The MIPHL was founded in part by Cranbrook/Kingswood varsity head coach, Andy Weidenbach, and is represented by eight teams: Cranbrook/Kingswood, Brother Rice, Harper Woods Notre Dame, Royal Oak, Orchard Lake St. Mary's, Notre Dame Prep, University of Detroit, and Grosse Pointe University of Liggett. The purpose of the MIPHL is to promote a higher level of disciplined hockey in conjuction with academic excellence for schools that desire to provide a secondary squad to their Varsity team.
Each team plays a total of 26 games from Mid-November to the end of February. The break down is as follows:
2 Preseason Scrimmages
14 League Games
8 Non-League Games
2 Playoff Games
At the conclusion of the regular season, the teams will be seeded #1-#8 based on their record and play two playoff games. The brackets for the first playoff games will look like this:
Game 1 - #8 vs #5 on Thursday @ City Sports
Game 2 - #7 vs #6 on Thursday @ City Sports
Game 3 - #4 vs #1 on Friday @ City Sports
Game 4 - #3 vs #2 on Friday @ City Sports
All remaining games will be played at Cranbrook.
Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4 (Championship Game)