Ice hockey is a popular sport in the state of Wisconsin. As of the 2026-27 school year, there are eighty-five boys teams and twenty-seven girls teams competing in the Wisconsin Hockey Prep (WiHP) leagues of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA). Non-sanctioned Wisconsin High School Hockey teams compete in the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association.

WIAA The sanctioned teams compete from the beginning of November until the end of February with maximum number of practices and games. The sanctioned varsity teams are divided into two divisions based on school size. For each division, the champion of each of the four sections proceed to the state tournament, typically held in the Madison area.

WAHA The "club" teams

Spooner High School B State Champions 1990

Amery High School B State Champions 1991

Spooner High School C State Champions 1984

South Wood County B State Champions 1993

State Tournament The WIAA began sponsoring a tournament program in boys hockey in 1971. Superior won the first championship, defeating Madison West, 7–3, in the championship game.

The first State Tournament was held at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison. The tournament has been conducted in Madison every year except in 1974 and 1975 when it was held in Green Bay. The Hartmeyer facility in Madison has been the site of some of the State Tournaments, but the Coliseum has been used exclusively since 1980.

Superior leads in most State championships won with 13. Madison Memorial has won eight, Hudson has won six, and Madison East has won four titles.

Eighteen different schools have won State championships. Superior is the only program to win three consecutive State titles (1994–96). Superior, Madison Memorial, and Hudson are the only programs to win back-to-back titles. Superior is also the only team in Wisconsin state history to win the state tournament with a sub .500 record, finishing 14-15-1 in 2015. Going into playoffs they were 8-15-1.

Superior leads in State Tournament appearances with 37. Madison Memorial is next with 30. Northland Pines is third on the list of appearances with 19, and Stevens Point has been to State 17 times. The University School of Milwaukee, Eau Claire Memorial and Wausau West have made 15 appearances, Madison East and Hudson have made 14, and Madison West has made 12. The University School of Milwaukee leads all schools in state tournament appearances since 2000, with all 15 of the school's appearances coming since 2001.

Prior to official WIAA involvement in hockey, the Madison schools conducted an invitational from 1964 to 1970 (except for 1966). Eagle River (now Northland Pines) won the first championship, Madison East won the next three, and Superior won the last two." - quoting the WIAA website.

Alumni

Every season, a "Mr. Hockey" award is given to the most outstanding player in the state as voted upon by the WHCA.

List of finalists and winners .

WIAA Teams

Wisconsin Prep Hockey Boys Team and conference data as of the 2025–26 season. ProgramLocationNicknameColorsHost SchoolCo-operative MembersCurrent ConferenceAmeryAmery, WIWarriors AmeryClayton, Clear Lake, UnityMiddle BorderAntigoAntigo, WIRed Robins AntigoWittenberg-BirnamwoodGreat NorthernAppletonAppleton, WIUnited Appleton NorthAppleton East, Appleton WestBadgerlandAquinas/HolmenLa Crosse, WIAvalanche AquinasHolmen, Cochrane-Fountain City, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, LutherWestern WisconsinArrowheadHartland, WIWarhawks ArrowheadNoneClassic 8AshlandAshland, WIOredockers AshlandHurley, Ironwood (MI), WashburnMiddle BorderBaldwin-WoodvilleBaldwin, WIBlackhawks Baldwin-WoodvilleSt. Croix CentralMiddle BorderBaraboo/PortageBaraboo, WIThunderbirds BarabooPortageBadgerBay AreaAshwaubenon, WIStorm AshwaubenonBay Port, Pulaski, Seymour, WrightstownFox River ClassicBeaver DamBeaver Dam, WIGolden Beavers Beaver DamColumbus, Horicon, Mayville, Randolph, WaterlooBadgerBeloit MemorialBeloit, WIPurple Knights Beloit MemorialBrodhead, Clinton, Hononegah (IL), Parkview, The Lincoln Academy, TurnerBig EightBlack River FallsBlack River Falls, WITigers Black River FallsMelrose-Mindoro, NeillsvilleWestern WisconsinBrookfieldBrookfield, WIStars Brookfield EastBrookfield Central, Hamilton, Menomonee Falls, Wauwatosa East, Wauwatosa WestClassic 8CedarburgCedarburg, WIBulldogs CedarburgNoneClassic 8Chequamegon/Phillips/ButternutPark Falls, WIS.E.a.L. Hockey ChequamegonButternut, PhillipsIndependentChippewa FallsChippewa Falls, WICardinals Chippewa FallsNoneBig RiversD.C. EverestWeston, WIEvergreens D.C. EverestNoneWisconsin ValleyDe PereDe Pere, WIVoyageurs De PereWest De PereFox River ClassicEau Claire MemorialEau Claire, WIOld Abes Eau Claire MemorialNoneBig RiversEau Claire NorthEau Claire, WIHuskies Eau Claire NorthNoneBig RiversEdgewoodMadison, WICrusaders EdgewoodNoneBadgerFond du LacFond du Lac, WICardinals Fond du LacCampbellsport, Lomira, New Holstein, North Fond du Lac, Oakfield, Winnebago LutheranBadgerlandFox CitiesAppleton, WIStars XavierBrillion, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Little Chute, New London, St. Mary CatholicBadgerlandHaywardHayward, WIHurricanes HaywardLac Courte Oreilles OjibweMiddle BorderHomesteadMequon, WIHighlanders HomesteadNoneClassic 8HudsonHudson, WIRaiders HudsonNoneBig RiversJanesvilleJanesville, WIBluebirds Janesville ParkerJanesville CraigBig EightKenoshaKenosha, WIThunder Kenosha BradfordKenosha Indian Trail, Kenosha Tremper, Westosha Central, Wilmot UnionClassic 8Kettle MoraineWales, WILasers Kettle MoraineMukwonago, OconomowocClassic 8Lakeland UnionMinocqua, WIThunderbirds Lakeland UnionNoneGreat NorthernMadison WestMadison, WIRegents Madison WestNoneBig EightManitowocManitowoc, WIUnited Manitowoc LincolnManitowoc Lutheran, Mishicot, Reedsville, Roncalli, Two Rivers, ValdersFox River ClassicMarquette UniversityMilwaukee, WIHilltoppers Marquette UniversityNoneClassic 8MarshfieldMarshfield, WITigers MarshfieldColumbus CatholicWisconsin ValleyMcFarlandMcFarland, WISpartans McFarlandNoneBadgerMedfordMedford, WIRed Raiders MedfordAbbotsford, Edgar, Rib LakeGreat NorthernMenomonieMenomonie, WIMustangs MenomonieNoneBig RiversMerrillMerrill, WIBlue Jays MerrillNoneGreat NorthernMiddletonMiddleton, WICardinals MiddletonNoneBig EightMiltonMilton, WIRed Hawks MiltonBig Foot, Edgerton, Elkhorn, Evansville, Fort Atkinson, Whitewater, Williams BayBadgerMonona GroveMonona, WISilver Eagles Monona GroveNoneBadgerMonroeMonroe, WICheesemakers MonroeDakota (IL), Lena-Winslow (IL), Monticello, New Glarus, Warren (IL)BadgerMosineeMosinee, WIIndians MosineeNoneGreat NorthernMuskegoMuskego, WIIce Force MuskegoBurlington, Franklin, Greendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee Reagan Prep, Nathan Hale, New Berllin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Oak Creek, St. Francis, Union Grove, Waterford, West Allis Central, WhitnallClassic 8Neenah/Hortonville/MenashaNeenah, WIRockets NeenahHortonville, Menasha, ShioctonBadgerlandNew RichmondNew Richmond, WITigers New RichmondNoneBig RiversNorthland PinesEagle River, WIEagles Northland PinesNoneGreat NorthernNorthwestBarron, WIIcemen BarronBloomer, Cameron, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, Cumberland, Turtle LakeMiddle BorderNotre Dame AcademyGreen Bay, WITritons Notre Dame AcademyNoneFox River ClassicOnalaska/La CrosseOnalaska, WIHilltoppers OnalaskaLa Crosse Central, La Crosse LoganWestern WisconsinOshkoshOshkosh, WIIce Hawks Oshkosh NorthBerlin, Green Lake, Laconia, Lourdes Academy, Omro, Oshkosh West, Ripon, Weyauwega-Fremont, WinneconneBadgerlandOregonOregon, WIPanthers OregonNoneBadgerPacelliStevens Point, WICardinals PacelliAmherst, Assumption, Newman Catholic, RosholtIndependentReedsburg/Wisconsin DellsReedsburg, WIBeavers ReedsburgMauston, Wisconsin DellsBadgerRegis/Altoona/McDonellAltoona, WIRams AltoonaFall Creek, McDonell Central Catholic, RegisMiddle BorderRhinelanderRhinelander, WIHodags RhinelanderLaona, Phelps, Three LakesGreat NorthernRice LakeRice Lake, WIWarriors Rice LakeNoneBig RiversRiver FallsRiver Falls, WIWildcats River FallsNoneBig RiversSauk PrairiePrairie du Sac, WIEagles Sauk PrairieWisconsin HeightsBadgerShawano/BonduelShawano, WIHawks ShawanoBonduelIndependentSheboyganSheboygan, WIRed Raiders Sheboygan SouthCedar Grove-Belgium, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Grafton, Howards Grove, Kiel, Kohler, Oostburg, Plymouth, Port Washington, Sheboygan Christian, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Lutheran, Sheboygan NorthFox River ClassicSomersetSomerset, WISpartans SomersetSt. Croix FallsMiddle BorderSouth CentralDeForest, WINavigators DeForestLake Mills, Lodi, Madison Country Day, Madison East, Madison La Follette, Pardeeville, PoynetteBadgerSpoonerSpooner, WIRails SpoonerShell LakeMiddle BorderSt. Mary's SpringsFond du Lac, WILedgers St. Mary's SpringsNoneBadgerlandStevens PointStevens Point, WIPanthers Stevens PointNoneWisconsin ValleyStoughtonStoughton, WIVikings StoughtonBarneveld, Lakeside Lutheran, Luther Prep, Mount HorebBadgerSun PrairieSun Prairie, WIUnited Sun Prairie EastSun Prairie WestBig EightSuperiorSuperior, WISpartans SuperiorNoneLake Superior (MSHSL)Tomah/SpartaTomah, WITitans TomahSpartaWestern WisconsinTomahawkTomahawk, WIHatchets TomahawkNoneGreat NorthernUniversity SchoolRiver Hills, WIWildcats University SchoolNoneIndependentVel Phillips MemorialMadison, WISpartans Vel Phillips MemorialNoneBig EightVeronaVerona, WIWildcats VeronaNoneBig EightViroquaViroqua, WIBlackhawks ViroquaCashton, De Soto, WestbyWestern WisconsinWaukeshaWaukesha, WIWings Waukesha NorthBrookfield Academy, Catholic Memorial, Lake Country Lutheran, Pewaukee, St. John's Northwestern, Waukesha South, Waukesha WestClassic 8WaunakeeWaunakee, WIWarriors WaunakeeNoneBadgerWaupacaWaupaca, WIComets WaupacaNoneGreat NorthernWaupunWaupun, WIWarriors WaupunNoneBadgerlandWausau WestWausau, WIWarriors Wausau WestNoneWisconsin ValleyWest BendWest Bend, WIIce Bears West Bend WestGermantown, Hartford Union, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Kewaskum, Living Word Lutheran, Slinger, West Bend EastClassic 8West SalemWest Salem, WIPanthers West SalemBangorWestern WisconsinWisconsin RapidsWisconsin Rapids, WIRed Raiders Wisconsin RapidsNoneWisconsin ValleyWNSWhitefish Bay, WIStorm Whitefish BayNicolet, Shorewood, Dominican, Martin Luther, Milwaukee Rufus King, St. Thomas MoreClassic 8WSFLGSiren, WIBlizzard LuckFrederic, Grantsburg, Siren, WebsterIndependent

Wisconsin Prep Hockey Girls Team and conference data as of the 2025–26 season.