2022-23 NAHL season

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This is the 2022-23 North American Hockey League season. This is the league's 38th season under this name and its 48th dating back to its founding as the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League in 1975 when the Michigan Junior Hockey League and the Wolverine Junior A Hockey League merged.
==Membership Changes==
On March 16, 2022 the league announced that the Minnesota Magicians had been sold and would relocate to the Eagle River Stadium in Eagle River, Wisconsin for the 2022-23 season.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=34014 On May 3, 2022 the team was announced as being renamed the Wisconsin Windigo.http://www.nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=34382
On April 4, 2022 the Wichita Falls Warriors announced that they had mutually agreed with the city of Wichita Falls, Texas to part ways.https://twitter.com/WFWarriorsNAHL/status/1511153179043446787 On April 5th the league announced they had approved the relocation of the francishe to the Blazers Ice Centre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where they would be renamed the Oklahoma Warriors for the 2022-23 playing season.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/wichita-falls-warriors-announce-relocation-to-oklahoma-city/n-5807909
On May 17, 2022, the Jamestown Rebels announced that the team had been sold and would be relocated to the Hollydell Ice Arena in Sewell, New Jersey for the 2022-23 season. The name will revert to the Philadelphia Rebels moniker.https://www.rebelshockey.us/rebels-franchise-sold-team-to-relocate-to-new-jersey
On December 8, 2022 the league announced the addition of the Rochester Jr. Americans to the league for the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Rochester Ice Center in Fairport, New York.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=35551 The league previously had a team by the same name that played in the league for the 1999-2000 season. Other teams with the same name was also a member of the Eastern Junior Hockey League (1993-2013) and United States Premier Hockey League, a previous to that version played in the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League in the late 1990's, and an even earlier version played in the Northeastern Junior Hockey League in the 1980's.
An 1,500 seat arena under construction in Watertown, South Dakota is rumored to be the future home of an NAHL franchise. The Prairie Lakes Ice Arena is the working name of the arena. The arena is expected to open in September of 2023.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/more-nahl-expansion-on-the-way/
On January 6, 2023 the league announced the addition of the Greeley, Colorado based Colorado Grit to the league for the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Greeley Ice Haus and will be members of the South Division.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=35748
On March 16, 2023 the league annouced the addition of the Hooksett, New Hampshire based New Hampshire Mountain Kings to begin play with the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Tri-Town Ice Arena and be members of the East Division.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36290 On April 18th the organization would also be announced as having a team in the NA3HL starting with the 2023-24 season.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36493
==Teams==
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	
Aberdeen Wings 	Odde Ice Center 	Aberdeen, South Dakota 	
Austin Bruins 	Riverside Arena 	Austin, Minnesota 	
Bismarck Bobcats 	V.F.W. Sports Center 	Bismarck, North Dakota 	
Minot Minotauros 	Maysa Arena 	Minot, North Dakota 	
North Iowa Bulls 	Mason City MPA 	Mason City, Iowa 	
St. Cloud Norsemen 	Dave Torrey Arena 	St. Cloud, Minnesota 	
Midwest Division 	Midwest Division 	Midwest Division 	Midwest Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	
Anchorage Wolverines 	Ben Boeke Ice Rink 	Anchorage, Alaska 	
Chippewa Steel 	Chippewa Area Ice Arena 	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 	
Fairbanks Ice Dogs 	Big Dipper Ice Arena 	Fairbanks, Alaska 	
Janesville Jets 	Janesville Ice Arena 	Janesville, Wisconsin 	
Kenai River Brown Bears 	Soldotna Sports Center 	Soldotna, Alaska 	
Minnesota Wilderness 	Northwoods Credit Union Arena 	Cloquet, Minnesota 	
Springfield Jr. Blues 	Nelson Center 	Springfield, Illinois 	
Wisconsin Windigo 	Eagle River Stadium 	Eagle River, Wisconsin 	
East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 	Danbury Ice Arena 	Danbury, Connecticut 	
Johnstown Tomahawks 	Cambria County War Memorial Arena	Johnstown, Pennsylvania 	
Maine Nordiques 	The Colisée 	Lewiston, Maine 	
Maryland Black Bears 	Piney Orchard Ice Arena/Ice World	Odenton, Maryland/Abingdon, Maryland	
New Jersey Junior Titans	Middletown Ice World Arena 	Middletown, New Jersey 	
Northeast Generals 	New England Sports Village 	Attleboro, Massachusetts 	
Philadelphia Rebels 	Hollydell Ice Arena 	Sewell, New Jersey 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	
Amarillo Wranglers 	Amarillo Civic Center 	Amarillo, Texas 	
Corpus Christi IceRays 	American Bank Center 	Corpus Christi, Texas 	
El Paso Rhinos 	Sierra Providence Event Center 	El Paso, Texas 	
Lone Star Brahmas 	NYTEX Sports Centre 	North Richland Hills, Texas 	
New Mexico Ice Wolves 	Outpost Ice Arenas 	Albuquerque, New Mexico 	
Odessa Jackalopes 	Ector County Coliseum 	Odessa, Texas 	
Oklahoma Warriors 	Blazers Ice Centre 	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 	
Shreveport Mudbugs 	Hirsch Coliseum 	Shreveport, Louisiana 	
==Standings==
===Central Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Austin Bruins 	60	34	16	3 	7 	187	151	78
Aberdeen Wings 	60	30	24	3 	3 	176	177	66
St. Cloud Norsemen	60	28	23	4 	5 	163	184	65
Minot Minotauros 	60	31	27	1 	1 	180	189	59
Bismarck Bobcats 	60	29	25	4 	2 	197	182	64
North Iowa Bulls 	60	29	27	3 	1 	167	179	62
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Maryland Black Bears 	60	40	15	4 	1 	215	140	85
New Jersey Titans 	60	38	18	2 	2 	212	167	80
Maine Nordiques 	60	33	24	2 	1 	208	188	69
Northeast Generals 	60	30	25	4 	1 	190	191	65
Johnstown Tomahawks 	60	29	26	4 	1 	189	211	63
Philadelphia Rebels 	60	27	30	2 	1 	166	181	57
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	60	6 	47	5 	2 	102	246	19
===Midwest Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Wisconsin Windigo 	60	39	18	1 	2 	210	147	81
Minnesota Wilderness 	60	35	18	3 	4 	168	146	77
Kenai River Brown Bears	60	32	34	3 	1 	170	185	68
Chippewa Steel 	60	31	25	1 	3 	186	172	66
Anchorage Wolverines 	60	28	24	6 	2 	208	218	64
Fairbanks Ice Dogs 	60	28	25	6 	1 	181	196	63
Springfield Jr. Blues 	60	26	31	1 	2 	147	174	55
Janesville Jets 	60	23	28	5 	4 	167	180	55
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Oklahoma Warriors 	60	44	14	1 	1 	253	139	90
Lone Star Brahmas 	60	37	15	3 	5 	155	126	82
Shreveport Mudbugs 	60	37	16	2 	5 	183	135	81
Amarillo Wranglers 	60	34	23	2 	1 	183	154	71
New Mexico Ice Wolves 	60	33	23	3 	1 	195	170	70
Odessa Jackalopes 	60	30	27	1 	2 	174	199	63
El Paso Rhinos 	60	18	38	3 	1 	111	201	40
Corpus Christi IceRays	60	11	42	6 	1 	140	255	29
==Robertson Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The first place team plays the fourth place team and the second place team plays the third place team in a best-of-five series over two weekends. The division semifinal winners meet in a best-of-five series over two weekends. The division winners advance to the Robertson Cup tournament. The event will be held at the Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Minnesota May 19 to 23, 2023. The teams are seeded 1 to 4 and are paired off 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 in best-of-three series. The semifinal winners meet in a single championship game on May 24th.
===Central Division Semifinals=== 
*Austin Bruins defeated Minot Minotauros 3 games to none
*St. Cloud Norsemen defeated Aberdeen Wings 3 games to none
===East Division Semifinals===
*Maryland Black Bears defeated Northeast Generals 3 games to none 
*Maine Nordiques defeated New Jersey Titans 3 games to none
===Midwest Division Semifinals=== 
*Wisconsin Windigo defeated Chippewa Steel 3 games to none
*Minnesota Wilderness defeated Kenai River Brown Bears 3 games to none
===South Division Semifinals===
*Oklahoma Warriors defeated Amarillo Wranglers 3 games to none 
*Shreveport Mudbugs defeated Lone Star Brahmas 3 games to 2
===Central Division Final===
*Austin Bruins defeated St. Cloud Norsemen 3 games to 1
===East Division Final===
*Maryland Black Bears defeated Maine Nordiques 3 games to 1
===Midwest Division Final===
*Minnesota Wilderness defeated Wisconsin Windigo 3 games to 1
===South Division Final===
*Oklahoma Warriors defeated Shreveport Mudbugs 3 games to none
==Robertson Cup==
The semifinal round and the championship game will be held May 19 to May 23 at the Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Minnesota.
The semifinal pairings are based upon regular season point percentage with the teams matched up 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd.
===Seeding===
#Oklahoma Warriors
#Maryland Black Bears
#Austin Bruins
#Minnesota Wilderness
===Semifinals===
(Best-of-three - May 19-22) 
*Oklahoma Warriors defeated Minnesota Wilderness 2 games to none
*Austin Bruins defeated Maryland Black Bears 2 games to 1
===Championship Game===
(Single game - May 24th)
*Oklahoma Warriors defeated Austin Bruins 4-3
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:NAHL seasons