P.A.L. Jr. Islanders

The P.A.L. Jr. Islanders are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the National Collegiate Development Conference of the United States Premier Hockey League. The organization operates several other teams at varying levels of play with two others in the USPHL's Premier and Elite divisions that are also called P.A.L. Jr. Islanders.

History

The parent organization was founded a few years after the New York Islanders hit the ice. The two have remain tied together ever since with the Jr. Islanders helping to lay the groundwork for junior hockey throughout Long Island. The organization joined the USPHL Premier Division as a founding member in 2013. Two years later, a secondary club was formed and joined the Elite Division. In 2017, the USPHL announced that it would be founding a new Tier II division called the National Collegiate Development Conference. Both of the Jr. Islanders program were promoted one level.
Though the club initially struggled to compete in the USPHL, since 2020, the Islanders have posted five consecutive winning seasons and were league champions in 2023.