2022-23 HEO U18 AAA Hockey League season

This is the 2022-23 Hockey Eastern Ontario U18 AAA Hockey League season.
Late in 2022 Hockey Eastern Ontario would announce a "reset plan" of the AAA program in the district. As part of the reorganization the league will be cut to six teams, three in the east and three in the west. Changes were also announced for the U16AAA, U15AAA, U14AAA, U13AAA, and U12AAA programs. 
==Membership Changes==
*The Ontario Hockey Academy returns to the league with a second entry after having one during the 2021-22 season.
*The Canadian International Hockey Academy joins the league.
==Teams==
Team  	Centre
Brockville Braves AAA 	Brockville
Canadian International Hockey Academy	Rockland
Carleton Place Canadians AAA 	Carleton Place
Cornwall Colts AAA 	Cornwall
Hawkesbury Hawks AAA 	Hawkesbury
Kemptville 73's AAA 	Kemptville
Navan Grads AAA 	Navan
Nepean Raiders AAA 	Nepean
Ontario Hockey Academy Maroon 	Cornwall
Ontario Hockey Academy White 	Cornwall
Ottawa Senators AAA 	Ottawa
Pembroke Lumber Kings AAA 	Pembroke
Renfrew Wolves AAA 	Renfrew
Rockland Nationals AAA 	Rockland
Smiths Falls Bears AAA 	Smiths Falls
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Renfrew Wolves AAA 	42	35	4 	1 	2 	182	79 	73
Kemptville 73's AAA 	42	29	10	1 	2 	197	125	61
Nepean Raiders AAA 	42	29	11	1 	1 	168	122	60
Smiths Falls Bears AAA 	42	26	11	5 	0 	146	114	57
Ottawa Senators AAA 	42	26	13	2 	1 	143	105	55
OHA Maroon 	42	26	13	2 	1 	208	159	55
Hawkesbury Hawks AAA 	42	25	13	3 	1 	152	111	54
Navan Grads AAA 	42	23	14	2 	3 	174	133	51
Cornwall Colts AAA 	42	24	16	1 	1 	133	121	50
Carleton Place Canadians AAA 	42	19	18	1 	4 	139	134	43
Rockland Nationals AAA 	42	15	17	5 	5 	139	154	40
OHA White 	42	16	24	4 	0 	111	135	36
Brockville Braves AAA 	42	12	25	2 	3 	106	167	29
Pembroke Lumber Kings AAA 	42	10	24	6 	2 	151	193	28
Canadian International Hockey Academy	42	0 	41	0 	1 	40 	337	1
==Playoffs==
The league plays a Champions Tourament which is a single elimination tournament involving all 15 teams March 2 to March 8th.
Only the 12 club teams are participating in the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship Central Regional qualifier playoffs, excluding the three academy teams with the lower seeded teams (7th through 12th) playing through a single elimination playoff qualifying event to determine the 7th and 8th seeds. The quarterfinal and semifinal roundsa are best-of-three and the final is best-of-five. The playoff champion advances to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship Central Regional being held in Windsor, Ontario.
==Champions Tournament==
===Qualifier===
*Kemptville 73's AAA defeated Canadian International Hockey Academy 11-2
*Nepean Raiders AAA defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings AAA 7-2
*Brockville Braves AAA defeated Smiths Falls Bears AAA 3-2 (ot)
*Ottawa Senators AAA defeated OHA White 3-0
*OHA Maroon defeated Rockland Nationals AAA 6-4
*Hawkesbury Hawks AAA defeated Carleton Place Canadians AAA 2-0
*Navan Grads AAA defeated Cornwall Colts AAA 5-4 (ot)
===Quarterfinals===
*Renfrew Wolves AAA defeated Brockville Braves AAA 5-0
*Navan Grads AAA defeated Kemptville 73's AAA 3-2 (ot)
*Hawkesbury Hawks AAA defeated Nepean Raiders AAA 3-0
*Ottawa Senators AAA defeated OHA Maroon 5-2
===Semifinals===
*Renfrew Wolves AAA defeated Navan Grads AAA 5-1
*Hawkesbury Hawks AAA defeated Ottawa Senators AAA 3-1
===Final===
*Renfrew Wolves AAA defeated Hawkesbury Hawks AAA 7-3
==Regional Qualifier Tournament==
===Qualifying Games===
*Carleton Place Canadians AAA defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings AAA 7-2
*Brockville Braves AAA defeated Rockland Nationals AAA 3-1
*Navan Grads AAA defeated Brockville Braves AAA 5-3
*Carleton Place Canadians AAA defeated Cornwall Colts AAA 6-2
===Quarterfinals===
*Renfrew Wolves AAA defeated Carleton Place Canadians AAA 2 games to none
*Kemptville 73's AAA defeated Navan Grads AAA 2 games to none
*Nepean Raiders AAA defeated Hawkesbury Hawks AAA 2 games to 1
*Ottawa Senators AAA defeated Smiths Falls Bears AAA 2 games to none
===Semifinals===
*Ottawa Senators AAA defeated Renfrew Wolves AAA 2 games to 1
*Kemptville 73's AAA defeated Nepean Raiders AAA 2 games to 1
===Final===
*Kemptville 73's AAA defeated Ottawa Senators AAA 3 games to 1
The Kemptville 73's AAA advance to the 2023 Men’s U18 National Club Championship Central Regional
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