Great Lakes Hockey League
| Great Lakes Hockey League | |||
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| Founded | 1937 | ||
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| Current champions | - align="center" | President | |
| Commissioner | Pete Krueger | ||
The Great Lakes Hockey League (GLHL) is an elite amateur adult men’s full contact ice hockey league that is affiliated with USA Hockey. Players must be at least 18 years of age and most have previous college, Junior or semi-pro hockey experience. There are currently nine teams in the league in two divisions- North and South. The teams are all based in Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan. The 1998-99 Portage Lake Pioneers hold the record for best regular season at 25-1. They also went undefeated in the playoffs and national championships.
Teams in the league
There are currently nine teams in the Great Lakes Hockey League; a tenth, the revived Marquette Iron Rangers, will begin play during the coming 2015-16 season.[1] Of the extant teams, they are divided into the North and South divisions:
| North | South |
|---|---|
| Calumet Wolverines | Fond du Lac Bears |
| Eagle River Falcons | Green Bay Deacons |
| Marquette Iron Rangers | Monroe Blues |
| Mosinee Papermakers | West Bend Bombers |
| Portage Lake Pioneers | Fox Cities Ice Dogs |
League format
The league is made up of nine teams that play a 26 game schedule running from October to March. Each GLHL game consists of three 20 minute periods. If the game is tied after regulation, there is a 5 minute overtime and if still tied a 4-man shootout. Following the regular season is the playoff tournament. The top eight teams in the league qualify for the playoff tournament.In the Quarter-final round teams are seeded first through eighth, and play with the first seed against the last, second against the second last, and so on. The teams that win in the first round move onto the semi-finals of the championship bracket, while those who lose move onto the consolation bracket. The Semi-finals teams that win in the championship bracket go on to the final, while those that lose are eliminated. Teams that win in the consolation bracket go on for the consolation final. In the Finals, teams that win are crowned champions of the appropriate bracket.
References
- ↑ "Marquette Approved for Expansion GLHL Franchise," MQT Social Scene, April 25, 2015.