Waterloo Ties MHSHL Record Win Streak at 24; Des Moines Oak Leafs and Kansas City Battle for West Division Lead

BY: Tony Atzeni, Iowa Sports Connection

DES MOINES, Iowa – This week is going to be a big one when it comes to the Midwest High School Hockey League history books. Waterloo has set the stage with their 24th straight victory to begin the season which ties the all-time recorded mark set by the Omaha Lancers during the 1986-1987 season. The Warriors opportunity to break the record will come on Thursday when they travel to Mason City.

Now if you are looking for a division battle then look at the west division where the Des Moines Oak Leafs and Kansas City find only two points separating them.  The Oak Leafs won all three of their meeting this weekend while Kansas City won the two-game weekend series with the Des Moines Capitals.

Alex Thompson (Ames) leads the varsity league in scoring with his 25 goals and 24 assists. Thompson scored five goals and added two assists this past weekend helping Ames sweep Lincoln. Kaleb Morley (Quad Cities) is tied with Thompson for the lead in goals scored while Michael Doheny (Des Moines Oak Leafs) is the league-leader with 28 assists, eight coming this past weekend.

Chance Kremer (Waterloo) has been one thing this season and that is consistent has he leads most of the statistical categories when it comes to goaltending. Kremer leads the league in wins (24), goals against average (1.38) and save percentage (.927) and is tied for the lead in shutouts (3) with Thomas Doheny (Des Moines Oak Leafs) and Kramer Vonville (Kansas City) .

Listed below are the MHSHL standings, schedule and statistical leaders through Sunday, January 29th. Also listed are the statistical leaders and standings in the junior varsity division.

Midwest High School Hockey League Varsity Standings
(Rank/Team/W-L-Overtime Loss/Points)
Posted: January 30th

Note: Top 4 in each division will qualify for the playoffs under the new playoff system implemented this season.

MHSHL Standings
East Division
1-Waterloo (24-0-0) – 48
2-Quad Cities (15-9-1) – 31
3-Cedar Rapids (13-7-4) – 30
4-Ames (12-15-2) – 26
5-Dubuque (5-18-1) – 11
6-Mason City (1-23-1) – 3
West Division
1-Des Moines Oak Leafs (21-5-2) – 44
2-Kansas City (21-4-0) – 42
3-Des Moines Capitals (13-11-2) – 28
4-Omaha (10-12-4) – 24
5-Lincoln (11-14-0) - 22
6-Sioux City (7-16-3) – 17

MHSHL Varsity Results
Week of January 27-29
Friday, January 27th
Des Moines Oak Leafs 9, Mason City 1
Cedar Rapids 2, Quad Cities 1
Kansas City at Omaha – No Report
Saturday, January 28th
Quad Cities 5, Cedar Rapids 1
Des Moines Oak Leafs 5, Sioux City 1
Ames 3, Lincoln 2
Kansas City 4, Des Moines Capitals 1
Sunday, January 29th
Waterloo 2, Quad Cities 1
Ames 4, Lincoln 3
Cedar Rapids 7, Mason City 1
Kansas City 5, Des Moines Capitals 0
Des Moines Oak Leafs 4, Sioux City 1

MHSHL Schedule
Week of February 2-5

Thursday, February 2nd
Des Moines Capitals 4, Des Moines Oak Leafs 3
Waterloo 7, Mason City 3
Friday, February 3rd
Waterloo 5, Dubuque 2
Cedar Rapids 5, Mason City 2
Saturday, February 4th
Ames at Dubuque
Sioux City at Cedar Rapids
Mason City at Des Moines Capitals
Omaha at Quad Cities
Lincoln at Kansas City
Sunday, January 5th
Omaha at Quad Cities
Sioux City at Cedar Rapids
Lincoln at Kansas City
Ames at Dubuque

MHSHL Scoring Varsity Leaders
(Rank/Athlete/Team/Goals-Assists/Total Points)
1-Alex Thompson, Ames – (25 Goals, 24 Assists) – 49
2-Michael Doheny, Des Moines Oak Leafs – (18 Goals, 28 Assists) – 46
3-Logan Lopicka, Kansas City – (23 Goals, 21 Assists) – 44
4-Mark Wishman, Ames – (22 Goals, 20 Assists) – 42
4-Austin Jackson, Waterloo – (21 Goals, 21 Assists) – 42
6-Mark Alexander, Des Moines Oak Leafs – (23 Goals, 15 Assists) – 38
6-Zach Russell, Cedar Rapids – (19 Goals, 19 Assists) – 38
8-Jake Lichty, Waterloo – (17 Goals, 20 Assists) – 37
8-Tim Brown, Waterloo – (15 Goals, 22 Assists) – 37
10-Kaleb Morley, Quad Cities – (25 Goals, 11 Assists) – 36
11-Tanner Mcdougal, Des Moines Oak Leafs – (22 Goals, 11 Assists) – 33
12-Sammy Scibona, Kansas City – (13 Goals, 19 Assists) – 32
12-David Becker, Waterloo – (13 Goals, 19 Assists) – 32
12-Alex Bailey, Kansas City – (10 Goals, 22 Assists) – 32
12-Connor Hyde, Waterloo – (10 Goals, 22 Assists) – 32
15-Brandon Carlson, Sioux City – (17 Goals, 14 Assists) – 31
15-Xavier Pendelton, Quad Cities – (14 Goals, 17 Assists) – 31
15-Nick Hart, Kansas City – (8 Goals, 23 Assists) – 31

MHSHL Varsity Goaltending Leaders
(Rank/Athlete/Team/W-L-OL/Shutouts/Goals Against Average/Save Percentage)
1-Chance Kremer, Waterloo – (24-0-0/3) - 1.38 GAA/.927
2-Blair Sanders, Kansas City – (11-3-0/2) - 1.58 GAA/.921
3-Thomas Doheny, Des Moines Oak Leafs – (19-7-0/3) - 1.68 GAA/.913
4-Kramer Vonville, Kansas City – (8-1-0/3) - 1.77 GAA/.907
5-Mike Brown, Quad Cities – (15-10-0/2) - 2.21/.910
6-Jacob Stack, Cedar Rapids –(13-11-0/1) - 2.32 GAA/.918
7-Robbie Cordes, Des Moines Capitals – (13-11-0/1) - 2.33 GAA/.923
8-Connor Randleman, Omaha – (9-11-0/1) - 2.60 GAA/.907
9-Kyle Shemek, Lincoln – (8-10-0/1) - 2.78 GAA/.894
10-Josh Stoos, Sioux City – (7-13-0/0) - 3.42 GAA/.884

MHSHL Junior Varsity Standings
East Division
1-Quad Cities (14-7-4) – 32
2-Waterloo (11-8-5) – 27
3-Ames (7-18-4) – 18
4-Cedar Rapids (5-13-6) – 16
5-Dubuque (7-16-1) – 15
6-Mason City (4-16-3) – 11
West Division
1-Kansas City (18-1-5) – 41
2-Omaha (18-5-2) – 38
3-Des Moines Oak Leafs (14-10-4) – 32
4-Lincoln (10-8-7) – 27
5-Sioux City (10-12-4) – 24
5-Des Moines Capitals (10-13-3) – 23

MHSHL Scoring Junior Varsity Leaders – Top 5
(Rank/Athlete/Team/Goals-Assists/Total Points)
1-Sam Rice, Des Moines Oak Leafs - (13 Goals, 19 Assists) – 32
2-Sam Richter, Waterloo - (14 Goals, 15 Assists) - 29
3-Tristyn Sabina, Kansas City - (17 Goals, 11 Assists) - 28
3-Jake Dedic, Ames - (15 Goals, 13 Assists) – 28
5-Austin Turner, Des Moines Oak Leafs – (17 Goals, 10 Assists) – 27
5-Paul Fritzell, Ames - (13 Goals, 14 Assists) - 27

MHSHL Varsity Goaltending Leaders – Top 5
(Rank/Athlete/Team/W-L-OL/Shutouts/Goals Against Average/Save Percentage)
1-Nick Steiner, Kansas City - (10-1-3/3) - 1.22 GAA/.938
2-Anthony Galliart, Kansas City - (8-0-2/4) - 1.30/.937
3-Joey Shuld, Omaha - (9-4-0/3) - 1.48 GAA/.913
4-Jackson Bruckner, Omaha - (9-1-2/3) - 1.49 GAA/.931
5-Eric Main, Des Moines Oak Leafs - (12-4-1/2) - 1.85/.899