2022-23 GOJHL season

This is the 2022-23 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 73nd season overall dating back to the Eastern Junior B Hockey League, Metro Junior A Hockey League, and the Western Junior B Hockey League in 1950. The league has used the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League name since 2007 when 3 leagues (Mid-Western Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League and Western Ontario Hockey League) merged to form the present league.
==Membership Changes==
*None for 2022-23
*The Thorold Blackhawks were forced to move their home games to the Vale Health and Wellness Centre in Port Colborne for the 2022 playoffs and for the 2022-23 season due to ongoing construction at the Thorold Community Arena. On May 16, 2023 the move was made permanent with the team being renamed the Port Colborne Sailors.https://www.gojhl.ca/thorold-franchise-makes-port-colborne-home-permanent
*On May 17, 2023 the Leamington Flyers were announced as joining the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2023-24 season.https://www.leamingtonflyers.com/flyersjoinojhl
*On June 26, 2023 the Niagara Falls Canucks were announced as being an expansion team in the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2023-24 season,https://www.ojhl.ca/ojhl-announces-niagara-falls-as-new-expansion-team/ ending their tenure in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.https://www.gojhl.ca/gojhl-board-of-directors-releases-statement-on-niagara-falls-canucks-joining-ojhl
==Tragedy During Pre-season==
On August 30th, Eli Palfreyman of the Ayr Centennials collapsed in the locker room during the first intermission of a pre-season tournament at the North Dumfries Community Centre. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. Palfreyman was named team captain just a few days prior to the incident. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/ayr-centenniels-hockey-player-dies-1.6568113https://globalnews.ca/news/9097288/ayr-centennials-eli-palfreyman-dies/https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/warmington-community-shaken-over-death-of-ayr-centennials-captain-during-hockey-game 
==Teams==
Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference 	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Caledonia Corvairs 	Caledonia 	Haldimand County Caledonia Centre 	 	
Fort Erie Meteors 	Fort Erie 	Leisureplex Kinsmen Arena 	 	
Hamilton Kilty B's 	Hamilton 	Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre 	 	
Niagara Falls Canucks 	Niagara Falls 	Gale Centre 	 	
Pelham Panthers 	Pelham 	Pelham Community Centre 	 	
St. Catharines Falcons 	St. Catharines 	Jack Gatecliff Arena 	 	
Thorold Blackhawks 	ThoroldPort Colborne 	Thorold Community ArenaVale Health and Wellness Centre	 	
Welland Jr. Canadians 	Welland 	Welland Main Arena 	 	
Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Ayr Centennials 	Ayr 	Ayr Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Arena 	 	
Brantford Bandits 	Brantford 	Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 	 	
Caledon Bombers 	Caledon 	Mayfield Recreation Complex 	 	
Cambridge Redhawks 	Cambridge 	Galt Arena Gardens 	 	
Elmira Sugar Kings 	Elmira 	Woolwich Memorial Centre(Dan Snyder Arena) 	 	
Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins 	Waterloo 	Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex 	 	
Listowel Cyclones 	Listowel 	Listowel Memorial Arena 	 	
Stratford Warriors 	Stratford 	William Allman Memorial Arena 	 	
Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Chatham Maroons 	Chatham 	Chatham Memorial Arena 	 	
Komoka Kings 	Komoka, Ontario 	Middlesex Centre Wellness and Recreation Complex 	 	
LaSalle Vipers 	LaSalle 	Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex 	 	
Leamington Flyers 	Leamington 	Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex 	 	
London Nationals 	London 	Western Fair Sports Centre 	 	
Sarnia Legionnaires 	Sarnia 	Sarnia Arena 	 	
St. Marys Lincolns 	St. Marys 	St. Marys Pyramid Centre 	 	
St. Thomas Stars 	St. Thomas 	St. Thomas Timken Community Centre 	 	
Strathroy Rockets 	Strathroy 	West Middlesex Memorial Arena 	 	
==Standings==
===Golden Horseshoe Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
St. Catharines Falcons	50	38	6 	6 	0 	194	111	82
Hamilton Kilty B's 	50	38	7 	5 	0 	204	130	81
Fort Erie Meteors 	50	32	13	5 	0 	197	147	69
Caledonia Corvairs 	50	28	21	0 	1 	193	175	57
Thorold Blackhawks 	50	24	24	2 	0 	168	165	50
Niagara Falls Canucks 	50	21	25	3 	1 	156	160	46
Welland Jr. Canadians 	50	13	31	5 	1 	127	206	32
Pelham Panthers 	50	4 	42	3 	1 	84 	240	12
===Midwestern Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins	50	38	10	0 	2 	251	112	78
Stratford Warriors 	50	38	11	1 	0 	256	126	77
Cambridge Redhawks 	50	34	8 	6 	2 	232	130	76
Elmira Sugar Kings 	50	29	20	1 	0 	160	114	59
Ayr Centennials 	50	28	19	2 	1 	177	149	59
Listowel Cyclones 	50	25	23	2 	0 	178	152	52
Caledon Bombers 	50	7 	43	0 	0 	90 	282	14
Brantford Bandits 	50	2 	45	3 	0 	78 	360	7
===Western Conference===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Leamington Flyers 	50	35	11	4 	0 	217	121	74
London Nationals 	50	34	11	4 	1 	228	169	73
St. Marys Lincolns 	50	34	13	3 	0 	202	152	71
LaSalle Vipers 	50	33	15	1 	1 	200	151	68
Chatham Maroons 	50	25	21	2 	2 	194	191	54
Strathroy Rockets 	50	22	19	8 	1 	178	196	53
St. Thomas Stars 	50	21	23	4 	2 	183	180	48
Sarnia Legionnaires	50	11	32	6 	1 	153	275	29
Komoka Kings 	50	11	36	2 	1 	145	251	25
==Sutherland Cup Playoffs==
===Revised Format===
The league announced on March 11, 2022 that the playoffs would be slightly modified returning to a format last used in 2012-13. The top eight teams in each coference qualify for the playoffs. The first three rounds remain best-of-seven series within each conference. The fourth round consist of the three conference champions playing a home and home round robin. If the second and third place team finish tied they will meet in a single game tie-breaker. If all three teams finish tied, regular season standing tie-breaker procedures will be used to determine first place and the other two teams will meet in a tie-breaker game. The first place team and the second place team (or winner of the tie-breaker) will meet in a best-of-three series to determine the Sutherland Cup champion.https://www.gojhl.ca/2021-22-sutherland-cup-playoffs-format-announced
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Quarterfinals=== 
*St. Catharines Falcons defeated Pelham Panthers 4 games to none
*Hamilton Kilty B's defeated Welland Jr. Canadians 4 games to 1
*Fort Erie Meteors defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4 games to 2
*Caledonia Corvairs defeated Thorold Blackhawks 4 games to 1
===Midwestern Conference Quarterfinals=== 
*Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins defeated Brantford Bandits 4 games to none
*Stratford Warriors defeated Caledon Bombers 4 games to none
*Cambridge Redhawks defeated Listowel Cyclones 4 games to 1
*Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Ayr Centennials 4 games to 2
===Western Conference Quarterfinals===
*Leamington Flyers defeated Sarnia Legionnaires 4 games to none
*London Nationals defeated St. Thomas Stars 4 games to none
*St. Marys Lincolns defeated Strathroy Rockets 4 games to none
*LaSalle Vipers defeated Chatham Maroons 4 games to 1
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Semifinals=== 
*Caledonia Corvairs defeated St. Catharines Falcons 4 games to 3
*Hamilton Kilty B's defeated Fort Erie Meteors 4 games to 1
===Midwestern Conference Semifinals===
*Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4 games to 2
*Stratford Warriors defeated Cambridge Redhawks 4 games to none
===Western Conference Semifinals===
*Leamington Flyers defeated LaSalle Vipers 4 games to none
*St. Marys Lincolns defeated London Nationals 4 games to none 
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Final===
*Hamilton Kilty B's defeated Caledonia Corvairs 4 games to 
===Midwestern Conference Final===
*Stratford Warriors defeated Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins 4 games to 
===Western Conference Final===
*Leamington Flyers defeated St. Marys Lincolns 4 games to 1
===Sutherland Cup Round Robin===
*April 12: Stratford Warriors 6-3 Hamilton Kilty B's
*April 14: Leamington Flyers 6-1 Stratford Warriors
*April 16: Hamilton Kilty B's 5-4 Leamington Flyers
*April 18: Hamilton Kilty B's 1-4 Stratford Warriors
*April 20: Stratford Warriors 2-1 Leamington Flyers
*April 23: Leamington Flyers 5-2 Hamilton Kilty B's
===Round Robin Standings===
Team 	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GoalAvg.	Pts
Stratford Warriors	4 	3	1	13	11	.542 	6
Leamington Flyers 	4 	2	2	16	10	.579 	4
Hamilton Kilty B's	4 	1	3	11	19	.391 	2
===Sutherland Cup Final===
*Leamington Flyers defeated Stratford Warriors 4 games to 3
==References==
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Category:Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Category:Sutherland Cup