| 2022–23 SJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | SJHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September – March Post-season March – April |
| Games | 56 |
| Teams | 12 |
| TV partner | SaskTel maxTV |
| Streaming partner | flohockey |
| 2022 Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Rhett Vedress |
| Picked by | Weyburn Red Wings |
| Canterra Seeds Cup | |
| League championship | Battlefords North Stars |
| Runners-up | Flin Flon Bombers |
| Season MVP | Kian Bell |
| National championship | |
| Champions | Brooks Bandits(AJHL) |
| Runners-up | Battlefords North Stars(SJHL) |
| SJHL seasons | |
The2022–23 SJHL season was the 55th season of theSaskatchewan Junior Hockey League. TheBattlefords North Stars won the league championshipCanterra Seeds Cup and went on to the2023 Centennial Cup national championship inPortage la Prairie, Manitoba.[1][2]
Battlefords North Stars head coach Brayden Klimosko received theCanadian Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year award.[3] The league reduced the number of regular season games from 58 to 56.[4] The league debuted its new championship trophy, theCanterra Seeds Cup.[5]
Teams played a 56-game schedule.[4] The top 8 teams at the end of the regular season advanced to the post-season.[6]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battlefords North Stars | 56 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | Humboldt Broncos | 56 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
| 3 | Flin Flon Bombers | 56 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 78 |
| 4 | Melfort Mustangs | 56 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 71 |
| 5 | La Ronge Ice Wolves | 56 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 69 |
| 6 | Estevan Bruins | 56 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 61 |
| 7 | Nipawin Hawks | 56 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 58 |
| 8 | Weyburn Red Wings | 56 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| 9 | Notre Dame Hounds | 56 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| 10 | Yorkton Terriers | 56 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Kindersley Klippers | 56 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
| 12 | Melville Millionaires | 56 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 34 |
| Canterra Seeds Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 17 March – 22 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Estevan Bruins |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Battlefords North Stars |
| Runners-up | Flin Flon Bombers |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 210 (5.83 per game) |
| Attendance | 38,641 (1,073 per game) |
| Official website | |
| 2023 SJHL playoffs | |
The 8 top-ranked teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the post-season.[6] The winners of each round were determined by a best-of-7 series.[6] In the final round, theBattlefords North Stars swept theFlin Flon Bombers in 4 games to win the Canterra Seeds Cup and advance to the2023 Centennial Cup national championship tournament in Portage laPortage la Prairie, Manitoba.[1][6] TheBattlefords North Stars went on to lose to theBrooks Bandits of theAJHL in the 2023 Centennial Cup final.[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Battlefords North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||
| Weyburn Red Wings | 1 | ||||||||||
| Battlefords North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 0 | ||||||||||
| Melfort Mustangs | 4 | ||||||||||
| La Ronge Ice Wolves | 2 | ||||||||||
| Battlefords North Stars | 4 | ||||||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers | 0 | ||||||||||
| Humboldt Broncos | 4 | ||||||||||
| Nipawin Hawks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Humboldt Broncos | 1 | ||||||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers | 4 | ||||||||||
| Flin Flon Bombers | 4 | ||||||||||
| Estevan Bruins | 3 | ||||||||||
