Indiana High School State Hockey Tourney Recap and Championship Preview
by JP Joubert
1A – IN SOUTH BEND AT ICE BOX SKATING RINK:
- #1 Fort Wayne Vipers 6 vs #8 Munster JV Mustangs 1
- #2 Central Indiana Knights 6 vs #7 Lakeshore/St. Joe JV Warriors 0
- #6 Penn Black Kingsmen 3 vs #3 Valparaiso Vikings 2
- #4 St. Joe Huskies White 7 vs #5 HSE B Royal Victors 1
- #5 HSE B Royal Victors 7 vs #8 Munster JV Mustangs 0 (Munster JV Eliminated)
- #3 Valparaiso Vikings 3 vs #7 Lakeshore/St. Joe JV Warriors 2 (Lakeshore/St. Joe JV Eliminated)
- #1 Fort Wayne Vipers 2 vs #4 St. Joe Huskies White 1
- #2 Central Indiana Knights 4 vs #6 Penn Black Kingsmen 1
- #6 Penn Black Kingsmen 3 vs #3 Valparaiso Vikings 2 OT (Valparaiso Eliminated)
- #4 Sr. Joe Huskies White 6 vs #5 HSE B Royal Victors 1 (HSE B Eliminated)
- #1 Fort Wayne Vipers 4 vs #6 Penn Black Kingsmen 1 (Penn Black Eliminated)
- #2 Central Indiana Knights 6 vs #4 St. Joe Huskies White 2 (St. Joe White Eliminated)
1A State Championship IN FORT WAYNE AT PSM ICEHOUSE 10:30AM MARCH 1, 2025
#1 Fort Wayne Vipers vs. #2 Central Indiana Knights
Vipers looking for Back-To-Back titles (won 2A last year in South Bend, beating Columbus 4-3 in 2OT). Are 2-0-1 vs Central Indiana Knights this season.
Central Indiana is 3-1 all-time in State Championships, defeated St. Joe 3-2 in 2017, Evansville 4-2 in 2019, and Crown Point 1-0 in 2022, and lost 4-2 to Columbus in 2021.
2A – IN FORT WAYNE AT PSM ICEHOUSE
- #1 Columbus Icemen 7 vs #8 Lake Central Blue Indians 1
- #4 Bloomington Blades 3 vs #5 Crown Point Bulldogs 0
- #2 Adams Eagles 4 vs #7 South Stars Red 1
- #6 Brebeuf Jesuit Braves 4 vs #3 Westfield Ice Rocks 1
- #5 Crown Point Bulldogs 6 vs #8 Lake Central Blue Indians 0 (Lake Central Blue Eliminated):
- #3 Westfield Ice Rocks 3 vs #7 South Stars Red 2 (South Stars Red Eliminated)
- #1 Columbus Icemen 4 vs #4 Bloomington Blades 0
- #2 Adams Eagles 4 vs #6 Brebeuf Jesuit Braves 0
- #3 Westfield Ice Rocks 6 vs Brebeuf Jesuit Braves 2 (Brebeuf Jesuit Eliminated)
- #4 Bloomington Blades 5 vs #5 Crown Point Bulldogs 1 (Crown Point Eliminated)
- #1 Columbus Icemen 5 vs #3 Westfield Ice Rocks 0 (Westfield Eliminated)
- #2 Adams Eagles 7 vs #4 Bloomington Blades 1 (Bloomington Eliminated)
2A State Championship IN FORT WAYNE AT PSM ICEHOUSE 1PM MARCH 1, 2025
#1 Columbus Icemen vs. #2 Adams Eagles
Columbus lost to the Fort Wayne Vipers in 2A Final last season. 6-5 all-time in State Championships (beat CIK 4-2 in 2021, Leo 4-0 in 2018, Noblesville 3-1 in 3A in 2008, Brebeuf Jesuit 5-2 in 2002, Penn 5-2 in 1997, Bloomington (1A) 10-4 IN 1994; and lost 6-3 to Penn in 3A final in 2015, lost 4-2 to Carroll in 4A in 2011, lost 7-2 to Carmel Gold in 4A in 2007, lost 5-1 to Snider in 1977 (one class system).
Adams: 2-2 All-Time in State Championship Games. Longest Appearance Drought of all of the State finalists, having last made the championship game in 2017 when they were a combined team with Marian (lost to Bishop Dwenger 7-4 in 2A Final). Defeated Crown Point 3-1 in 2013 2A, Bloomington 4-3 in 2003 2A, lost 6-3 to Brebeuf Jesuit in 2006 1A.
3A – IN FORT WAYNE AT PSM ICEHOUSE
- #1 Evansville Purple Thunder 5 vs #8 Southwest Michigan Blades 3
- #2 Riley Wildcats 7 vs #7 Homestead Spartans 2
- #6 Leo Lions 4 vs #3 Bishop Noll Warriors 2
- #5 Carmel Gold Ice Hounds 3 vs #4 Lakeshore/St. Joe Warriors A 1
- #8 Southwest Michigan Blades 2 vs #4 Lakeshore/St. Joe Warriors A 0 (Lakeshore/St. Joe A Eliminated)
- #7 Homestead Spartans 3 vs #3 Bishop Noll Warriors 1 (Bishop Noll Eliminated)
- #1 Evansville Purple Thunder 6 vs #5 Carmel Gold Ice Hounds 3
- #2 Riley Wildcats 3 vs #6 Leo Lions 2 OT
- #7 Homestead Spartans 2 vs #6 Leo Lions 0 (Leo Eliminated)
- #5 Carmel Gold Ice Hounds Beat #8 Southwest Michigan Blades (No Score Provided – SWM Blades Eliminated)
- #1 Evansville Purple Thunder 5 vs #7 Homestead Spartans 3 (Homestead Eliminated)
- #2 Riley Wildcats 6 vs #5 Carmel Gold Ice Hounds (Carmel Gold Eliminated)
3A State Championship IN FORT WAYNE AT PSM ICEHOUSE 330PM MARCH 1, 2025
#1 Evansville Thunder vs. #2 Riley Wildcats
Evansville 1-5 Lost in 4A Championship to Zionsville 1-0 last season. lost 2019 to CIK 4-2 in 3A, lost 2-1 to Bishop Dwenger in 2014 in 2A, lost 5-0 to Carroll in 2010 in 3A, lost 6-0 to Cathedral/Chatard in 2003 in 3A; Defeated Cathedral-Chatard 4-2 in 2A in 2008
Riley 3-6 Lost to Carroll 3-2 in OT in 2A in 2022, lost 6-4 to Valparaiso in 1A in 2013; lost 6-5 to Carmel Gold in 4A in 2008, lost 2-1 to Clay in 2A in 2004, lost 10-1 to New Haven in 1A Tier 2 in 2001, lost to Homestead 6-4 in 1995 in 2A; defeated Brebeuf 4-0 in 2A in 2019, Bloomington 3-2 in OT in 2015, defeated Northrop 5-4 in 2A in 1996
4A – IN SOUTH BEND AT ICE BOX SKATING RINK
- #1 Culver Academy Eagles A 7 vs #8 Munster Mustangs 3
- #4 Penn Gold Kingsmen 5 vs #5 Zionsville Arctic Eagles 3
- #2 Carroll Chargers 7 vs #7 HSE A Royal Victors 3
- #6 Culver Academy Eagles B 2 vs #3 St. Joe Huskies Blue 1
- #5 Zionsville Arctic Eagles 4 vs #8 Munster Mustangs 1 (Munster Eliminated)
- #3 St. Joe Huskies Blue 8 vs #7 HSE A Royal Victors 2 (HSE A Eliminated)
- #1 Culver Academy Eagles A 2 vs #4 Penn Gold Kingsmen 1 OT
- #2 Carroll Chargers 4 vs #6 Culver Academy Eagles B 2
- #3 St. Joe Huskies Blue 3 vs #6 Culver Academy Eagles B 2 OT (Culver B Eliminated)
- #4 Penn Gold Kingsmen 5 vs #5 Zionsville Arctic Eagles 2 (Zionsville Eliminated)
- #1 Culver Academy Eagles A 4 vs #3 St. Joe Huskies Blue (St. Joe Blue Eliminated)
- #2 Carroll Chargers 4 vs #4 Penn Gold Kinsgmen 0 (Carroll Eliminated)
- 4A State Championship IN FORT WAYNE AT PSM ICEHOUSE 6PM MARCH 1, 2025
#1 Culver Academy Eagles A vs. #2 Carroll Chargers
Culver: 29-8 All-Time in State Championship. Most Appearances and Most Titles By one Team. This is a rematch of the 2023 4A State Championship in Evansville that Culver won 2-1 in 2OT and the 2017 State Championship won by CMA 6-2. Only three schools have defeated CMA in Finals (Park Tudor in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2002; Hamilton Southeastern A in 2009, and Carmel Gold in 2015)
Carroll: 4-3 All-Time in State Championships beat Penn Gold 6-3 in 4A in 2006, Evansville 5-0 in 3A in 2010, Columbus 4-2 in 4A in 2011, Riley 3-2 (OT) in 2A in 2022; lost 4-1 to Culver B in 3A in 2013, Culver A 6-2 in 4A in 2017, Culver A 2-1 (2OT) in 2023
AWARD WINNERS OF MICHIANA/REGION-BASED TEAMS:
2025 ISHSHA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM:
ADAMS: Brody Damrill
BISHOP NOLL: Bradley Ames, Nathan Simpson, Oliver Wachtel
CROWN POINT: Alexander Maranowicz
CULVER A: Preston Jessen, John Roberts, Trey Schumacher, Tyler Stephenson
LAKE CENTRAL: Benjamin Duckett
LAKESHORE/ST. JOE: Carson Keigley, Brenden Meyer
MUNSTER: Sean Dennis, Jackson Guzzo, Max Jarvis, Ian Karas, Stefan Wiedenski
PENN GOLD: Brooks Clark, Joel Cocquyt, Colten Donze, Trevor Hull, John Isacson, Andrew Neely
RILEY: Binyam Borst, Wyatt Bull
SAINT JOSEPH: Owen Balint, Andrew Yergler
2025 HENRY G. SCHALLERT TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD – Team with the Highest Cummulative GPA
CULVER ACADEMY A EAGLES (3.69625 GPA). (Adams had an Honorable Mention, over 3.5 Team GPA)
2025 MEMORIAL AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS ($1,000 Scholarship)
NICK WEHRLING MEMORIAL AWARD – Joel Cocquyt, Penn Gold Kingsmen
HOWARD GUITARD MEMORIAL AWARD – Owen Balint, South Bend Saint Joseph Huskies Blue
2025 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE:
Tim Crowley, Former Valparaiso Vikings Head Coach and Assistant Coach, Former Player LaPorte Lancers High School Hockey Club, Inaugural Recipient of the Matt Crace Memorial Scholarship Award, the first of four Memorial Scholarship Awards to be established.