High school ice hockey in Wisconsin

Ice hockey is a popular sport in the state of Wisconsin. 90 high schools field sanctioned varsity teams competing in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA). 8 "club" non-sanctioned Wisconsin High School Hockey teams compete in the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association.

WIAA

The sanctioned teams compete from the beginning of November until the end of February with maximum number of practices and games. The sanctioned varsity teams are divided into sections used by every sport under WIAA. However, unlike the state tournaments of other prep sports, hockey is not divided into divisions according to the size of the participating schools. All schools, whether the size of a district one or district seven school, compete against one another in state playoffs. Because of this, there are many Wisconsin players and fans from lesser-sized communities who hope that divisions will be instituted for state tournament play.

WAHA

The "club" teams

Spooner High School B State Champions 1990

Spooner High School C State Champions 1984

State Tournament

The WIAA began sponsoring a tournament program in boys hockey in 1971. Superior won the first championship, defeating Madison West, 7-3, in the championship game.

The first State Tournament was held at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison. The tournament has been conducted in Madison every year except in 1974 and 1975 when it was held in Green Bay. The Hartmeyer facility in Madison has been the site of some of the State Tournaments, but the Coliseum has been used exclusively since 1980.

Superior leads in most State championships won with 13. Madison Memorial has won eight, and Madison East has won four titles.

Eighteen different schools have won State championships. Superior is the only program to win three consecutive State titles (1994–96). Superior and Madison Memorial are the only programs to win back-to-back titles. Superior has done it twice including its string of three championships (1981–82) and Madison Memorial has accomplished this feat twice (1976–77, 1979–80).

Superior leads in State Tournament appearances with 37. Madison Memorial is next with 30. Northland Pines is third on the list of appearances with 19, and Stevens Point has been to State 17 times. Eau Claire Memorial and Wausau West have made 15 appearances, Madison East has made 14 and Madison West has made 12.

Prior to official WIAA involvement in hockey, the Madison schools conducted an invitational from 1964 to 1970 (except for 1966). Eagle River (now Northland Pines) won the first championship, Madison East won the next three, and Superior won the last two." - quoting the WIAA website.

Alumni

Every season, a "Mr. Hockey" award is given to the most outstanding player in the state as voted upon by the WHCA.

• List of finalists and winners.

WIAA Teams

School	Nickname	Colors	Conference	Championships
Altoona	Railroaders	Red and Black	Independent
Amery	Warriors	Red and Black	Middle Border
Antigo	Red Robins	Maroon and White	Wisconsin Valley	1993
Appleton United		Badgerland		2016
Aquinas/Holmen/GET	Avalanche	Maroon and Yellow	Mississippi Valley
Arrowhead	Warhawks		Classic Eight	2009
Ashland	Oredockers	Purple and Gold	Lake Superior (MN)
Ashwaubenon	Jaguars	Green and White	Fox River Classic
Baldwin-Woodville	Blackhawks	Black, White & Red	Middle Border
Baraboo	Thunderbirds		Badger
Barron	Golden Bears	Maroon and Gold
Bay Port	Pirates	Navy and White	Fox River Classic
Beaver Dam	Golden Beavers	Grean and Gold	Badgerland
Beloit Memorial High School	Purple Knights	Purple and White	Big Eight	1999
Black River Falls	Tigers	Black and Orange
Brookfield	Stars		Classic Eight
Cedarburg	Bulldogs	Black and Orange	North Shore
Chequamegon/Phillips	SEALs (Screaming Eagles and Loggers)	Green and White	Independent
Chippewa Falls	Cardinals	Red and White	Big Rivers
D.C. Everest	Evergreens	Green and Gold	Wisconsin Valley
De Pere	Voyageurs	Black and Red	Fox River Classic
DeForest	Norskies	Purple and Black	Badger North
Eau Claire Memorial	Old Abes	Purple and White	Big Rivers	2008, 2013
Eau Claire North	Huskies	Columbia Blue and White	Big Rivers
Fond du Lac	Cardinals	Cardinal and White	Badgerland	2007
Germantown	Ice Bears		North Shore
Grafton	Ice Hawks	Orange and Green	North Shore
Green Bay United	Gryphons		Fox Rivers Classic
Greendale	Ice Force	Black and Silver	Classic Eight
Hayward	Hurricanes	Black and Gold	Independent
Homestead	Highlanders	Red and White	North Shore
Hudson	Raiders	White and Blue	Big Rivers	2001, 2004, 2017
Janesville	Bluebirds	Green, Blue and White	Big Eight
Lincoln High School (Wisconsin Rapids)	Red Raiders	Red and White	Wisconsin Valley
Kenosha	Thunder		Classic Eight
Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago	Lasers	Blue and Gold	Classic Eight
La Crosse	Red Rangers	Red, Blue and White	Mississippi Valley
Lakeland	Thunderbirds	Yellow and Black	Great Northern
Madison Edgewood	Crusaders	Maroon and Gold	Badger
Madison LaFollette/Madison East	Lakers	Maroon and Gray	Big Eight	1973, 1975, 1978, 1987 (all as Madison East)
Madison Memorial	Spartans	Green and White	Big Eight	1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1998, 2000
Madison West	Regents	Maize and Blue	Big Eight	1983
Manitowoc United		Red and White	Fox River Classic
Marquette	Hilltoppers	Blue and Yellow	Classic Eight
Marshfield	Tigers	Orange and White	Wisconsin Valley
Medford	Raiders	Red and Black	Great Northern
Menomonie	Indians	Maroon and Gold	Big Rivers	1991
Merrill	Bluejays	Blue and Red	Great Northern
Middleton	Cardinals	Red and White	Big Eight
Monona Grove	Silver Eagles	Blue and Silver
Monroe Co-op	Avalanche	Blue and Maroon
New Richmond	Tigers	Black and Orange
Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay)	Tritons	Royal Blue and White	Fox River Classic	2012
Northland Pines	Eagles	Red, White & Blue	Great Northern	1984, 1986, 1989
Northwest (Spooner, Cumberland, Barron, Chetek co-op)	Icemen	Red, Light Blue, Black, White	Independents
Onalaska	Hilltoppers	Purple and Black	West Central
Pius XI High School	Popes	Navy, Gold & White	Classic Eight
River Falls	Wildcats	Blue and Gold	Big Rivers
Somerset	Spartans	Red, White and Black
Sparta	Spartans	Red, White, Gold, and Black	Mississippi Valley Conference
Stevens Point	Panthers	Red and Black	Wisconsin Valley	2002
Stoughton	Vikings	Purple and White	Badger
Sun Prairie	Fightin' Cardinals	Red and Gold	Big Eight	1997
Superior	Spartans	Columbia Blue and White	Lake Superior (MN)	1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2015
Tomahawk	Hatchets	Blue and Gold	Great Northern
University School of Milwaukee	Wild Cats	Navy and Gold	independent	2006, 2010
Verona	Wildcats	Black and Orange		2014
Viroqua	Blackhawks	Black and Orange	West Central
Waukesha	Wings	Black, White and Blue	Classic Eight
Wausau East	Lumberjacks	Red and White	Wisconsin Valley
Wausau West	Warriors	Blue and Gold	Wisconsin Valley	2011
Waupun	Warriors	Black and Gold	Badgerland
WNS	Storm	Red, White, and Blue	North Shore

WAHA Club Teams

School	Nickname	Colors	Championships
De Pere	Voyageurs	Blue and Bronze	1983,1986,1989,1990,1991,1993,2000,2002,2003
Ashwaubenon	Jaguars	Green and Gold	1988, 1992, 1998, 2001
Wisconsin Rapids	Bulldogs	Red, Black and White
Sheboygan	Lakers WAHA Varsity	Blue, Silver (old); Navy, Gold (new)	2001 (B-Division)
West Bend	Ice	Black, White, North Dakota Green (old); Black, Green (new)	2004, 2005, 2006

References

• Wisconsin Prep Hockey
• WIAA Boys Hockey
• All Time State Champions
• All Time State Participants
• Individual and Team Records at State Championships
• List of Wisconsin High School Teams