Delaware has 12 high schools with varsity ice hockey teams which participate in interscholastic competition.
Unlike most other high school sports in the state, ice hockey is not sanctioned under the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The league also holds an annual All-Star game, each team from all three divisions are represented by at least one player.
Starting in the 2006-2007 when the DSHA moved to a two flight system the league has produced two state champions.
While no player who has played hockey for a Delaware high school team has played in the NHL, Mark Eaton of the Pittsburgh Penguins went to Dickinson High School.