| Season Notes |
| The Sioux City Metros became the first Iowa/Midwest High School Hockey League team to earn a national title winning the 2018 USA Hockey Division II High School National Championships in Plymouth, Minnesota. After falling behind 2-0 in the championship game to Monarch, Colorado, the Metros rallied for a 3-2 victory. |
| The Varsity/JV Championship Tournament Weekend will remain in Ames for the next five years. The City of Ames proposed a five-year contract that guaranteed an hourly ice cost at the current rate for the next five years. The offer was voted on and passed by the League’s Team Representatives. |
| Fine Designs Custom Apparel provided on-site, customized imprinted wearables during the MHSHL Championship Weekend. |
| There was a total of 17 overtime periods during the MHSHL Championship Tournament Weekend, nine in Varsity games, eight in Jr. Varsity games. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Sioux City Metros (25W-2L-1OTL-0SOL)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 2-4, 2018 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena
Championship Game: Sioux City Metros 4, Mason City Mohawks 2
VARSITY TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Blake Beller - Sioux City Metros
VARSITY COACH-OF-THE-YEAR
Dave LeGree - Sioux City Metros
VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Des Moines Oak Leafs
| Varsity Tournament Results - March 2-4, 2018 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena | |
| Quarterfinal Games | #4 Cedar Rapids 1, #5 Des Moines Capitals 3 #3 Mason City 3, #6 Omaha 2 #2 Kansas City 4, #7 Des Moines Oak Leafs 5, 2OT #1 Sioux City 2, #8 Waterloo 1, 2OT |
| Semifinal Games | Mason City 2, Des Moines Oak Leafs 1, 3OT Sioux City 1, Des Moines Capitals 0, 2OT |
| Third-Place Game | Des Moines Capitals 0, Des Moines Oak Leafs 1 |
| Championship Game | Sioux City 4, Mason City 2 |
| Varsity Regular Season Standings - FINAL | |||||||||
| Team Name | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
| East | |||||||||
| 3-Mason City | 28 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 96 | 67 | 493 |
| 8-Waterloo | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 96 | 84 | 412 |
| Quad City | 28 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 65 | 83 | 317 |
| Dubuque | 28 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 89 | 126 | 702 |
| Central | |||||||||
| 4-Cedar Rapids | 28 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 83 | 62 | 281 |
| 5-Des Moines Capitals | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 109 | 76 | 365 |
| 7-Des Moines Oak Leafs | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 84 | 80 | 190 |
| Ames | 28 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 170 | 421 |
| West | |||||||||
| 1-Sioux City | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 120 | 42 | 350 |
| 2-Kansas City | 28 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 111 | 62 | 440 |
| 6-Omaha | 28 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 99 | 47 | 536 |
| Lincoln | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 145 | 529 |
| Varsity Top-Ten Scorers | |||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | SH | GWG |
| 1 | Drake Beller, Sioux City | 28 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | James Page, Sioux City | 28 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Noah Watkins, Kansas City | 26 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ethan Topliff, DM Capitals | 28 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Luke Millius, Dubuque | 25 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| T6 | Zach Jimenez, Mason City | 27 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| T6 | Dawson Zeutenhorst, DM Oak Leafs | 28 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tyler LeConte, Dubuque | 28 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kole Latusick, Waterloo | 28 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| T10 | Ian Jones, Kansas City | 28 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| T10 | Seth Mitchell, DM Capitals | 25 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Varsity Silver Glove Goaltenders | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | MIN | W | L | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% |
| 1 | Ryan Raff, Kansas City | 25 | 1,262 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 1.86 | 798 | 0.945 |
| 2 | Luke Weberg, Omaha | 14 | 692 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 1.40 | 312 | 0.943 |
| 3 | Jack Lawlor, Omaha | 15 | 740 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 1.65 | 309 | 0.928 |
VARSITY ALL-LEAGUE
- Forwards -
Zach Jimenez, Sr. - Mason City
Drake Beller, Sr. - Sioux City
James Page, Sr. - Sioux City
- Defense -
Noah Peyton, Sr. - Omaha
Grant Newman, Sr. - Sioux City
- Goaltender -
Blake Beller, Jr. - Sioux City
VARSITY ALL-STARS
- FIRST-TEAM -
- Forwards -
Ryan Carlson, Jr. - Cedar Rapids*
Ethan Topliff, Sr. - DM Capitals*
Cole Patava, Sr. - DM Oak Leafs*
Zach Jimenez, Sr. - Mason City*
Alec Skradski, Sr. - Omaha*
Brady Jackson, Sr. - Quad City*
Drake Beller, Sr. - Sioux City*
James Page, Sr. - Sioux City*
Kole Latusick, So. - Waterloo*
- Defense -
Ethan Rose, Sr. - DM Capitals*
Carter Hobbs, So. - DM Oak Leafs
Austin Nickels, Sr. - Lincoln
Jaxon Jones, Sr. - Mason City
Noah Peyton, Sr. - Omaha*
Grant Newman, Sr. - Sioux City*
- Goaltenders -
Eric Wisnousky, Jr. - Cedar Rapids*
Blake Beller, Jr. - Sioux City*
*Unanimous Selection
- SECOND-TEAM -
- Forwards -
Cole Rogers, Sr. - Ames
Alexander Paoli Sr. - Cedar Rapids
Clark Krueger, So. - DM Capitals
Dawson Zeutenhorst, Jr. - DM Oak Leafs
Logan Ellingboe, Sr. - Dubuque
Tyler LeConte, Sr. - Dubuque
Luke Millius, Sr. - Dubuque
Ian Jones, Sr. - Kansas City
Landen Kehl, Sr. - Kansas City
Noah Watkins, Sr. - Kansas City
Cole Baskerville, Sr. - Mason City
Jacob Lang, Sr. - Mason City
Nate Lassise, Sr. - Mason City
Brendan Hill, Sr. - Omaha
Connor Sand, Sr. - Sioux City
Carter Herbst, Jr. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Corey Evers, Sr. - DM Capitals
Ben Tinker, Sr. - DM Capitals
Lukas Kirby, Jr. - Kansas City
Dane Hickey, Jr. - Omaha
Noah Hichborn, Jr. - Quad City
Walter Werden, Sr. - Sioux City
Keegan Smith, Jr. - Waterloo
- Goaltenders -
Ryan Raff, Jr. - Kansas City
Luke Weberg, Sr. - Omaha
TEAM MIDWEST: AMERICA'S HOCKEY SHOWCASE
| Team Midwest will compete in the 2018 USA Hockey America’s Showcase, April 19-23. This year's event has moved from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to St. Louis, Missouri. Competing in the A-pool, the team finishes with a 0W-3L-1OTL record. |
Thursday, April 19 - Pool Play: Team Midwest 2, Indiana 3, OT
Friday, April 20 - Pool Play: Team Midwest 1, Philadelphia 3
Saturday, April 21 - Pool Play: Team Midwest 0, Illinois 3
Sunday, April 23 - Consolation Game: Team Midwest 3, District of Columbia 9
- Team Midwest Roster & Staff -
- Goaltenders -
Ryan Raff - Kansas City
Luke Weberg - Omaha
- Defense -
Isaac Donahoo - Mason City
Mason Haley - Dubuque
Noah Hichborn - Quad City
Carter Jiran - Cedar Rapids
Grant Newman - Sioux City
- Forwards -
Ben Blaha - Mason City
Ryan Carlson - Cedar Rapids
Tyler LeConte - Dubuque
Luke Millius - Dubuque
Reece McDonald - Sioux City
Cole Rogers - Ames
Axel Sade - Quad City
Nick Samuelson - Waterloo
Alec Skradski - Omaha
- Head Coach -
Eric Thompson
USA HOCKEY DIVISION II HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Omaha Jr. Lancers and Sioux City Metros compete at the USA Hockey Division II High School National Championships, March 22-26, in Plymouth, Minnesota. Omaha will make their sixth appearance. The Sioux City Metros became the first Iowa/Midwest High School Hockey League team to earn a national title winning the 2018 USA Hockey Division II High School National Championships in Plymouth, Minnesota. After falling behind 2-0 in the championship game to Monarch, Colorado, the Metros rallied for a 3-2 victory. A total of 16 teams are divided into four pools. Each team will play three games against pool opponents. First and second-place teams in each pool advance to the championship bracket. MHSHL teams compete in Division II, which is comprised of teams with players from multiple schools. |
Thursday, March 22
Omaha 2, Plano West, Texas 4
Sioux City 5, Manatee, Florida 3
Friday, March 23
Omaha 2, St. John Bosco, California 4
Sioux City 1, Monarch, Colorado 8
Saturday, March 24
Omaha 7, Kings Park/Commack, New York 0
(Omaha eliminated after finishing third in pool play)
Sioux City 3, Newark, Ohio 1
(Sioux City finishes second after pool play advancing to the championship bracket)
Sunday, March 25
Quarterfinals: Sioux City 5, Billings, Montana 1
Semifinals: Sioux City 2, Plano West, Texas 1, OT
Monday, March 26
Championship Game: Sioux City 3, Monarch, Colorado 2 - Box Score
SIOUX CITY METROS ROSTER
- Forwards -
Drake Beller
Max Beller
Cale Bricker
Taylor Frerichs
Kolton Kane
Chase Lewison
Reece McDonald
Tyler Ownby
James Page
Easton Randsford
Connor Sandoval
- Defense -
Ethan Burge
Grant Newman
Alec Nieman
Christen Peterson
Walter Werden
- Goaltenders -
Blake Beller
Will Stokes
Head Coach: Dave LeGree
Assisitant Coaches: Dale Frerichs, Jesse Monell
Team Representative: Scott Newman
PRESIDENT'S SENIOR ACADEMIC AWARD
(Presented by the League President to Seniors graduating with a 3.5 GPA or better.)
Ames: Kevin Maxwell, Ryan Mills, Reece Powell
Cedar Rapids: Ethan Welch
Des Moines Capitals: Seth Mitchell, Cade Moulton, Collin O’Brien, Ethan Rose, Ben Tinker, Ethan Topliff
Des Moines Oak Leafs: Nick Brekke, Andrew Kelly, Quentin Miller
Dubuque: Adam Compton, Logan Ellingboe, Tate Herbst
Kansas City: Brad Adams, Holden Carroll, Justin Grega, Ian Jones, Kolton Lehman, Noah Watkins
Lincoln: Derek Eitzmann, Will Jennings, Jaydon Polivka, Zac Wobken
Mason City: Cole Baskerville, Bryce Butler, Wil Cooney, Zach Jimenez, Jaxon Jones, Jacob Lang, Josh Thilges, Speed Toyne
Omaha: Kobe Alexander, Grant Benson, Noah Peyton
Quad City: Blake Childers
Sioux City: Grant Newman, James Page, Walter Werden
Waterloo: Dawson Sturch
JUNIOR VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Omaha Jr. Lancers (23W-3L-2SOL)
JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 1-3, 2018 - Ames/ISU Arena
Championship Game: Kansas City Jets 2, Omaha Jr. Lancers 1
JUNIOR VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Des Moines Oak Leafs
| Jr. Varsity Tournament Results - March 1-3, 2018 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena | |
| Quarterfinal Games | #4 Lincoln 4, #5 Cedar Rapids 5 #3 Kansas City 6, #6 Des Moines Capitals 1 #2 Mason City 5, #7 Waterloo 1 #1 Omaha 3, #8 Quad City 2, 4OT |
| Semifinal Games | Mason City 0, Kansas City 2 Omaha 2, Cedar Rapids 1, 4OT |
| Third-Place Game | Mason City 1, Cedar Rapids 3 |
| Championship Game | Omaha 1, Kansas City 2 |
| Junior Varsity Regular-Season Standings - FINAL | ||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
| East | ||||||||
| 5-Cedar Rapids | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 64 | 56 | 269 |
| 7-Waterloo | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 65 | 72 | 233 |
| 8-Quad City | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 75 | 74 | 303 |
| Dubuque | 28 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 114 | 610 |
| Central | ||||||||
| 2-Mason City | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 87 | 55 | 287 |
| 6-DM Capitals | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 82 | 58 | 280 |
| DM Oak Leafs | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 80 | 230 |
| Ames | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 146 | 472 |
| West | ||||||||
| 1-Omaha | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 105 | 41 | 326 |
| 3-Kansas City | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 95 | 44 | 323 |
| 4-Lincoln | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 89 | 56 | 373 |
| Sioux City | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 60 | 65 | 295 |
| Junior Varsity Top-Ten Scorers | |||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | SH | GWG |
| 1 | Max Arnold, Kansas City | 26 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Jacob Eshelman, Omaha | 26 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Ethan Kochanny, Cedar Rapids | 25 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Zachary Galvin, Cedar Rapids | 22 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 86 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Ben Blaha, Mason City | 18 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| T6 | Andrew Kramer, Quad City | 24 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| T6 | Peyton Roy, Kansas City | 21 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T6 | Nikolas Svetlak, Kansas City | 25 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Taylor Frerichs, Sioux City | 24 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| T10 | Carter Stephenson, Quad City | 28 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| T10 | Brock James, Omaha | 28 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| T10 | Cobie Morrissey, Waterloo | 24 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior Varsity Silver Glove Goaltenders | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | MIN | W | L | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% |
| 1 | Ethan Snee, Cedar Rapids | 17 | 687 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1.65 | 333 | 0.925 |
| 2 | Will Stokes, Sioux City | 14 | 587 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 2.15 | 365 | 0.924 |
| 3 | Payton West, Lincoln | 28 | 1,172 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 1.86 | 619 | 0.923 |
MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Todd Scebold - Ames
Secretary: Dave Fox - Hampton
Treasurer: Wayne Kettwick - DeWitt
Vice President-All-Star Selection: Dave Fox - Hampton
Vice President-Communications/Pointstreak League Administrator: Roger Kelly - Sioux City
Vice President-Tournaments: Russ Moore
- Nevada
Vice President-Scheduler: Andy Wade - Windsor Heights
Commissioner/Referee-in-Chief: Del Donaldson - Cedar Falls
Statistics: Pointstreak Scoring Network