Seacoast Spartans to join EHF Tier I

The Eastern Hockey Federation Board of Directors is excited to welcome the Seacoast Spartans to the League. As a former E9 program they will be a strong competitive addition to our Tier 1 divisions, having had success at the highest levels of the E9. This represents the first expansion for the EHF in many years and to facilitate the addition of the Spartans at this late stage for the 24/25 season, the League needed to make modifications to it’s normal competitive seeding procedures. A group comprised of Owners and Hockey Directors collaborated to determine where the Seacoast teams would be best placed for this transitional year. The League understands this is not the normal process of seeding teams, but much like our Covid year, it was necessary to ensure proper competitive placement. The League remains committed to October parity adjustments and all teams will be eligible to move divisions should their on-ice performance demonstrate it.