|
| This marks the first official season of the Iowa High School Hockey League. Play begins in the fall of 1976 with two divisions. The two Waterloo teams, Columbus and Warriors, combine with teams from the Des Moines Metro League and Sioux City to form Division I. Ames, Ankeny, Des Moines Lincoln, Mason City and Webster City make up Division II. |
| From the first season through the 1988-1989 season the League utilized playing rules established by the National Federation of State High School Associations. The League began its affiliation with USA Hockey during the 1989-1990 season. |
| SPECIAL NOTE: In the fall of 1975 the Waterloo Community School District sponsored the first and only public high school hockey team in Iowa - the Waterloo Warriors. Because hockey was not sanctioned by the Iowa High School Boys Athletic Association, it was permissable to organize one team to represent Waterloo Central, East and West High Schools. The Waterloo Columbus Catholic Sailors also began a school-sponsored hockey team the same year. SPECIAL NOTE: An invitational Iowa High School State Championship Tournament was held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, February 21-22, 1975. Waterloo Columbus edged Sioux City 5-4 in the championship game. |
Jr. Musketeers join ice league PDF |
| Waterloo Columbus swept the first ever regular-season title with a 10-2-0 record and the first official IHSHL State Tournament held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Waterloo Columbus Sailors (10W-2L-0T)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 4-6 - Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa
Waterloo Columbus Sailors 5, Des Moines Dowling Maroons 2
Columbus skaters win state title PDF
(Waterloo Courier - Monday, March 7, 1977)
 FIRST VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS - March 4-6 - Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa |
|
| Quarterfinal Games | #4 Urbandale 6, #5 Sioux City 1 #3 Des Moines Valley 3, Waterloo Warriors 0 #2 Des Moines Dowling 6, #1DII-Ankeny 2 #1 Waterloo Columbus 7, Des Moines Hoover-Roosevelt 1 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Sioux City 6, Ankeny 1 Des Moines Hoover-Roosevelt 4, Waterloo Warriors 3 (OT) |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Des Moines Dowling 3, Urbandale 0 Waterloo Columbus 5, Des Moines Valley 1 |
| Fifth-Place Game | Des Moines Hoover-Roosevelt 7, Sioux City 2 |
| Third-Place Game | Urbandale 5, Des Moines Valley 2 |
| Championship Game | Waterloo Columbus 5, Des Moines Dowling 2 |
| FIRST VARSITY DIVISION I REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Final | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1-Waterloo Columbus | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 25 |
| 2-Des Moines Dowling | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 41 |
| 3-Des Moines Valley | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 39 | 24 |
| 4-Urbandale | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 30 |
| 5-Sioux City | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 48 |
| 6-Waterloo Warriors | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 51 |
| 7-Des Moines Hoover-Roosevelt | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 58 |
| FIRST VARSITY DIVISION I TOP-10 SCORERS | ||||
| RK | Name, Team | Go | Ast | Pts |
| 1 | Brian Hartman, Sioux City | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Randy Higgins, Urbandale | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| T3 | David Foley, Des Moines Valley | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| T3 | Craig Brown, Waterloo Columbus | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| T5 | Scott Sutherland, Des Moines Hoover-Roosevelt | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| T5 | Barney Munro, Des Moines Dowling | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Keith McFadyen, Des Moines Hoover-Roosevelt | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Scott Jensen, Urbandale | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| T9 | Chuck Boesen, Waterloo Columbus | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| T9 | Kevin Landau, Waterloo Columbus | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| T9 | Jeff Bowman, Des Moines Dowling | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| FIRST VARSITY DIVISION I GOALTENDERS (no individual stats available) | |||||||
| Names - Team | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Don Anderson, David Linn - Des Moines Valley | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Greg Davis, Paul Sand - Waterloo Columbus | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2.08 | 2 |
| Mark Cory, Greg Warwick - Urbandale | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Scott Meyer, Jim Heidman - Des Moines Dowling | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Mike Bennett, Eric Paulrod - Sioux City | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Eric Peterson, Ed Henn - Waterloo Warriors | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Scott Hagerman, Kim Day - Des Moines Hoover-Roosevelt | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 |
|
Ankeny, Annable ready for hockey PDF
(Des Moines Tribune - Friday, October 1976)
Mason City hockey club has first game Friday PDF
(Mason City Globe Gazette - Thursday, January 8, 1977)
| DIVISION II REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Final (no standings available) | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| DIVISION II TOP-10 SCORERS (no statistics available) | |||
| Last, First - Team | Go | Ast | Pts |
| DIVISION II GOALTENDERS (no statistics available) | |||||||
| Names - Team | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE 1976-1977 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Secretary/Treasurer: W. David Tyler - Waterloo, IA
Vice President: Robert Hartman - Sioux City, IA
Vice President: Phil Stephan - Mason City, IA
Vice President: Brian McPartland - Des Moines, IA
Commissioner: Alan Murdoch - Ames, IA