2022–23 ICE Hockey League season
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The 2022–23 ICE Hockey League season was the 4th season of the ICE Hockey League and 95th season of professional ice hockey in Austria. The league's title sponsor was the win2day lottery.[1] The regular season ran from 16 September 2022 to 26 February 2023 with HCB Südtirol Alperia finishing atop the standings. The postseason ran from 28 February 2023 to 21 April 2023. EC Red Bull Salzburg defeated HCB Südtirol Alperia 4 games to 3 for the league championship.
LeagueICE Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Duration16 September 2022 – 21 April 2023
GamesRegular season: 312
Postseason: 44
Postseason: 44
| 2022–23 win2day ICE Hockey League | |
|---|---|
| League | ICE Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 16 September 2022 – 21 April 2023 |
| Games | Regular season: 312 Postseason: 44 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | HCB Südtirol Alperia |
| Runners-up | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | EC Red Bull Salzburg |
| Runners-up | HCB Südtirol Alperia |
Teams
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey |  Asiago | Pala Hodegart | Giorgio de Bettin |
| HCB Südtirol Alperia | Bolzano | Sparkasse Arena |  Glen Hanlon |
| HC Pustertal Wölfe | Bruneck | Intercable Arena | Jason Jaspers |
| Pioneers Vorarlberg |  Feldkirch | Vorarlberghalle | Dylan Stanley |
| Moser Medical Graz99ers | Graz | Eisstadion Liebenau | Harry Lange |
| HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie | Innsbruck | TIWAG Arena |  Jordan Smotherman |
| EC-KAC | Klagenfurt | Eissportzentrum Klagenfurt | Kirk Furey |
| Steinbach Black Wings Linz | Linz | Linz AG Eisarena | Philipp Lukas |
| Olimpija Ljubljana |  Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall |  Antti Karhula, Andrej Tavželj |
| EC Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg | Eisarena Salzburg | Oliver David |
| Hydro Fehervar AV 19 |  Székesfehérvár | AlbaAréna | Dávid Kiss |
| Vienna Capitals | Vienna | Steffl Arena | Gerry Fleming |
| EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV | Villach | Villacher Stadthalle | Tray Tuomie |
Standings
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCB Südtirol Alperia | 48 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 175 | 105 | +70 | 106 | Qualified to 2023–24 Champions Hockey League and quarterfinals |
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 48 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 147 | 97 | +50 | 98 | |
| 3 | HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie | 48 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 186 | 150 | +36 | 94 | |
| 4 | EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV | 48 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 178 | 147 | +31 | 90 | Qualified to quarterfinals |
| 5 | EC KAC | 48 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 139 | 120 | +19 | 79 | |
| 6 | Vienna Capitals | 48 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 156 | 142 | +14 | 77 | |
| 7 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 48 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 133 | 131 | +2 | 73 | Qualified to eighthfinals[2] |
| 8 | Hydro Fehervar AV 19 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 123 | 125 | −2 | 67 | |
| 9 | Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey | 48 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 146 | 155 | −9 | 66 | |
| 10 | Moser Medical Graz99ers | 48 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 106 | 135 | −29 | 57 | |
| 11 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | 48 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 125 | 136 | −11 | 56 | |
| 12 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 113 | 192 | −79 | 40 | |
| 13 | Pioneers Vorarlberg | 48 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 92 | 184 | −92 | 33 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Shaw | HC TWK Innsbruck | RW/LW | 48 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 30 |
| Adam Helewka | HC TWK Innsbruck | LW/C | 43 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 45 |
| Allan McShane | Asiago Hockey 1935 | C | 48 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 2 |
| Matt Bradley | Vienna Capitals | C | 47 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 108 |
| Daniel Leavens | HC TWK Innsbruck | RW | 42 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 16 |
| Giordano Finoro | Asiago Hockey 1935 | RW | 48 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 27 |
| Mitch Hults | HC Bozen-Bolzano | C | 48 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 24 |
| Max Zimmer | Vienna Capitals | LW | 48 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 34 |
| Robert Sabolic | EC VSV | RW | 48 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 18 |
| Dustin Gazley | HC Bozen-Bolzano | LW/RW | 47 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 14 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 1/3 of their team's minutes.
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Kickert | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 21 | 1217 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 2 | .916 | 1.87 |
| Atte Tolvanen | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 28 | 1673 | 20 | 7 | 53 | 3 | .921 | 1.90 |
| Samuel Harvey | HC Bozen-Bolzano | 34 | 2013 | 28 | 6 | 69 | 3 | .922 | 2.06 |
 Sebastian Dahm | EC KAC | 45 | 2730 | 27 | 18 | 101 | 3 | .918 | 2.22 |
| Thomas Höneckl | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 20 | 1121 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 1 | .920 | 2.25 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Eighthfinals (best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | HCB Südtirol Alperia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Steinbach Black Wings Linz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Moser Medical Graz99ers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HCB Südtirol Alperia | 2* | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Vienna Capitals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | 2 | 2* | 6 | - | - | - | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fehérvár AV19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | HCB Südtirol Alperia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4* | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Die Haie | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2* | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fehérvár AV19 | 4 | 5 | - | 6 | Vienna Capitals | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | EC KAC | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | EC iDM Warmepumpen VSV | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | EC KAC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3* | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)