| Season Notes |
| Lincoln Jr. Stars and Des Moines Oak Leafs join the League for a total of 12 teams. |
| In previous years all teams participated in the Varsity and JV tournaments. This season only eight teams, the top in each of the East and West divisions, are eligible for the tournaments. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Des Moines Capitals (17W-3L-0T)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 12-14, 1999
- Bode Ice Arena - St. Joseph, Missouri
Championship Game: Sioux City Metros 3, Kansas City Jr. Blades 2, 2OT
VARSITY TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Billy Palmer - Kansas City Jr. Blades
VARSITY COACH-OF-THE-YEAR
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VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Ames Little Cyclones
| Varsity Tournament Results - March 12-14, 1999 - Bode Ice Arena - St. Joseph, Missouri | |
| Quarterfinal Games | E1 Des Moines Capitals 8, W4 St. Joseph E2 Mason City 3, W3 Kansas City 2 E3 Waterloo 1, W2 Sioux City 6 E4 Ames 3, W1 Omaha Gladiators 5 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Ames 0, Mason City 4 Waterloo 7, St. Joseph 0 |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Des Moines Capitals 6, Sioux City 7 Kansas City 5, Omaha Gladiators 1 |
| Seventh-Place Game | Ames 4, St. Joseph 3 |
| Fifth-Place Game | Mason City 3, Waterloo 2 |
| Third-Place Game | Des Moines Capitals 12, Omaha Gladiators 3 |
| Championship Game | Sioux City 3, Kansas City 2, 2OT |
| Varsity Regular Season Standings - FINAL | ||||||||||||||
| EAST DIVISION | Divisional | Overall | ||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GF | GA | W | L | T | Pct | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| E1-Des Moines Capitals | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 112 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 0 | .846 | 163 | 41 | 198 | 501 |
| E2-Mason City | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 94 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 0 | .654 | 108 | 66 | 158 | 429 |
| E3-Waterloo | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 77 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 1 | .635 | 106 | 66 | 151 | 385 |
| E4-Ames | 8 | 10 | 2 | .450 | 59 | 55 | 8 | 16 | 2 | .346 | 70 | 84 | 113 | 304 |
| Des Moines Oak Leafs | 2 | 17 | 1 | .125 | 31 | 118 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .096 | 41 | 174 | 121 | 315 |
| Dubuque | 1 | 16 | 3 | .125 | 39 | 120 | 4 | 19 | 3 | .212 | 63 | 152 | 188 | 548 |
| WEST DIVISION | Divisional | Overall | ||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GF | GA | W | L | T | Pct | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| W1-Omaha Gladiators | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 87 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .808 | 125 | 66 | 177 | 459 |
| W2-Sioux City | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 115 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .808 | 163 | 61 | 203 | 481 |
| W3-Kansas City | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 84 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .808 | 120 | 36 | 144 | 328 |
| Omaha Jr. Lancers | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 84 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 0 | .577 | 112 | 61 | 182 | 485 |
| W4-St. Joseph* | 2 | 18 | 0 | .100 | 22 | 157 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .077 | 31 | 203 | 191 | 526 |
| Lincoln | 2 | 18 | 0 | .100 | 41 | 107 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .135 | 53 | 145 | 223 | 635 |
| *As the host team St. Joseph awarded an automatic berth in the year-end tournament. | ||||||||||||||
| Varsity Top-Ten Scorers | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | Go | Ast | Pts | SH | PP | Pn | PM | DQ |
| 1 | Tony Roth, Om Gladiators | 25 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 1 |
| T2 | Ryan Gladson, DM Capitals | 23 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| T2 | Adam Collette, Om Gladiators | 26 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | Mark Shoreman, Kansas City | 26 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| T5 | Scott Long, DM Capitals | 26 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 0 |
| T5 | Brett Duncan, Om Gladiators | 25 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
| 7 | Kyle Worner, Sioux City | 22 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 82 | 0 |
| 8 | Mike Kempkes, Om Jr Lancers | 25 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 1 |
| T9 | Brett Reed, Kansas City | 24 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 0 |
| T9 | Josh Braby, Waterloo | 26 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 0 |
| Varsity Silver Glove Goaltenders | ||||||||||||
| RK | Player | GP | W | L | T | SOG | Svs | GA | SH | PP | SO | Pct |
| 1 | Dennis Soetaert, Kansas City | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 324 | 303 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 5.5 | 0.935 |
| 2 | Derek Smith, Kansas City | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 206 | 191 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.927 |
| 3 | Ben Boulden, DM Capitals | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 173 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.920 |
VARSITY ALL-STATE
- Forwards -
Ryan Gladson, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Scott Long, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Mark Shoreman, Jr. - Kansas City
Jon Anderson, Sr. - Mason City
Tony Roth, So. - Omaha Gladiators
Brett Duncan, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Mike Kempkes, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Kyle Worner, Sr. - Sioux City
- Defense -
Brett Murphy, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Chris Carucci, Sr. - Kansas City
Pat Gillihan, Jr. - Kansas City
Brad Price, Sr. - Mason City
T.J. Shovien, Sr. - Mason City
Robbie Lessard, Jr. - Sioux City
- Goaltenders -
Sean Allison, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Derek Smith, So. - Kansas City
Dennis Soetaert, Sr. - Kansas City
Ramyleo Abujobarah, Jr. - Mason City
Jake Hindermann, Sr. - Sioux City
- Honorable Mention -
- Forwards -
Adam Stegge, Sr. - Ames
Steve Huebsch, Sr. - Ames
Mason McKinnie, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Andy Davis, So. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Sean Collier, Jr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Brent Sanders, Sr. - Sioux City
Greg Gill, Sr. - Sioux City
Michael Watkins, Sr. - St. Joseph
Josh Braby, Jr. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Kevin Schainker, Jr. - Ames
Joe Murray, Sr. - Dubuque
Garrett Fardelmann, Sr. - Kansas City
Kent Johnson, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Chad Cutsforth, Jr. - Waterloo
- Goaltenders -
Jason Huls, So. - Ames
Ben Boulden, So. - Des Moines Capitals
Marc Styve, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Treye Kettwick, Fr. - Waterloo
VARSITY ALL-STAR GAME
Saturday, March 6, 1999 - IBP Ice Arena - Sioux City, Iowa
EAST 4, WEST 7
- East All-Stars -
- Forwards -
Steve Huebsch, Sr. - Ames
Adam Stegge, Sr. - Ames
Ryan Gladson, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Drew Keller, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Scott Long, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Mason McKinney, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Mike Gannon, So. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Joe Lenz, Sr. - Dubuque
Jon Anderson, Sr. - Mason City
Eric Harlan, Sr. - Mason City
Jerry Springer, Jr. - Mason City
Josh Braby, Jr. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Kevin Schainker, Jr. - Ames
Brett Murphy, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Joe Murray, Sr. - Dubuque
Brad Price, Sr. - Mason City
T.J. Shovien, Sr. - Mason City
Chad Cutsforth, Jr. - Waterloo
- Goaltenders -
Ramyleo AbuJobarah, Jr. - Mason City
Treye Kettwick, Fr. - Waterloo
Coach: Scott Krueger - Des Moines Capitals
- West All-Stars -
- Forwards -
Brett Reed, Jr. - Kansas City
Mark Shoreman, Jr. - Kansas City
Mike Todd, So. - Lincoln
Dave Tridle, Sr. - Lincoln
Adam Collette, Jr. - Omaha Gladiators
Brett Duncan, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Tony Roth, So. - Omaha Gladiators
Mike Kempkes, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Dusty Browing, Jr. - Sioux City
Greg Gill, Sr. - Sioux City
Brent Sanders, Sr. - Sioux City
Kyle Worner, Sr. - Sioux City
- Defense -
Pat Gillihan, Jr. - Kansas City
Garrett Fardelman, Sr. - Kansas City
Chris Carucci, Sr. - Kansas City
Ricky Knudson, Sr. - Lincoln
Robbie Lessard, Jr. - Sioux City
Michael Watkins, Sr. - St. Joseph
- Goaltenders -
Dennis Soetaert, Sr. - Kansas City
Jake Hindermann, Sr. - Sioux City
Coaches: Walt Johnson, Landon Blatchford - Sioux City Metros
TEAM TRI-STATE: CHICAGO SHOWCASE
| Team Tri-State competes in the Chicago Showcase. (No record of game results.) |
- Team Tri-State Roster & Staff -
- Forwards -
Steve Huebsch, Sr. - Ames
Ryan Gladson, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Scott Long, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Brett Reed, Jr. - Kansas City
Mark Shoreman, Jr. - Kansas City
Jon Anderson, Sr. - Mason City
Adam Collette, Jr. - Omaha Gladiators
Brett Duncan, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Mike Kempkes, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Brent Sanders, Sr. - Sioux City
Kyle Worner, Sr. - Sioux City
Josh Braby, Jr. - Waterloo
- Defense -
Brett Murphy, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Pat Gillihan, Jr. - Kansas City
Brad Price, Sr. - Mason City
T.J. Shovein, Sr. - Mason City
Kent Johnson, Sr. - Omaha Gladiators
Robbie Lessard, Jr. - Sioux City
- Goaltenders -
Dennis Soetaert, Sr. - Kansas City
Jake Hindermann, Sr. - Sioux City
Coaches: Terry Shoreman, Mike Rogers
Manager:
Tom Shaffer
JUNIOR VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Des Moines Capitals (24W-0L-2T)
JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 5-7 - IBP Ice Center, Sioux City, Iowa
Championship Game: Sioux City Metros 2, Kansas City Junior Blades 1
JR. VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Des Moines Oak Leafs
| Varsity Tournament Results - March 5-7, 1999 - IBP Ice Center - Sioux City, Iowa | |
| Quarterfinal Games | E1 Des Moines Capitals 3, W4 Lincoln 1 E2 Waterloo 2, W3 Omaha Jr. Lancers 1 E3 Mason City 0, W2 Sioux City 5 E4 Des Moines Oak Leafs 1, W1 Kansas City 3 |
| Consolation Semifinal Games | Lincoln 0, Mason City 3 Omaha Jr. Lancers 7, Des Moines Oak Leafs 1 |
| Championship Semifinal Games | Des Moines Capitals 1, Sioux City 3 Waterloo 1, Kansas City 4 |
| Seventh-Place Game | Lincoln 3, Des Moines Oak Leafs 2 |
| Fifth-Place Game | Mason City 2, Omaha Jr. Lancers 3 |
| Third-Place Game | Des Moines Capitals 3, Waterloo 4 |
| Championship Game | Sioux City 2, Kansas City 1 |
| Junior Varsity Regular Season Standings - FINAL | ||||||||||||||
| EAST DIVISION | Divisional | Overall | ||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GF | GA | W | L | T | Pct | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| E1-Des Moines Capitals | 18 | 0 | 2 | .950 | 86 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .962 | 130 | 25 | 131 | 294 |
| E2-Waterloo | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 59 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .615 | 83 | 60 | 114 | 287 |
| E3-Mason City | 9 | 7 | 4 | .550 | 55 | 40 | 9 | 12 | 5 | .442 | 66 | 63 | 119 | 310 |
| E4-Des Moines Oak Leafs | 5 | 10 | 5 | .375 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 15 | 6 | .308 | 37 | 93 | 90 | 184 |
| Dubuque | 5 | 13 | 2 | .300 | 40 | 67 | 9 | 15 | 2 | .385 | 59 | 84 | 94 | 228 |
| Ames | 2 | 15 | 3 | .175 | 27 | 69 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .135 | 29 | 93 | 113 | 250 |
| WEST DIVISION | Divisional | Overall | ||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GF | GA | W | L | T | Pct | GF | GA | Pn | PM |
| W1-Kansas City Jr. Blades | 17 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 98 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .923 | 127 | 23 | 135 | 313 |
| W2-Sioux City | 14 | 3 | 3 | .775 | 91 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 3 | .827 | 125 | 55 | 199 | 520 |
| W3-Omaha Jr. Lancers | 11 | 8 | 1 | .575 | 59 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 3 | .635 | 76 | 49 | 152 | 426 |
| W4-Lincoln | 10 | 9 | 1 | .525 | 70 | 56 | 13 | 12 | 1 | .519 | 88 | 79 | 159 | 434 |
| Omaha Gladiators | 3 | 15 | 2 | .200 | 41 | 101 | 4 | 20 | 2 | .192 | 51 | 131 | 88 | 225 |
| St. Joseph | 0 | 19 | 1 | .025 | 27 | 123 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .058 | 41 | 157 | 201 | 508 |
| Junior Varsity Top-Ten Scorers | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | Go | Ast | Pts | SH | PP | Pn | PM | DQ |
| 1 | Brant Mozak, Sioux City | 26 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 0 |
| 2 | Ben Deck, Sioux City | 26 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 0 |
| 3 | Brad Ramsey, DM Capitals | 21 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Todd, Lincoln | 24 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 1 |
| 5 | Eric Butterwick, DM Capitals | 25 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | A.J. MacLean, Kansas City | 26 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| T7 | Tim Roth, Dubuque | 24 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T7 | Rob Wigger, DM Capitals | 26 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| 9 | Jeff Cheeseman, DM Capitals | 26 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | David Johnson, Kansas City | 26 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Junior Varsity Silver Glove Goaltenders | ||||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | W | L | T | SOG | Svs | GA | SH | PP | SO | Pct |
| 1 | Ted Nieters, DM Capitals | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 171 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.934 |
| 2 | Ben Morris, Om Jr. Lancers | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 187 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.926 |
| 3 | Stephen Reneau, Kansas City | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 180 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0.909 |
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Terry Flynn - Des Moines
Secretary/Treasurer/Scheduler: Jerry Bahnsen - Mason City
Vice President-Chicago Showcase: Tom Shaffer - Omaha
Vice President: Larry Heggebo - Waterloo
Vice President: Dick Keith - Sioux City
Commissioner: Greg Cigrand - Dubuque
Special Adviser Executive Committee: Wayne Fick - Dubuque
Referee-in-Chief: Keith Hendrickson - Omaha
Statistician: Doug Newhoff - Waterloo