2022-23 NCJHL season

This is the 2022-23 National Capital Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 12th season under this name and 53rd season overall dating back to it's founding as the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League.
==Membership Changes==
*The Bytown Royals took a one year sabbatical for the 2021-22 season to be able to build a more competitive team. On June 7. 2022 it was announced the Bytown Royals franchise was purchased and approved for relocation to Westport, Ontario for the 2022-23 season. https://villageofwestport.ca/2120-2/ The previous version of the Westport Rideaus were relocated to Smiths Falls during the 2022 off-season.https://twitter.com/SFJrBears/status/1559239032655253504
*The South Grenville Rangers announced on August 1, 2023 that the team would relocate to the Prescott Arena in Prescott, which was their home for the 2017-18 season, prior to the start of the 2023-24 season.https://www.southgrenvillerangers.com/teams/default.asp?u=SOUTHGRENVILLERANGER&s=hockey&p=newsstory&newsID=44324.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	Founded
Almonte Inferno 	Almonte 	Almonte Community Centre 	2017
Clarence Castors 	Clarence, Ontario 	Clarence Creek Arena 	1987
Gatineau Hull Volant 	Gatineau, Quebec 	Robert Guertin Centre 	2006
Metcalfe Jets 	Metcalfe, Ontario 	Larry Robinson Arena 	2017
Morrisburg Lions 	Morrisburg, Ontario 	Morrisburg Arena 	1971
North Dundas Rockets 	Chesterville, Ontario 	Chesterville & District Arena 	2011
South Grenville Rangers	Prescott, Ontario 	Leo Boivin Community Centre 	2017
Saint-Isidore Eagles 	St. Isidore de Prescott, Ontario	St. Isidore Arena 	1974
Vankleek Hill Cougars 	Vankleek Hill, Ontario 	Vankleek Hill Community Centre	1991
Westport Rideaus 	Westport 	Westport Community Arena 	2022
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
South Grenville Rangers	35	26	6 	2	1 	177	101	55
Clarence Castors 	35	24	8 	2	1 	174	110	51
North Dundas Rockets 	36	24	10	2	0 	166	119	50
Gatineau Hull Volant 	36	22	13	0	1 	182	125	45
Vankleek Hill Cougars 	36	20	12	2	2 	150	111	44
Saint-Isidore Eagles 	36	20	13	1	2 	153	143	43
Morrisburg Lions 	36	13	21	0	2 	178	201	28
Westport Rideaus 	36	11	22	2	1 	129	194	25
Almonte Inferno 	36	10	22	2	2 	116	168	24
Metcalfe Jets 	36	2 	32	1	1 	89 	239	6
==Playoffs==
The top nine teams qualify for the playoffs. The eighth and ninth place teams meet in a best-of-three series with the winner becoming the eighth seed. The quarterfinal round is best-of-five, the semifinal and final rounds are best-of-seven.
===Preliminary Round===
*Almonte Inferno defeated Westport Rideaus 2 games to 1
===Quarterfinals===
*South Grenville Rangers defeated Almonte Inferno 3 games to 1
*Clarence Castors defeated Morrisburg Lions 3 games to 2
*North Dundas Rockets defeated Saint-Isidore Eagles 3 games to 1
*Gatineau Hull Volant defeated Vankleek Hill Cougars 3 games to 2
===Semifinals===
*Gatineau Hull Volant defeated South Grenville Rangers 4 games to 3
*Clarence Castors defeated North Dundas Rockets 4 games to 2
===Final===
*Gatineau Hull Volant defeated Clarence Castors 4 games to none
==References==
Category:2022-23 in ice hockey
Category:National Capital Junior Hockey League