2022-23 Beausejour Senior Hockey League season

This is the 2022-23 Beausejour Senior Hockey League season. The league started play with the 2019-20 playing season. The league is in the footprint of the former North East Senior Hockey League which played from 2010 to 2018.
==Membership Changes==
*On July 5, 2022 the Cap-Pele Pecheur announced on their facebook page that the league would be up to six teams for 2022-23 (Cap-Pele Pecheur, Bouctouche JCs, Springhill Coal Miners (Springhill, Nova Scotia), Elsipogtog Hawks, Miramichi Northmen, and River Valley Lumberjacks (Doaktown, New Brunswick).https://www.facebook.com/CPPecheurs/posts/pfbid0EgCTDX3s9igJ149zc3dwuosxD7SicoVKkjuAsJrWAjPJFqjaAbhUa1Lm8HWG2fGQl
*On October 12th the league would confirm the addition of Miramichi, River Valley, and Springhill. As part of the same announcement it was announced that the Cap-Pele Pecheur would not be participating for the season as they were not able to secure ice time at the Cap-Pelé Arena as a Junior B team was started in Cap Pele and were given ice time without the apparent knowledge of the Senior A team.
*On November 4, 2022 the league announced the addition of the Dalhousie Marauders, Shippagan Marchands and the Tracadie Alpines from the Ligue de Hockey Senior Acadie-Chaleur which apparently is not operating for the 2022-23 season. The three teams will make up the North Division.
*On May 1, 2023 the league announced that at their Annual General Meeting the league voted to add the Grand Lake Sturgeons 
==Teams==
===East Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Tenure
Bouctouche JCs 	Bouctouche, New Brunswick	JK Irving Centre 	2019-present
Elsipogtog Hawks 	Richibucto, New Brunswick	Kent North Imperial Centre 	2019-present
Miramichi Northmen 	Miramichi, New Brunswick 	Miramichi Civic Centre 	2022-present
River Valley Lumberjacks	Doaktown, New Brunswick 	Prospect Place 	2022-present
Springhill Coal Miners 	Springhill, Nova Scotia 	Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre	2022-present
===North Division===
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Tenure
Dalhousie Marauders	Dalhousie, New Brunswick 	Inch Arran Arena 	2022-present
Shippagan Marchands	Shippegan Parish, New Brunswick 	Centre Réal-Cormier 	2022-present
Tracadie Alpines 	Tracadie Regional Municipality, New Brunswick	Arena du Complexe Rev. SA Dionne	2022-present
===On Hiatus===
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Tenure
Cap-Pele Pecheur	Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick	Cap-Pelé Arena	2019-present
==Standings==
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Elsipogtog Hawks 	22	18	3 	1 	124	80 	37
Bouctouche JCs 	22	16	6 	0 	120	68 	32
River Valley Lumberjacks	22	11	11	0 	85 	106	22
Miramichi Northmen 	22	8 	11	3 	79 	84 	19
Springhill Coal Miners 	22	9 	12	1 	81 	114	19
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF	GA	Pts
Shippagan Marchands	18	10	8 	0 	75	65	20
Dalhousie Marauders	18	6 	10	2 	77	93	14
Tracadie Alpines 	18	4 	13	1 	62	93	9
==Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify. In the West Division the second and third place teams meet in a best-of-seven series with the winner meeting the first place team in a best-of-seven series. In the East Division the fourth place team meets the fifth place team in a series to determine the fourth seed, and then play the first place team in the division semifinals, the second and third place team meet in the division semifinals.
===East Division Quarterfinal===
*Springhill Coal Miners defeated Miramichi Northmen 2 games to 1
===West Division Semifinals===
*Tracadie Alpines defeated Dalhousie Marauders 4 games to 2
===East Division Semifinals=== 
*Elsipogtog Hawks defeated Springhill Coal Miners 3 games to none
*Bouctouche JCs defeated River Valley Lumberjacks 4 games to 1
===West Division Final===
*Tracadie Alpines defeated Shippagan Marchands 4 games to none
===East Division final===
*Elsipogtog Hawks defeated Bouctouche JCs 4 games to 3
===Final===
On April 9th the league issued the following release on its' website:
*The BSHL was advised that the Elsipogtog Hawks will be unable to participate in the championship final series due to a shortage of players because of work commitments and the lateness of this series. Our apology goes out to all the Elsipogtog and Tracadie fans. The league will need to adjust scheduling next season so as assure that all playoff series will be completed by April 1st. A huge thank you to all BSHL fans for your tremendous support all season.
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:Beausejour Senior Hockey League seasons