The Maryland Student Hockey League is an association of over 50 school-based teams located in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
It is a registered 501(c)3 corporation and a member of the Potomac Valley Amateur Hockey Association which is the local governing body of USA Hockey, the National Governing Body of amateur ice hockey in the United States.
The sanctioned varsity teams are divided into sections used by every sport under MSHL.
The sanctioned teams compete from the beginning of November until the end of February with the maximum number of games.
The MSHL State playoffs consists of 16 teams.