Great Lakes Hockey League
Encyclopedia
| Great Lakes Hockey League | |
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| Founded | 1937 |
| Head Office | |
| Current champions | Calumet Wolverines |
| Official Web site | GLHL.org |
| Director of Hockey Operations | |
| President | |
| Commissioner | |
The Great Lakes Hockey League (GLHL) is an elite amateur
Amateur
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adult men’s full contact ice hockey
Ice hockey
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league that is affiliated with USA Hockey
USA Hockey
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. Players must be at least 18 years of age and most have previous college, Junior or semi-pro hockey experience. There are currently ten teams in the league in two divisions- North and South. The teams are all based in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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Northern Illinois
Illinois
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, the upper peninsula
Peninsula
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of Michigan
Michigan
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. 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 ten teams in the Great Lakes Hockey League. They are divided into the North and South divisions:| North | South |
|---|---|
| Calumet Wolverines | Fond du Lac Bears |
| Eagle River Falcons | Green Bay Deacons |
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| Mosinee Papermakers | West Bend Bombers |
| Portage Lake Pioneers | Vernon Hills Capitals |
League Format
The league is made up of ten 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
Playoff
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tournament
Tournament
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.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
Championship
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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.