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The '''New England Hockey League''' was an amateur league that operated from 1979-1984 and 1985-1992. The [[Concord Budmen]] were among the teams to join the league for its inaugural 1979-80 season. The Budmen had previously played as an independent team from 1976-1979. They won 24 games and the NEHL title in 1981. The league also featured teams from Berlin (the [[Berlin Maroons]]) and Manchester (the [[Manchester Blackhawks]] and later the Manchester Busch Blues), [[New Hampshire]], and also from [[Massachusetts]], [[Maine]], and [[Vermont]] over the years. The Manchester Busch Blues joined the league for 1986-87, and played until 1991. 

It became the '''Northeast Senior Collegiate Hockey League''' for 1989-90.

==Teams==
*1991-92: Boston Bullets, Boston Hockey Club, Concord Budmen, New York City Road Warriors, New York St. Nicks
*1990-91: Boston Bullets, Boston Hockey Club, Concord Budmen, New York City Road Warriors, New York St. Nicks
*1989-90: Boston Bullets, Boston Hockey Club, Concord Budmen, New York City Road Warriors, New York St. Nicks
*1988-89: Manchester Busch Blues, Danvers Coors Silver Bullets, Concord Budmen
*1987-88: Manchester Busch Blues, Barre Jets, Concord Budmen, Danvers Coors Silver Bullets
*1986-87: Manchester Busch Blues, Barre Jets, Berlin Maroons, Concord Budmen, Northboro North Stars, New England Bruins
*1985-86: Concord Budmen, Berlin Maroons, Barre Jets, Burlington Titans
*1983-84: Concord Budmen, Danvers All-Stars, Gloucester Mariners, Lynn Braves, Worcester Eagles 
*1982-83: Berlin Maroons, Boston Budkings, Concord Budmen, Danvers All-Stars, Rhode Island Maple Leafs, Worcester Eagles
*1981-82: Berlin Maroons, Manchester Blackhawks, Concord Budmen, Lewiston-Auburn Lights
*1980-81: Berlin Maroons, Concord Budmen, Fitchburg Kings, Manchester Blackhawks, Lewiston-Auburn Wings, Dover Seacoast Braves (originally Boston Braves), Taunton Toros
*1979-80: Berlin Maroons, Manchester Blackhawks, Concord Budmen, Lewiston-Auburn Wings, Worcester Flying Feet, Boston Stock Exchange

==Results==
;1979-80

Standings as of 2/18
#Concord Budmen 14-3-0-28
#Worcester Flying Feet 10-4-0-20
#Berlin Maroons 7-8-1-15
#Manchester Blackhawks 7-7-0-14
#Lewiston-Auburn Wings 7-13-0-14
#Boston Stock Exchange 2-12-1-5

*2/24: '''Manchester Blackhawks''' - Concord Budmen 14:9 

Final standings
#Concord Budmen 14-4
#Worcester Flying Feet
#Manchester Blackhawks 9-9
#Berlin Maroons
#Lewiston-Auburn Wings 7-13
#Boston Stock Exchange

Semifinals
*'''Berlin Maroons''' - Concord Budmen 2:1 on series (8:4, 4:5, 6:5 OT)
*'''Manchester Blackhawks''' - Worcester Flying Feet 2:0 on series (8:5, 9:7)

;Final
*'''Berlin Maroons''' - Manchester Blackhawks 3:0 on series (7:6, 5:4, 10:5)

;1980-81

Standings as of 2/26
#Berlin Maroons 23-4-1-47 209:120
#Manchester Blackhawks 20-8-0-40 203:131
#Concord Budmen 18-9-1-37 183:117
#Fitchburg Kings 11-13-2-24 135:149
#Taunton Toros 7-16-1-15 99:182
#Dover Seacoast Braves 6-19-1-13 112:190
#Lewiston-Auburn Wings 5-21-2-12 139:201

*2/27: Manchester Blackhawks - Fitchburg Kings 3:3
*2/28: '''Manchester Blackhawks''' - Concord Budmen 12:7
*2/28: '''Berlin Maroons''' - Lewiston-Auburn Wings 10:8
*3/1: '''Lewiston-Auburn Wings''' - Concord Budmen 10:3

Semifinals
*'''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Blackhawks 3:0 on series (7:6, 7:6, 4:3 OT)
*'''Berlin Maroons''' - Fitchburg Kings 3:1 on series (6:0, 2:1, 1:2, 8:2)

Final
*'''Concord Budmen''' - Berlin Maroons 3:1 on series (3:5, 4:3, 4:3, 5:4)

;1981-82

Final standings
#Berlin Maroons 19-4-1-39
#Concord Budmen 17-6-1-35
#Manchester Blackhawks 7-17-0-14
#Lewiston-Auburn Lights 4-20-0-4

Semifinals
*'''Berlin Maroons''' - Lewiston-Auburn Lights (11:1, 18:3, Lewiston conceded what was planned to be a 4 game total goals series) 
*'''Manchester Blackhawks''' - Concord Budmen 2:1 on series (6:9, 7:4, 8:7)

Final
*'''Berlin Maroons''' - Manchester Blackhawks 4:0 on series (9:2, 8:5, 6:2, 8:3)

;1982-83
*10/30: '''Concord Budmen''' - Berlin Maroons 16:4
*11/6: '''Concord Budmen''' - Worcester Eagles 8:5
*11/13: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers All-Stars 9:5
*11/20: '''Concord Budmen''' - Boston Budkings 12:10
*'''Berlin Maroons''' - Rhode Island Maple Leafs 12:8
*Berlin Maroons - Rhode Island Maple Leafs 6:6
*11/26: '''Berlin Maroons''' - Concord Budmen 6:3
*11/27: '''Concord Budmen''' - Rhode Island Maple Leafs 10:2
*12/4: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars
*12/11: '''Concord Budmen''' - Boston Budkings 9:5
*12/12: '''Concord Budmen''' - Worcester Eagles 11:6
*12/18: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons
*1/8: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers All-Stars 10:9 
*1/29: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles - Budmen were 11-1 prior to game
*2/4: Concord Budmen - Berlin Maroons
*2/5: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars
*2/26: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars

Other games
*'''Montreal Canadien Oldtimers''' - Berlin Maroons 17:4
*3/16: '''Montreal Canadien Oldtimers''' - Concord Budmen 4:2

Quebec City Invitational Tournament (mid-February)
*'''Beauce''' - Concord Budmen 4:3
*'''Concord Budmen''' - Ladufo 5:2
*'''Concord Budmen''' - St. Gillies All-Stars 7:6 - exhibition
*'''Concord Budmen''' - Sorel 3:2 OT 
*'''Montreal''' - Concord Budmen 3:2 OT

;1983-84
*10/29: '''Worcester Eagles''' - Concord Budmen 7:6 OT
*11/12: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers All-Stars
*11/19: '''Concord Budmen''' - Lynn Braves 6:2
*11/26: '''Concord Budmen''' - Lynn Braves 5:3
*12/3: '''Concord Budmen''' - Gloucester Mariners - Gloucester folded in mid-December
*12/10: Concord Budmen - Danvers All-Stars 5:5
*12/17: '''Concord Budmen''' - Worcester Eagles 8:7
*1/7: Concord Budmen - Lynn Braves cancelled - Braves were 5-2 in the league prior to game
*1/14: '''Concord Budmen''' - Lynn Braves
*1/28: '''Worcester Eagles''' - Concord Budmen 8:7 OT
*2/18: Concord Budmen - Worcester Eagles
*2/28: '''Concord Budmen''' - Lynn Braves 9:3

Worcester finished regular season 9-3, Concord 7-3-1.

*3/3: '''Concord Budmen''' - Worcester Eagles 6:4 - final
*3/10: '''Concord Budmen''' - Worcester Eagles - " 

;1985-86
*11/30: '''Berlin Maroons''' - Concord Budmen 4:3
*12/7: '''Concord Budmen''' - Barre Jets 5:3
*12/8: '''Concord Budmen''' - Burlington Titans 17:3
*12/20: '''Berlin Maroons''' - Burlington Titans
*12/21: '''Barre Jets''' - Berlin Maroons 
*12/28: '''Concord Budmen''' - Berlin Maroons 8:7
*1/3: '''Berlin Maroons''' - Burlington Titans 
*1/4: '''Concord Budmen''' - Burlington Titans 17:4
*1/11: '''Concord Budmen''' - Barre Jets 6:5 
*1/18: '''Concord Budmen''' - Burlington Titans
*1/25: '''Barre Jets''' - Concord Budmen 7:5 
*2/1: '''Concord Budmen''' - Berlin Maroons 16:4 

Final standings
#Barre Jets 9-2-1-19
#Concord Budmen 8-2-2-18
#Berlin Maroons 5-6-0-10
#Burlington Titans 0-12-0-0

Other games
*12/14: '''Needham Bruins''' - Berlin Maroons 9:2
*2/22: '''New England Bruins''' - Concord Budmen 8:3
*3/8: '''New England Bruins''' - Concord Budmen 8:3

;1986-87
*11/28: '''New England Bruins''' - Manchester Busch Blues 10:9 
*12/5: '''Berlin Maroons''' - Manchester Busch Blues 5:3
*12/6: '''Berlin Maroons''' - Barre Jets 4:3
*12/7: '''New England Bruins''' - Concord Budmen 12:7
*12/12: '''Manchester Busch Blues''' - Berlin Maroons 9:4 
*12/12: '''Northboro North Stars''' - Concord Budmen 17:4
*12/13: '''Northboro North Stars''' - New England Bruins 6:4 
*12/19: '''Concord Budmen''' - Berlin Maroons 7:5
*12/19: '''Manchester Busch Blues''' - Northboro North Stars 8:5
*12/27: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 7:6
*1/3: '''Northboro North Stars''' - Concord Budmen 
*1/10: '''Concord Budmen''' - Berlin Maroons 12:5 - Maroons 2-4 after game
*1/16: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 8:2
*1/17: '''Concord Budmen''' - Barre Jets 9:6
*1/24: '''Concord Budmen''' - New England Bruins 9:2
*2/2: '''Manchester Busch Blues''' - Barre Jets 10:7
*2/7: '''Concord Budmen''' - Barre Jets 9:5
*2/9: '''New England Bruins''' - Manchester Busch Blues 4:1
*2/20: '''Manchester Busch Blues''' - Barre Jets 7:2

Final standings
#Northboro North Stars (disqualified from playoffs for forfeiting their final two regular season games) - they were 6-1 as of 1/26
#New England Bruins 8-2
#Concord Budmen 7-3
#Manchester Busch Blues 5-5

*3/7: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 7:3 - semifinal
*3/9: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 8:7 - " 
*3/14: '''Concord Budmen''' - New England Bruins 6:3 - final

;1987-88
*12/11: '''Manchester Busch Blues''' - Barre Jets 6:1
*12/12: '''Concord Budmen''' - Barre Jets 11:1
*12/20: '''Manchester Busch Blues''' - Concord Budmen 4:1
*1/2: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 6:5 
*1/9: '''Concord Budmen''' - Barre Jets 8:3
*1/10: '''Danvers Coors Silver Bullets''' - Manchester Busch Blues 7:3
*1/16: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 8:6
*1/17: '''Manchester Busch Blues''' - Barre Jets 5:4
*1/22: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 7:2
*1/23: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 10:4
*2/6: '''Concord Budmen''' - Barre Jets 10:3 
*2/13: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets
*2/20: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 11:3 
*2/27: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 12:6
*2/28: '''Manchester Busch Blues''' - Barre Jets 8:4
*3/5: '''Danvers Coors Silver Bullets''' - Manchester Busch Blues 7:6
*3/12: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 6:5 OT - final 

Danvers played a partial league schedule and they were not eligible for the championship. 

Other games
*1/15: '''Concord Budmen''' - Keene 10:2

;1988-89

Note: Budmen's games were not part of the official schedule. 

*11/19: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 11:7
*11/26: '''Danvers Coors Silver Bullets''' - Manchester Busch Blues 8:4
*12/18: Danvers Coors Silver Bullets - Manchester Busch Blues
*12/31: Concord Budmen - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 5:5
*1/7: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 7:4
*1/8: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 9:6
*1/21: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 8:2
*1/28: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 7:0 
*2/4: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 12:6
*2/18: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 7:2
*3/4: '''Concord Budmen''' - Danvers Coors Silver Bullets 10:6 - Budmen finished 10-1-1 on season (including exhibitions)

Other games
*'''Tyngsboro''' - Concord Budmen
*2/25: '''Concord Budmen''' - Tyngsboro 10:6

;1989-90

*12/9: '''Concord Budmen''' - New York St. Nicks 7:6
*12/29: '''Boston Bullets''' - Concord Budmen 9:6
*1/6: ''Concord Budmen''' - Boston Hockey Club 8:6
*1/13: '''New York City Road Warriors''' - Concord Budmen 11:4
*1/20: '''Boston Hockey Club''' - Concord Budmen 7:4
*1/27: '''Concord Budmen''' - Boston Bullets 8:2
*2/3: '''Concord Budmen''' - Boston Hockey Club 3:2 OT
*2/18: '''Concord Budmen''' - New York City Road Warriors 1:0 Forfeit (not counted in table)
*2/19: '''New York St. Nicks''' - Concord Budmen 10:7
*2/24: Concord Budmen - Boston Bullets

Standings as of 2/20
#New York St. Nicks 5-1-1-11
#Concord Budmen 4-4-0-8
#Boston Hockey Club 2-2-2-6
#NYC Road Warriors 1-4-2-4
#Boston Bullets 1-2-1-3

*3/10: '''Boston Hockey Club''' - Concord Budmen 3:2 OT - semifinal
*3/10: '''New York St. Nicks''' - New York City Road Warriors 8:5 - "
*3/11: '''New York St. Nicks''' - Boston Hockey Club 10:5 - final

Other games
*12/8: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 5:3
*12/30: Concord Budmen - Barre Jets cancelled
*1/7: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 8:4 
*2/10: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Busch Blues 12:6
*3/3: '''Concord Budmen''' - Berlin Maroons 8:3

;1990-91
*1/5: '''Concord Budmen''' - New York City Road Warriors 9:3
*1/26: '''Concord Budmen''' - Boston Bullets 9:7
*2/2: Concord Budmen - New York St. Nicks 5:5 OT
*2/4: '''Boston Hockey Club''' - Concord Budmen 7:1

Budmen finished 2-3-1 in league play.

Other games
*12/29: Concord Budmen - Manchester Flames 9:9
*2/16: '''Concord Budmen''' - Plattsburgh 8:1
*2/23: '''Philadelphia Wings''' - Concord Budmen 11:8 - Budmen finished 4-9-1 overall

;1991-92
*1/4: '''New York St. Nicks''' - Concord Budmen 8:4
*1/5: '''New York City Road Warriors''' - Concord Budmen 3:2
*1/11: Concord Budmen - New York City Road Warriors cancelled
*1/25: '''Boston Bullets''' - Concord Budmen 8:7
*2/1: '''Boston Hockey Club''' - Concord Budmen
*2/8: '''Concord Budmen''' - New York St. Nicks 6:3
*2/22: '''Concord Budmen''' - Boston Hockey Club 3:2 
*2/29: '''Boston Bullets''' - Concord Budmen 9:8

Other games
*12/28: '''Concord Budmen''' - Manchester Flames 7:5
*2/15: '''Concord Budmen''' - New England Wings 10:7
*3/7: '''Concord Budmen''' - Boston Labatt's
*3/14: '''Concord Budmen''' - Seacoast All-Stars 13:8
==Sources==
*[https://nhlegendsofhockey.com/people/concord-budmen/ Concord Budmen - NH Legends of Hockey]
*''Concord Monitor''
*''Lewiston Daily Sun''
*''Manchester Union Leader''

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