Interscholastic Hockey League
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The Interscholastic Hockey League (ISHL) is a high school sports league based in Houston, Texas
, that also serves much of southeast Texas. It is composed of several ice hockey
teams at the "Prep" (equivalent to "Junior Varsity" in most other high school sports) and "Varsity" levels.
Founded in 1998, the league operates within a non-traditional hockey market, and though it experienced exponential growth in its first few seasons, development has remained stagnant in subsequent years.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, that also serves much of southeast Texas. It is composed of several ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
teams at the "Prep" (equivalent to "Junior Varsity" in most other high school sports) and "Varsity" levels.
Founded in 1998, the league operates within a non-traditional hockey market, and though it experienced exponential growth in its first few seasons, development has remained stagnant in subsequent years.