2021-22 NA3HL Season

This is the 2021-22 North American 3 Hockey League season. This is the league's 12th season under this name and it's 24th dating back to it founding as the Central States Hockey League in 1988.
==Membership Changes==
===For 2021-22===
*On March 5, 2021, the North American Hockey League announced the Board of Governors approval of the relocation of the Amarillo Bulls to Mason City, Iowa to be based out of the Mason City MPA. The ownership of the team already operates a team in the North American 3 Hockey League out of the arena. The former Amarillo Bulls will also take the name North Iowa Bulls.http://www.nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=31228 On June 1st the NA3HL team was announced as being renamed the Mason City Toros.http://www.na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=32028
*On April 23rd the Wausau RiverWolves were announced as being sold and were renamed the Wausau Cycloneshttps://www.wausaucyclones.com/2371-2
*On April 27th the league announced that the Missoula Bruins franchise had been sold and would be moving to Roosevelt Park Ice Arena in Rapid City, South Dakota and would be renamed the Badlands Sabres.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=31753
*On April 27th the league announced the addition of an expansion team to be based out of the Chaparral Ice in Austin, Texas. The team will be known as the Austin Ice Bats. A previous minor league team by the same name played in the same arena from 1996 to 2008.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=31751
*On April 28th the league announced that the inactive membership of the Breezy Point North Stars was purchased and that the Minnesota Loons will take to the ice for the 2021-22 season. The organization will continue to play out of the Breezy Point Hockey Center in Breezy Point, Minnesotahttp://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=31759
*On April 30th the league announced the addition of the Norwich Sea Captains. The ownership purchased the dormant membership of the Skylands Kings who withdrew after the 2019-20 season. The team will be based out of the RoseGarden Ice Arena in Norwich, Connecticut.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=31781
*The Wausau RiverWolves were sold during the off-season and renamed the Wausau Cyclones.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=32366
*The Oklahoma City Blazers were renamed the Oklahoma City Ice Hawks.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=32341
===For 2022-23===
* On March 4, 2022 the league announced the addition of the New Mexico Ice Wolves to be based out of the Outpost Ice Arenas in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The team ownership already has a team that has played in the North American Hockey League since the 2019-20 season.
==Current Teams==
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Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milwaukee Power 	Mequon, Wisconsin/West Bend, Wisconsin	Ozaukee Ice Center/Kettle Moraine Ice Center	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Oregon Tradesmen 	Oregon, Wisconsin 	Oregon Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peoria Mustangs 	Peoria, Illinois 	Owens Recreation Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester, Minnesota 	Rochester Recreation Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Louis Jr. Blues 	Affton, Missouri 	Affton Ice Rink 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wausau Cyclones 	Wausau, Wisconsin 	Marathon Park Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bay State Bobcats 	Holyoke, Massachusetts 	Fitzpatrick Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 	Danbury, Connecticut 	Danbury Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long Beach Sharks 	Long Beach, New York 	Long Beach Municipal 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 Cobras 	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) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Oklahoma City Ice Hawks 	Edmond, Oklahoma 	Arctic Edge Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Ulm Steel 	New Ulm, Minnesota 	New Ulm Civic Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mason City Toros 	Mason City, Iowa 	Mason City MPA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Willmar WarHawks 	Willmar, Minnesota 	Willmar Civic Center Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===Central Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Rochester Grizzlies	47	38	6 	2 	1 	207	81 	79
Peoria Mustangs 	47	32	10	4 	1 	178	97 	69
Oregon Tradesmen 	47	26	15	2 	4 	168	138	58
Wausau Cyclones 	47	21	24	1 	1 	122	159	44
Milwaukee Power 	47	18	26	2 	1 	133	172	39
St. Louis Jr. Blues	47	6 	38	1 	2 	85 	251	15
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Northeast Generals 	47	45	2 	0 	0 	251	83 	90
Long Beach Sharks 	47	28	14	4 	3 	150	122	63
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	47	27	16	1 	3 	169	144	58
Bay State Bobcats 	47	15	30	1 	1 	119	181	32
New Jersey Titans 	47	14	32	1 	0 	110	214	29
Norwich Sea Captains 	47	8 	32	6 	1 	106	199	23
===Frontier Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Helena Bighorns 	47	42	3 	2 	0 	289	94 	86
Gillette Wild 	47	41	4 	2 	0 	255	94 	84
Bozeman Icedogs 	47	26	17	3 	1 	194	183	56
Great Falls Americans	47	22	20	3 	2 	181	172	49
Badlands Sabres 	47	19	25	2 	1 	154	216	41
Butte Cobras 	47	19	26	2 	0 	172	195	40
Yellowstone Quake 	47	13	31	3 	0 	128	246	29
Sheridan Hawks 	47	6 	40	1 	0 	112	283	13
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	47	40	6 	0 	1 	285	114	81
Oklahoma City Ice Hawks	47	33	12	2 	0 	286	158	68
El Paso Rhinos 	47	33	13	1 	0 	288	140	67
Texas RoadRunners 	47	31	13	2 	1 	206	119	65
Louisiana Drillers 	47	13	33	1 	0 	143	262	27
Atlanta Capitals 	47	10	37	0 	0 	124	107	20
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars 	47	10	37	0 	0 	124	307	20
Austin Ice Bats 	47	3 	44	0 	0 	84 	338	6
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Granite City Lumberjacks	47	44	3 	0 	0 	284	67 	88
Mason City Toros 	47	33	13	1 	0 	241	117	67
Willmar WarHawks 	47	32	14	1 	0 	219	121	65
Alexandria Blizzard 	47	25	20	1 	1 	199	169	52
New Ulm Steel 	47	10	36	1 	0 	98 	245	21
Minnesota Loons 	47	5 	42	0 	0 	88 	341	10
==Playoffs==
===Frontier Division Play-in Round===
*Bozeman Icedogs defeated Butte Cobras 2 games to none
*Great Falls Americans defeated Badlands Sabres 2 games to none
===Central Division Semifinals===
*Rochester Grizzlies defeated Wausau Cyclones 2 games to none
*Oregon Tradesmen defeated Peoria Mustangs 2 games to none
===East Division Semifinals===
*Northeast Generals defeated Bay State Bobcats 2 games to none
*Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks defeated Long Beach Sharks 2 games to none
===Frontier Division Semifinals===
*Helena Bighorns defeated Great Falls Americans 2 games to none
*Gillette Wild defeated Bozeman Icedogs 2 games to none
===South Division Semifinals===
*Texas RoadRunners defeated Texas Jr. Brahmas 2 games to 1
*El Paso Rhinos defeated Oklahoma City Ice Hawks 2 games to 1
===West Division Semifinals===
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Alexandria Blizzard 2 games to none
*Mason City Toros defeated Willmar WarHawks 2 games to none
===Central Division Final===
*Rochester Grizzlies defeated Oregon Tradesmen 2 games to 1
===East Division Final===
*Northeast Generals defeated Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 2 games to 1
===Frontier Division Final===
*Helena Bighorns defeated Gillette Wild 2 games to 1
===South Division Final===
*El Paso Rhinos defeated Texas RoadRunners 2 games to none
===West Division Final===
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Mason City Toros 2 games to 1
==2022 Fraser Cup==
The 2022 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 23-27. The 2022 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: Rochester Grizzlies
*East Division: Northeast Generals
*Frontier Division: Helena Bighorns
*South Division: El Paso Rhinos
*West Division: Granite City Lumberjacks
*Wild Card: Gillette Wild
===Pool A===
Seeds: 1, 4, 6 
====Results====
*Northeast Generals defeated Rochester Grizzlies 5-2 
*Northeast Generals defeated Gillette Wild 3-2 
*Rochester Grizzlies defeated Gillette Wild 4-2 
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Northeast Generals 	2 	2	0	0 	0 	8 	4 	6
Rochester Grizzlies	2 	1	1	0 	0 	6 	7 	3
Gillette Wild 	2 	0	2	0 	0 	4 	7 	0
===Pool B===
Seeds 2, 3, 5 
====Results====
*Helena Bighorns defeated Granite City Lumberjacks 2-0
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated El Paso Rhinos 5-0
*Helena Bighorns defeated El Paso Rhinos 4-0 
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Helena Bighorns 	2 	2	0	0 	0 	6 	0 	6
Granite City Lumberjacks	2 	1	1	0 	0 	5 	2 	3
El Paso Rhinos 	2 	0	2	0 	0 	0 	9 	0
===Semifinals===
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Northeast Generals 4-3
*Rochester Grizzlies defeated Helena Bighorns 4-1 
===Final===
*Rochester Grizzlies defeated Granite City Lumberjacks 4-0 
==References==
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