Tier 1 Elite Hockey League
FormerlyMidwest Elite Hockey League
SportIce hockey
No. of teams24
CountryUnited States
Official websitetier1elitehockeyleague.com

The Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL), formerly Midwest Elite Hockey League, is located primarily in the Midwest United States and is the premier amateur youth hockey league in the United States. Players from all over the country move to the area where the teams are located to gain exposure and skill development needed for higher levels. Many of the league's top players go on to compete at the Major Junior, NCAA, and NHL level. The T1EHL showcase tournaments and games are heavily scouted by scouts from the USHL, NCAA schools, and the OHL due to the convenience of seeing many top players in one game or weekend.

League format

The T1EHL acts as an umbrella organization for the league's teams which compete at various levels of youth hockey from Squirt Minor to Midget Major 18U. The league also operates three girls levels. The T1EHL is sanctioned by USA Hockey and acts as a development system for the country's top youth players.

League History

The Midwest Elite Hockey league launched a new Midget Major league, the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League for the 2008–2009 season. The T1EHL also re-aligned the league and will consist of 6 divisions of and 32 teams:

Each team will play 46 games with 2 home and 2 away inter division games as well as 6 showcases with each division hosting 3 showcases and travel to each other's showcase once.

As well as providing excellent competition for the teams within the league, the new format will also reduce the travel costs for the organizations. The Midget Major (U18) teams play a rigorous tournament schedule that will now be in part replaced by the showcases that are included in the league schedule. The new Midget league will fly under the T1EHL banner using its rules and policies. USA Hockey will monitor the new league and its development.

For the 2010–2011 season the league added an Eastern Division with the addition of five teams from the northeast US. The Pittsburgh Hornets moved from the Mid-Am division to the new East division and joined new teams: Boston Advantage, Philadelphia Jr. Flyers, Team Comcast, and Buffalo Regals. The Ohio AAA Blue Jackets replaced Pittsburgh in the Mid-Am division, and the Cleveland Barons swapped spots with the Madison Capitols in the Chicago division.

After the 2010–2011 season, six T1EHL teams left to form a new league called the High Performance Hockey League (HPHL). The teams that left included Chicago Young Americans (CYA), Chicago Mission, Team Illinois, Detroit Compuware, Detroit Honeybaked, and Detroit Little Caesars.

Tier 1 expanded the league for the 2015–2016 season. At this point it is still unknown whether this expansion will just occur at the U16 Midget Minor and U18 Midget Major levels, or if all levels will expand with these clubs. The clubs joining Tier 1 next year will be the Omaha AAA Hockey Club, the New Jersey Avalanche, the Anaheim Jr. Ducks, and the Michigan Nationals. It is unclear whether there will be a division realignment for the Midget levels at this point.

Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Teams

Chicago Division:

  • Chicago Fury
  • Milwaukee Jr. Admirals
  • St. Louis AAA Blues
  • Thunder AAA Hockey
  • Chicago Mission
  • Team Illinois
  • Chicago Reapers
  • Windy City Storm

Detroit Division:

  • Belle Tire
  • Fox Motors
  • Victory Honda
  • HoneyBaked

East Division:

  • Boston Advantage
  • New Hampshire Junior Monarchs
  • North Jersey Avalanche
  • Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
  • Washington Little Capitals

Ohio Division

  • Buffalo Jr. Sabres
  • Cleveland Barons
  • Ohio Blue Jackets
  • Pittsburgh Penguins Elite

Rocky Mountain Division

  • Colorado Rampage
  • Colorado Thunderbirds
  • Dallas Stars Elite
  • Iowa Wild

West Division:

  • Anaheim Jr. Ducks
  • LA Jr. Kings
  • Phoenix Jr. Coyotes
  • San Jose Jr. Sharks

Guest Teams:

With the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies leaving the T1EHL for the HPHL beginning the 2017-18 season, these teams fill in the Detroit Division at showcases. They are not considered full members of the league.

  • Tri-State Spartans (named the Indy Jr. Fuel for the 2018-19 season)
  • Detroit Little Caesars

Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Champions

Boys Divisions
Midget Major
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Cleveland Barons
2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
2011–12 Detroit Victory Honda
2010–11 St. Louis Amateur Blues
2009–10 Detroit Belle Tire
2008–09 Cleveland Barons, St. Louis Amateur Blues
2007–08 Pittsburgh Hornets
2006–07 Team Illinois
2005–06 Team Illinois
Midget Minor
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 St. Louis AAA Blues
2012–13 St. Louis AAA Blues
2011–12 Colorado Thunderbirds
2010–11 LA Selects
2009–10 Chicago Mission
2008–09 Detroit Compuware
2007–08 Detroit Compuware
2006–07 Detroit Honeybaked
2005–06 Detroit Honeybaked
2004–05 Detroit Honeybaked
Bantam Major
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Detroit Belle Tire
2012–13 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals
2011–12 Detroit Belle Tire
2010–11 Detroit Belle Tire
2009–10 Detroit Honeybaked
2008–09 Chicago Mission
2007–08 Detroit Little Caesars
2006–07 Chicago Mission
2005–06 Detroit Little Caesars
2004–05 Team Illinois, Detroit Honeybaked
Bantam Minor
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals
2012–13 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies
2011–12 Madison Capitols
2010–11 Detroit Compuware
2009–10 Detroit Belle Tire
2008–09 Detroit Honeybaked
2007–08 Detroit Compuware
2006–07 Chicago Mission
2005–06 Detroit Honeybaked
2004–05 Detroit Honeybaked
Peewee Major
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
2012–13 Cleveland Barons
2011–12 Detroit Belle Tire
2010–11 Detroit Little Caesars
2009–10 Detroit Compuware
2008–09 Detroit Belle Tire
2007–08 Detroit Honeybaked
2006–07 Chicago Mission
2005–06 Detroit Compuware
2004–05 Detroit Compuware
Peewee Minor
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Detroit Belle Tire
2012–13 St. Louis AAA Blues
2011–12 Cleveland Barons
2010–11 Chicago Mission
2009–10 Detroit Little Caesars
2008–09 Detroit Belle Tire
2007–08 Detroit Belle Tire
2006–07 Detroit Honeybaked
2005–06 Detroit Compuware
2004–05 Detroit Compuware
Squirt Major
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
2012–13 Chicago Fury
2011–12 Detroit Belle Tire
2010–11 Detroit Little Caesars
2009–10 Chicago Mission
2008–09 Team Illinois
2007–08 Detroit Compuware
2006–07 Detroit Little Caesars
2005–06 Detroit Honeybaked
2004–05 Detroit Compuware
Squirt Minor
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Detroit Belle Tire Warriors
2012–13 N/A
2011–12 N/A
2010–11 Detroit Little Caesars
2009–10 Detroit Little Caesars
2008–09 Detroit Honeybaked
2007–08 Detroit Compuware
2006–07 Detroit Compuware
2005–06 Kensington Valley Renegades


Girls Divisions
U19
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Shaftsbury Titans
2012–13 St. Louis Lady Blues
2011–12 Madison Capitols
2010–11 Detroit Belle Tire
2009–10 Chicago Mission
2008–09 Chicago Mission
2007–08 Shattuck-St. Mary's
2006–07 Team Illinois
2005–06 Shattuck-St. Mary's
2004–05 Detroit Honeybaked
U16
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals
2012–13 Colorado Selects
2011–12 St. Louis Lady Blues, Detroit Belle Tire
2010–11 Detroit Honeybaked
2009–10 Detroit Little Caesars
2008–09 Detroit Belle Tire
2007–08 Colorado Selects
2006–07 Chicago Young Americans
2005–06 Team Illinois
2004–05 Team Illinois, Detroit Honeybaked, Colorado Selects
U14
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals
2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
2011–12 St. Louis Lady Blues
2010–11 Chicago Mission
2009–10 Chicago Mission
2008–09 Detroit Honeybaked
2007–08 Detroit Little Caesars
2006–07 Team Illinois
2005–06 Detroit Honeybaked, Team Illinois
2004–05 Team Illinois
U12
Season League Champion(s)
2013–14 Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
2012–13 St. Louis Lady Blues
2011–12 Detroit Belle Tire

NHL Draft Picks

NHL Draft Picks
2003
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Ryan Kesler1#23Vancouver CanucksDetroit Honeybaked
Danny Richmond2#31Carolina HurricanesTeam Illinois
Dan Fritsche2#46Columbus Blue JacketsCleveland Barons
Frank Rediker4#118Boston BruinsDetroit Compuware
Corey Potter4#122New York RangersDetroit Honeybaked
Mike Brown5#153Boston BruinsDetroit Honeybaked
David Rohlfs5#154Edmonton OilersDetroit Compuware
Drew Miller6#186Mighty Ducks of AnaheimDetroit Honeybaked
Dylan Reese7#209New York RangersPittsburgh Hornets
Gerald Coleman7#224Tampa Bay LightningChicago Young Americans
Marty Guerin9#274Los Angeles KingsDetroit Honeybaked
2004
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Grant Lewis2#40Atlanta ThrashersPittsburgh Hornets
David Booth2#53Florida PanthersDetroit Honeybaked
Kevin Porter4#119Phoenix CoyotesDetroit Honeybaked
Chris Zarb5#144Philadelphia FlyersDetroit Little Caesars
Gino Pisellini5#149Philadelphia FlyersTeam Illinois
Robbie Earl6#187Toronto Maple LeafsDetroit Honeybaked
Ian Keserich7#215Columbus Blue JacketsCleveland Barons
Matt Hunwick7#224Boston BruinsDetroit Honeybaked
John Carter9#291Philadelphia FlyersDetroit Honeybaked
2005
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Bobby Ryan1#2Mighty Ducks of AnaheimDetroit Honeybaked
Justin Abdelkader2#42Detroit Red WingsDetroit Honeybaked
Tom Fritsche2#47Colorado AvalancheCleveland Barons
T. J. Hensick3#88Colorado AvalancheDetroit Honeybaked
Patrick Davis4#99New Jersey DevilsDetroit Belle Tire
Jared Boll4#101Columbus Blue JacketsTeam Illinois
Nathan Davis4#913Chicago BlackhawksCleveland Barons
Nathan Gerbe5#142Buffalo SabresDetroit Honeybaked
Justin Mercier6#168Colorado AvalancheCleveland Barons
Ryan Maki6#176Nashville PredatorsDetroit Honeybaked
Ryan McGinnis6#184Los Angeles KingsDetroit Honeybaked
Kyle Lawson7#198Carolina HurricanesDetroit Honeybaked
Matt Clackson7#215Philadelphia FlyersPittsburgh Hornets
Pat McGann7#223Dallas StarsTeam Illinois
Zach Bearson7#224Florida PanthersTeam Illinois
2006
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Trevor Lewis1#17Los Angeles KingsDetroit Honeybaked
Mark Mitera1#19Anaheim DucksDetroit Little Caesars
Chris Summers1#29Phoenix CoyotesDetroit Victory Honda
Nigel Williams2#51Colorado AvalancheTeam Illinois
Jeff Zatkoff4#74Los Angeles KingsDetroit Honeybaked
Ryan Turek4#94St. Louis BluesDetroit Honeybaked
Brett Bennett5#130Phoenix CoyotesDetroit Honeybaked
David Meckler5#134Los Angeles KingsChicago Young Americans
Erik Condra7#211Ottawa SenatorsDetroit Honeybaked
2007
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Patrick Kane1#1Chicago BlackhawksDetroit Honeybaked
Ian Cole1#18St. Louis BluesDetroit Victory Honda
Jim O'Brien1#29Ottawa SenatorsDetroit Little Caesars
Bill Sweatt2#38Chicago BlackhawksTeam Illinois
Aaron Palushaj2#44St. Louis BluesDetroit Honeybaked
Jeremy Smith2#54Nashville PredatorsDetroit Compuware
Josh Unice3#86Chicago BlackhawksDetroit Victory Honda
Corey Tropp3#89Buffalo SabresDetroit Belle Tire
Steven Kampfer4#93Anaheim DucksDetroit Little Caesars
Alec Martinez4#95Los Angeles KingsDetroit Honeybaked
Matt Rust4#101Florida PanthersDetroit Honeybaked
Ben Ryan4#114Nashville PredatorsDetroit Victory Honda
John Albert6#175Atlanta ThrashersCleveland Barons
Brad Phillips7#182Philadelphia FlyersDetroit Honeybaked
C. J. Severyn7#186Calgary FlamesPittsburgh Hornets
Trevor Nill7#190St. Louis BluesDetroit Compuware
2008
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Robert Czarnik3#63Los Angeles KingsDetroit Honeybaked
A. J. Jenks4#100Florida PanthersDetroit Honeybaked
David Wohlberg6#172New Jersey DevilsDetroit Honeybaked
Tommy Wingels6#177San Jose SharksTeam Illinois
Zach Redmond7#184Atlanta ThrashersDetroit Compuware
2009
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
John Moore1#21Columbus Blue JacketsChicago Mission
Chris Brown2#36Phoenix CoyotesDetroit Honeybaked
Drew Shore2#44Florida PanthersDetroit Honeybaked
Kenny Ryan2#50Toronto Maple LeafsDetroit Honeybaked
Kevin Lynch2#56Columbus Blue JacketsDetroit Honeybaked
Patrick Wey4#115Washington CapitalsPittsburgh Hornets
Anthony Hamburg7#193Minnesota WildDallas Stars
Paul Phillips7#195Chicago BlackhawksChicago Fury
2010
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Jack Campbell1#11Dallas StarsDetroit Honeybaked
Cam Fowler1#12Anaheim DucksDetroit Honeybaked
Austin Watson1#18Nashville PredatorsDetroit Compuware
Beau Bennett1#20Pittsburgh PenguinsLA Jr. Kings
Jon Merrill2#38New Jersey DevilsDetroit Honeybaked
Jason Zucker2#59Minnesota WildDetroit Compuware
Stephen Johns2#60Chicago BlackhawksPittsburgh Hornets
Bryan Rust3#80Pittsburgh PenguinsDetroit Honeybaked
Justin Florek5#135Boston BruinsMarquette Electricians
Kevin Gravel5#148Los Angeles KingsMarquette Electricians
Kevin Lind6#177Anaheim DucksChicago Mission
Bryce Aneloski7#196Ottawa SenatorsTeam Illinois
Luke Moffatt7#197Colorado AvalancheDetroit Compuware
Chris Crane7#200San Jose SharksDetroit Honeybaked
Zach Trotman7#210Boston BruinsDetroit Victory Honda
2011
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
J. T. Miller1#15New York RangersPittsburgh Hornets
Rocco Grimaldi2#33Florida PanthersDetroit Little Caesars
John Gibson2#39Anaheim DucksPittsburgh Hornets
Brandon Saad2#43Chicago BlackhawksPittsburgh Hornets
Vincent Trocheck3#64Florida PanthersPittsburgh Hornets
T. J. Tynan3#66Columbus Blue JacketsChicago Mission
Robbie Russo4#95New York IslandersChicago Mission
Josiah Didier4#97Montreal CanadiensColorado Thunderbirds
Michael Mersch4#110Los Angeles KingsTeam Illinois
Blake Pietila5#129New Jersey DevilsDetroit Compuware
Sean Kuraly5#133San Jose SharksOhio Jr. Blue Jackets
Shane McColgan5#134New York RangersLA Jr. Kings
Garret Sparks7#190Toronto Maple LeafsChicago Mission
Zac Larraza7#196Phoenix CoyotesP.F. Chang's
Alex Broadhurst7#199Chicago BlackhawksChicago Mission
Ryan Dzingel7#204Ottawa SenatorsTeam Illinois
Garrett Haar7#207Washington CapitalsRussell Stover Stars
2012
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Alex Galchenyuk1#3Montreal CanadiensChicago Young Americans
Jacob Trouba1#9Winnipeg JetsDetroit Compuware
Jordan Schmaltz1#25St. Louis BluesChicago Mission
Henrik Samuelsson1#27Phoenix CoyotesP.F. Chang's
Nicolas Kerdiles2#36Anaheim DucksLA Selects
Patrick Sieloff2#42Calgary FlamesDetroit Compuware
Ben Johnson3#90New Jersey DevilsDetroit Little Caesars
Brady Vail4#94Montreal CanadiensDetroit Compuware
Thomas Di Pauli4#100Washington CapitalsChicago Mission
Austin Wuthrich4#107Washington CapitalsTeam Illinois
Jaccob Slavin4#120Carolina HurricanesColorado Thunderbirds
Logan Nelson5#133Buffalo SabresRussell Stover Stars
Connor Carrick5#137Washington CapitalsChicago Fury
Garret Ross5#139Chicago BlackhawksDetroit Victory Honda
John McCarron6#153Edmonton OilersDetroit Honeybaked
Riley Barber6#167Washington CapitalsDetroit Compuware
Vinnie Hinostroza6#169Chicago BlackhawksChicago Mission
Matthew Deblouw7#186Calgary FlamesDetroit Little Caesars
Colton Hargrove7#205Boston BruinsSt. Louis Amateur Blues
Jaycob Megna7#210Anaheim DucksTeam Illinois
2013
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Seth Jones1#4Nashville PredatorsDallas Stars
Kerby Rychel1#19Columbus Blue JacketsDetroit Belle Tire
Michael McCarron1#25Montreal CanadiensDetroit Honeybaked
Ryan Hartman1#30Chicago BlackhawksChicago Mission
J. T. Compher2#35Buffalo SabresTeam Illinois
Justin Bailey2#52Buffalo SabresBuffalo Regals
Cole Cassels3#85Vancouver CanucksOhio Blue Jackets
Michael Downing4#97Florida PanthersDetroit Victory Honda
Andrew Copp4#104Winnipeg JetsDetroit Compuware
Zach Pochiro4#112St. Louis BluesLA Jr. Kings
Tyler Motte4#121Chicago BlackhawksDetroit Honeybaked
Will Butcher5#123Colorado AvalancheMadison Capitols
Cal Petersen5#129Buffalo SabresChicago Young Americans
Brendan Burke6#163Phoenix CoyotesP.F. Chang's
Quentin Shore6#168Ottawa SenatorsColorado Thunderbirds
Anthony Louis6#181Chicago BlackhawksTeam Illinois
David Drake7#192Philadelphia FlyersChicago Fury
2014
Player Round Overall NHL team MWEHL Team
Brendan Perlini1#12Arizona CoyotesDetroit Belle Tire
Dylan Larkin1#15Detroit Red WingsDetroit Belle Tire
Sonny Milano1#16Columbus Blue JacketsCleveland Barons
Nick Schmaltz1#20Chicago BlackhawksChicago Mission
Thatcher Demko2#36Vancouver CanucksLA Jr. Kings
Alex Nedeljkovic2#37Carolina HurricanesDetroit Belle Tire
Josh Jacobs2#41New Jersey DevilsDetroit Belle Tire
Ryan MacInnis2#43Arizona CoyotesSt. Louis AAA Blues
Maxim Letunov2#52St. Louis BluesDallas Stars
Johnathan MacLeod2#57Tampa Bay LightningCleveland Barons
Christian Dvorak2#58Arizona CoyotesChicago Mission
Brandon Halverson2#59New York RangersOakland Jr. Grizzlies
Connor Chatham3#71New Jersey DevilsSt. Louis AAA Blues
Blake Siebenaler3#77Columbus Blue JacketsDetroit Belle Tire
Louie Belpedio3#80Minnesota WildTeam Illinois
Matt Iacopelli3#83Chicago BlackhawksDetroit Belle Tire
Nick Magyar4#93Colorado AvalancheCleveland Barons
Chase De Leo4#99Winnipeg JetsLA Selects Hockey Club
Ryan Mantha4#104Toronto Maple LeafsDetroit Belle Tire
Zachary Nagelvoort4#111Edmonton OilersDetroit Compuware
Dakota Joshua5#128Toronto Maple LeafsDetroit Little Caesars
Anders Bjork5#146Boston BruinsChicago Mission
Christopher Brown6#151Buffalo SabresDetroit Belle Tire
Aaron Haydon6#154Dallas StarsDetroit Belle Tire
Kyle Schempp6#155New York IslandersDetroit Compuware
Hayden Hawkey6#177Montreal CanadiensColorado Thunderbirds
Jared Fiegl7#191Arizona CoyotesColorado Rampage
Matt Ustaski7#192Winnipeg JetsTeam Illinois
Dwyer Tschantz7#202St. Louis BluesTeam Comcast

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