2022-23 NA3HL season

This is the 2022-23 North American 3 Hockey League season. This is the league's 13th season under this name and it's 35th dating back to it founding as the Central States Hockey League in 1988.
==Membership Changes==
*On March 4, 2022 the league announced the addition of the New Mexico Ice Wolves to be based out of the Outpost Ice Arenas in Albuquerque, New MexicoThe team ownership already has a team that has played in the North American Hockey League since the 2019-20 season.
*The Oklahoma City Ice Hawks are no longer in the league. The area is now home to an NAHL team as the Wichita Falls Warriors relocated to the Blazers Ice Centre in Oklahoma City for the 2022-23 season.
*On April 10, 2023 the league announced the approval of the sale of the New Ulm Steel along with their relocation to Tomah, Wisconsin. The team will be based out of the Tomah Ice Center and be renamed the Wisconsin Woodsmen.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36444
*The Bay State Bobcats were no longer listed as being a member of the league when the press release announcing the establishment of the New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings on April 18, 2023.
*On April 18, 2023 the league announced the addition of the Hooksett, New Hampshire based New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings for the 2023-24 season. The team will be based out of the Tri-Town Ice Arena.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36493 On March 16, 2023 the organization was also announced as having a team in the North American Hockey League also to be based out the the arena and starting play with the 2023-24 season.http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=36290
==Current Teams==
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Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milwaukee Power 	Mequon, Wisconsin/West Bend, Wisconsin	Ozaukee Ice Center/Kettle Moraine Ice Center	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Oregon Tradesmen 	Oregon, Wisconsin 	Oregon Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peoria Mustangs 	Peoria, Illinois 	Owens Recreation Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester, Minnesota 	Rochester Recreation Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Louis Jr. Blues 	Affton, Missouri 	Affton Ice Rink 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wausau Cyclones 	Wausau, Wisconsin 	Marathon Park Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Location 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bay State Bobcats 	Holyoke, Massachusetts 	Fitzpatrick Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 	Danbury, Connecticut 	Danbury Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long Beach Sharks 	Long Beach, New York 	Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Jersey Titans 	Middletown, New Jersey 	Middletown Ice World Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Norwich Sea Captains 	Norwich, Connecticut 	RoseGarden Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Badlands Sabres 	Rapid City, South Dakota 	Roosevelt Park Ice 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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sheridan Hawks 	Sheridan, Wyoming 	Sheridan Ice M&M’s Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Yellowstone Quake 	Cody, Wyoming 	Victor J. Riley Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Austin Ice Bats 	Austin, Texas 	Chaparral Ice 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
El Paso Rhinos 	El Paso, Texas 	El Paso County Coliseum 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Louisiana Drillers 	Lafayette, Louisiana 	Planet Ice 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars 	Euless, Texas 	Dr. Pepper StarCenter (Euless) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Mexico Ice Wolves 	Albuquerque, New Mexico 	Outpost Ice Arenas 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	North Richland Hills, Texas 	NYTEX Sports Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Texas RoadRunners 	College Station, Texas 	Spirit Ice Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Granite City Lumberjacks	Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 	Armadillo Deck Sports Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Minnesota Loons 	Breezy Point, Minnesota 	Breezy Point Hockey Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
New Ulm Steel 	New Ulm, Minnesota 	New Ulm Civic Center 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mason City Toros 	Mason City, Iowa 	Mason City MPA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Willmar WarHawks 	Willmar, Minnesota 	Willmar Civic Center Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===Central Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Rochester Grizzlies	47	33	9 	2 	3 	191	107	71
Oregon Tradesmen 	47	31	10	5 	1 	224	127	68
Milwaukee Power 	47	31	13	2 	1 	184	122	65
Peoria Mustangs 	47	26	18	2 	1 	157	130	55
Wausau Cyclones 	47	13	30	4 	0 	127	198	30
St. Louis Jr. Blues	47	8 	39	0 	0 	103	296	16
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Northeast Generals 	47	41	4 	1 	1 	241	80 	84
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	47	27	17	3 	0 	150	138	57
Norwich Sea Captains 	47	24	16	6 	1 	119	127	55
Long Beach Sharks 	47	20	22	3 	2 	129	153	45
New Jersey Titans 	47	20	23	3 	1 	115	149	44
Bay State Bobcats 	47	4 	42	1 	0 	91 	45 	9
===Frontier Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Helena Bighorns 	47	36	8 	1 	2 	187	74 	75
Gillette Wild 	47	36	8 	1 	2 	258	114	75
Sheridan Hawks 	47	27	18	2 	0 	206	209	56
Butte Cobras 	47	25	20	1 	1 	168	166	52
Bozeman Icedogs 	47	23	23	0 	1 	151	174	47
Great Falls Americans	47	17	27	3 	0 	125	182	37
Yellowstone Quake 	47	13	28	4 	2 	106	170	32
Badlands Sabres 	47	11	31	2 	3 	108	213	27
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Texas RoadRunners 	47	35	9 	2 	1 	221	100	73
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	47	34	11	2 	0 	219	100	70
Louisiana Drillers 	47	32	14	1 	0 	195	127	65
New Mexico Ice Wolves	47	27	18	2 	0 	197	122	56
Atlanta Capitals 	47	24	19	4 	0 	199	170	52
El Paso Rhinos 	47	21	21	2 	3 	134	149	47
Austin Ice Bats 	47	9 	37	1 	0 	95 	262	19
Mid-Cities Jr. Stars 	47	2 	44	1 	0 	78 	350	5
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Granite City Lumberjacks	47	39	6 	1 	1 	233	111	80
Alexandria Blizzard 	47	32	12	1 	2 	219	118	67
Mason City Toros 	47	30	16	1 	0 	183	156	61
Willmar WarHawks 	47	20	25	2 	0 	155	207	42
New Ulm Steel 	47	15	26	5 	1 	145	205	36
Minnesota Loons 	47	13	31	2 	1 	136	198	29
==Playoffs==
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The Divison semifinal and Divison final rounds are best-of-three The Divison winners and a wild card entry qualify for the Fraser Cup.
===Central Division Semifinals===
*Rochester Grizzlies defeated Peoria Mustangs 2 games to 1
*Oregon Tradesmen defeated Milwaukee Power 2 games to none
===East Division Semifinals===
*Northeast Generals defeated Long Beach Sharks 2 games to none
*Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks defeated Norwich Sea Captains 2 games to 1
===Frontier Division Semifinals===
*Helena Bighorns defeated Butte Cobras 2 games to none
*Gillette Wild defeated Sheridan Hawks 2 games to none
===South Division Semifinals===
*New Mexico Ice Wolves defeated Texas RoadRunners 2 games to 1
*Texas Jr. Brahmas defeated Louisiana Drillers 2 games to 1
===West Division Semifinals===
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Willmar WarHawks 2 games to none
*Alexandria Blizzard defeated Mason City Toros 2 games to 1
===Central Division Final===
*Oregon Tradesmen defeated Rochester Grizzlies 2 games to none
===East Division Final===
*Northeast Generals defeated Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 2 games to none
===Frontier Division Final===
*Helena Bighorns defeated Gillette Wild 2 games to 1
===South Division Final===
*Texas Jr. Brahmas defeated New Mexico Ice Wolves 2 games to none
===West Division Final===
*Alexandria Blizzard defeated Granite City Lumberjacks 2 games to none
==2023 Fraser Cup==
The 2023 Fraser Cup Championship, which crowns the National playoff champion of the NA3HL, will take place at the St. Peters Rec Plex in St. Peters, Missouri from March 22-26. The 2023 NA3HL Top Prospects Tournament will also take place at the St. Peters Rec Plex in St. Peters, Missouri.
===Format===
The five division playoff winners and a wildcard team (Granite City Lumberjacks) advance to the Fraser Cup. The teams are seeded and divided into two three team pools based on regular season point totals with the wild card being seeded 6th and play each of the two teams in their pool with the top two teams in each pool advancing to a single elimination cross over semifinal with the pool winner of one pool playing the 2nd place team in the other pool. The semifinal winners meet for the Fraser Cup championship.
===Qualified Teams===
*Central Division: Oregon Tradesmen
*East Division: Northeast Generals
*Frontier Division: Helena Bighorns
*South Division: Texas Jr. Brahmas
*West Division: Alexandria Blizzard
*Wild Card: Granite City Lumberjacks
===Pool A===
====Results====
*Alexandria Blizzard defeated Texas Jr. Brahmas 4-1
*Alexandria Blizzard defeated Granite City Lumberjacks 3-1
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Texas Jr. Brahmas 6-1
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Alexandria Blizzard 	2 	2	0	0 	0 	7 	2 	6
Granite City Lumberjacks	2 	1	1	0 	0 	7 	4 	3
Texas Jr. Brahmas 	2 	0	2	0 	0 	2 	10	0
===Pool B===
====Results====
*Helena Bighorns defeated Oregon Tradesmen 4-3 (so)
*Oregon Tradesmen defeated Northeast Generals 3-2
*Helena Bighorns defeated Northeast Generals 4-1
====Standings====
Team 	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Helena Bighorns 	2 	2	0	0 	0 	8 	4 	5
Oregon Tradesmen 	2 	1	0	0 	1 	6 	6 	4
Northeast Generals	2 	0	2	0 	0 	3 	7 	0
===Semifinals===
*Alexandria Blizzard defeated Oregon Tradesmen 3-2
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Helena Bighorns 4-2
===Final===
*Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Alexandria Blizzard 6-5
==References==
Category:2023 in ice hockey
Category:NA3HL seasons