2012-13 AWHL Season

The 2012–13 AWHL season was the 2nd season of the America West Hockey League. The regular season schedule ran from September 28, 2012 to March 2, 2013.
== Team changes ==
The Yellowstone Quake joined the AWHL for the 2012-13 season. The Quake, who previously played in the Northern Pacific Hockey League, will be the league's 7th member.
The Glacier Nationals of the Northern Pacific Hockey League played 20 games (10 home, 10 away) against AWHL teams. This was done to help alleviate the travel time Glacier had to make to play teams in their league. Glacier is the farthest east of all of the NORPAC teams.
==Regular season==
===Final Standings===
 American West Hockey League
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1	Helena Bighorns 	48	44	2 	2	0	334	55 	90
2	Yellowstone Quake 	48	35	11	2	0	234	155	72
3	Gillette Wild 	48	30	14	4	0	224	165	64
4	Missoula Maulers 	48	28	18	1	1	219	152	58
5	Billings Bulls 	48	20	23	3	2	142	176	45
6	Great Falls Americans	48	16	30	1	1	129	194	34
7	Bozeman Icedogs 	48	1 	47	0	0	72 	376	2
==Playoffs==
===AWHL Semifinals===
The Helena Bighorns swept the Missoula Maulers in three games to advance to the finals. The Yellowstone Quake also swept the Gillette Wild in three games to reach the finals.
===AWHL Finals===
The Helena Bighorns swept the Yellowstone Quake in three games to win the 2012-2013 AWHL Championship.
==USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship==
By winning the AWHL Championship, Helena earned a birth to the 2013 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship in Rochester, Minnesota.
The Bighorns went 2-1 in pool play, with a 2-1 overtime win against the New Jersey Rockets, an 11-2 win over the Boch Blazers, and a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Knights. The Bighorns earned the 2nd seed in their group and advanced to the semifinals, losing to the eventual national champion North Iowa Bulls 3-2 in 2OT.
==External links==
* AWHL Website
* 2012-13 AWHL Schedule
* 2012-13 AWHL Standings
* 2013 Tier III Junior Nationals Website
==References==
Category:2013 in hockey
Category:American West Hockey League seasons