2022-23 HJBHL season

This is the 2022-23 Heritage Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 35th season.
==Membership changes==
*Due to the non-availability of the Lomond Community Centre due to a major renovation to the whole facility, the Lomond Lakers played their home games out of the Vulcan Arena in Vulcan, Alberta for 2021-22, which is about 50 km west of Lomond, Alberta. The team would end up sitting out the 2022-23 season as the arena in Lomond was not available and the traveling had been burdensome on the players. On May 15th the Lomond Lakers released a statement indicating they would be sitting out the 2022-23.https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=396416915827340&set=pb.100063771034338.-2207520000..
*The Stettler Lightning are taking an additional year off.
*The Kainai Junior Braves scheduled a spring camp for April 29 - May 1. The team was not listed on the league schedule when it was released in mid-August.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division
Airdrie Thunder 	Airdrie 	Ron Ebbesen Arena 	 	
Mountainview Colts 	Didsbury 	Didsbury Recreation Complex 	 	
Ponoka Stampeders 	Ponoka 	Ponoka Culture & Recreation Complex	 	
Red Deer Vipers 	Red Deer 	Servus Arena 	 	
Rocky Rams 	Rocky Mountain House	Rocky Arena Complex-Bunch Arena 	 	
Sylvan Lake Wranglers 	Sylvan Lake 	Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre 	 	
Three Hills Thrashers 	Three Hills 	Three Hills Centennial Place 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division
Coaldale Copperheads 	Coaldale 	Coaldale Arena 	 	
Cochrane Generals 	Cochrane 	Cochrane Arena 	 	
High River Flyers 	High River 	Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex 	 	
Medicine Hat Cubs 	Medicine Hat 	Kinplex 	 	
Okotoks Bisons 	Okotoks 	Murray Arena 	 	
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	Strathmore 	Strathmore Family Centre 	 	
==Standings==
===Northern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Sylvan Lake Wranglers	38	25	9 	4 	166	124	54
Airdrie Thunder 	38	23	13	2 	150	135	48
Mountainview Colts 	38	21	15	2 	152	140	44
Rocky Rams 	38	14	19	5 	135	163	33
Red Deer Vipers 	38	12	24	2 	108	171	26
Three Hills Thrashers	38	11	25	2 	128	218	24
===Southern Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Okotoks Bisons 	38	35	3 	0 	188	76 	70
Medicine Hat Cubs 	38	27	8 	3 	220	130	57
Cochrane Generals 	38	23	12	3 	184	132	48
Strathmore Wheatland Kings	38	18	18	2 	125	138	38
Coaldale Copperheads 	38	13	20	5 	139	169	31
High River Flyers 	38	6 	29	3 	102	201	15
==Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify for the playoffs. The top two seeds earn a bye into the division semifinals. The 3rd place team plays the 6th place team and the 4th place team plays the 5th place team in a best-of-five qualifying round. The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-seven division semifinal round. The division semifinal winners meet in the best-of-seven division final round. The division winners meet in the best-of-five league championship series. For overtime play the league uses one ten minute overtime period followed by 20 minute overtime periods.
Both finalists qualify for the 2023 Russ Barnes Trophy which determines the provincial champion.
===Division Quarterfinals===
====North====
*Mountainview Colts defeated Three Hills Thrashers 2 games to none
*Rocky Rams defeated Red Deer Vipers 2 games to 1
====South====
*Cochrane Generals defeated High River Flyers 2 games to none
*Strathmore Wheatland Kings defeated Coaldale Copperheads 2 games to 1
===Division Semifinals===
====North====
*Sylvan Lake Wranglers defeated Rocky Rams 4 games to 2
*Airdrie Thunder defeated Mountainview Colts 4 games to 2
====South====
*Okotoks Bisons defeated Strathmore Wheatland Kings 4 games to none 
*Medicine Hat Cubs defeated Cochrane Generals 4 games to 2
===Division Finals===
====North====
*Sylvan Lake Wranglers defeated Airdrie Thunder 4 games to 2
====South====
*Okotoks Bisons defeated Medicine Hat Cubs 4 games to none
===League Final===
*Okotoks Bisons defeated Sylvan Lake Wranglers 3 games to none
The Okotoks Bisons advance to the 2023 Russ Barnes Trophy.
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:HJBHL seasons