Delaware has 12 high schools with varsity ice hockey teams which participate in interscholastic competition. Unlike most other high school sports in the state, ice hockey is not sanctioned under the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association. The state's main ice hockey league, the Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association, is sanctioned by USA Hockey.
Delaware is one of the 50 states of the United States, in the South-Atlantic or Southern region. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, north by Pennsylvania, and east by New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor.
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All teams in Delaware play in the Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association, with the exception of Delaware Military Academy and Salesianum high school who plays in the AAA league in Pennsylvania's Inter County Scholastic Hockey League. The DSHA is broken down into two championship flights, and three divisions. The top division makes up Flight A while the bottom two divisions make up Flight B. Division 1 plays all their games against teams in the same division and teams from Division 2. Division 2 plays games against teams from their own division and one game against each team from the other divisions. Division 3 plays games against teams from their own division and division 2. The league also holds an annual All-Star game, each team from all three divisions are represented by at least one player.
Delaware does not have an official state championship, because they are not officially sanctioned by the DIAA. Starting in the 2006-2007 when the DSHA moved to a two flight system the league has produced two state champions.
While no player who has played hockey for a Delaware high school team has played in the NHL, Mark Eaton of the Pittsburgh Penguins went to Dickinson High School. Also, many players have gone on to play at the college hockey level in the ACHA.
Mark Andrew Eaton is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New York Islanders. He is the only NHL player to ever come from Delaware. He attended John Dickinson High School in the Wilmington suburbs but played his youth hockey across the state line in Pennsylvania. He is currently the director of player development for the Chicago Blackhawks.
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School | Nickname | Colors | League | Class | Division |
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Alexis I. duPont High School | Tigers | Blue and Yellow | DSHA | Flight A | Division 1 |
Appoquinimink High School | Jaguars | Maroon and Grey | DSHA | Flight A | Division 1 |
Archmere Academy | Auks | Dark Green and White | DSHA | Flight B | Division 3 |
Caravel Academy | Buccaneers | Garnet and White | DSHA | Fight A | Division 1 |
Concord High School | Raiders | Maroon and White | DSHA | Flight B | Division 3 |
Delaware Military Academy | Seahawks | Blue and Gold | ICSHL | AAA | South Division |
Hodgson Vo-Tech High School | Silver Eagles | Silver and Maroon | DSHA | Flight B | Division 3 |
Middletown High School | Cavaliers | Blue and White | DSHA | Flight B | Division 2 |
Newark High School | Yellowjackets | Black, Gold and White | DSHA | Flight A | Division 1 |
Salesianum | Sals | Gold and White | ICSHL | AAA | Independent |
St. Elizabeth High School | Vikings | Maroon, Gold and White | DSHA | Flight B | Division 2 |
St. Mark's High School | Spartans | Green and White | DSHA | Flight A | Division 1 |
Tatnall School | Hornets | Black and Gold | DSHA | Flight A | Division 1 |
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