In 2012, several teams decided to leave the
Eastern Junior Hockey League and form their own league. The Connecticut Yankees, who had been in operation as an independent junior club since 1989, joined with the breakaway group and became founding members of the
United States Premier Hockey League in 2013. In 2016, the league petitioned
USA Hockey to begin sponsoring a separate Tier II league. In December, the USPHL petition was denied. As a result, the USPHL left USA Hockey oversight and began operating their new division independently. The second Connecticut Jr. Rangers team began that fall and both teams remain in operation (as of 2025). ==Season-by-season records==