High school ice hockey in Wisconsin

Ice hockey is a popular sport in the state of Wisconsin. Ninety high schools field sanctioned varsity teams competing in the Wisconsin Hockey Prep (WiHP) leagues of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA). Eight "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

Amery High School B State Champions 1991

Spooner High School C State Champions 1984

South Wood County B State Champions 1993

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, Hudson has won six, 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, Madison Memorial, and Hudson are the only programs to win back-to-back titles.

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 and Hudson have 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

Wisconsin Prep Hockey Boys

Team and conference data as of the 2021–22 season.

School or Co-op (Participants)	Team name	Colors	Conference	Championships
Amery	Warriors	Red, black	Middle Border	1991 WAHA B
Antigo	Red Robins	Maroon, gray	Great Northern	1993
Appleton (Appleton East, Appleton North, Appleton West)	United	Burgundy, navy	Badgerland	2016
Aquinas/Holmen (La Crosse Aquinas, Holmen, Onalaska Luther, GET, Cochrane-Fountain City, Coulee Christian)	Avalanche	Maroon, gold	Mississippi Valley
Arrowhead	Warhawks	Red, Columbia blue, white	Classic Eight	2009
Ashland	Oredockers	Purple, gold	Independent
Ashwaubenon (Ashwaubenon, Pulaski, Seymour, Wrightstown)	Jaguars	Green, white	Fox River Classic
Baldwin-Woodville	Hawks	Red, black	Middle Border
Baraboo/Portage	Thunderbirds	Blue, gold	Badger West
Bay Port	Pirates	Navy, white	Fox River Classic
Beaver Dam (Beaver Dam, Dodgeland, Horicon, Hustisford, Wayland Academy)	Golden Beavers	Green, gold	Badger East
Beloit Memorial (Beloit Memorial, Beloit Turner, Clinton, Delavan-Darien, Brodhead, Parkview)	Purple Knights	Purple, white	Big Eight	1999
Black River Falls	Tigers	Orange, black	Coulee
Brookfield (Brookfield East, Brookfield Central, Brookfield Academy, Menomonee Falls, Sussex Hamilton, Lake Country Lutheran, University Lake, St. John's Northwestern, Wauwatosa East, Wauwatosa West)	Stars	Blue, yellow	Classic Eight
Cedarburg	Bulldogs	Orange, black	North Shore
Chequamegon/Phillips/Butternut	Team S.E.a.L. (Screaming Eagles and Loggers)	Orange, black, green, gray	Independent
Chippewa Falls	Cardinals	Red, black	Big Rivers
D.C. Everest	Evergreens	Forest green, gold	Wisconsin Valley
De Pere (De Pere, West De Pere)	Voyageurs	Red, black	Fox River Classic
DeForest (DeForest, Columbus, Lodi, Lake Mills, Poynette, Waterloo)	Norskies	Purple, gold	Badger East
Eau Claire Memorial	Old Abes	Purple, silver, white	Big Rivers	2008, 2013
Eau Claire North	Huskies	Carolina blue, black, white	Big Rivers
Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac, Campbellsport, Oakfield, North Fond du Lac)	Cardinals	Red, black	Badgerland	2007
Fond du Lac Springs	Ledgers	Blue, white	Badgerland	2020, 2021
Fox Cities (Xavier, Brillion, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Kaukauna, Kimberly, St. Mary Catholic)	Stars	Red, blue, white	Badgerland
Hayward	Hurricanes	Black, gold	Middle Border
Homestead	Highlanders	Red, black	North Shore
Hudson	Raiders	Navy, white	Big Rivers	2001, 2004, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
Janesville (Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker)	Bluebirds	Green, blue, white	Big Eight
Kenosha Co-op (Bradford, Harborside Academy, Indian Trail, LakeView, Tremper, Westosha Central, Wilmot Union)	Thunder	Burgundy, blue	Classic Eight
KMMO (Kettle Moraine, Mukwonago, Oconomowoc)		Navy, gold	Classic Eight
Lakeland	Thunderbirds	Black, gold	Great Northern
Madison Edgewood	Crusaders	Maroon, gold	Badger West
Madison La Follette/Madison East	Lakers	Black, blue, white	Big Eight	1973, 1975, 1978, 1987 (all as Madison East)
Madison Memorial	Spartans	Green, white	Big Eight	1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1998, 2000
Madison West	Regents	Blue, gold	Big Eight	1983
Marquette University	Hilltoppers	Navy, gold	Classic Eight
Marshfield	Tigers	Orange, black	Wisconsin Valley
McFarland	Spartans	Navy, white	Badger East
Medford	Raiders	Red, black	Great Northern
Menomonie	Mustangs	Maroon, black, white	Big Rivers	1991
Middleton	Cardinals	Maroon, white	Big Eight
Milton (Milton, Fort Atkinson, Evansville, Williams Bay)	Red Hawks	Red, black	Badger East
Monona Grove	Silver Eagles	Navy, silver	Badger East
Monroe (WI: Monroe, Argyle, New Glarus, Pecatonica; IL: Dakota, Freeport, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Warren)	Cheesemakers	Red, black	Badger West
Mosinee	Indians	Purple, black	Great Northern
Muskego (Muskego, New Berlin Eisenhower, Greendale, Franklin, Oak Creek, Greenfield, St. Francis, Waterford, Union Grove, New Berlin West, Whitnall)	Ice Force	Black, blue, white	Classic Eight
NHS (Neenah, Hortonville, Menasha, Shiocton)	Rockets	Red, white, black	Badgerland
New Richmond	Tigers	Orange, black	Big Rivers	2023
Northland Pines	Eagles	Red, white, blue	Great Northern	1984, 1986, 1989
Northwest (Spooner, Shell Lake, Chetek, Cumberland, Barron)	Icemen	Blue, red	Middle Border
Notre Dame Academy	Tritons	Blue, green	Fox River Classic	2012
Onalaska/La Crosse (Onalaska, La Crosse Central, La Crosse Logan)	Hilltoppers	Purple, white	Mississippi Valley
Oregon	Panthers	Orange, black	Badger West
Oshkosh (Oshkosh North, Laconia, Lomira, Ripon, Oshkosh West, Lourdes Academy, Winneconne, Berlin)	Ice Hawks	Black, multi	Badgerland
RAM (Regis, Altoona, McDonell, Bloomer)	Saints	Black, gold	Middle Border
Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/Mauston	Beavers	Carolina blue, navy, white	Badger West
Rhinelander	Hodags	Kelly green, white	Great Northern
Rice Lake	Warriors	Blue, gold	Big Rivers
River Falls	Wildcats	Navy, gold	Big Rivers
Sauk Prairie (Sauk Prairie, Mount Horeb, River Valley, Wisconsin Heights)	Eagles	Black, red, white	Badger West
Shawano/Bonduel/Clintonville		Red, black	Badgerland
Sheboygan (Sheboygan North, Sheboygan South, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Kohler, Manitowoc Lincoln, Roncalli, Oostburg, Plymouth, Random Lake, Sheboygan Lutheran, Sheboygan Falls)	Red Raiders	Red, black, yellow	Fox River Classic
Somerset (Somerset, St. Croix Falls, Valley Christian)	Spartans	Red, black	Middle Border
Stevens Point	Panthers	Red, black	Wisconsin Valley	2002
Stevens Point Pacelli (Pacelli, Amherst, Assumption, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran)	Cardinals	Red, white	Independent
Stoughton	Vikings	Purple, black, silver	Badger East
Sun Prairie United (Sun Prairie East, Sun Prairie West)	Cardinals	Red, black	Big Eight	1997
Superior	Spartans	Blue, white	Independent	1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2015
Tomah/Sparta	Titans	Red, black, yellow	Mississippi Valley
Tomahawk	Hatchets	Blue, gold	Great Northern
University School of Milwaukee	Wild Cats	Blue, gold	Classic Eight	2006, 2010, 2019
Verona	Wildcats	Orange, black	Big Eight	2014, 2020
Viroqua (Viroqua, Westby, Cashton, Youth Initiative)	Blackhawks	Orange, black	Coulee
Waukesha (Waukesha North, Waukesha South, Waukesha West, Pewaukee, Catholic Memorial)	Wings	Blue, black, white	Classic Eight
Waunakee	Warriors	Purple, black	Badger East
Waupaca	Comets	Navy, white	Great Northern
Waupun	Warriors	Black, gold	Badgerland
Wausau East-Merrill United (Wausau East, Merrill, Newman Catholic)	BlueJacks	Red, blue, white	Wisconsin Valley
Wausau West	Warriors	Blue, gold	Wisconsin Valley	2011
West Bend (West Bend East, West Bend West, Slinger, Hartford, Germantown, Port Washington, Grafton, Kewaskum)	Ice Bears	Silver, black, white	North Shore
West Salem	Panthers	Orange, black	Coulee
Wisconsin Rapids	Red Raiders	Red, black	Wisconsin Valley
WNS (Whitefish Bay, Dominican, Martin Luther, Milwaukee Arts, Milwaukee King, Milwaukee Lutheran, Nicolet, Shorewood)	Storm	Navy, red, white	North Shore
WSFLG (Webster, Siren, Frederic, Luck, Grantsburg)	Blizzard	Royal blue, black, white	Independent
Xavier Co-op	see Fox Cities

Wisconsin Prep Hockey Girls

Team and conference data as of the 2021–22 season.

Team	Co-op schools	Colors	Conference	Home ice
Viroqua Blackhawks	Viroqua, Cashton, Westby, Youth Initiative	Orange, black	Badger	Viroqua Community Arena (Viroqua)
Cap City Cougars	Sun Prairie, DeForest, Madison East, Madison La Follette, Waunakee	Black, white	Badger	Sun Prairie Ice Arena (Sun Prairie) Waunakee Ice Pond (Waunakee) Hartmeyer Ice Arena (Madison)
Northland Pines Eagles	Northland Pines	Red, blue, white	Independent	Eagle River Hockey & Sports Arena (Eagle River)
Northern Edge	Rhinelander, Antigo, Lakeland Union, Wabeno	Red, green, black	Independent	Rhinelander Ice Arena (Rhinelander) Lakeland Hawks Ice Arena (Minocqua) Langlade County Multi-Purpose Building (Antigo)
Rock County Fury	Beloit Memorial, Albany, Brodhead, Clinton, Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Milton, Monroe, Beloit Turner	Green, black, white	Badger	Janesville Ice Arena (Janesville) Edwards Ice Arena (Beloit)
St. Croix Valley Fusion	River Falls, Baldwin-Woodville, St. Croix Central	Red, yellow, black, white	Big Rivers	Wildcat Centre (River Falls) United Civic Center (Baldwin)
Brookfield Glacier	Brookfield Central, Menomonee Falls, Mukwonago, Muskego, Oak Creek, Pewaukee, Waukesha West, Wauwatosa East, West Allis Central	Blue, gray, black, white	Eastern Shores	Ponds of Brookfield (Brookfield)
Beaver Dam Golden Beavers	Beaver Dam, Dodgeland, Horicon, Hustisford, Wayland Academy	Green, gold	Badger	Beaver Dam Family Center (Beaver Dam)
Onalaska Hilltoppers	Onalaska, La Crosse Aquinas, Bangor, GET, Holmen, La Crosse Central, La Crosse Logan, West Salem	Purple, black	Independent	Onalaska OmniCenter (Onalaska)
Hayward Co-op Hurricanes	Hayward, Ashland, Barron, Rice Lake, Shell Lake, Siren, Spooner	Black, gray, white	Independent	Hayward Sports Center (Hayward)
Icebergs	Stoughton, Deerfield, Evansville, Lodi, McFarland, Monona Grove, Oregon, Parkview	Blue, white	Badger	Mandt Community Center (Stoughton)
Bay Area Ice Bears	Green Bay East, Green Bay West, Green Bay Southwest, Preble, Notre Dame Academy, Bay Port, Ashwaubenon, De Pere, West De Pere, Seymour, Pulaski	Teal, gray, black, white	Eastern Shores	Cornerstone Community Center (De Pere)
Badger Lightning	Baraboo, Reedsburg, Royall, Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin Dells	Blue, black, white	Badger	Pierce Park Pavilion (Baraboo) Sauk Prairie Ice Arena (Prairie du Sac)
Lakeshore Lightning	Cedarburg, Germantown, Grafton, Homestead, Port Washington, Slinger, West Bend East, West Bend West, Hartford	Blue, white, black	Eastern Shores	Ozaukee Ice Center (Mequon) Kettle Moraine Ice Center (West Bend)
Madison Metro Lynx	Middleton, Dodgeville, Edgewood of the Sacred Heart, Madison Memorial, Madison West, Mount Horeb, Verona	Black, red	Badger	Madison Ice Arena (Madison)
Hudson Raiders	Hudson	Navy, gray, white	Big Rivers	Hudson Sports & Civic Center (Hudson)
Medford Raiders	Medford, Rib Lake	Red, black, gray	Independent	Simek Recreation Center (Medford)
CFM Sabers	Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, McDonell Central Catholic	Red, gray, black	Big Rivers	Chippewa Area Ice Arena (Chippewa Falls) Dunn County Ice Arena (Menomonie)
Superior Spartans	Superior, Northwestern	Blue, black, white	Independent	Superior Ice Arena (Superior)
Eau Claire Area Stars	Eau Claire North, Altoona, Eau Claire Memorial, Fall Creek	Blue, black	Big Rivers	Hobbs Municipal Ice Center (Eau Claire)
Fox Cities Stars	Xavier, Brillion, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Kaukauna, Kimberly, St. Mary Catholic	Navy, red, white	Eastern Shores	Tri-County Ice Arena (Neenah)
Western Wisconsin Stars	Somerset, Amery, New Richmond, Osceola, St. Croix Falls	Black, gray, white	Big Rivers	Somerset Ice Arena (Somerset)
Central Wisconsin Storm	D.C. Everest, Marathon, Merrill, Mosinee, Wausau East, Wausau West	Red, black, white	Independent	Greenheck Field House (Schofield) Mosinee Recreation Center (Mosinee) Marathon Park Ice Arena (Wausau)
Black River Falls Tigers	Black River Falls, Granton, Melrose-Mindoro, Neillsville, Sparta, Tomah, Whitehall	Black, orange	Independent	Milt Lunda Memorial Arena (Black River Falls)
Wisconsin Valley Union Junior Eagles	Marshfield, Amherst, Assumption, Athens, Stevens Point, Waupaca, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln	Light blue, yellow, white, black	Eastern Shores	Ice Hawks Arena (Stevens Point) KB Willett Arena (Stevens Point) Waupaca Expo Center (Waupaca) Marshfield Area Ice Arena (Marshfield) South Wood County Rec Center (Wisc. Rapids)
Warbirds	Fond du Lac, Campbellsport, Oakfield, North Fond du Lac	Crimson, gold	Eastern Shores	Blue Line Family Ice Center (Fond du Lac)
Arrowhead Warhawks	Arrowhead, Hamilton, Kettle Moraine, Lake Country Lutheran, Oconomowoc	Red, black	Eastern Shores	Mullett Ice Center (Hartland)
USM Wildcats	University School of Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, Nicolet, Divine Savior Holy Angels	Blue, white	Eastern Shores	Uihlein Ice Arena (River Hills)

WAHA Club Teams

School	Nickname	Colors	Championships
Amery	Warriors	Red, White	1991
De Pere	Voyageurs	Blue and Bronze	1983,1986,1989,1990,1993,2000,2002,2003
Appleton	Wizards	Green, Blue, White	2007
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