New England Hockey League (1979-1992)

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The New England Hockey League was an amateur league that operated from 1979-1982 and 1985-1991. 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, going 17-3-3 in 1976, and 17-6 in 1977. 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 Budmen are known to have played until 1992-93, although it is not clear if the NEHL continued beyond 1991.

Teams

  • 1988-89: Manchester Busch Blues, Danvers Coors Silver Bullets, Concord Budmen, others?
  • 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, Needham Bruins
  • 1985-86: Concord Budmen, Berlin Maroons, Barre Jets, Burlington Titans
  • 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

  1. Concord Budmen 14-3-0-28
  2. Worcester Flying Feet 10-4-0-20
  3. Berlin Maroons 7-8-1-15
  4. Manchester Blackhawks 7-7-0-14
  5. Lewiston-Auburn Wings 7-13-0-14
  6. Boston Stock Exchange 2-12-1-5
  • 2/24: Manchester Blackhawks - Concord Budmen 14:9

Final standings

  1. Concord Budmen 14-4
  2. Worcester Flying Feet
  3. Manchester Blackhawks 9-9
  4. Berlin Maroons
  5. Lewiston-Auburn Wings 7-13
  6. 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

  1. Berlin Maroons 23-4-1-47 209:120
  2. Manchester Blackhawks 20-8-0-40 203:131
  3. Concord Budmen 18-9-1-37 183:117
  4. Fitchburg Kings 11-13-2-24 135:149
  5. Taunton Toros 7-16-1-15 99:182
  6. Dover Seacoast Braves 6-19-1-13 112:190
  7. 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

  1. Berlin Maroons 19-4-1-39
  2. Concord Budmen 17-6-1-35
  3. Manchester Blackhawks 7-17-0-14
  4. 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)

Sources

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