SEASON NOTES
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Des Moines Oak Leafs and Omaha Jr. Lancers represented the MHSHL at the USA Hockey High School National Championships-Division II. After both teams advanced to the semifinals, the two teams faced each other with Des Moines coming out on top 3-2 in overtime. Des Moines then fell short in the championship game by a score of 6-3 against Prep Hockey of Illinois.
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Policy Changes:
1. Teams will once again participate in a mandatory handshake line at the conclusion of each game.
2. All Varsity games will now begin with a ten-minute warmup followed by an ice scrap and the start of the game on clean ice.
3. Jr. Varsity games will now begin with a five-minute warmup on clean ice followed by the start of the game.
4. The home team now has the option of shooting first or second during a shootout.
5. If alcohol is served at the arena during a League game, the team is no longer required to have a uniformed security officer present.
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 The Varsity and Jr. Varsity Championship Weekend is held at the MidAmerican RecPlex for the second year in a row. The number of teams eligible for the year-end Championship Weekend tournament returned to pre-pandemic levels. The top-eight teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the Varsity tournament, while the top-six Jr. Varsity teams qualified. |
VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Kansas City Jets (30W-2L)
VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 3-5, 2023 - MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex, West Des Moines, Iowa
Championship Game: Sioux City 5, Des Moines Oak Leafs 4, OT
VARSITY TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Nathan Solma - Sioux City Metros
VARSITY COACH-OF-THE-YEAR
Scott Long - Des Moines Oak Leafs
VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Waterloo - 338 minutes
| VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS - March 3-5 - MidAmerican RecPlex - West Des Moines, IA |
| Quarterfinal Games |
#4 Sioux City 4, #5 Lincoln 3
#3 Omaha 3, #6 Mason City 1
#2 Des Moines Oak Leafs 4, #7 Dubuque 2
#1 Kansas City 6, #8 Des Moines Capitals 0 |
| Semifinal Games |
#2 Des Moines Oak Leafs 4, #3 Omaha 3, OT
#1 Kansas City 4, #4 Sioux City 7 |
| Third-Place Game |
#1 Kansas City 2, #3 Omaha 3, SO |
| Championship Game |
#2 Des Moines Oak Leafs 4, #4 Sioux City 5, OT |
| VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Final |
| Team Name |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
SOL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
| 1-Kansas City |
32 |
30 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
178 |
76 |
450 |
| 2-DM Oak Leafs |
32 |
27 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
55 |
190 |
62 |
369 |
| 3-Omaha |
32 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
53 |
135 |
69 |
521 |
| 4-Sioux City |
32 |
21 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
44 |
143 |
77 |
510 |
| 5-Lincoln |
32 |
20 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
42 |
126 |
92 |
392 |
| 6-Mason City |
32 |
16 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
34 |
118 |
111 |
351 |
| 7-Dubuque |
32 |
15 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
107 |
128 |
443 |
| 8-DM Capitals |
32 |
12 |
15 |
1 |
4 |
29 |
128 |
135 |
468 |
| Quad City |
32 |
12 |
17 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
112 |
127 |
435 |
| Ames |
32 |
11 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
78 |
126 |
420 |
| Waterloo |
32 |
11 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
96 |
148 |
338 |
| Cedar Rapids |
32 |
6 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
63 |
144 |
496 |
| Fremont |
32 |
1 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
36 |
215 |
672 |
| VARSITY TOP-10 SCORERS |
| RK |
NAME |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
GWG |
| 1 |
Carson Clemmensen |
DM Oak Leafs |
32 |
45 |
44 |
89 |
66 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
| 2 |
Erick Bachtle |
Kansas City |
31 |
37 |
50 |
87 |
44 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
| T3 |
Ryan Graven |
Kansas City |
28 |
34 |
40 |
74 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| T3 |
William Biggar |
Kansas City |
31 |
28 |
46 |
74 |
74 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
| 5 |
Jakub Tomecek |
DM Oak Leafs |
31 |
31 |
38 |
69 |
45 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
| 6 |
Jase Stanbrough |
DM Capitals |
29 |
33 |
33 |
66 |
30 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
| 7 |
Isaiah Conrad |
Quad City |
31 |
23 |
42 |
65 |
48 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| T8 |
Jacob Ehlers |
Lincoln |
31 |
36 |
21 |
57 |
39 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
| T8 |
Nathan Solma |
Sioux City |
30 |
35 |
22 |
57 |
28 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
| 10 |
Jackson Webb |
DM Capitals |
29 |
19 |
35 |
54 |
32 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| VARSITY SILVER-GLOVE GOALTENDERS |
| RK |
NAME |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
MIN |
SO |
GA |
SV |
SV% |
| 1 |
Aidan Zimmerman |
DM Oak Leafs |
31 |
26 |
5 |
1,544 |
6 |
56 |
723 |
0.928 |
| 2 |
Jaden Salado |
Omaha |
26 |
22 |
3 |
1,329 |
5 |
47 |
594 |
0.927 |
| 3 |
Chandler Radcliffe |
Mason City |
23 |
12 |
8 |
1,062 |
1 |
55 |
518 |
0.904 |
VARSITY ALL-LEAGUE
- FORWARDS -
Jackson Webb, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals*
Carson Clemmensen, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs*
Erick Bachtle, Jr. - Kansas City*
Ryan Graven, Sr. - Kansas City*
Isaiah Conrad, Jr. - Quad City*
- DEFENSE -
Jackon Krier, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Joseph Hope, Sr. - Sioux City
- GOALTENDER -
Jaden Salado, Sr. - Omaha
*Unanimous Selection
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VARSITY ALL-STARS
- FIRST TEAM -
- FORWARDS -
Jase Stanbrough, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Jackson Webb, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Carson Clemmensen, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Erick Bachtle, Jr. - Kansas City
Ryan Graven, Sr. - Kansas City
Kyle Catherall, Sr. - Lincoln
Dominic Despenas, Jr. - Mason City
Isaiah Conrad, Jr. - Quad City
Nathan Solma, Jr. - Sioux City
- DEFENSE -
Jackson Krier, Jr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Brent Maddox, Jr. - Kansas City
Carson Catherall, Sr. - Lincoln
Zach Farnsworth, Sr. - Omaha
Grant Harder, Jr. - Sioux City
Joseph Hope, Sr. - Sioux City
- GOALTENDERS -
Aiden Zimmerman, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Jaden Salado, Sr. - Omaha
- HONORABLE MENTION-
- FORWARDS -
Jakub Tomocek, Sr. - Des Moines Oak Leafs
Tyler White, Sr. - Dubuque
Will Biggar, Sr. - Kansas City
Jacob Ehlers, Sr. - Lincoln
Kellen Kantaris, Jr. - Mason City
Michael Chase, Jr. - Omaha
- DEFENSE -
Ben Baxter, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Carson Baker, Sr. - Kansas City
Maddox Harn, So. - Waterloo
- GOALTENDER -
Jacob Broadfoot, Sr. - Lincoln
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PRESIDENT'S SENIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Presented by the League President to Seniors graduating with a 3.5 GPA or better.
CEDAR RAPIDS: Tyler Becker, Andrew Kaczka, Jacob Lange, Philip MacGillivray, Michael Takacs
DES MOINES CAPITALS: Jackson Adams, Matt Maslikowski, Brian Noga, Jackson Webb
DES MOINES OAK LEAFS: Nathan Bowlby, Jack Gooding, Liam McDaniel, Cooper Michael,
Tyler Roland, Jakub Tomecek, Dominic Wade, Aidan Zimmerman
DUBUQUE: Beau Baker, Jacob Noonan, Cameron O’Donnell, John Pellegrino
KANSAS CITY: Carson Baker, Joe Bortnick, Ryan Graven, Jacob Hall, Nolan Hall,
Jameson Mair, Justin Stetzler
LINCOLN: Jacob Broadfoot, Carson Catherall, Kyle Catherall, Quinten Clausen III, Jacob Ehlers,
Colin Kreifels, Dylan Mitchell, Andrew Olsen, Owen Singh, Heath Topil
MASON CITY: Jack Crane, Chandler Radcliffe
OMAHA: Rhett Werner
QUAD CITY: Deangelo Ferrari, Patrick Gannon, Connor Giesecke, Riley Stirrett
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- TEAM MIDWEST -
AMERICA'S HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY SHOWCASE-ST. LOUIS
Team Midwest competed at America’s High School Hockey Showcase in St. Louis, Missouri, April 20-24.
Sophomore, junior and senior high school players
within the Midwest Amateur Hockey Association affiliate are eligible to tryout for the team. The Showcase was founded in 1985 to provide players an opportunity to be scouted by next-level programs. This year's team finished with a 3 wins, 1 loss record in the B-pool.
Round-Robin Games
Thursday, April 20 - Team Midwest 0, DC/MD/VA (Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia) 6
Firday, April 21 - Team Midwest 6, North Dakota 3
Saturday, April
22 - Team Midwest 3, Missouri-White 2
Consolation Game
Sunday, April 23 - Team Midwest 6, San Diego 1
TEAM MIDWEST ROSTER
- COACHES -
Head Coach - P.K. O’Handley
Assistant Coach - Rick Baker
- MANAGERS -
Mike Hurd
Jessica Hurd
- FORWARDS -
Aidan Baker, So. - Ames Cyclones
Tristin Scheuffele, So. - Ames Cyclones
Shawn Knapp, Jr. - Cedar Rapids Roughriders
Brady Rahe, Jr. - Cedar Rapids Roughriders
Cameron Hacker, So. - Kansas City Jets
Daniel Ignatichev, So. - Kansas City Jets
Dylan Bieber, So. - Mason City Mohawks
Noah Honn, So. - Mason City Mohawks
Brayden Pearce, So, - Mason City Mohawks
Noah Decker, Jr. - Quad City Blues
Liam Quinn, Jr. - Quad City Blues
Tegan Doelman, So. - Sioux Center Storm
- DEFENSE -
Oliver Giles, So. - Ames Cyclones
Reid Jones, Jr. - Ames Cyclones
Ethan Jerge, So. - Boji Mammoths
Griffin Browne, Jr. - Kansas City Jets
Lucas Peters, Jr. - Quad City Blues
Maddox Harn, So. - Waterloo Warriors
- GOALTENDERS -
Shane Lochner, Jr. - Cedar Rapids Roughriders
Riley Stirrett, Sr. - Quad City Blues
Huck Heggerson, Sr. (alternate) - Ames Cyclones
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USA HOCKEY HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
DIVISION II
Des Moines Oak Leafs and Omaha Jr. Lancers represented the MHSHL at the 2023 USA Hockey High School National Championships in Plymouth, Minnesota, March 23-27. Des Moines and Omaha qualified for the event by finishing highest in the regular-season standings from their respective state within the Midwest Amateur Hockey Association affiliate.
Both Omaha a Des Moines advanced to the semifinals where they faced each other with Des Moines coming out on top 3-2 in overtime. The Oak Leafs then fell short in the title game to Prep Hockey (IL) 6-3.
Des Moines Oak Leafs finish 2nd at USA National Championship PDF
(Des Moines Register - Wednesday, March 29, 2023)
Monday, March 26
Championship Game: Des Moines Oak Leafs 3, Prep Hockey (Illinois) 6
Sunday, March 25
Semifinals: Des Moines Oak Leafs 3, Omaha Jr. Lancers 2, Overtime
Sunday, March 26
Quarterfinals: Omaha Jr. Lancers 7, Greenville (North Carolina) 0
Quarterfinals: Des Moines Oak Leafs 5, East Islip Chiefs (New York) 3
Saturday, March 25
Des Moines Oak Leafs 7, Faith Lutheran Crusaders (Nevada) 1
Omaha Jr. Lancers 3, Plant Panthers (Florida) 0
Friday, March 24
Omaha Jr. Lancers 2, Bishop Canevin (Pennsylvania) 1, Shootout
Des Moines Oak Leafs 8, Keller (Texas) 0
Thursday, March 23
Des Moines Oak Leafs 5, Dayton Stealth (Ohio) 4
Omaha Jr. Lancers 8, Northern Kentucky Norsemen (Kentucky)
3
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U18 PRESEASON TEAM MIDWEST
U18 Team Midwest is a preseason team comprised of players from the Midwest High School Hockey League. After winning the Rocky Mountain Regional Silver Sticks tournament in Westminster, Colorado, the team qualified for the International Silver Sticks Tournament, January 13-15, 2023, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Silver Stick Tournament Results
Team Midwest ends round-robin play with a 1W-2L-1T record, finishing in 7th place.
Saturday, January 14:
Chicago Flames 3, at Team Midwest 5
Philadelphia Blazers 4, at Team Midwest 0
Friday, January 13:
Humber Valley Sharks (Toronto, CN) 8, Team Midwest 2
Burlington City (Ontario, CN) Eagles 1, at Team Midwest 1, Tie
U18 TEAM MIDWEST ROSTER
- COACHES -
Head Coach: Larry Heggebo
Assistant Coach: Zach Gruhn
Goaltender Coach: Eric Wisnousky
- MANAGER -
Amy Heggebo
- FORWARDS -
Reid Jones , Jr.- Ames Cyclones
Wyatt Pink, So. - Ames Cyclones
Gavin Flattery, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Jase Stanbrough, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Jackson Webb, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Caleb Caldwell, Jr. - Kansas City Jets
Quinten Clausen III, Sr. - Lincoln Jr. Stars
Michael Chase, Jr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Isaiah Conrad, Jr. - Quad City Blues
Cash Frigge, Jr. - Sioux City Metros
Nate Solma, Jr. - Sioux City Metros
Landon Topf, Sr. - Sioux City Metros
Andrew Bushbaum, So. - Waterloo Warriors
- DEFENSE -
Jake Alford, Jr. - Des Moines Capitals
Ben Baxter, Sr. - Des Moines Capitals
Zach Farnsworth, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
Grant Harder, Jr. - Sioux City Metros
John Nienhaus, Jr. - Quad City Blues
- GOALTENDERS -
Jacob Broadfoot, Sr. - Lincoln Jr. Stars
Jaden Salado, Sr. - Omaha Jr. Lancers
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JUNIOR VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION
Kansas City Jets (28W-3L-1SOL)
JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
March 3-5, 2023 -
MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex, West Des Moines, Iowa
Championship Game: #1 Kansas City 0, #2 Omaha 1
JUNIOR VARSITY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Des Moines Oak Leafs - 267 minutes
| JR. VARSITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS - March 3-5 - MidAmerican RecPlex - West Des Moines, IA |
| Qualifier Games |
$4 Dubuque 3, #5 Des Moines Capitals 2, 2OT
#3 Des Moines Oak Leafs 2, #6 Quad City 3 |
| Semifinal Games |
#1 Kansas City 9, #4 Dubuque 1
#2 Omaha 2, #6 Quad City 1 |
| Third-Place Game |
#4 Dubuque 2, #6 Quad City 1 |
| Championship Game |
#1 Kansas City 0, #2 Omaha 1 |
| JR. VARSITY REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS - Final |
| Team Name |
GP |
W |
L |
SOL |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
PIM |
| 1-Kansas City JV |
32 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
57 |
169 |
38 |
341 |
| 2-Omaha JV |
32 |
26 |
5 |
1 |
53 |
136 |
59 |
459 |
| 3-DM Oak Leafs JV |
32 |
24 |
7 |
1 |
49 |
144 |
80 |
267 |
| 4-Dubuque JV |
32 |
22 |
9 |
1 |
45 |
128 |
82 |
348 |
| 5-DM Capitals JV |
32 |
20 |
10 |
2 |
42 |
106 |
87 |
297 |
| 6-Quad City JV |
32 |
19 |
12 |
1 |
39 |
72 |
82 |
323 |
| Lincoln JV |
32 |
17 |
10 |
5 |
39 |
97 |
68 |
365 |
| Sioux City JV |
32 |
16 |
13 |
3 |
35 |
108 |
68 |
482 |
| Mason City JV |
32 |
11 |
17 |
4 |
26 |
66 |
101 |
286 |
| Waterloo JV |
32 |
11 |
18 |
3 |
25 |
70 |
99 |
272 |
| Fremont JV |
32 |
6 |
26 |
0 |
12 |
62 |
183 |
392 |
| Cedar Rapids JV |
32 |
4 |
26 |
2 |
10 |
54 |
153 |
414 |
| Ames JV |
32 |
4 |
27 |
1 |
9 |
30 |
142 |
303 |
| JR. VARSITY TOP-10 SCORERS |
| RK |
NAME |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
PP |
SH |
GWG |
| 1 |
Anderson Schiesl |
DM Oak Leafs JV |
32 |
35 |
26 |
61 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
| 2 |
Cody Sweeney |
Dubuque JV |
32 |
32 |
28 |
60 |
20 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
| 3 |
Brolen Kooker |
DM Oak Leafs JV |
32 |
17 |
34 |
51 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| 4 |
Gavin Elliot |
DM Oak Leafs JV |
32 |
17 |
30 |
47 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| 5 |
Harrison Eibes |
Kansas City JV |
32 |
18 |
21 |
39 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| T6 |
Landon Lobaugh |
Kansas City JV |
32 |
17 |
18 |
35 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| T6 |
Henry Ferrari |
DM Capitals JV |
32 |
10 |
25 |
35 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| T8 |
Bryce Badura |
Omaha JV |
31 |
20 |
14 |
34 |
34 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| T8 |
Cody Hiatt |
Lincoln JV |
26 |
15 |
19 |
34 |
26 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| T8 |
Callan Messerich |
Dubuque JV |
29 |
14 |
20 |
34 |
78 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| JR. VARSITY SILVER-GLOVE GOALTENDERS |
| RK |
NAME |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
MIN |
SO |
GA |
GAA |
SV |
SV% |
| 1 |
Zakary Petterson |
Kansas City JV |
16 |
15 |
0 |
720 |
7 |
13 |
0.81 |
236 |
0.948 |
| 2 |
Eli Simard |
Omaha JV |
15 |
12 |
1 |
636 |
4 |
20 |
1.42 |
280 |
0.933 |
| 3 |
Cameron Patrick |
Sioux City JV |
32 |
16 |
13 |
1,438 |
7 |
62 |
1.94 |
731 |
0.922 |
MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE 2022-2023 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-Tournament: Tony Scott - Des Moines, IA
Vice President-Scheduler: Andrew Wade - Windsor Heights, IA
Interim-Commissioner/Referee-In-Chief: Kyle Larson - Washington, IA
Statistics: Pointstreak Scoring Network
