| Season Notes | |||||||||
| Dubuque, Kansas City, Omaha and Waterloo compete in the 2015 USA Hockey High School National Championships at Hardee's Iceplex in Chesterfield, Missouri, March 19-23. All four teams advance through the round-robin games to the championship bracket. Omaha and Waterloo lose in the quarterfinals, Kansas City is eliminated in the semifinals, and Dubuque loses 2-1 in the championship game to Cherry Creek, Colorado. | |||||||||
| For the first time in the six-year history of the high school national championships, teams are divided into pure and combined divisions. MHSHL teams compete in the combined division that includes teams that draw players from more than one high school. | |||||||||
| The League's "multiplier rule" for game misconducts is discontinued - only USA Hockey multiplier rules are enforced. | |||||||||
| Because there is a sliding scale for the number of protected players based on team enrollment, protected players are now ineligible to participate in Junior Varsity games. | |||||||||
| Players must now receive a minimum of 6 votes during the second round of voting to be declared an All-Star. | |||||||||
| Kansas City Jets wins its first regular-season championship. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Kansas City Jets (25W-3L-0OTL-0SOL)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
February 27-March 1, 2015 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena
Championship Game: Kansas City Jets 4, Dubuque Devils 1
VARSITY TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Alex Hoehn - Kansas City
Jets
VARSITY CO-COACHES-OF-THE-YEAR
Gary Emmons - Kansas City Jets
Kevin Nolen - Dubuque Devils
VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
| Varsity Tournament Results - February 27-March 1, 2015 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena | |
| Quarterfinal Games | #4 Omaha 3, #5 Waterloo 2 #3 Dubuque 6, #6 Mason City 0 #2 Des Moines Capitals 4, #5 Sioux City 3 #1 Kansas City 5, #8 Des Moines Oak Leafs 0 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Mason City 4, Sioux City 3 Waterloo 10, Des Moineas Oak Leafs 2 |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Des Moines Capitals 1, Dubuque 4 Kansas City 3, Omaha 0 |
| Fifth-Place Game | Waterloo 3, Mason City 1 |
| Third-Place Game | Des Moines Capitals 4, Omaha 3 |
| Championship Game | Kansas City 4, Dubuque 1 |
| Varsity Regular Season Standings - FINAL | |||||||||
| Team Name | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
| Central | |||||||||
| 2-DM Capitals | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 111 | 48 | 385 |
| 6-Mason City | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 74 | 87 | 362 |
| 8-DM Oak Leafs | 28 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 99 | 111 | 618 |
| Ames | 28 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 86 | 360 |
| East | |||||||||
| 3-Dubuque | 28 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 115 | 69 | 504 |
| 5-Waterloo | 28 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 114 | 64 | 352 |
| Quad City | 28 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 52 | 92 | 419 |
| Cedar Rapids | 28 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 50 | 139 | 329 |
| West | |||||||||
| 1-Kansas City | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 141 | 38 | 701 |
| 4-Omaha | 28 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 95 | 61 | 619 |
| 7-Sioux City | 28 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 90 | 126 | 614 |
| Lincoln | 28 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 136 | 372 |
| *Tournament seeding: Each division champion seeded 1-3 based on points earned during the regular season. Next five teams, regardless of division alignment, seeded 4-8 based on points earned during the regular season. | |||||||||
| Varsity Top-Ten Scorers | |||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | SH | GWG |
| 1 | Alex Burns, DM Oak Leafs | 28 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kyle Schott, Waterloo | 27 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Carter Grobstick, Dubuque | 27 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| T4 | Skyler Beller, Sioux City | 28 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| T4 | Tanner Frerichs, Sioux City | 28 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Carter Sola, Dubuque | 26 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Alex Hoehn, Kansas City | 26 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| T8 | Austin Martin, DM Oak Leafs | 28 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| T8 | Blake Ramsey, DM Capitals | 28 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| T10 | Cole Childers, Omaha | 27 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 102 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| T10 | Jordan Reese, DM Capitals | 28 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Varsity Silver Glove Goaltenders | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% |
| 1 | Erik Schuette, Kansas City | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1.08 | 246 | 0.943 |
| 2 | Nick Steiner, Kansas City | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1.5 | 300 | 0.935 |
| 3 | Joey Schuld, Omaha | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1.94 | 339 | 0.921 |
VARSITY ALL-LEAGUE
- Forwards -
Blake Ramsey, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Alex Burns, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Kean Kontor, Jr. - Lincoln
- Defense -
Zachary Ross, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Gabe Bortscheller, Jr. - Dubuque
Jake Taylor, Jr. - Kansas City
- Goaltenders -
Derek Fitzgerald, Sr. - Ames
Nick Steiner, Sr. - Kansas City
VARSITY ALL-DIVISION
- East -
- Forwards -
Carter Grobstick, Jr. - Dubuque
Carter Sola, Sr. - Dubuque
Kyle Schott, So. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Gabe Bortscheller, Jr. - Dubuque
Conor Luck, Sr. - Waterloo
- Goaltender -
Chris Kluesner, Sr. - Dubuque
- West -
- Forwards -
Kean Kontor, Jr. - Lincoln
Cole Childers, Sr. - Omaha
Tanner Frerichs, So. - Sioux City
- Defense -
Alex DeGuire, Sr. - Kansas City
Jake Taylor, Jr. - Kansas City
- Goaltenders -
Joey Schuld, Sr. - Omaha
Nick Steiner, Sr. - Kansas City
- Central -
- Forwards -
Blake Ramsey, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Jordan Reese, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Alex Burns, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
- Defense -
Kyle Olson, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Forrest Oh, Sr. - Ames
Zachary Ross, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
- Goaltender -
Derek Fitzgerald, Sr. - Ames
VARSITY ALL-STARS
- Forwards -
Spencer Dedic, Sr. - Ames
Tysen VanDraska, Jr. - Cedar Rapids
Ethan Heilskov, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Colby DeCarlo, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Austin Martin, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Austin Turner, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Dalton Stewart, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Sam Cheesebrough, Sr. - Kansas City
Alex Hoehn, Jr. - Kansas City
Avery Lambden, Sr. - Kansas City
Gunnar Morse, Sr. - Kansas City
Zach Schmidt, Sr. - Lincoln
Ethan McHenry, Jr. - Mason City
Dalton Theisen, Jr. - Omaha
Joe Carr, Jr. - Quad City
Skyler Beller, Jr. - Sioux City
Cameron Pries, Sr. - Waterloo
Noah Roach, Jr. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Nate Thormann, Sr. - Dubuque
Kyle-Christian Siwa, Sr. - Omaha
TEAM MIDWEST: AMERICA'S HOCKEY SHOWCASE
| Team Midwest competes in America's Hockey Showcase, April 9-13, at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Competing in the A-pool, the team finishes with a 1W-3L-0T record. |
Thursday, April 9: Team Midwest 1, Pittsburgh 12
Friday, April 10: Team Midwest 1, New England 8
Saturday, April 11: Team Midwest 7, New York 3
Sunday, April 12: Team Midwest 1, Pittsburgh 2
- Team Midwest Roster & Staff -
- Forwards -
Jordan Reese, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Blake Ramsey, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Colby DeCarlo, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Drew Steines, Sr. - Dubuque
Carter Grobstick, Jr. - Dubuque
Avery Lambden, Sr. - Kansas City
Gunnar Morse, Sr. - Kansas City
Jon McManus, Sr. - Kansas City
Charlie Johnson, Sr. - Mason City
Joe Carr, Jr. - Quad City
Skyler Beller, Jr. - Sioux City
- Defense -
Toby Linder, Jr. - Ames
Kyle Kristiansen, Jr. - Cedar Rapids
Zachary Ross, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Nate Thormann, Jr. - Dubuque
Spencer Hadacek, Sr. -Mason City
Chanse Hollatz, Sr. - Mason City
Charlie Gerace, Jr. - Quad City
- Goaltenders -
Chris Kluesner, Sr. - Dubuque
Joey Schuld, Sr. - Omaha
Head Coach: Eric Thompson
Assistant Coach: Larry Heggebo
General Manager: Nick Harrahill
USA HOCKEY HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Dubuque, Kansas City, Omaha and Waterloo compete in the 2015 USA Hockey High School National Championships at Hardee's Iceplex in Chesterfield, Missouri, March 19-23. All four teams advance through the round-robin games to the championship bracket. Omaha and Waterloo lose in the quarterfinals, Kansas City is eliminated in the semifinals, and Dubuque loses 2-1 in the championship game to Cherry Creek, Colorado. |
Thursday, March 19 - Pool Play: Dubuque 3, Medina (OH) 2, OT
Friday, March 20 - Pool Play: Dubuque 9, Flagstaff Avalanche (AZ) 2
Saturday, March 21 - Pool Play: Dubuque 1, Manatee (FL) 4
Sunday, March 22 - Quarter Finals: Dubuque 5, Omaha 3
Sunday, March 22 - Semi Finals: Dubuque 2, Kansas City 1
Monday, March 23 - Championship Game: Dubuque 1, Cherry Creek (CO) 2
Thursday, March 19 - Pool Play: Kansas City 16, Greenville HS South (SC) 0
Friday, March 20 - Pool Play: Kansas City 9, Salt Lake Stars (UT) 0
Saturday, March 21 - Pool Play: Kansas City 12, Northwest Arkansas (AR) 3
Sunday, March 22 - Quarter Finals: Kansas City 4, Waterloo 2
Sunday, March 22 - Semi Finals: Dubuque 2, Kansas City 1
Thursday, March 19 - Pool Play: Omaha 4, Rushmore Thunder (SD) 3
Friday, March 20 - Pool Play: Omaha 1, Rockwood Summit (MO) 2, OT
Saturday, March 21 - Pool Play: Omaha 14, Brookwood (GA) 0
Sunday, March 22 - Quarter Finals: Dubuque 5, Omaha 3
Thursday, March 19 - Pool Play: Waterloo 3, Lincoln Way (IL) 1
Friday, March 20 - Pool Play: Waterloo 1, Cherry Creek (CO) 3
Saturday, March 21 - Pool Play: Waterloo 5, McKinney (TX) 0
Sunday, March 22 - Quarter Finals: Kansas City 4, Waterloo 2
PRESIDENT'S SENIOR ACADEMIC AWARD
(Presented by the League President to Seniors graduating with a 3.5 GPA or better.)
Ames : Payton Boylston, Spencer Dedic, Sam Gorden, Forrest Oh
Cedar Rapids: Deven Patel, Nick Shanklin
Des Moines Capitals: Colton Trowbridge, Ethan Heilskov
Des Moines Oak Leafs: Kyle Olson
Dubuque: Ben Zillig, Carter Sola, Ryan Sola
Kansas City: Sam Cheesebrough , Anthony Hummell , Tyler Terrono
Lincoln: Nicholas Courtney , Neal Weldon
Mason City: Spencer Wihlm, A.J. Hanus, Anthony Piscopo, Ernest Miszewski, Charlie Johnson, Chanse Hollatz
Quad City: Connor McCoy, Brennen Peters
JUNIOR VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Des Moines Oak Leafs (22W-4L-2T)
JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 6-8, 2015 - Ames/ISU Arena
Championship Game: Des Moines Capitals 3, Kansas City Jets 0
JUNIOR VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Lincoln Jr. Stars
| Jr. Varsity Tournament Results - March 6-8, 2015 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena | |
| Quarterfinal Games | #4 Des Moines Capitals 3, #5 Omaha 2, 2OT #3 Dubuque 0, #6 Sioux City 2 #2 Kansas City 5, #7 Lincoln 4 #1 Des Moines Oak Leafs 3, #8 Waterloo 1 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Dubuque 0, Lincoln 4 Omaha 4, Waterloo 1 |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Kansas City 4, Sioux City 3 Des Moinea Oak Leafs 3, Des Moines Capitals 4, OT |
| Fifth-Place Game | Omaha 2, Lincoln 4 |
| Third-Place Game | Des Moines Oak Leafs 2, Sioux City 1 |
| Championship Game | Kansas City 0, Des Moines Capitals 3 |
| Junior Varsity Regular-Season Standings - FINAL | ||||||||
| Team Name | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
| Central | ||||||||
| 1-DM Oak Oak Leafs | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 84 | 31 | 315 |
| 4-DM Capitals | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 113 | 38 | 358 |
| Mason City | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 90 | 400 |
| Ames | 28 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 91 | 409 |
| East | ||||||||
| 3-Dubuque | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 104 | 71 | 567 |
| 8-Waterloo | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 66 | 81 | 471 |
| Cedar Rapids | 28 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 124 | 515 |
| Quad City | 28 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 137 | 419 |
| West | ||||||||
| 2-Kansas City | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 139 | 47 | 453 |
| 5-Omaha | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 79 | 52 | 430 |
| 6-Sioux City | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 77 | 78 | 420 |
| 7-Lincoln | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 67 | 301 |
| *Tournament seeding: Each division champion seeded 1-3 based on points earned during the regular season. Next five teams, regardless of division alignment, seeded 4-8 based on points earned during the regular season. | ||||||||
| Junior Varsity Top-Ten Scorers | |||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | SH | GWG |
| 1 | Nick Spolec, Kansas City | 26 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Zach Curry, Kansas City | 25 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Tanner Swenson, Kansas City | 22 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Noah Gyldenvand, DM Capitals | 27 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| T5 | Jacob Rieckens, Dubuque | 27 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| T5 | Trent Harsma, Sioux City | 22 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Sam Raes, DM Capitals | 26 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Harrison Kivlahan, Dubuque | 27 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Brandon Mitchell, Dubuque | 28 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Domenic Zambuto, Omaha | 28 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Junior Varsity Silver Glove Goaltenders | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | W | L | T | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% |
| 1 | Connor Close, DM Oak Leafs | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0.93 | 294 | 0.955 |
| 2 | Luke Johnson, DM Oak Leafs | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1.24 | 231 | 0.935 |
| 3 | Drake Unger, Kansas City | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 1.37 | 297 | 0.920 |
MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Todd Scebold - Ames
Secretary: Dave Fox - Hampton
Treasurer: Wayne Kettwick - DeWitt
Vice President-Communications/Pointstreak League Administrator: Roger Kelly - Sioux City
Vice President-Tournaments: Russ Moore
- Nevada
Vice President-Scheduling: Andy Wade - Windsor Heights
Commissioner/Referee-in-Chief: Del Donaldson - Cedar Falls
Statistics: Pointstreak Scoring Network