2022–23 Asia League Ice Hockey season
| League | Asia League Ice Hockey |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 3 September 2022 – 26 March 2023 |
| Number of games | 40 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Regular season | |
| Leaders Flag | HL Anyang |
| Runners-up | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | HL Anyang |
| Runners-up | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| Asia League Ice Hockey seasons | |
2023–24 →
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The 2022–23 Asia League Ice Hockey season is the 20th season of operation (18th season of play) of the Asia League Ice Hockey. The league returned after the past two seasons were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The regular season began on 3 September 2022, when the East Hokkaido Cranes hosted HL Anyang.[1]
Season changes
The Oji Eagles rebranded as Red Eagles Hokkaido back in 2021.[2] The Daemyung Killer Whales folded in 2021. The Yokohama Grits make their league debut this season after their initial debut was postponed with the cancelation for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.[3]
On 2 August 2022, the league voted to remove PSK Sakhalin in protest to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] On 15 September 2022, Anyang Halla announced that they rebranded to HL Anyang.
Teams
Only five teams from the 2019–20 season returned for the 2022–23 season, with the addition of expansion side Yokohama Grits.
| Team | City/Town | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HL Anyang |  Anyang |
Anyang Ice Arena | 1,284 |
| East Hokkaido Cranes |  Kushiro |
Kushiro Ice Arena | 2,539 |
| Red Eagles Hokkaido | Tomakomai |
Hakucho Arena | 3,015 |
| Nikkō Ice Bucks | Nikkō |
Nikkō Kirifuri Ice Arena | 1,608 |
| Tohoku Free Blades | Hachinohe |
Flat Hachinohe | 3,500 |
| Yokohama Grits | Yokohama |
Shin-Yokohama Skating Center | 2,500 |
Regular season
The league's regular season began on 3 September 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HL Anyang | 40 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 166 | 64 | +102 | 97 | Regular season champions
Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 40 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 167 | 84 | +83 | 86 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Nikkō IceBucks | 40 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 126 | 114 | +12 | 64 | |
| 4 | East Hokkaido Cranes | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 116 | 142 | −26 | 47 | |
| 5 | Tohoku Free Blades | 40 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 92 | 175 | −83 | 34 | |
| 6 | Yokohama Grits | 40 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 98 | 186 | −88 | 32 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Semifinal | Final | |||||||
| 1 | HL Anyang | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | East Hokkaido Cranes | 0 | ||||||
| HL Anyang | 3 | |||||||
| Red Eagles Hokkaido | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Nikkō IceBucks | 0 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Putting the Grit in Yokohama", japan-forward.com, 1 November 2021.
- ↑ "Sparking consistent local interest in hockey key part of Japan's Winter Olympic future", japantimes.co.jp, 4 February 2022.
- ↑ "アジアリーグアイスホッケー 2022-2023：試合日程のお知らせ", asiaicehockey.com, 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "HOCKEYThe club from Russia was kicked out of the international league. Champions become a victim of politics", sportish.co, 3 August 2022.
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