| Season Notes |
| Omaha Gladiators join the League. Omaha Jr. Lancers join the League at the Jr. Varsity level only. |
| The League begins its affiliation with USA Hockey. Up until this season the League utilized playing rules established by the National Federation of State High School Associations. |
| The new affiliation with USA Hockey allows the League to participate in the Chicago Showcase for the first time. |
| The League adopts a formal Jr. Varsity program to provide greater structure. Top-Ten scorers, Silver-Glove goaltenders and Team Sportsmanship Award are recognized for the first time at the Jr. Varsity tournament. |
| The Jr. Varsity tournament is held in Sioux City for the first time. |
| The fifth-annual All-Star game is hosted by the Omaha Gladiators, Tuesday, January 23, marking the first time the event is held outside of Iowa. The game is played at AK-SAR-BEN Coliseum before the USHL All-Star Game. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Waterloo Columbus Sailors (18W-2L-0T)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 1-4 - McElroy Auditorium - Waterloo, Iowa
Championship Game: Waterloo Warriors 3, Sioux City Metros 1
VARSITY TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
K.C. Doland - Waterloo Warriors
VARSITY COACH-OF-THE YEAR
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VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Waterloo Columbus Sailors
| Varsity Regular Season Standings | |||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PCT | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| EAST DIVISION | |||||||||
| Waterloo Columbus | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .895 | 154 | 52 | 79 | 174 |
| Waterloo Warriors | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .711 | 102 | 47 | 117 | 284 |
| Dubuque | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .375 | 74 | 100 | 165 | 569 |
| Ames | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | 64 | 125 | 141 | 386 |
| Mason City | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .000 | 40 | 132 | 142 | 330 |
| WEST DIVISION | |||||||||
| Des Moines | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | .750 | 104 | 65 | 115 | 248 |
| Sioux City | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | .682 | 133 | 85 | 185 | 482 |
| Omaha Gladiators | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | .455 | 94 | 84 | 141 | 323 |
| Urbandale-Greater Des Moines | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .295 | 71 | 145 | 142 | 378 |
| Varsity Top-Ten Scorers | |||||||||
| RK | Name, Team | GP | Go | Ast | Pts | SH | PP | Pn | PM |
| T1 | Corey Simon, Waterloo Columbus | 20 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| T1 | Justin Smith, Waterloo Columbus | 20 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Tracy Henn, Waterloo Warriors | 20 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Geoff Will, Ames | 19 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| T5 | Andy Gericke, Waterloo Warriors | 20 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| T5 | Rusty Stolp, Omaha Gladiators | 22 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 58 |
| 7 | Brian Krueger, Des Moines | 22 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| T8 | Corey Courtney, Dubuque | 19 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 59 |
| T8 | Donny Widlund, Urbandale-Greater Des Moines | 22 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 46 |
| 10 | Mikko Weissenfelt, Waterloo Columbus | 20 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| Varsity Silver Glove Goaltenders | |||||||||||
| RK | Name, Team | GP | W | L | T | SOG | Svs | GA | SH | PP | Pct |
| 1 | K.C. Doland, Waterloo Warriors | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 544 | 498 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 0.915 |
| 2 | Kyle Geiger, Des Moines | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 408 | 366 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0.897 |
| 3 | David Lanigan, Waterloo Columbus | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 189 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0.892 |
VARSITY ALL-STATE
- Forwards -
Geoff Will, Sr.
- Ames
Andy Byrkit, Jr. - Des Moines
Nick Krueger, So. - Des Moines
Corey Courtney, Sr.
- Dubuque
Chris Peterson, Sr. - Mason City
Ted Lowndes, So.
- Omaha Gladiators
Dusty Stolp, Jr. - Omaha Gladiators
Brett Austin, Sr. - Sioux City
T.J. Reinsch, Jr. - Sioux City
Chris Sorum, Jr. - Sioux City
Donny Widlund, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Ben MacLennan, Jr. - Waterloo Columbus
Corey Simon, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Justin Smith, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Tracy Henn, Sr. - Waterloo Warriors
- Defense -
John Davis, Sr. - Des Moines
Brian Augustine, Jr. - Sioux City
Bert Post, Sr. - Sioux City
Todd Martin, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Scott Rast, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Dan Bloom, Jr. - Waterloo Columbus
Jason Bloom, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Jeff Frazee, Sr. - Waterloo Warriors
- Goaltenders -
Kyle Geiger, Jr.
- Des Moines
Todd Zwanzinger, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
K.C. Doland, Jr. - Waterloo Warriors
- Honorable Mention -
- Forwards -
Mike Simcho, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Casey Holck, So. - Mason City
Matt Workman, So. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Oscar Dios, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Quinn Ernster - Waterloo Warriors
- Defense -
Patrick Mollman, Jr. - Des Moines
Beau Baltzell, So. - Omaha Gladiators
Doug Ivester, Jr. - Omaha Gladiators
Chris McFarland, Jr. - Waterloo Warriors
- Goaltenders -
Jason Smith, Sr. - Dubuque
Scott Warwick, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
VARSITY ALL-STAR GAME
Tuesday, January 23, 1990 - AK-SAR-BEN Coliseum - Omaha, Nebraska
West ?, East ?
East All-Stars
- Forwards -
Brody Linder, Jr. - Ames
Zach Vegge, Sr. - Ames
Geoff Will, Sr.
- Ames
Corey Courtney, Sr.
- Dubuque
Chris Lloyd, Sr. - Dubuque
Chris Peterson, Sr. - Mason City
Ben MacLennan, Jr. - Waterloo Columbus
Corey Simon, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Justin Smith, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Mikko Wessenfelt, Sr.
- Waterloo Columbus
Tracy Henn, Sr. - Waterloo Warriors
Darin Johnson, Sr.
- Waterloo Warriors
- Defense -
Colin O'Brien, Sr. - Dubuque
Jeff Perkins, Jr.
- Mason City
Dan Bloom, Jr. - Waterloo Columbus
Jason Bloom, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Jeff Frazee, Sr. - Waterloo Warriors
Derek Hileman, Sr. - Waterloo Warriors
- Goaltenders -
Jason Smith, Sr. - Dubuque
K.C. Doland, Jr. - Waterloo Warriors
Coach: Brian Plunkett - Dubuque
West All-Stars
- Forwards -
Andy Byrkit, Jr. - Des Moines
Nick Krueger, So. - Des Moines
Andy LeTourneau, Jr. - Des Moines
Eric Ohmart, Sr. - Des Moines
Ted Lowndes, So.
- Omaha Gladiators
Mike Simcho, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Dusty Stolp, Jr. - Omaha Gladiators
Brett Austin, Sr. - Sioux City
T.J. Reinsch, Jr. - Sioux City
Chris Sorum, Jr.
- Sioux City
Donny Widlund, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Todd Martin, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
- Defense -
John Davis, Sr. - Des Moines
Patrick Mollman, Jr. - Des Moines
Doug Ivester, Jr. - Omaha Gladiators
Brian Augustine, Jr. - Sioux City
Bert Post, Sr. - Sioux City
Scott Rast, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
- Goaltenders -
Kyle Geiger, Jr.
- Des Moines
Todd Zwanzinger, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Coach: Don Krueger - Des Moines
TEAM TRI-STATE: CHICAGO SHOWCASE
| For the first time, Team Tri-State competes in the Chicago Showcase, April 18-22, 1990. Twenty teams are divided into five divisions. Team Tri-State competes in the Norris Division with Alaska, North Dakota and Pittsburgh. The team finishes with a 2-2-0 record, 10th place in a field of 20. |
Wednesday, April 18: Team Tri-State 3, Alaska 4
Thursday, April 19: Team Tri-State 2, North Dakota 3
Friday, April 20: Team Tri-State 5, Pittsburgh 1
Saturday, April 21: Team Tri-State 4, Colorado 3
- Team Tri-State Roster & Staff -
- Forwards -
Geoff Will, Sr.
- Ames
Andy Byrkit, Jr. - Des Moines
Nick Krueger, So. - Des Moines
Corey Courtney, Sr.
- Dubuque
Chris Peterson, Sr. - Mason City
Ted Lowndes, So.
- Omaha Gladiators
Mike Simcho, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Dusty Stolp, Jr. - Omaha Gladiators
Brett Austin, Sr. - Sioux City
T.J. Reinsch, Jr. - Sioux City
Todd Martin, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Donny Widlund, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Ben MacLennan, Jr. - Waterloo Columbus
Corey Simon, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Justin Smith, Sr. - Waterloo Columbus
Tracy Henn, Sr. - Waterloo Warriors
- Defense -
John Davis, Sr. - Des Moines
Brian Augustine, Jr. - Sioux City
Bert Post, Sr. - Sioux City
Scott Rast, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
Dan Bloom, Jr. - Waterloo Columbus
Jeff Frazee, Sr. - Waterloo Warriors
- Goaltenders -
Kyle Geiger, Jr.
- Des Moines
Todd Zwanzinger, Sr. - Urbandale-Greater Des Moines
K.C. Doland, Jr. - Waterloo Warriors
Coach: John Lloyd - Mason City
Manager: Morris Peterson
JUNIOR VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Omaha Gladiators (19W-1L-1T)
JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 10-11 - Sioux City Auditorium
Championship Game: Omaha Gladiators 4, Sioux City Metros 1
| Jr. Varsity Regular Season Standings | ||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PCT | GF | GA | Pn |
| Omaha Gladiators | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 118 | 28 | 118 |
| Ames | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .719 | 93 | 39 | 40 |
| Sioux City | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .600 | 65 | 47 | 103 |
| Omaha Jr. Lancers | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | 60 | 60 | 82 |
| Des Moines | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 78 | 75 | 84 |
| Mason City | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 70 | 57 | 101 |
| Urbandale-Greater Des Moines | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .119 | 27 | 121 | 113 |
| Waterloo Warriors | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .094 | 26 | 110 | 78 |
| Jr. Varsity Top-Ten Scorers | ||||||||
| RK | Name, Team | GP | Go | Ast | Pts | Pn | PM | DQ |
| 1 | Kobie Boykins, Omaha Gladiators | 19 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 11 | 23 | 1 |
| 2 | Nate Coleman, Omaha Gladiators | 18 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 22 | 48 | 2 |
| 3 | Ethan Scheetz, Mason City | 16 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 36 | 0 |
| 4 | Dan Cohen, Omaha Gladiators | 19 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 28 | 0 |
| T5 | Chad Newhouse, Ames | 11 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T5 | Mike Ogbourne, Ames | 15 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T7 | Trevor Blanchard, Omaha Jr. Lancers | 17 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| T7 | Mark Casteel, Omaha Jr. Lancers | 17 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Deron Hagberg, Ames | 16 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Chris Poli, Des Moines | 13 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jr. Varsity Silver Glove Goaltenders | |||||||||
| RK | Name, Team | GP | W | L | T | SOG | Svs | GA | Pct |
| 1 | Marc Etter, Omaha Gladiators | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 107 | 8 | 0.930 |
| 2 | Scott Kincaid, Omaha Gladiators | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 92 | 9 | 0.911 |
| 3 | Travis Stickels, Sioux City | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 274 | 246 | 28 | 0.898 |
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Morris Peterson - Urbandale
Secretary/Treasurer: Doug Sanders - Fort Dodge
Vice President: Jerry Bahnsen - Mason City
Vice President:
Dick Keith - Sioux City
Vice President:
Ross Brown - Cedar Falls
Commissioner/Referee-In-Chief: Gary Donaldson - Waterloo
Scheduler: Don Geiger - Des Moines
Statistician: Doug Newhoff - Waterloo