2022-23 NOJHL season

This is the 2022-23 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 53rd season overall dating back to the founding of the NOHA Junior B Hockey League in 1970, and the league's 45th season under this name.
==Membership changes==
*In early August 2022 the Espanola Express announced that the would be renamed the Espanola Paper Kings.
*On May 8, 2023 the league announced that it had approved the relocation of the Cochrane Crunch to the Jus Jordan Arena in Iroquois Falls for the 2023-24 season.https://nojhl.com/nojhl-approves-relocation-of-cochrane-franchise-to-iroquois-falls On May 12, 2023 the team would announce it would renamed the Iroquois Falls Storm.https://nojhl.com/latest-nojhl-franchise-to-be-called-iroquois-falls-storm The team logo would be revealed on May 24, 2023.https://nojhl.com/newest-nojhl-franchise-has-a-logo
*On July 19, 2023 the league approved the transfer of the Elliot Lake Red Wings to new owners and the change of the team's name to the Elliot Lake Vikings, which was the name of the previous NOJHL team in the community from the 1960's to the 1990's.
==Division Alignment==
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Eastern Division 	Eastern Division	Eastern Division 	Eastern Division
Team 	Joined 	Centre 	Arena
Cochrane Crunch 	2012 	Cochrane 	Tim Horton Events Centre
French River Rapids 	2015 	Noelville 	Noelville Arena
Hearst Lumberjacks 	1988 	Hearst 	Claude Larose Recreation Centre
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners	2003 	Kirkland Lake 	Joe Mavrinac Community Complex
Powassan Voodoos 	2014 	Powassan 	Powassan Sportsplex
Timmins Rock 	1991 	Timmins 	McIntyre Arena
Western Division 	Western Division	Western Division 	Western Division
Blind River Beavers 	1999 	Blind River 	Blind River Memorial Community Centre
Elliot Lake Red Wings 	2014 	Elliot Lake 	Elliot Lake Centennial Arena
Espanola Paper Kings 	2015 	Espanola 	Espanola Regional Recreation Complex
Greater Sudbury Cubs 	2000 	Sudbury 	Countryside Arena
Soo Eagles 	2015 	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	Pullar Stadium
Soo Thunderbirds 	1999 	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	John Rhodes Community Centre
==Standings==
===Eastern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Timmins Rock 	58	45	8 	3 	2 	273	111	95
Hearst Lumberjacks 	58	43	13	2 	0 	277	155	88
Powassan Voodoos 	58	37	20	1 	0 	225	171	75
French River Rapids 	58	9 	46	2 	1 	145	304	21
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners	57	7 	48	1 	1 	104	295	16
Cochrane Crunch 	58	7 	49	1 	1 	99 	327	16
===Western Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Greater Sudbury Cubs 	58	46	10	2 	0 	248	138	94
Blind River Beavers 	58	42	11	3 	2 	244	125	89
Soo Thunderbirds 	57	36	15	3 	3 	229	161	78
Espanola Paper Kings 	58	29	24	2 	3 	223	218	63
Soo Eagles 	58	26	27	4 	1 	206	212	57
Elliot Lake Red Wings	58	20	35	1 	2 	174	230	43
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. All series are best-of-seven. The playoff champion advances to the 2023 Centennial Cup.
===East Semifinals===
*Timmins Rock defeated French River Rapids 4 games to 1 
*Powassan Voodoos defeated Hearst Lumberjacks 4 games to 2
===West Semifinals===
*Greater Sudbury Cubs defeated Espanola Express 4 games to 1 
*Soo Thunderbirds defeated Blind River Beavers 4 games to 1
===East Final===
*Timmins Rock defeated Powassan Voodoos 4 games to none
===West Final===
*Soo Thunderbirds defeated Greater Sudbury Cubs 4 games to 1
===Final===
*Timmins Rock defeated Soo Thunderbirds 4 games to 2
The Timmins Rock advance to the 2023 Centennial Cup.
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League