The sanctioned teams compete from the beginning of November until the end of February with maximum number of practices and games.
However, unlike the state tournaments of other prep sports, hockey is not divided into divisions according to the size of the participating schools.
Because of this, there are many Wisconsin players and fans from lesser-sized communities who hope that divisions will be instituted for state tournament play.
Prior to official WIAA involvement in hockey, the Madison schools conducted an invitational from 1964 to 1970 (except for 1966).
[1] Every season, a "Mr. Hockey" award is given to the most outstanding player in the state as voted upon by the WHCA.
[2] (Wausau East, Merrill, Newman Catholic) Team and conference data as of the 2021–22 season.