The 2022–23 SIJHL season is the 21st season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The league's 7 teams each played a 54-game regular season schedule from September 2022 – March 2023. The Kam River Fighting Walleye won the league championship Bill Salonen Cup after defeating the Thunder Bay North Stars in seven games in the final round of the playoffs.
| 2022–23 SIJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | SIJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September–March Post-season March–May |
| Number of games | 54 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Streaming partner(s) | sijhl |
| League champions | Kam River Fighting Walleye |
| Runners-up | Thunder Bay North Stars |
League changes
editThe Sioux Lookout Bombers joined the league as an expansion team.[1][2] The Thief River Falls Norskies ceased operations during the 2021–22 SIJHL season and did not return for the 2022–23 SIJHL season.[3][4]
Regular season
editTeams played a 54-game schedule. The Kam River Fighting Walleye finished the regular season in 1st place.[5]
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kam River Fighting Walleye | 54 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| Dryden Ice Dogs | 54 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| Sioux Lookout Bombers | 54 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 63 |
| Thunder Bay North Stars | 54 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 61 |
| Red Lake Miners | 54 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 51 |
| Wisconsin Lumberjacks | 54 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| Fort Frances Lakers | 54 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
Post-season
editThe Kam River Fighting Walleye won the Bill Salonen Cup league championship after defeating the Thunder Bay North Stars in game 7 of the final round of the playoffs.[6]
| Bill Salonen Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 23 March – 21 April |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kam River Fighting Walleye |
| Runner-up | Thunder Bay North Stars |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 267 (7.42 per game) |
| Attendance | 23,934 (665 per game) |
| Official website | |
| 2023 SIJHL playoffs | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Sioux Lookout | 3 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kam River | 4 | ||||||||||
| Kam River | 4 | ||||||||||
| Thunder Bay | 3 | ||||||||||
| Dryden | 4 | ||||||||||
| Fort Frances | 1 | ||||||||||
| Dryden | 3 | ||||||||||
| Thunder Bay | 4 | ||||||||||
| Thunder Bay | 4 | ||||||||||
| Red Lake | 1 | ||||||||||
The Kam River Fighting Walleye went on to compete in the 2023 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dunick, Leith (9 October 2022). "SIJHL Roundup: Expansion Bombers knock off North Stars". TBNewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Ebbeling, Mike (23 April 2021). "Sioux Lookout Unveils SIJHL Bombers And Logo". CKDR. Acadia Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Dunick, Leith (12 July 2022). "Norskies bow out of SIJHL". TBNewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Dunick, Leith (31 January 2022). "Norskies out for remainder of SIJHL season". TBNewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2022-23 SIJHL regular season standings". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Dunick, Leith (4 May 2023). "Fighting Walleye win first SIJHL championship". TBNewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Simpson, Ryan (22 May 2023). "Centennial Cup wraps up with Brooks making history". PortageOnline. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
Sources
edit- "2022-23 SIJHL playoff results". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Dunick, Leith (23 April 2021). "Sioux Lookout returning to SIJHL". TBNewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Dunick, Leith (12 July 2022). "Norskies bow out of SIJHL". TBNewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Dunick, Leith (22 October 2022). "Bombers looking to build an SIJHL dynasty". NWONewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Laskaris, Adam (2 September 2022). "Alberta junior hockey team blows out opponent by over 20 goals". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Fleury, Clint (23 September 2022). "Dryden GM continues to support the Ice Dogs". NWONewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Dunick, Leith (17 July 2023). "Fighting Walleye searching for new head coach". TBNewsWatch.com. Dougall Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Russon, Randy (19 April 2022). "Comment: Plaudits for the SIJHL as a beckoning junior hockey option". saultthisweek.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- "Will it be the Fighting Walleye or the North Stars? New SIJHL champion to be crowned tonight". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Forbes, Ryan (16 September 2022). "SIJHL still hoping to bring team to Kenora". Kenora Online. Acadia Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 September 2024.