2022 NZWIHL season
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| 2022 NZWIHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 12 August 2022 – 25 September 2022 |
| Regular season | |
| Premiers | Wakatipu Wild |
| Season MVP | Lova Holmqvist (Wakatipu Wild) |
| Top scorer | Kellye Nelson (19 points) (Wakatipu Wild) |
| NZWIHL Finals | |
| Champions | Wakatipu Wild (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Canterbury Inferno |
The 2023 NZWIHL season is the ninth season of the New Zealand Women's Ice Hockey League (NZWIHL). It ran from 12 August 2022 until 25 September 2022. Four teams competed in 12 regular season games followed by 4 playoff games, making up the NZWIHL Finals weekend. The Wakatipu Wild claimed the double by winning both the premiership title for finishing top of the regular season standings and the championship title by winning the grand final. Canterbury Inferno finished runner-up to both titles and the Dunedin Thunder claimed the wooden spoon.
In 2022 the NZWIHL had four teams, consisting of one from the North Island and three from the South Island.[1][2]
| Team | City | Arena | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Steel | Auckland | Paradice Avondale |  Jeff Boehme |
 Helen Murray |
| Canterbury Inferno |  Christchurch |
Alpine Ice Centre | Matthew Sandford |
Bridie Gibbings |
| Dunedin Thunder |  Dunedin |
Dunedin Ice Stadium |  Barrett Wilson |
Abbey Heale |
| Wakatipu Wild |  Queenstown |
Queenstown Ice Arena |  Colin McIntosh |
Kellye Nelson |
League Business
The league was on the agenda at the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation (NZIHF) annual general meeting (AGM) in February and November 2022. The NZIHF confirmed they had underwritten team travel expenses in 2022 in order to ensure the 2022 season could be played, given the disruption and early end to the 2021 season.[3] The league had been focusing on improving social media delivery for 2022. The updated league events manual was released in July 2022, ahead of the season commencing.[4]
Regular season
Running between 12 August 2022 until 18 September 2022, the NZWIHL regular season consisted of 12 games in total, with each team playing six games.[5]
Fixtures & results
Key:
| Winner | Draw |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | D | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakatipu Wild (P, C) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 16 | 2023 NZWIHL Finals |
| 2 | Canterbury Inferno | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | |
| 3 | Auckland Steel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Dunedin Thunder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 0 |
Rules for classification:
Tie-break: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Points: 3 points for regulation win; 2 points for OT or SO win; 1 point for OT or SO loss or tie/draw; 0 points for regulation loss
(C) Champion; (P) Premiers
Player stats
The season's league leader statistics for skaters and goaltenders.[6][7][8]
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Season awards
Below lists the 2022 NZWIHL season award winners.[9]
| Award | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Lova Holmqvist | Wakatipu Wild |
| U18 Most Valuable Player | Caitlin Hollyer | Wakatipu Wild |
| Best Forward | Jasmine Horner-Pascoe | Auckland Steel |
| Best Defence | Jaime Jones | Auckland Steel |
| Best Goaltender | Sierra Morgulis | Canterbury Inferno |
| Sports Person of the Year | Abbey Heale | Dunedin Thunder |
