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· Introduction
· Our League
· Our Organization
· Our Season
· Our Constraints
· Our Philosophy
    · Coaching
    · Parental Involvement
    · Winning

Parents Handbook - Our League

Central Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League

History
The Central Pennsylvania Interscholastic Ice Hockey League (CPIHL) was formed in 1994 to promote High School ice hockey in the Central Pennsylvania Area. In it's inaugural season, the League was comprised of eight teams at the Varsity level. For the 2005-2006 season the League will have 42 teams at the Varsity level (grades 9-12), 38 teams at the Junior High level (grades 6-9) and 10 teams at the JV level (grades 9-11).

Philosophy
The CPIHL exists to develop and promote hockey with the express intention of having hockey accepted as a PIAA-sanctioned sport at the Varsity level. In order to attain this goal, hockey must become a statewide sport, organized around our school districts, with a playoff format that eventually leads to a state championship. Selected teams represent the CPIHL in the Flyer’s Cup tournament (East Division); the winner of this tournament plays the recipient of the Penguin’s Cup (West Division) for the state championship.

Alignment
The League is divided into 2 Tiers: Tier I is for the higher-skilled teams and is comprised of 12 teams from PIAA District 3. Tier I is divided into 2 divisions: East and West. Tier II is larger, and is comprised (typically) of teams from smaller school districts with less mture hockey programs. Tier II is divided into 3 divisions: Capital Area, Lancaster/Lebanon/Berks and York.

There are playoffs at the end of the regular season for Varsity teams only, since the CPIHL considers Junior High and JV levels to be developmental. The top 8 Tier I teams compete for the Bear's Cup; the top teams from each Tier II division compete for the Viola Cup.

Governance
The CPIHL must play within rules and policies established by the Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association (a USA Hockey affiliate) and USA Hockey. These rules dictate such things as team bench size, player age restrictions and coaching requirements, and are not at the discretion of the CPIHL or member Clubs to change or ignore.

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