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{{Infobox sports season
| title            = 2022–23 ALIH season
| league           = [[Asia League Ice Hockey]]
| sport            = [[Ice hockey]]
| logo             = 
| pixels           = 
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| duration         = 3 September 2022 – 26 March 2023
| no_of_games      = 40
| no_of_teams      = 6
| attendance       =
| TV               =
| season           = Regular season
| season_champs    = 
| season_champ_name= Regular season champion
| league_champs    = [[HL Anyang]]
| league_champ_name= Leaders Flag
| second_place     = [[Red Eagles Hokkaido]]
| MVP              = 
| MVP_link         =
| top_scorer       = 
| top_scorer_link  =
| promote          =
| promoted_from    =
| relegate         =
| relegate_to      =
| playoffs         = Playoffs
| playoffs_link    =
| conf1            = 
| conf1_link       = 
| conf1_champ      = 
| conf1_runner-up  = 
| conf2            = 
| conf2_link       = 
| conf2_champ      =
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| playoffs_MVP     = 
| playoffs_MVP_link=
| finals           = 
| finals_link      =
| finals_champ     = [[HL Anyang]]
| finals_runner-up = [[Red Eagles Hokkaido]]
| finals_MVP       = 
| finals_MVP_link  = 
| seasonslist      = 
| seasonslistnames = Asia League Ice Hockey
| prevseason_link  = 2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season
| prevseason_year  = 2019–20<br><s>2020–21</s><br><s>2021–22</s>
| nextseason_link  = 2023–24vAsia League Ice Hockey season
| nextseason_year  = 2023–24 
}}

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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Putting the Grit in Yokohama|url=https://japan-forward.com/ice-hockey-putting-the-grit-in-yokohama/|work=japan-forward.com|date=1 November 2021|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>

==Season changes==
The [[Red Eagles Hokkaido|Oji Eagles]] rebranded as [[Red Eagles Hokkaido]] back in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sparking consistent local interest in hockey key part of Japan's Winter Olympic future|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2022/02/04/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-ice-hockey/sparking-consistent-local-interest-hockey-key-part-japans-winter-olympic-future/|work=japantimes.co.jp|date=4 February 2022|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=アジアリーグアイスホッケー 2022-2023：試合日程のお知らせ|url=https://asiaicehockey.com/news/7649/|work=asiaicehockey.com|lang=Japanese|date=22 July 2022|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> 

On 2 August 2022, the league voted to remove [[PSK Sakhalin]] in protest to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news|title=HOCKEYThe club from Russia was kicked out of the international league. Champions become a victim of politics|url=https://sportish.co/hockey/85523.html?fbclid=IwAR12-stfN3szbP3alTy39i2T6VkgIy2wDpTJV-yBZ3o6ApVp9kndhB5mmjU/|work=sportish.co|date=3 August 2022|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> On 15 September 2022, [[HL Anyang|Anyang Halla]] announced that they rebranded to HL Anyang.

==Teams==
Only five teams from the [[2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season|2019–20]] season returned for the 2022–23 season, with the addition of expansion side [[Yokohama Grits]]. 

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{Tooltip| Team | Team name}}
! {{Tooltip| City/Town | City or town of team}}
! {{Tooltip| Arena | Arena of team}}
! {{Tooltip| Capacity | Capacity of arena}}
|- align=left
| [[HL Anyang]] || {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Anyang, Gyeonggi|Anyang]] || [[Anyang Sports Complex#Anyang Ice Arena|Anyang Ice Arena]] ||align=center| 1,284
|- align=left
| [[East Hokkaido Cranes]] || {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kushiro]] || [[Kushiro Ice Arena]] ||align=center| 2,539
|- align=left
| [[Red Eagles Hokkaido]] || {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomakomai]] || [[Hakucho Arena]] ||align=center| 3,015
|- align=left
| [[Nikkō Ice Bucks]] || {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Nikkō]] || [[Nikkō Kirifuri Ice Arena]] ||align=center| 1,608
|- align=left
| [[Tohoku Free Blades]] || {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Hachinohe]] || [[Flat Hachinohe]] ||align=center| 3,500
|- align=left
| [[Yokohama Grits]] || {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama]] || Shin-Yokohama Skating Center ||align=center| 2,500
|}

==Regular season==
The league's regular season began on 3 September 2022.

{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
![[HL Anyang]]
|40
|31
|0
|4
|5
|166
|64
| +102
|97
| rowspan="1" |Regular season champions
Qualification to playoffs
|-
|2
![[Red Eagles Hokkaido]]
|40
|24
|6
|2
|8
|167
|84
| +83
|86
| rowspan="3" |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
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|6
![[Yokohama Grits]]
|40
|8
|3
|2
|27
|98
|186
|−88
|32
|}

==Playoffs== 

===Bracket===
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1= Semifinal 
| RD2= Final

| group1      =  
| group2      =  

| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''HL Anyang'''
| RD1-score1='''2'''
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2=East Hokkaido Cranes
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3='''Red Eagles Hokkaido'''
| RD1-score3='''2'''
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4=Nikkō IceBucks
| RD1-score4=0

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''HL Anyang'''
| RD2-score1='''3'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Red Eagles Hokkaido
| RD2-score2=2
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Asia League Ice Hockey}}

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[[Category:2023 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:Asia League Ice Hockey seasons]]

{{Wikipedia}}