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| Abbreviation | MSHL |
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| Website | http://www.mshl.org/ |
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| Abbreviation | MSHL |
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| Website | http://www.mshl.org/ |
The Maryland Student Hockey League is an association of over 50 school-based teams located in Maryland and the District of Columbia. It is a registered 501(c)3 corporation and a member of the Potomac Valley Amateur Hockey Association which is the local governing body of USA Hockey, the National Governing Body of amateur ice hockey in the United States. The sanctioned varsity teams are divided into sections used by every sport under MSHL. The League sponsors Varsity and Junior Varsity competition of all skill levels and sexes. While not affiliated with the Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association, the MSHL follows many of the MPSSAA's rules and regulations as possible, given the constraints imposed by the various schools and school systems. The sanctioned teams compete from the beginning of November until the end of February with the maximum number of games.
The MSHL State playoffs consists of 16 teams. Each conference is allocated a set number of teams in the tournament as follows:
Each conference determines which teams are their entrants and in what order they are seeded within the conference. Teams are then entered into pods:
Seeds within a pod are determined by a blind draw. Teams in Pod 1 are seeded 1 to 5, Pod 2 - 6 to 10, Pod 3 - 11 to 14 and Pod 4 - seeds 15 and 16. Teams will then be entered in the bracket and the only adjustments permitted for the 1st round are that teams from the same conference will not face each other in round 1. Other than the instance(s) described above, there is no reseeding of the tournament before each round. Dates for the 2018 State playoffs are as follows:
| School | Nickname | Status | Conference | Playoff finals appearances | Championships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel | Wildcats | Pure | Eastern | |||
| Atholton | Raiders | Pure | Howard | 2011-2012 | ||
| Bel Air | Bobcats | Pure | Eastern | Established as an expansion from Fallston prior to the start of the 2017–2018 season | ||
| Bethesda - Chevy Chase | Barons | Pure | Montgomery Division 1 | |||
| Blake / Poolesville (C) | Griffins | Co-op | Montgomery Division 2 | |||
| Bowie (I) | Bulldogs | Pure | Independent | |||
| Broadneck | Bruins | Pure | Eastern | |||
| Carroll County (C) | Bears | Co-op | Monocacy Valley | |||
| Chessie (C) | Chessie | Co-op | Eastern | |||
| Damascus/Gaithersburg/Clarksburg (C) | Hornets | Co-op | Montgomery Division 2 | |||
| DC Stars (C) | Stars | Co-op | Montgomery Division 2 | Made up of various schools in DC that don't have their own hockey team. | ||
| Dulaney (C) | Lions | Co-op | Eastern | Established in 2008 and open to students from all Baltimore County and City of Baltimore public schools as well as private schools from the same area without their own hockey teams. | ||
| Easton | Warriors | Pure | Eastern | 2012-2013 | ||
| Eleanor Roosevelt (C) | Raiders | Co-op | Southern | |||
| Long Reach / Centennial (C) | Thunderbirds | Co-op | Howard | |||
| Fallston (C) | Tigers | Co-op | Eastern | |||
| Frederick County (C) | FCHC - Kings | Co-op | Monocacy Valley | 2008-2009*** Linganore | ||
| Glenelg | Gladiators | Pure | Howard | 2009-2010 | ||
| Howard | Lions | Pure | Howard | |||
| Huntingtown | Hurricanes | Pure | Southern | 2011-2012 | ||
| Kent Island | Buccaneers | Pure | Eastern | |||
| La Plata | Panthers | Pure | Southern | |||
| Leonardtown | Raiders | Pure | Southern | 2006–2007, 2013-2014 | ||
| Marriotts Ridge | Mustangs | Pure | Howard | 2014–2015, 2016-2017 | ||
| Middletown Valley (C) | Knights | Co-op | Monocacy Valley | |||
| Montgomery Blair (C) | Blazers | Co-op | Montgomery Division 1 | |||
| Mt. Hebron | Vikings | Pure | Howard | |||
| Northern | Patriots | Pure | Southern | |||
| Oakdale | Bears | Pure | Monocacy Valley | 2017-2018, 2021-2022 | 2023-2024 | |
| Patuxent (C) | Panthers | Co-op | Southern | |||
| Queen Anne's County | Lions | Pure | Eastern | |||
| Quince Orchard | Cougars | Pure | Montgomery Division 1 | |||
| Reservoir | Gators | Pure | Howard | |||
| Richard Montgomery | Rockets | Pure | Montgomery Division 2 | |||
| River Hill | Hawks | Pure | Howard | |||
| Rockville / Magruder (C) | Rams | Co-op | Montgomery Division 2 | Rockville, Magruder, Heights School, McLean School, St. Andrews Episcopal School, and Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School | ||
| Severna Park | Spockey | Pure | Eastern | 2005-2006 | ||
| Sherwood | Warriors | Pure | Montgomery Division 2 | 2003-2004** | ||
| South River | Seahawks | Pure | Eastern | 2006-2007 | ||
| St. Mary's Ryken II | Knights | Pure | Southern | |||
| Charles County (C) | Cougars | Co-op | Southern | |||
| Urbana | Hawks | Pure | Monocacy Valley | 2010-2011 | ||
| Walkersville/ Frederick/ St. Johns (C) | Lions | Co-op | Monocacy Valley | |||
| Walt Whitman | Vikings | Pure | Montgomery Division 1 | 2009-2010, 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2011-2012 |
| Walter Johnson | Wildcats | Pure | Montgomery Division 1 | 2004-2005, 2022-2023 | ||
| Washington County (C) | Northstars | Co-op | Monocacy Valley | |||
| WL / HAM / OM (C) | Wolves | Co-op | Howard | 2007-2008* | Wilde Lake, Hammond, and Oakland Mills | |
| Winston Churchill | Bulldogs | Pure | Montgomery Division 1 | 2004-2005, 2022-2023 | 2005–2006, 2010–2011, 2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2016–2017, 2017–2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2021-2022 | |
| Woodrow Wilson | Tigers | Pure | Montgomery Division 2 | Offshoot of the DC Stars; 2017-2018 first season | ||
| Wootton | Patriots | Pure | Montgomery Division 1 | 2018-2019 | 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2013-2014 | |
| Non MSHL Boys Varsity Team | Pure | Independent | ||||
| Non-MSHL Varsity Boys Team 2 | Pure | Independent |
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