2023 Hockey Northwestern Ontario Men’s U18 National Club Championship Playoffs

This is the 2023 Hockey Northwestern Ontario Men’s U18National Club Championship Playoffs. The winner receives the Don Smith Cup and advances to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship West Regional
The Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA joined the Greater Toronto Hockey League for the 2021-22 season. They also participated in the league playoffs for the 2021-22 season.
The Kenora AAA Thistles are members of the Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League. But due to restrictions in place caused by a spike in cases of COVID-19 across Ontario they were forced to withdraw from the league for the balance of the 2021-22 season during the Christmas holiday break.
Despite each team already playing in a league, they are the only two teams playing at the U18 AAA level in the region sanctioned by Hockey Northwestern Ontario and with their leagues being in other sanctioning regions they are thus ineligible to compete in Telus Cup qualifying in their home leagues. All games are played at the Kenora Recreation Centre in Kenora, Ontario. 
The series winner advances to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship West Regional being held at the Warman Home Centre Communiplex in Warman, Saskatchewan hosted by the Warman Wildcats (AAA)
==Series==
Game 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Venue
1 	March 24 	Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA 	4-5 	Kenora AAA Thistles 	Kenora Recreation Centre
2 	March 25 	Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA 	4-0 	Kenora AAA Thistles 	Kenora Recreation Centre
3 	March 26 	Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA 	5-2 	Kenora AAA Thistles 	Kenora Recreation Centre
The Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA win the series 2-games-to-1 and advance to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship West Regional.	The Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA win the series 2-games-to-1 and advance to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship West Regional.	The Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA win the series 2-games-to-1 and advance to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship West Regional.	The Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA win the series 2-games-to-1 and advance to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship West Regional.	The Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA win the series 2-games-to-1 and advance to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship West Regional.	
==Links==
tournament website
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