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| It was a season like no other during the coronavirus pandemic. The League faced an early challenge creating a schedule. Several teams skate in arenas that host a USHL team which has priority in choosing ice times. The USHL delayed the start of their season because of the pandemic. The USHL did not finalize its schedule until early October. In addition, two high school teams, Des Moines Capitals and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, had their home rinks damaged during the August derecho storm. Buccaneer arena in Des Moines was repaired and ready for use at the start of the season. The Cedar Rapids arena suffered severe damage and was closed for the season. With persistent effort, the High School RoughRiders remained in the League, playing all their home games on the road. CEDAR RAPIDS, PPD. (The Gazette - Thursday, August 13, 2020) Storm leaves widespread damage PDF (Des Moines Register - Friday, August 14, 2020) The season managed to begin on time, however several weeks into the schedule some teams needed to halt play due to positive cases of COVID-19. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation that paused recreational sports starting Tuesday, November 17, and ending at midnight Thursday, December 10. Pandemic pauses MHSHL season PDF (Waterloo Courier - Friday, November 20, 2020) The League started up again and for the most part, continued uninterrupted until the end of the season. Unfortunately, Ames and Omaha detected positive cases of COVID-19 and were unable to attend the Varsity and Jr. Varsity tournaments. Because of the interrupted season, teams played an unequal number of games, forcing the League to use the RPI Rankings (Ratings Percentage Index) to compute standings. The League opened the Varsity year-end tournament to all 12 Varsity teams and limited the Jr. Varsity tournament to the top-six teams. |
| The League is now comprised of 12 teams. The Boji Mammoths, skating out of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and the Fremont, Nebraska, Flyers have exited the League due to low player numbers and hope to return for the 2021-22 season. |
| Dubuque has made the transition from Devils to Saints. The high school team operates under the Dubuque Youth Hockey Association, which is affiliated with the USHL Dubuque Fighting Saints. In an effort to further unite the organizations, the team has been renamed the Saints and is emblazoned with an earlier Fighting Saints logo. |
| For the second time, the Omaha Junior Lancers will host the USA Hockey High School National Tournament. The event was originally scheduled for March 18-22, but was moved forward to April 15-19, to accommodate teams affected by the pandemic. The Junior Lancers hosted the event in 2014. |
| The MHSHL year-end tournament was once again held at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena. Due to the pandemic, a number of strict COVID-19 restrictions were enforced. Masks were required and social distancing. Only 80 spectators per team were allowed for each game. The arena was evacuated after each game. |
| The Omaha Jr. Lancers became the second MHSHL team in three seasons to win the USA Hockey High School National Championship-Division II. The Jr. Lancers advanced through the field of 16-teams from all over the country to reach the championship game where they overcame an early three-goal deficit to defeat the Capistrano (California) Coyotes 5-4 in overtime. The Sioux City Metros captured the title in 2018. (the event was canceled in 2020) Omaha Junior Lancers win high school hockey national championship PDF (Omaha World Herald - Monday, April 19, 2021) |
| Policy Changes: 1. When carry-over penalties limit a player’s or coach’s participation in the Varsity and/or Jr. Varsity year-end tournaments, the League Commissioner and Executive Committee will review the circumstances, after which, some participation in the tournaments may, or may not be granted. 2. A copy of the Protected list will be sent to Team Representatives before the first regular-season game and each time after the list is amended. 3. Signing off on gamesheets by the referee and a team official is no longer required. |
 The Championship Weekend Tournament was held at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena, March 4-7, hosted by the MHSHL Executive Committee. This marked the final time the tournament was held in Ames before moving to the newly constructed MidAmerican Company RecPlex in West Des Moines the following year. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
(RPI Rankings) Kansas City Jets - 0.610
(Conventional Standings) Kansas City Jets (29GP, 24W-3L-2SOL)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 4-7, 2021 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena
Championship Game: Kansas City Jets 4, Waterloo Warriors 0
Warriors fall in MHSHL finals PDF
(Waterloo Courier - Monday, March 8, 2021)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Zach Broxterman- Kansas City Jets
VARSITY COACH-OF-THE-YEAR
Scott Long - Des Moines Oak Leafs
VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Kansas City Jets
| VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS - March 4-7, 2021 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena | |
| All 12 teams are included in this year's tournament. #4 Omaha and #11 Ames exited the tournament due to COVID-19. |
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| Qualifier Games | #8 Mason City 5, #12 Quad City 3 #9 Lincoln 1, #10 Cedar Rapids 2 |
| Quarterfinal Games | #3 Waterloo 2, #7 Sioux City 1 #2 Dubuque 3, #8 Mason City 1 #5 Des Moines Oak Leafs 3, Des Moines Capitals 2 #1 Kansas City 3, #10 Cedar Rapids 0 |
| Semifinal Games | #3 Waterloo 3, #2 Dubuque 2 #5 Des Moines Oak Leafs 2, Kansas City 4 |
| Third-Place Game | #2 Dubuque 7, #5 Des Moines Oak Leafs 4 |
| Championship Game | #1 Kansas City 4, Waterloo 0 |
| VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - RPI Rankings - Final |
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| VARSITY | RPI | WIN % |
| 1-Kansas City | 0.610 | 0.828 |
| 2-Dubuque | 0.573 | 0.786 |
| 3-Waterloo | 0.561 | 0.710 |
| 4-Omaha | 0.549 | 0.677 |
| 5-DM Oak Leafs | 0.545 | 0.700 |
| 6-DM Capitals | 0.537 | 0.586 |
| 7-Sioux City | 0.529 | 0.571 |
| 8-Mason City | 0.465 | 0.379 |
| 9-Lincoln | 0.456 | 0.214 |
| 10-Cedar Rapids | 0.429 | 0.179 |
| 11-Ames | 0.405 | 0.160 |
| 12-Quad City | 0.391 | 0.077 |
| RPI = (team’s winning percentage x 0.3) + (OPP x 0.4) + (OPP’s OPP x 0.3) | ||
| VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Conventional - Final | |||||||||
| Team Name | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
| 1-Kansas City | 29 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 136 | 54 | 280 |
| 2-Waterloo | 31 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 104 | 64 | 427 |
| 3-Dubuque | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 115 | 53 | 416 |
| 4-DM Oak Leafs | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 138 | 66 | 365 |
| 5-Omaha | 31 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 103 | 67 | 384 |
| 6-DM Capitals | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 88 | 69 | 368 |
| 7-Sioux City | 28 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 93 | 79 | 469 |
| 8-Mason City | 29 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 87 | 123 | 341 |
| 9-Lincoln | 28 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 90 | 135 | 402 |
| 10-Cedar Rapids | 28 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 103 | 466 |
| 11-Ames | 25 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 110 | 444 |
| 12-Quad City | 26 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 139 | 489 |
| VARSITY TOP-10 SCORERS (this season only based on points per game average) | ||||||||||
| RK | Player, Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | SH | GWG | PPGA |
| 1 | Marcus Miller, DM Oak Leafs | 29 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.59 |
| 2 | Blake Bechen, Dubuque | 28 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.32 |
| 3 | Mason Johnston, Kansas City | 29 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2.10 |
| 4 | Landon Kooker,DM Oak Leafs | 30 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.03 |
| 5 | Hunter Swierczek, Kansas City | 25 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Matt Buoniconti, Kansas City | 27 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.81 |
| 7 | Dane Schope, Dubuque | 27 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Tyler May, Des Moines Oak Leafs | 27 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.63 |
| 9 | Blake Bakey, Dubuque | 24 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.42 |
| 10 | Nik Howell, Mason City | 29 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.38 |
| VARSITY SILVER-GLOVE GOALTENDERS | |||||||||
| RK | NAME | GP | MIN | W | L | SO | GA | SV | SV% |
| 1 | Caleb Raisty - Waterloo Warriors | 14 | 670 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 319 | 0.958 |
| 2 | Zach Broxterman - Kansas City Jets | 15 | 773 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 316 | 0.938 |
| 3 | Connor Adams - Kansas City Jets | 14 | 716 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 368 | 0.927 |
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JUNIOR VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
(RPI Rankings) Kansas City Jets - 0.602 (24W-3L-2SOL)
(Conventional Standings) Omaha Jr. Lancers (31GP, 27W-2L-2SOL)
JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 5-7, 2021 - Ames/ISU Arena
Championship Game: Des Moines Oak Leafs 3, Kansas City Jets 2
JUNIOR VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Dubuque Saints
| JR. VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS - March 5-7, 2021 - Ames/ISU Ice Arena | |
| Top-6 Jr. Varsity teams are included in this year's tournament #2 Omaha exited the tournament due to COVID-19. |
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| Qualifier Games | #4 Des Moines Capitals 4, #7 Waterloo 3, 2OT #5 Lincoln 1, #6 Dubuque 6 |
| Semifinal Games | #3 Des Moines Oak Leafs 4, #4 Des Moines Capitals 0 #1 Kansas City 3, #6 Dubuque 0 |
| Third-Place Game | #4 Des Moines Capitals 4, #6 Dubuque 1 |
| Championship Game | #1 Kansas City 2, #3 Des Moines Oak Leafs 3 |
| JR. VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - RPI Rankings - Final | ||
| Rank-Team | RPI | WIN % |
| 1-Kansas City | 0.602 | 0.828 |
| 2-Omaha | 0.599 | 0.871 |
| 3-DM Oak Leafs | 0.579 | 0.833 |
| 4-DM Capitals | 0.553 | 0.655 |
| 5-Lincoln | 0.523 | 0.536 |
| 6-Dubuque | 0.501 | 0.500 |
| 7-Waterloo | 0.475 | 0.387 |
| 8-Quad City | 0.474 | 0.462 |
| 9-Mason City | 0.451 | 0.276 |
| 10-Cedar Rapids | 0.447 | 0.286 |
| 11-Ames | 0.419 | 0.160 |
| 12-Sioux City | 0.414 | 0.107 |
| RPI = (team’s winning percentage x 0.3) + (OPP x 0.4) + (OPP’s OPP x 0.3) | ||
| JR. VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Conventional - Final | ||||||||
| Team Name | GP | W | L | SOL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM |
| 1-Omaha JV | 31 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 168 | 45 | 346 |
| 2-DM Oak Leafs JV | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 133 | 41 | 328 |
| 3-Kansas City JV | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 133 | 39 | 312 |
| 4-DM Capitals JV | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 101 | 61 | 247 |
| 5-Lincoln JV | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 85 | 69 | 219 |
| 6-Dubuque JV | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 59 | 69 | 200 |
| 7-Quad City JV | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 80 | 84 | 229 |
| 8-Waterloo JV | 31 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 57 | 80 | 268 |
| 9-Mason City JV | 29 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 120 | 361 |
| 10-Cedar Rapids JV | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 93 | 331 |
| 11-Ames JV | 25 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 136 | 241 |
| 12-Sioux City JV | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 134 | 410 |
| JR. VARSITY TOP-10 SCORERS (this season only based on points per game average) | ||||||||||
| RK | NAME | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | SH | GWG | PPGA |
| 1 | Lachlan Wilmers, Omaha | 25 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Jacob Hall, Kansas City | 25 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.48 |
| 3 | Nolan Fitzpatrick, Omaha | 31 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.29 |
| 4 | Deangelo Ferrari, Quad City | 22 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Carson Coleman, Omaha | 31 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.23 |
| 6 | William Biggar, Kansas City | 28 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Isaiah Conrad, Quad City | 24 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Mason Pospeshil, DM Oak Leafs | 27 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1.15 |
| T9 | Carson Clemmenson, DM Oak Leafs | 28 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.14 |
| T9 | Jase Stanbrough, DM Capitals | 29 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.14 |
| T9 | Jase Johnson, Quad City | 22 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.14 |
| JR. VARSITY SILVER-GLOVE GOALTENDERS | ||||||||||
| RK | NAME | GP | W | L | T | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% |
| 1 | Jack Leverton, Dubuque | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 255 | 0.955 |
| T2 | Hayden Stevens, DM Oak Leafs | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 1.19 | 266 | 0.933 |
| T2 | Andre Enna, Kansas City | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 1.12 | 265 | 0.933 |
MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE 2020-2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Todd Scebold - Ankeny, IA
Secretary: Dave Fox - Hampton, IA
Treasurer: Wayne Kettwick - DeWitt, IA
Vice President-All-Star Selection/Safe-Sport Coordinator: Dave Fox - Hampton, IA
Vice President-Communications/Pointstreak League Administrator: Roger Kelly - Sioux City, IA
Vice President-Tournaments: Russ Moore
- Nevada, IA
Vice President-Scheduler: Andy Wade - Windsor Heights, IA
Commissioner: Del Donaldson - Cedar Falls, IA
Referee-In-Chief: Kyle Larson - Washington, IA
Statistics: Pointstreak Scoring Network