ISHSHA News and Important Documents



At ISHSHA, we are dedicated to providing the best high school hockey experience possible. We strive to help our teams and players by creating balanced/competitive divisions across the state.

ISHSHA was founded in 1973 by a group of hockey enthusiasts who wanted to create statewide high school hockey for players. Since then, we have grown into a group of club teams throughout Indiana. With 30+ varsity and 10+ JV teams.

Our team at ISHSHA board is made up of experienced and knowledgeable hockey enthusiasts. Each serve in two-year terms. ISHSHA will always welcomes individuals to run for any position. We are passionate about the sport and dedicated to helping our clubs and players to have successful seasons with fair and balanced rules based on USA Hockey.
ANNUAL GUIDE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (6/1/26)
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President:
Steve Bartels
Vice-President/Awards Chair:
Misti Chandler
Treasurer:
Amie Petrie
Secretary:
Nancy Lamothe
Statistician:
Andy Philipson
Commissioner:
Phil Fleming
Executive Committee Alternate
Referee-in-Chief
Bobby Van Horn
LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES
Fort Wayne League:
Tom Bunn
Fort Wayne League:
Bill Yehle
Hoosier League:
Brad Bennett
Hoosier League:
Christi Demlow
Hoosier League:
Steve Nicholson
Michiana League:
Pat Stockrahm
Michiana League:
Stacy Porter
Illiana League:
Donald Cipowski
Illiana League:
Scott Giba
Independent Team:
Mike Payne
MIDAM REPRESENTATIVES
State VP:
Craig Scully
Registrar:
Tonya Trueblood
Culver School - Ice Rinks
The Culver crossover is four games per team where high level teams are seeded games to other high level teams. Cost and additional details ...
Culver School - Ice Rinks
PSM Fort Wayne Rinks
The Fort Wayne/Summit City Crossover. Four games per team where we try to seed games to your competition level. Cost and additional detail...
PSM Fort Wayne Rinks
Ice Box and the Garden
The South Bend MSHSL crossover. Four games per team where we try to seed games to your competition level. Cost and additional details to c...
Ice Box and the Garden
Details to come on location(s)
The Hoosier League Crossover provides three to four games per team where we try to seed games to your competition level. Cost and additiona...
Details to come on location(s)

Mission Statement:
Team Indiana Hockey has been created to provide all eligible Indiana State High School Hockey Association players an opportunity to play elite hockey against some of the best competition in the country, to further develop their skills, and to provide an opportunity to showcase their talents in front of Junior and college scouts.
Team Indiana player exposure to Junior hockey scouts and college teams has been excellent and will continue to grow.
Our mission is to develop Team Indiana (TI) players to their highest potential in a positive environment.
Our focus is centered on mentoring, developing and shaping the character, academic and physical performance of the players who participate on the Team Indiana programs.
Jack Manard,
Head U18 Coach & Director of Hockey
Team Indiana
We are excited to announce the roster for the 2026-2027 18U Boys team for Team Indiana Hockey. After a rigorous selection process, we are proud to introduce the talented athletes who will represent our program in the upcoming season.
18U Boys Team:
Reserves:
Reserve Player Definition
We are excited to announce the roster for the 2026-2027 16U Boys team for Team Indiana Hockey. After a rigorous selection process, we are proud to introduce the talented athletes who will represent our program in the upcoming season.
16U Boys Team:
Reserves:
Reserve Player Definition
Team Indiana Girls U19 is excited to announce our 2026 staff for their Summer Showcase team. New Head Coach Sly Daigle, Assistant Coach Taylor Kincade, and Manager Amie Petrie have come up with some amazing new ideas for this summer. Our major focus will be on recruitement of our athletes in large showcases. Tryouts will be May 9th at 1PM in South Bend (at the Ice Box) and will include two (2) major showcases in June and July.
Sly brings a lot of experience as a former NHL draft, having played professionally for 11 years with 3 champisionships, and is ower of True North Hockey. He has been invovled for the last year as a coach for the Team Indiana U16 boys team as well.
Taylor brings experience as a past Team Indiana girls U19 (2 years) goalie, last years Team Indiana Assistant Coach, and current Adrian College ACHA D1 goalie. Her team won the ACHA D1 National Championship her freshman year, and finish final four in her sophomore year.
Amie brings a ton of experience in team management for youth (Irish Youth Hockey League), high school (Adams, South Bend, IN) and Team Indiana hockey programs.
Roy Chin Memorial Award
INDIANA STATE HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ROY CHIN MEMORIAL AWARD
This award was established in 2009 to honor an Indiana high school referee who most emulates Roy Chin’s style. For 49 years Roy did more than just referee HS Hockey. He was a leader and mentor to all officials regardless of their skill levels. Roy taught discipline, rules knowledge, how to officiate without arrogance and never lose the love of hockey. His officiating students have skated at all levels of amateur and professional hockey. Roy was a past recipient of USA Hockey's Chet Stewart Award for lifetime achievement. Recipients of the Roy Chin award are HS officials who also mentor fellow officials and dedicate time to administrate HS hockey officiating.
1973: Indiana high school hockey begins with four teams playing a round-robin schedule.
1974: The Hoosier League is incorporated as the first high school league in the state.
1975: First State Tournament held; Gary Andrean defeats Munster 4-3.
1978: Coca-Cola comes on as a tournament sponsor; Matt Crace Memorial Award established.
1980: Hoosier League becomes State Tournament host; Carmel Ice Skadium is the Tournament site.
1982: ISHSHA incorporates and establishes bylaw, using IHSAA regulations as a guideline.
1983: State Tournament divided into two classes, 3-A and 2-A; Howard Guitard Memorial Award established.
1988: Class 1-A added; Class 4-A designation established to recognized the Culver Academy varsity team; the Indiana All Star Classic established for the All Star teams from the high school leagues.
1991: Robert Gillikin Award established.
1993: Hall of Fame Award instituted, with Dr. Morris French the first recipient.
1998: State Tournament celebrates its 25th. Anniversary; 32 teams participate.
2000: Tournament format changed to round robin, with two pools in each of four divisions ; Class 1-A is divided into Tier I and Tier II to allow all teams to participate in the tournament; St. John added as the Tier II site.
2001: President’s Award established to honor hard-working volunteers who support high school hockey; Nate Schallert of Indianapolis is the first recipient.
2002: Class 4-A re-established for the state’s independent teams; Fort Wayne host Class 1- A.
2003: The Nick Wehrling Memorial Award is established; Henry G. Schallert Team Academic Award is established to honor the team with the highest GPA.
2004: Class are renamed 5-A through 1-A, in keeping with other high school sports; the class for the state’s elite independent teams is eliminated when Park Tudor does not field a team.
2005: South Bend host Class 1-A
2006: The Pepsi Coliseum host the Championship Games for Class 5-A through 1-A.
2007: The Illiana League resumes play.
2009: The Roy Chin Award and the Hobey Baker Award established.
2010: North Central Panthers change the team name to Zionsville Arctic Eagles. Chicago Showcase changes tournament name to America’s Showcase and will be hosted in Pittsburg, PA in 2010. USA Hockey will host the first annual National High School Hockey Tournament in Chicago, IL. Indiana will participate in this and America’s Showcase.
2013: Finals played at Notre Dame for the first time in State history.
2014: Finals played at Fort Wayne for the first time in State history.
2015: Finals were back at the newly refurbished Indiana Farmers Coliseum at the State Fair grounds in Indianapolis.
2016: Class 4-A re-established for the state’s independent team.
2017: Finals played at the Ice Box in South Bend for the first time in the State history and a Women's Team Indiana has been formed and will be competing in the America's Showcase for the first time.
2021: A small group of ISHSHA board members (Phil Fleming, Tom Bunn, Eric Glanders, Stacy Porter, Brian Vaal and Eric Delany) meet to finalize the creation of an official statewide Junior Varsity, ISHSHA "controlled" league. Initially called the "Prep - League" and then later changed to JV. The mission on JV is to provide quality ice time to develop future varsity players.
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