READ THE WASHINGTON POST ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK, WHICH REMEMBERS DON GENSLER AS "THE GLUE" THAT HELD THE MSHL TOGETHER, HERE

The MAPHL mourns the passing of Jay Don Gensler on Friday, January 13. Gensler was the founder of the Maryland Student Hockey League (MSHL) and its commissioner for 14 years.

In a letter to MSHL schools, the league said, “Don was the vision that was behind high school hockey in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. His belief that high school hockey could succeed is borne out by the many teams that we have in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.”