The GLHL is an Elite amateur hockey league. Like the NHL it has full body contact. You have to be 18 years old to play in the league. Also to play in the GLHL you have to have experience in the hockey world. There are ten teams. Two divisions North division and South division. All the teams are in either Wisconsin or the upper Peninsula of Michigan. The team with the best record is the 1998-1999 Portage Lake Pioneers with a record of 25 wins and one loss. They also went undefeated in the playoffs. They play 20 minute periods. If it is still tied five minute OT and then a five man shootout. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.