2022-23 CapJHL season

This is the 2022-23 Capital Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 51st season.
==Membership Changes==
*none
==The Teams==
East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Beaumont Chiefs 	Beaumont 	Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre Arena
Edmonton Royals 	Edmonton 	Confederation Arena
Fort Saskatchewan Hawks 	Fort Saskatchewan	Jubilee Recreational Centre
Leduc Riggers 	Leduc 	Leduc Recreation Centre
Sherwood Park Knights 	Sherwood Park 	Randy Rosen Rink
Strathcona Bruins 	Strathcona 	Strathcona Olympiette Centre
Wetaskiwin Icemen 	Wetaskiwin 	Wetaskiwin Civic Centre
West Division 	West Division 	West Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Beverly Warriors 	Beverly 	Clareview Arena
Edmonton Mustangs 	Edmonton 	Bill Hunter Arena
Morinville Jets 	Morinville 	Morinville Leisure Centre
North Edmonton Red Wings	Edmonton 	Londonderry Arena
Spruce Grove Regals 	Spruce Grove 	Grant Fuhr Arena
St. Albert Merchants 	St. Albert 	Akinsdale Arena
Stony Plain Flyers 	Stony Plain 	Glenn Hall Arena
==Standings==
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Sherwood Park Knights 	38	29	8 	1 	230	130	59
Beaumont Chiefs 	38	24	12	2 	199	122	48
Fort Saskatchewan Hawks	38	21	15	2 	164	154	44
Strathcona Bruins 	38	15	21	2 	130	162	32
Wetaskiwin Icemen 	38	16	22	0 	131	190	32
Leduc Riggers 	38	11	25	2 	155	207	24
Edmonton Royals 	38	7 	30	1 	148	328	15
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
St. Albert Merchants 	38	31	4 	3 	247	94 	65
Morinville Jets 	38	28	9 	1 	209	127	57
North Edmonton Red Wings	38	25	11	2 	192	137	54
Beverly Warriors 	38	25	12	1 	185	145	51
Stony Plain Flyers 	38	23	14	1 	192	152	47
Spruce Grove Regals 	38	5 	31	2 	147	266	12
Edmonton Mustangs 	38	6 	32	0 	122	237	12
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top six teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The first and second place teams earn a bye to the first round. The third place team plays the sixth place team and the fourth place team plays the fifth place team in the best-of-three quarterfinals. The teams are re-seeded one through four for the best-of-five division semifinals with one playing four and two playing three. The higher seeded team in one division plays the lower seeded team in the other division in the best-of-seven semifinals. The semifinal winners meet in the best-of-five league championship. The playoff champion qualifies for the 2023 Russ Barnes Trophy which will determine the Alberta Junior B champions.
===Qualifying Round===
Game 1 of the North Edmonton Red Wings/Spruce Grove Regals qualifying round series was suspended on February 17th due to a malfunction of the zamboni at the Londonderry Arena.https://cjhl.org/view-news/2369/wings-regals-game-suspended The game was re-scheduled for February 20th after playing what was scheduled as the second game of the series.https://cjhl.org/view-news/2371/redwing-regal-game-rescheduled-
*North Edmonton Red Wings defeated Spruce Grove Regals 2 games to none
*Stony Plain Flyers defeated Morinville Jets defeated Beverly Warriors 2 games to none 
*Fort Saskatchewan Hawks defeated Leduc Riggers 2 games to 1
*Strathcona Bruins defeated Wetaskiwin Icemen 2 games to none
===Quarterfinals===
*Sherwood Park Knights defeated Strathcona Bruins 3 games to none
*Beaumont Chiefs defeated Fort Saskatchewan Hawks 3 games to 1
*St. Albert Merchants defeated Stony Plain Flyers 3 games to none
*North Edmonton Red Wings defeated Morinville Jets 3 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Sherwood Park Knights defeated North Edmonton Red Wings 3 games to 1
*St. Albert Merchants defeated Beaumont Chiefs 3 games to 2
===Final===
*Sherwood Park Knights defeated St. Albert Merchants 4 games to 1
The Sherwood Park Knights qualify for the 2023 Russ Barnes Trophy.
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:Capital Junior Hockey League seasons