2018-19 NA3HL Season

This is the 2018-19 North American 3 Hockey League season. This is the league's 9th season under this name and it's 21st dating back to it founding as the Central States Hockey League in 1988.
==Membership Changes==
*The whole East Division from 2017-18 North American 3 Hockey League withdrew from that league and joined the USPHL Premier Division. The Lansing Wolves, Metro Jets, Pittsburgh Vengeance, Southern Tier Xpress, Toledo Cherokee, and Wooster Oilers were announced on April 19th that the teams joined the United States Premier Hockey League and would form a Great Lakes Conference within the Premier Division.
*On April 30, 2018 the North American Hockey League announced that the Coulee Region Chill were sold and would be relocated about 90 miles (145km) north to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin playing out of the Chippewa Area Ice Arena. The team is being renamed to the Chippewa Steel. In a related move the La Crosse Freeze of the North American 3 Hockey League will have their membership transferred to nearby Onalaska, Wisconsin and would become the Coulee Region Chill to replace the NAHL team in that city.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=24017
*The Point Mallard Ducks organization was sold and relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where they were renamed the Milwaukee Power
*The Butte Cobras return to the league.
*According to published reports the Wisconsin Whalers folded in early September.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-special-report-na3hls-wisconsin-whalers-are-dead-and-more-teams-on-life-support/  However, the team has continued to play after the reports.
*The Rochester Rivermen apparently folded early in September of 2018.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/the-death-pool-special-report-na3hls-rochester-rivermen-are-dead/
==Current Teams==
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Coulee Region Chill 	La Crosse, Wisconsin 	Green Island Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts	Evansville, Indiana 	Swonder Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milwaukee Power 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Wilson Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peoria Mustangs 	Peoria, Illinois 	Owens Recreation Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Louis Jr. Blues 	Affton, Missouri 	Affton Ice Rink 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wausau RiverWolves 	Wausau, Wisconsin 	Marathon Park Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wisconsin Whalers 	Oregon, Wisconsin 	Oregon Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	Coastal Division 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cape Cod Islanders 	Falmouth, Massachusetts 	Falmouth Ice Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques 	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine 	Androscoggin Bank Colisée 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long Beach Sharks 	Long Beach, New York 	Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Maine Wild 	Biddeford, Maine 	Biddeford Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New England Stars 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts	Skate 3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Northeast Generals 	Attleboro, Massachusetts 	New England Sports Village 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division 	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division	Frontier Division
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bozeman Icedogs 	Bozeman, Montana 	Haynes Pavilion 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Butte Cobras 	Butte, Montana 	Butte Community Ice Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gillette Wild 	Gillette, Wyoming 	Campbell County Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Great Falls Americans 	Great Falls, Montana 	Great Falls Ice Plex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Helena Bighorns 	Helena, Montana 	Helena Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Missoula Bruins 	Missoula, Montana 	Glacier Ice Rink 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Yellowstone Quake 	Cody, Wyoming 	Victor J. Riley Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Northeast Division 	Northeast Division 	Northeast Division 	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Binghamton Jr Senators 	Binghamton, New York 	Ice House Sports Complex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niagara Falls PowerHawks 	Lockport, New York 	Hyde Park Ice Pavilion 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Oswego Stampede 	Oswego, New York 	Anthony J Crisafulli Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Skylands Kings 	Stockholm, New Jersey 	Skylands Ice World 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Atlanta Capitals 	Atlanta, Georgia 	Center Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
College Station Spirit 	College Station, Texas 	Spirit Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Louisiana Drillers 	Lafayette, Louisiana 	Planet Ice 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars 	Euless, Texas 	Dr. Pepper StarCenter (Euless)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	North Richland Hills, Texas	NYTEX Sports Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexandria Blizzard 	Alexandria, Minnesota 	Runestone Community Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Breezy Point North Stars 	Breezy Point, Minnesota 	Breezy Point Hockey Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Granite City Lumberjacks 	Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 	Armadillo Deck Sports Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Ulm Steel 	New Ulm, Minnesota 	New Ulm Civic Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
North Iowa Bulls 	Mason City, Iowa 	North Iowa Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rochester Ice Hawks 	Rochester, Minnesota 	Rochester Recreation Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Willmar WarHawks 	Willmar, Minnesota 	Willmar Civic Center Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===Central Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Coulee Region Chill 	47	36	9 	1 	1 	340	98 	74
St. Louis Jr. Blues 	47	35	9 	1 	2 	266	105	73
Milwaukee Power 	47	29	15	2 	1 	206	137	61
Peoria Mustangs 	47	26	18	2 	1 	207	117	55
Wisconsin Whalers 	47	23	24	0 	0 	186	218	46
Wausau RiverWolves 	47	9 	37	1 	0 	120	296	19
Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts	47	0 	47	0 	0 	49 	528	0
===Coastal Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques	47	43	4 	0 	0 	364	95 	86
Northeast Generals 	47	33	12	1 	1 	234	145	68
New England Stars 	47	31	12	4 	0 	187	112	66
Long Beach Sharks 	47	15	30	2 	0 	162	263	32
Maine Wild 	47	11	30	4 	2 	117	230	28
Cape Cod Islanders 	47	8 	37	2 	0 	155	334	18
===Frontier Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Helena Bighorns 	47	38	7 	2 	0 	252	115	78
Great Falls Americans	47	38	8 	0 	1 	258	96 	77
Bozeman Icedogs 	47	28	15	4 	0 	197	136	60
Missoula Bruins 	47	27	19	1 	0 	221	192	55
Gillette Wild 	47	23	21	2 	1 	175	169	49
Butte Cobras 	47	5 	39	2 	1 	101	333	13
Yellowstone Quake 	47	5 	40	2 	0 	121	286	12
===Northeast Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Binghamton Jr Senators 	47	41	6 	0 	0 	357	88 	82
Oswego Stampede 	47	23	21	2 	1 	182	179	49
Skylands Kings 	47	20	25	1 	1 	177	223	42
Niagara Falls PowerHawks	47	2 	43	2 	0 	81 	425	6
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	47	38	4 	2 	3 	230	94 	81
Louisiana Drillers 	47	33	12	2 	0 	226	131	68
Atlanta Capitals 	47	26	17	4 	0 	191	130	56
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars 	47	21	24	1 	1 	188	154	44
College Station Spirit	47	2 	44	1 	0 	69 	367	5
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Granite City Lumberjacks	47	37	8 	2 	0 	239	98 	76
North Iowa Bulls 	47	32	12	3 	0 	228	121	67
Rochester Grizzlies 	47	31	15	1 	0 	206	134	63
Alexandria Blizzard 	47	29	17	0 	1 	194	134	59
New Ulm Steel 	47	25	18	1 	3 	192	178	54
Breezy Point North Stars	47	14	28	3 	2 	132	221	33
Willmar WarHawks 	47	12	33	2 	0 	110	217	26
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams qualify for the playoffs. The six division champions advance to the Fraser Cup tournament.
===Division Semifinals Series===
====Frontier Division====
*Helena Bighorns defeated Missoula Bruins 2 games to 1
*Great Falls Americans defeated Bozeman Icedogs 2 games to 1
====Northeast Division====
*Binghamton Jr Senators defeated Niagara Falls PowerHawks 2 games to none
*Oswego Stampede defeated Skylands Kings 2 games to 1
====South Division====
*Texas Jr. Brahmas defeated Mid-Cities Jr. Stars 2 games to none
*Atlanta Capitals defeated Louisiana Drillers 2 games to none
====West Division====
*Alexandria Blizzard defeated Granite City Lumberjacks 2 games to 1
*North Iowa Bulls defeated Rochester Grizzlies 2 games to 1
====Central Division====
*St. Louis Jr. Blues defeated Milwaukee Power 2 games to 1
*Coulee Region Chill defeated Peoria Mustangs 2 games to 1
====Coastal Division====
*Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques defeated Long Beach Sharks 2 games to none
*Northeast Generals defeated New England Stars 2 games to none
===Division Final Series===
====Frontier Division====
*Helena Bighorns defeated Great Falls Americans 2 games to 1
====Northeast Division====
*Binghamton Jr Senators defeated Oswego Stampede 2 games to none
====South Division====
*Texas Jr. Brahmas defeated Atlanta Capitals 2 games to none
====West Division====
*North Iowa Bulls defeated Alexandria Blizzard 2 games to none
====Central Division====
*St. Louis Jr. Blues defeated Coulee Region Chill 2 games to none
====Coastal Division====
*Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques defeated Northeast Generals 2 games to none
==Fraser Cup Championship==
===Format===
Each of the Division winners advance to the tournament. The teams are paired off in two groups based on regular season records. Seeds 1,4, and 6 make up one pool and 2,3, and 5 make up the other. Each team plays a round robin within its own group on March 27-29. The first place finisher in one pool plays the second place finisher in the other pool in the single game semifinals on March 30. The semifinal winner meet in the championship game on March 31.
===Pool A===
*Helena Bighorns
*Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques
*North Iowa Bulls
===Pool B===
*Binghamton Jr Senators
*St. Louis Jr. Blues
*Texas Jr. Brahmas
===Round Robin===
March 27
*Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques defeated Helena Bighorns 4-1
*Texas Jr. Brahmas defeated Binghamton Jr Senators 6-1
March 28
*Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques defeated North Iowa Bulls 7-4
*St. Louis Jr. Blues defeated Binghamton Jr Senators 6-2
March 29
*North Iowa Bulls defeated Helena Bighorns 8-2
*Texas Jr. Brahmas defeated St. Louis Jr. Blues 3-1
===Round Robin Standings===
====Pool A====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques	2 	2	0	0 	0 	11	5 	6
North Iowa Bulls 	2 	1	1	0 	0 	12	9 	3
Helena Bighorns 	2 	0	2	0 	0 	3 	12	0
====Pool B====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	2 	2	0	0 	0 	9 	2 	6
St. Louis Jr. Blues 	2 	1	1	0 	0 	7 	5 	3
Binghamton Jr Senators	2 	0	2	0 	0 	3 	12	0
===Semifinals===
March 30
*Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques defeated St. Louis Jr. Blues 3-2 (ot)
*Texas Jr. Brahmas defeated North Iowa Bulls 3-1
===Championship===
March 31
*Texas Jr. Brahmas defeated Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques 2-1
==References==
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