New England Div. 9th of 9, North Conf. 17th of 17, EHL-Premier | Did not qualify | |
| 2017–18 | 50 | 17 | 31 | — | 2 | 36 | 146 | 234 | 3rd of 4, New England Div. 6th of 8, North Conf. 11th of 16, EHL | Lost First Round, 0–2 vs. Walpole Express | |
| 2018–19 | 44 | 17 | 26 | — | 1 | 35 | 162 | 202 | 5th of 5, North Div. 9th of 10, New England Conf. 15th of 18, EHL | Did not qualify | |
| 2019–20 | 46 | 25 | 16 | — | 5 | 55 | 170 | 161 | 6th of 11, New England Conf. 9th of 19, EHL | Lost Play-in Game, 1–2 vs. East Coast Wizards | |
| 2020–21 | 36 | 20 | 13 | — | 3 | 43 | 139 | 140 | 2nd of 4, North Div. 5th of 17, EHL | Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. Vermont Lumberjacks | |
| 2021–22 | 46 | 23 | 19 | — | 50 | 43 | 138 | 168 | 2nd of 4, North Div. 9th of 17, EHL | Won Div. Semifinals, 2-1 Vermont Lumberjacks Lost Div. Finals 0-2 New Hampshire Avalanche Won Wild Card Gm 2-1ot Boston Jr Rangers Frozen Four 2-0 Pool A Round Robin (2-1 to Avalanche) & (2-0 Express) Lost Semifinal Gm 1-3 New Jersey 87's | |
| 2022–23 | 46 | 26 | 17 | - | 3 | 55 | 163 | 157 | 3rd of 4, North Div. 8th of 19, EHL | Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 Seacoast Spartans | |
| 2023–24 | 46 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 145 | 151 | 3rd of 5, North Div. 13th of 23, EHL | Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 Seacoast Spartans | |
The Leafs/Wolves have produced several players that have moved on to higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III college and professional programs.[5]