2023-24 NA3HL season

This is the 2023-24 North American 3 Hockey League season. This is the league's 14th season under this name and it's 36th dating back to it founding as the Central States Hockey League in 1988.
==Membership Changes==
*On April 10, 2023 the league announced the approval of the sale of the New Ulm Steel along with their relocation to Tomah, Wisconsin. The team will be based out of the Tomah Ice Center and be renamed the Wisconsin Woodsmen.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36444
*The Bay State Bobcats were no longer listed as being a member of the league when the press release announcing the establishment of the New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings on April 18, 2023.
*On April 18, 2023 the league announced the addition of the Hooksett, New Hampshire based New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings for the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Tri-Town Ice Arena.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36493 On March 16, 2023 the organization was also announced as having a team in the North American Hockey League also to be based out the the arena and starting play with the 2023-24 season.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36290
*On August 9, 2023 the league announced that the Milwaukee Power had been sold and would be relabeled as the West Bend Power. The team would abandon playing some home games in Mequon, Wisconsin.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36831
*On August 18, 2023 the league announces that the Butte Cobras would be renamed the Butte Irish, which was the name of the previous junior team in the city which had played in the America West Hockey League from 1996 to 2002 and became the Wichita Falls Rustlers and eventually the Wichita Falls Wildcats.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36858
*On December 13, 2023 the league announced the addition of the Tulsa Jr. Oilers to the league for the 2024-25 season. The team will be affiliated with the Tulsa Oilers organization and play of of the WeStreet Ice Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.https://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=37627
*On April 11, 2024 the league announced the aproval of the membership of the Minnesota Wilderness, who would likely be based out of Eveleth, Minnesota. The franchise is actually the purchase and relocation of the Minnesota Loons from Breezy Point, Minnesota. The name is also the name of a current North American Hockey League team based out of Cloquet, Minnesota with the new team taking on the NAHL team colors and logo.https://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=38579
*On April 17, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Maine Nordiques (NA3HL) to the league for the 2024-25 season. The team will play out of The Colisée in Lewiston, Maine along with the NAHL's Maine Nordiques (NAHL).https://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=38630
*On May 9, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Binghamton Buzz to the league for the 2024-25 season. The team will be based out of the Ice Center at SUNY Broome Community College.https://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=38812
*On May 10, 2024 the league announced the relocation of the Oregon Tradesmen to Blaine, Minnesota where they will be known as the Minnesota Moose. The team will be based out of the Fogerty Arena.https://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=38824
*On May 11, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Carolina Rage to the league for the 2025-26 season. The team was previously a member of the Carolinas Hockey League which suspended play prior to the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Greer Ice Station in Greer, South Carolina.https://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=38829
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Oregon Tradesmen 	Oregon, Wisconsin 	Oregon Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peoria Mustangs 	Peoria, Illinois 	Owens Recreation Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Louis Jr. Blues 	Affton, Missouri 	Affton Ice Rink 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wausau Cyclones 	Wausau, Wisconsin 	Marathon Park Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
West Bend Power 	West Bend, Wisconsin 	Kettle Moraine Ice Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wisconsin Woodsmen 	Tomah, Wisconsin 	Tomah Ice Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 	Danbury, Connecticut 	Danbury Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long Beach Sharks 	Long Beach, New York 	Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings	Hooksett, New Hampshire 	Tri-Town Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Jersey Titans 	Middletown, New Jersey 	Middletown Ice World Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Norwich Sea Captains 	Norwich, Connecticut 	RoseGarden Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Northeast Generals 	Attleboro, Massachusetts 	New England Sports Village 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Badlands Sabres 	Rapid City, South Dakota 	Roosevelt Park Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bozeman Icedogs 	Bozeman, Montana 	Haynes Pavilion 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Butte Irish 	Butte, Montana 	Butte Community Ice Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gillette Wild 	Gillette, Wyoming 	Campbell County Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Great Falls Americans 	Great Falls, Montana 	Great Falls Ice Plex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Helena Bighorns 	Helena, Montana 	Helena Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sheridan Hawks 	Sheridan, Wyoming 	Sheridan Ice M&M’s Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Yellowstone Quake 	Cody, Wyoming 	Victor J. Riley Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Atlanta Capitals 	Atlanta, Georgia 	Center Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Austin Ice Bats 	Austin, Texas 	Chaparral Ice 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
El Paso Rhinos 	El Paso, Texas 	El Paso County Coliseum 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Louisiana Drillers 	Lafayette, Louisiana 	Planet Ice 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars 	Euless, Texas 	Dr. Pepper StarCenter (Euless)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Mexico Ice Wolves 	Albuquerque, New Mexico 	Outpost Ice Arenas 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	North Richland Hills, Texas	NYTEX Sports Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Texas RoadRunners 	College Station, Texas 	Spirit Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexandria Blizzard 	Alexandria, Minnesota 	Runestone Community Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Granite City Lumberjacks 	Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 	Armadillo Deck Sports Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Minnesota Loons 	Breezy Point, Minnesota 	Breezy Point Hockey Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mason City Toros 	Mason City, Iowa 	Mason City MPA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester, Minnesota 	Rochester Recreation Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Willmar WarHawks 	Willmar, Minnesota 	Willmar Civic Center Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===Central Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Wausau Cyclones 	47	36	10	0 	1 	211	114	73
West Bend Power 	47	32	12	1 	2 	166	124	67
Oregon Tradesmen 	47	32	14	1 	0 	198	147	65
Wisconsin Woodsmen 	47	24	20	1 	2 	165	131	51
Peoria Mustangs 	47	13	30	3 	1 	108	175	30
St. Louis Jr. Blues	47	8 	35	1 	3 	106	227	20
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Northeast Generals 	47	41	5 	0 	1 	191	90 	83
Norwich Sea Captains 	47	30	15	1 	1 	172	118	62
New Jersey Titans 	47	23	21	1 	2 	144	160	49
New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings	47	21	21	4 	1 	133	128	47
Long Beach Sharks 	47	12	33	1 	1 	108	171	26
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 	47	8 	37	2 	0 	93 	201	18
===Frontier Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Helena Bighorns 	47	44	2 	1 	0 	278	95 	89
Gillette Wild 	47	40	6 	0 	1 	288	111	81
Bozeman Icedogs 	47	30	16	0 	1 	196	152	61
Great Falls Americans	47	22	23	0 	2 	134	165	46
Badlands Sabres 	47	19	22	3 	3 	157	164	44
Sheridan Hawks 	47	19	24	2 	2 	158	198	42
Butte Irish 	47	16	29	2 	0 	139	195	34
Yellowstone Quake 	47	0 	44	3 	0 	60 	328	3
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
New Mexico Ice Wolves	47	38	7 	2 	0 	206	70 	78
El Paso Rhinos 	47	32	13	1 	1 	194	103	66
Louisiana Drillers 	47	30	15	0 	2 	207	129	62
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	47	28	13	3 	3 	196	98 	62
Texas RoadRunners 	47	28	14	4 	1 	188	106	61
Atlanta Capitals 	47	20	23	3 	1 	144	168	44
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars 	47	9 	38	0 	0 	78 	349	18
Austin Ice Bats 	47	3 	42	2 	0 	70 	273	8
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Granite City Lumberjacks	47	36	9 	0 	2 	244	104	74
Rochester Grizzlies 	47	35	9 	1 	2 	221	120	73
Alexandria Blizzard 	47	27	16	3 	1 	176	132	58
Mason City Toros 	47	24	20	3 	0 	201	167	51
Willmar WarHawks 	47	16	28	2 	1 	160	189	35
Minnesota Loons 	47	3 	42	1 	1 	79 	367	8
==Playoffs==
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The Divison semifinal and Divison final rounds are best-of-three The Divison winners and a wild card entry qualify for the Fraser Cup.
===Central Division Semifinals===
*Wausau Cyclones defeated Wisconsin Woodsmen 2 games to none (3-2, 5-3) 
*West Bend Power defeated Oregon Tradesmen 2 games to 1 (3-2, 1-4, 5-1)
===East Division Semifinals===
*Northeast Generals defeated New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings 2 games to none (3-2, 4-2) 
*Norwich Sea Captains defeated New Jersey Titans 2 games to 1 (3-2, 2-5, 5-2)
===Frontier Division Semifinals===
*Helena Bighorns defeated Great Falls Americans 2 games to none (6-1, 3-1)
*Gillette Wild defeated Bozeman Icedogs 2 games to none (15-2, 7-4)
===South Division Semifinals===
*New Mexico Ice Wolves defeated Texas Jr. Brahmas 2 games to none (3-2, 3-1)
*Louisiana Drillers defeated El Paso Rhinos 2 games to none (5-2, 3-2)
===West Division Semifinals===
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Mason City Toros 2 games to 1 (0-2, 4-3, 4-3)
*Rochester Grizzlies defeated Alexandria Blizzard 2 games to none (6-3, 5-2)
===Central Division Final===
*West Bend Power defeated Wausau Cyclones 2 games to none (5-0, 1-0 (2ot))
===East Division Final===
*Northeast Generals defeated Norwich Sea Captains 2 games to none (5-2, 5-2)
===Frontier Division Final===
*Helena Bighorns defeated Gillette Wild 2 games to none (5-1, 6-2)
===South Division Final===
*Louisiana Drillers defeated New Mexico Ice Wolves 2 games to 1 (5-4 (ot), 0-6, 2-1 (2ot))
===West Division Final===
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Rochester Grizzlies 2 games to none (3-2, 3-1)
==2024 Fraser Cup==
The 2024 Fraser Cup Championship, which crowns the National playoff champion of the NA3HL, will take place at the St. Peters Rec Plex in St. Peters, Missouri from March 20-24. The 2024 NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament will also take place at the St. Peters Rec Plex in St. Peters, Missouri.
===Format===
The five division playoff winners and a wildcard team advance to the Fraser Cup. The teams are seeded and divided into two three team pools based on regular season point totals with the wild card being seeded 6th and play each of the two teams in their pool with the top two teams in each pool advancing to a single elimination cross over semifinal with the pool winner of one pool playing the 2nd place team in the other pool. The semifinal winners meet for the Fraser Cup championship.
===Qualified Teams===
*Central Division: West Bend Power
*East Division: Northeast Generals
*Frontier Division: Helena Bighorns
*South Division: Louisiana Drillers
*West Division: Granite City Lumberjacks
*Wild Card: Gillette Wild
===Pool A===
====Results====
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated West Bend Power 4-2
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Gillette Wild 6-1 
*Gillette Wild defeated West Bend Power 5-1
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Granite City Lumberjacks	2 	2	0	0 	0 	10	3 	6
Gillette Wild 	2 	1	1	0 	0 	6 	7 	3
West Bend Power 	2 	0	2	0 	0 	3 	9 	0
===Pool B===
====Results====
*Helena Bighorns defeated Louisiana Drillers 7-2
*Helena Bighorns defeated Northeast Generals 4-1
*Northeast Generals defeated Louisiana Drillers 3-0
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Helena Bighorns 	2 	2	0	0 	0 	11	3 	6
Northeast Generals	2 	1	1	0 	0 	4 	4 	3
Louisiana Drillers	2 	0	2	0 	0 	2 	10	0
===Semifinals===
*Helena Bighorns defeated Gillette Wild 3-1
*Northeast Generals defeated Granite City Lumberjacks 2-1
===Final===
*Helena Bighorns defeated Northeast Generals 2-1
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:NA3HL seasons