2022-23 SIJHL season

This is the 2022-23 Superior International Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 22nd season.
==Membership Changes==
*On April 22, 2021 the SIJHL announced the addition of a new franchise in Sioux Lookout, Ontario for the 2022-23 season. The application is conditional as the ownership group obtains membership in Hockey Northwestern Ontario, which should be taken care of within a few weeks of the league's announcement of the team.https://sijhlhockey.com/sijhl-to-expand-to-sioux-lookout-in-2022-23/ The team will be named the Sioux Lookout Bombers and be based out of the Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena.https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/sioux-lookout-returning-to-sijhl-3655583
*On January 31, 2022, the Thief River Falls Norskies announce that they will be sitting out the remainder of the 2021-22 season citing a lack of players and other issues caused as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but exasperated by the closure of much of the province of Ontario for the month of January.https://sijhlhockey.com/norskies-pausing-for-the-remainder-of-the-21-22-season/?fbclid=IwAR0YNSDm_MApYrEmV9v9btui6Ytgfc3hQwnybsGn30wDmsmE7p6USxusZdQ The team would announce on July 12, 2022 that the team was no longer affiliated with the Superior International Junior Hockey League and would be sitting out the 2022-23 playing season with the hopes of returning to play in 2023-24 in a new league.https://www.facebook.com/TRFNorskiesJrA/posts/pfbid02YFKcGs22Cyw2a1Fns2yTUXvcCfoz7ZMmmeqq3SZgdB6BALWU9VbNkutNTz4SfXVSl On July 13th the league indicating that the league had removed the team from the league due to roster issues and that the team had other deficiencies that the team had not improved upon.https://sijhlhockey.com/sijhl-to-proceed-without-norskies/
*On June 16, 2023 the league announced the addition of the Kenora Islanders to the league for the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Moncrief Construction Sports Centre in Kenora. Due to possible ice availability issues with short notice on the forming of the team the team may have to play some games out of the Bowman Electric Keewatin Memorial Arena as that is the other arena in the community.https://sijhlhockey.com/kenora-to-join-sijhl/
==The Teams==
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Team 	Joined	Centre 	Arena
Dryden Ice Dogs 	2001 	Dryden, Ontario 	Dryden Memorial Arena
Fort Frances Lakers 	2007 	Fort Frances, Ontario 	Fort Frances Memorial Sports Centre
Kam River Fighting Walleye	2020 	Oliver Paipoonge, Ontario	NorWest Recreation Centre
Red Lake Miners 	2013 	Red Lake, Ontario 	Cochenour Arena
Sioux Lookout Bombers 	2021 	Sioux Lookout, Ontario 	Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena
Thunder Bay North Stars 	2001 	Thunder Bay, Ontario 	Fort William Gardens
Wisconsin Lumberjacks 	2019 	Spooner, Wisconsin 	Spooner Civic Center
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Kam River Fighting Walleye	54	40	11	1 	1 	225	143	83
Dryden Ice Dogs 	54	37	15	1 	0 	229	149	76
Sioux Lookout Bombers 	54	29	20	3 	0 	189	156	63
Thunder Bay North Stars 	54	27	20	3 	1 	179	159	61
Red Lake Miners 	54	22	25	3 	2 	168	188	51
Wisconsin Lumberjacks 	54	18	28	3 	3 	196	224	44
Fort Frances Lakers 	54	9 	41	1 	0 	134	301	22
==Playoffs==
===Quarterfinals=== 
*Dryden Ice Dogs defeated Fort Frances Lakers 4 games to 1 
*Wisconsin Lumberjacks defeated Sioux Lookout Bombers 4 games to 3
*Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Red Lake Miners 4 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Kam River Fighting Walleye defeated Wisconsin Lumberjacks 4 games to 1 
*Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Dryden Ice Dogs 4 games to 3
===Final===
*Kam River Fighting Walleye defeated Thunder Bay North Stars 4 games to 3
The playoff champion Kam River Fighting Walleye advances to the 2023 Centennial Cup.
==References==
Category:SIJHL Seasons
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:SIJHL Seasons