To develop, encourage and regulate the game of ice hockey as a high school sport in the State of Illinois for the benefit of, and exclusively for, students and their respective schools, and so the sport is made available to more students at the lowest possible cost. To develop and encourage sportsmanship and playing proficiency by all high school member players involved in the sport of ice hockey in the State of Illinois. To obtain future recognition of hockey as a sanctioned high school sport. To encourage academic and athletic excellence in all high school ice hockey players. To affiliate with USA Hockey, Inc. and encourage registration of all teams with USA Hockey, Inc. To conduct high school ice hockey tournaments and to sanction teams to enter and participate in said tournaments. To secure financial assistance and to receive gifts/donations from any source whatsoever to be used solely for said purpose. To do any and all acts necessary or desirable in the furtherance of the foregoing purposes.