2022–23 SJHL season explained

2022–23 SJHL season
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League:SJHL
Sport:Ice hockey
Duration:Regular season
September – March
Post-season
March – April
No Of Games:56
No Of Teams:12
Tv:SaskTel maxTV
Draft:2022 Draft
Top Pick:Rhett Vedress
Picked By:Weyburn Red Wings
Season:Canterra Seeds Cup
League Champs:Battlefords North Stars
League Champ Name:League championship
Second Place:Flin Flon Bombers
Mvp:Kian Bell
Finals:National championship
Finals Link:2023 Centennial Cup
Finals Champ:Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
Finals Runner-Up:Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)
Seasonslistnames:SJHL
Prevseason Link:2021–22 SJHL season
Prevseason Year:2021–22
Nextseason Link:2023–24 SJHL season
Nextseason Year:2023–24

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.

Season highlights

Battlefords North Stars head coach Brayden Klimosko received the Canadian Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year award.[1] The league reduced the number of regular season games from 58 to 56.[2] The league debuted its new championship trophy, the Canterra Seeds Cup.[3]

Regular season

Teams played a 56-game schedule.[2] The top 8 teams at the end of the regular season advanced to the post-season.

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Rank style=width:12em Teamstyle=width:2.2em GP style=width:2.2em W style=width:2.2em L style=width:2.2em OTL style=width:2.2em SOL style=width:2.2em Pts
1 56 48 5 2 1 99
2 56 40 15 1 0 81
3 56 37 15 2 2 78
4 56 31 16 5 4 71
5 56 32 19 3 2 69
6 56 28 23 3 2 61
7 56 26 24 5 1 58
8 56 26 27 2 1 55
9 56 22 28 4 2 50
10 56 19 36 0 1 39
11 56 13 34 4 5 35
12 56 14 36 5 1 34

Post-season

SJHL playoffs
Year:2023
Other Titles:Canterra Seeds Cup
Num Teams:8
Dates:17 March – 22 April
Defending Champions:Estevan Bruins
Winners:Battlefords North Stars
Second:Flin Flon Bombers
Semifinal1:Melfort Mustangs
Semifinal2:Humboldt Broncos
Games:36
Matches:-->
Goals:210
Attendance:38,641

The 8 top-ranked teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the post-season. The winners of each round were determined by a best-of-7 series. 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.[4] [5] The Battlefords North Stars went on to lose to the Brooks Bandits of the AJHL in the 2023 Centennial Cup final.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Martinson . Martin . North Stars Klimosko named CJHL Coach of the Year . 28 July 2024 . battlefordsnow.com . Pattison Media . 17 May 2023.
  2. News: Wilson . Steven . Red Wings to open 2022-23 season in Melville . 28 July 2024 . discoverweyburn.com . 11 June 2022.
  3. . SJHL unveils Canterra Seeds Cup. Canterra Seeds. 16 March 2023. 28 July 2024.
  4. News: Roblin . Scott . Battlefords North Stars to chase first national title at Centennial Cup . 28 July 2024 . Global News . 9 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Playoff brackets . sjhl.ca . LeagueStat.com . 28 July 2024.
  6. News: Bandits top North Stars to win Centennial Cup . 28 July 2024 . TSN . Canadian Press . 21 May 2023.