2022–23 SJHL season
Ice hockey season in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The 2022–23 SJHL season was the 55th season of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Battlefords North Stars won the league championship Canterra Seeds Cup and went on to the 2023 Centennial Cup national championship in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.[1][2]
| 2022–23 SJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | SJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September – March Postseason March – April |
| Games | 56 |
| Teams | 12 |
| TV partner | SaskTel maxTV |
| Streaming partner | flohockey |
| 2022 Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Rhett Vedress |
| Picked by | Weyburn Red Wings |
| Canterra Seeds Cup | |
| League championship | Battlefords North Stars |
| Runners-up | Flin Flon Bombers |
| Season MVP | Kian Bell |
| National championship | |
| Champions | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) |
| Runners-up | Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) |
Season highlights
Battlefords North Stars head coach Brayden Klimosko received the Canadian Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year award.[3] The league reduced the number of regular season games from 58 to 56.[4] The league debuted its new championship trophy, the Canterra Seeds Cup.[5]
Regular season
Teams played a 56-game schedule.[4] The top 8 teams at the end of the regular season advanced to the post-season.[6]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battlefords North Stars | 56 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | Humboldt Broncos | 56 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
| 3 | Flin Flon Bombers | 56 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 78 |
| 4 | Melfort Mustangs | 56 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 71 |
| 5 | La Ronge Ice Wolves | 56 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 69 |
| 6 | Estevan Bruins | 56 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 61 |
| 7 | Nipawin Hawks | 56 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 58 |
| 8 | Weyburn Red Wings | 56 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| 9 | Notre Dame Hounds | 56 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| 10 | Yorkton Terriers | 56 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Kindersley Klippers | 56 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
| 12 | Melville Millionaires | 56 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 34 |
Post-season
| Canterra Seeds Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 17 March – 22 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Estevan Bruins |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Battlefords North Stars |
| Runners-up | Flin Flon Bombers |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 210 (5.83 per game) |
| Attendance | 38,641 (1,073 per game) |
| Official website | |
| 2023 SJHL playoffs | |
The 8 top-ranked teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the post-season.[6] The winners of each round were determined by a best-of-7 series.[6] In the final round, the Battlefords North Stars swept the Flin Flon Bombers in 4 games to win the Canterra Seeds Cup and advance to the 2023 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Portage la Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.[1][6] The Battlefords North Stars went on to lose to the Brooks Bandits of the AJHL in the 2023 Centennial Cup final.[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Battlefords North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||
| Weyburn Red Wings | 1 | ||||||||||
| Battlefords North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 0 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 4 | ||||||||||
| La Ronge Ice Wolves | 2 | ||||||||||
| Battlefords North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers | 0 | ||||||||||
| Humboldt Broncos | 4 | ||||||||||
| Nipawin Hawks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Humboldt Broncos | 1 | ||||||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers | 4 | ||||||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers | 4 | ||||||||||
| Estevan Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||