2022-23 AEHL season

This is the 2022-23 Alberta Elite Hockey League U18AAA season.
==Membership Changes==
*The three Edmonton teams (Canadian Athletic Club, Maple Leaf Athletic Club, and South Side Athletics) are replaced by two teams that are created out of an affiliation between Hockey Edmonton and the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue and Edmonton Jr. Oilers Orange).https://www.u18aaa.ca/hockey-edmonton-and-the-edmonton-oilers-announce-partnership Both teams continue to be based out of the Bill Hunter Arena as the previous three teams were.
==Teams==
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division
Team 	City 	Primary Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue 	Edmonton 	Bill Hunter Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Edmonton Jr. Oilers Orange	Edmonton 	Bill Hunter Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fort Saskatchewan Rangers 	Fort Saskatchewan 	Jubilee Recreation Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Grande Peace Storm 	Grande Prairie, Alberta	Coca-Cola Centre North 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Leduc Oil Kings 	Leduc 	Leduc Recreation Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lloydminster Bobcats AAA 	Lloydminster 	Lloydminster Centennial Civic Centre	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Albert Raiders AAA 	St. Albert 	Jarome Iginla Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sherwood Park Kings AAA 	Sherwood Park 	Randy Rosen Rink 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division
Team 	City 	Primary Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Airdrie Bisons 	Airdrie, Alberta	Ron Ebbesen Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Calgary Buffalos 	Calgary 	Cardel Rec South 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Calgary Flames AAA 	Calgary 	Father David Bauer Olympic Arena	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Calgary Northstars AAA 	Calgary 	Max Bell Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Calgary Royals AAA 	Calgary 	Stu Peppard Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lethbridge Hurricanes AAA	Lethbridge 	Nicholas Sheran Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Okotoks Oilers AAA 	Okotoks 	Pason Centennial Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Red Deer Chiefs AAA 	Red Deer 	Servus Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Regular Season Structure== 
*Each team plays 38 games playing all the other division members in a double home and home as well as each non-division opponent once. Three of the non-divisional opponents are played in a league showcase held October 8-9 at the Terwilligar Arenas in Edmonton.
==Standings==
North Division 	GP	W 	OL	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts'''
St. Albert Raiders AAA 	38	26	9 	2 	1	153	103	55
Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue 	38	24	11	2 	1	143	106	37
Sherwood Park Kings AAA 	38	19	12	2 	5	150	132	45
Lloydminster Bobcats AAA 	38	19	16	1 	2	136	127	41
Fort Saskatchewan Rangers 	38	15	18	2 	3	130	136	35
Edmonton Jr. Oilers Orange	38	13	18	5 	2	113	122	33
Leduc Oil Kings 	38	14	22	1 	1	128	154	30
Grande Peace Storm 	38	6 	27	3 	2	104	223	17
South Division 	GP	W 	L 	OL	T	GF 	GA 	Pts'''
Calgary Buffalos 	38	30	5 	1 	2	171	81 	63
Calgary Flames AAA 	38	23	12	2 	1	148	126	49
Calgary Royals AAA 	38	20	13	2 	3	154	132	45
Okotoks Oilers AAA 	38	21	14	1 	2	148	132	45
Lethbridge Hurricanes AAA 	38	17	16	2 	3	124	139	39
Calgary Northstars AAA 	38	14	16	3 	5	113	124	36
Red Deer Chiefs AAA 	38	13	19	3 	3	129	156	32
Airdrie Bisons 	38	11	23	2 	2	97 	148	26
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top six teams in each division advance to the playoffs. The top two teams earn a bye to the division semifinals with third place vs sixth place and fourth place vs fifth place. Teams are reseeded after the Division quarterfinals. Division semifinal winners meet in the Division final and division winners meet in the league final. All series except the final are best-of-three which is best-of-five.
The playoff champion advances to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship Pacific Regional championship against the champions of the BC Elite Hockey League-U18 AAA for a spot in the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship being held in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.
===Division Quarterfinals===
*Sherwood Park Kings AAA defeated Edmonton Jr. Oilers Orange 2 games to none
*Lloydminster Bobcats AAA defeated Fort Saskatchewan Rangers 2 games to none
*Calgary Royals AAA defeated Calgary Northstars AAA 2 games to 1
*Okotoks Oilers AAA defeated Lethbridge Hurricanes AAA 2 games to 1
===Division Semifinals===
*St. Albert Raiders AAA defeated Lloydminster Bobcats AAA 2 games to none
*Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue defeated Sherwood Park Kings AAA 2 games to none
*Calgary Buffalos defeated Okotoks Oilers AAA 2 games to none
*Calgary Flames AAA defeated Calgary Royals AAA 2 games to 1
===Division Finals===
*St. Albert Raiders AAA defeated Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue 3 games to 2
*Calgary Flames AAA defeated Calgary Buffalos 3 games to 2
===Final===
*Calgary Flames AAA defeated St. Albert Raiders AAA 3 games to none
The advance to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship Pacific Regional.
==Reference==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:Alberta Elite Hockey League seasons