Market2022–23 Asia League Ice Hockey season
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2022–23 Asia League Ice Hockey season

The 2022–23 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 20th season of operation of the Asia League Ice Hockey. The league returned after the past two seasons were only Japanese clubs played due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Season changes
The Oji Eagles rebranded as Red Eagles Hokkaido back in 2021. 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. On 2 August 2022, the league voted to remove PSK Sakhalin in protest to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 15 September 2022, Anyang Halla announced that they rebranded to HL Anyang. ==Teams==
Teams
Only five teams from the 2019–20 season returned for the 2022–23 season, with the addition of expansion side Yokohama Grits. ==Regular season==
Regular season
The league's regular season began on 3 September 2022. Standings Results ==Playoffs==
Playoffs
Bracket Semifinals (1) HL Anyang vs. (4) East Hokkaido Cranes (2) Red Eagles Hokkaido vs. (3) Nikkō Ice Bucks Final (1) HL Anyang vs. (2) Red Eagles Hokkaido {{NHLPlayoffs ==Statistics==
Statistics
Scoring leaders The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 5 March 2023. Leading goaltenders The following shows the top goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of matches played on 5 March 2023. ==Awards==
Awards
Team of the year First TeamMatt Dalton (G) – HL AnyangRyo Hashimoto (D) – Red Eagles HokkaidoLee Don-ku (D) – HL Anyang • Shogo Nakajima (F) – Red Eagles Hokkaido • Kento Suzuki (F) – Nikkō IceBucksKim Ki-sung (F) – HL Anyang == References ==
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