Tier 1 Elite Hockey League

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The Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL), formerly Midwest Elite Hockey League, is located primarily in the Midwest United States and is the premier amateur youth hockey league in the United States. Players from all over the country move to the area where the teams are located to gain exposure and skill development needed for higher levels. Many of the league's top players go on to compete at the Major Junior, NCAA, and NHL level. The T1EHL showcase tournaments and games are heavily scouted by scouts from the USHL, NCAA schools, and the OHL due to the convenience of seeing many top players in one game or weekend.

A widely syndicated article published in The New York Times in 1998 described one family's move from Dallas, Texas, to Madison, Connecticut, so that he could train with a top coach in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League.^[1]