2023–24 Asia League Ice Hockey season
| League | Asia League Ice Hockey |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 16 September 2023 – 6 April 2024 |
| Number of games | 80 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Regular season | |
| Leaders Flag | HL Anyang |
| Runners-up | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| Season MVP | Lee Chong-min (HLA) |
| Top scorer | Kim Sang-wook (HLA) (48 points) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Shin Sang-woo (HLA) |
| Finals champions | HL Anyang |
| Runners-up | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
| Asia League Ice Hockey seasons | |
2024–25 →
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The 2023–24 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 21st season of operation (19th season of play) of the Asia League Ice Hockey.
The regular season began on 16 September 2023 when the defending champions HL Anyang host Red Eagles Hokkaido.[1] The season concluded on 6 April 2024 with HL Anyang defeating the Red Eagles Hokkaido in 4 games to clinch their eighth championship.
Season changes
The league dropped the East Hokkaido Cranes on 17 July 2023 after the team could not resolve outstanding salary issues from the previous season.[2]
Only two teams qualify for the playoffs this season due to the reduced number of participating teams.
Teams
Only five teams from the 2022–23 season returned for the 2023–24 season after East Hokkaido Cranes folded.
| Team | City/Town | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| HL Anyang |  Anyang |
Anyang Ice Arena | 1,284 |
| 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 |
KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center | 2,500 |
Regular season
The league's regular season began on 16 September 2023 and ended on 24 March 2024, which HL Anyang clinching their seventh regular season championship.
Teams play each other eight times, four at home and four away.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HL Anyang | 32 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 126 | 81 | +45 | 71 | Regular season champions
Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 32 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 124 | 78 | +46 | 65 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Tohoku Free Blades | 32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 101 | 107 | −6 | 48 | |
| 4 | Nikkō IceBucks | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 99 | 118 | −19 | 43 | |
| 5 | Yokohama Grits | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 78 | 144 | −66 | 13 |
Playoffs
The two teams that finished at the top of the regular season were the only teams participating in the 2024 playoffs. The Finals were competed in a best-of-five series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format. The regular season runners-up hosted games one and two, and the first place team hosted games three and four (game five, was not necessary).
Finals
(1) HL Anyang vs. (2) Red Eagles Hokkaido
- HL Anyang - Red Eagles Hokkaido 5:4 3OT, 5:2, 0:5, 1:5
References
- ↑ "Makuru Furuhashi Aiming to Power Nikko Ice Bucks to the Top of Asia League", japan-forward.com, 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "ひがし北海道クレインズの今季（2023-2024シーズン）のリーグ戦不参加について". 17 July 2023. https://asiaicehockey.com/news/13373/.
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