Great Lakes Hockey League (adult)

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Great Lakes Hockey League (adult)
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Great Lakes Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Founded1937
First season1937-38
CommissionerPete Krueger
No. of teams9
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
Fond du Lac Bears (2024)
Official website theglhl.com

The Great Lakes Hockey League (GLHL) is a semi-professional ice hockey league that is affiliated with USA Hockey. Players must be at least 18 years of age and most have previous NCAA College, Junior A or Professional hockey experience. There are currently nine teams in the league divided into two divisions. The teams are all based in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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History

The league was formed in 1937 as the Badger State Hockey League.

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.

GLHL added a tenth team in the Marquette Iron Rangers, who began play during the 2015–16 season. [1] The club played just one season, before they were replaced by the Marquette Mutineers in the fall of 2016. [2]

League format

The league is made up of nine teams that play a 20-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 five-minute overtime, and if still tied, a four-round shootout.

Following the regular season is the playoff tournament. Teams are seeded in three pools based on regular season standings. Teams play one game against each team in their pool. The team with the best record in each pool advances to the semi-final. Of the remaining teams, the team with the greatest goal differential in pool play advances to the semi-finals as the wild card. In the event all teams in the same pool finish with a 1–1 record, the team with the greatest goal differential will advance to the semi-finals. The winners of the two semi-final games play for the championship. In the event a game is tied after overtime, additional overtime periods will be played until there is a winner.

Tournaments

Gibson Cup

Annual three-game series between long-time Michigan rivals Calumet Wolverines and the Portage Lake Pioneers. Named in honor of "Doc" Jack Gibson, the Gibson Cup was first awarded in 1939; it is the third oldest hockey trophy in the United States. [3]

Keevin Cup

An annual four-team pre-season tournament hosted by the Fond du Lac Bears, the Keevin Cup honors Kevin Ristau, a long-time club board member and ambassador. [4] [5] The tournament takes place in late October.

YearWinnerRunner-upResult
2010Fond du Lac BearsVernon Hills Capitals5-4 (OT)
2011Vernon Hills CapitalsFond du Lac Bears
2012Fond du Lac Bears
2013Fond du Lac BearsFox Cities Ice Dogs7-6
2014Fond du Lac BearsFox Cities Ice Dogs7-2
2015Fond du Lac BearsMarquette Iron Rangers13-5
2016Fond du Lac BearsFox Cities Ice Dogs10-7
2017West Bend BombersFond du Lac Bears
2018West Bend BombersFond du Lac Bears2-1
2019West Bend BombersFond du Lac Bears3-2
2021Fond du Lac BearsWest Bend Bombers
2022Fond du Lac BearsFox Cities Ice Dogs

Paper Cup

An annual competition between the Fox Cities Ice Dogs and the Mosinee Papermakers. The winner is determined by whichever team wins the most head to head matches against one another (goal differential is a factor). The Cup gets its name from the two teams' cities' deep roots in the paper industry.


River Cup Series

The River Cup Series is a two game series between the Eagle River Falcons and the Mosinee Papermakers. The Cup is awarded to the team that holds the greater goal differential at the end of both games.

Teams

Calumet Wolverines1937
Eagle River Falcons1930
Marquette Mutineers2016
Mosinee Papermakers1930
Portage Lake Pioneers1937
De Pere Deacons1982
Fond du Lac Bears1934
Fox Cities Ice Dogs2002

Former teams

Champions

SeasonMagnuson Cup
(regular season winner)
Don Kohlman Cup
(playoff champion)
2009-10Fond du Lac BearsCalumet Wolverines
2010-11Vernon Hills CapitalsMosinee Papermakers
2011-12Vernon Hills CapitalsFond du Lac Bears
2012-13Portage Lake PioneersEagle River Falcons
2013-14West Bend BombersFond du Lac Bears
2014-15West Bend BombersPortage Lake Pioneers
2015-16West Bend BombersPortage Lake Pioneers [6]
2016-17West Bend BombersMosinee Papermakers
2017-18Calumet WolverinesWest Bend Bombers
2018-19Calumet WolverinesFox Cities Ice Dogs
2019-20Mosinee PapermakersNone
2020-21NoneDe Pere Deacons
2021-22Eagle River FalconsFox Cities Ice Dogs
2022-23Fond du Lac BearsMosinee Papermakers
2023-24Portage Lake PioneersFond du Lac Bears

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