2013–14 NAHL season
| 2013–14 NAHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | North American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 13, 2013 – March 30, 2014 Post-season April 3 – May 10, 2014 |
| Games | 60 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | James Roll |
| Picked by | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Fairbanks Ice Dogs |
| Season MVP | Alec Butcher (Kenai River Brown Bears) |
| Top scorer | Alec Butcher (Kenai River Brown Bears) |
| Robertson Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Fairbanks Ice Dogs |
| Runners-up | Austin Bruins |
The 2013–14 NAHL season was the 30th season of the North American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2013 to April 2014 with a 60-game schedule for each team. The Fairbanks Ice Dogs won the regular season championship and went on to defeat the Austin Bruins 2 games to 0 in the championship round to capture the Robertson Cup.
Member changes
- In July, 2012, the NAHL received an application for a new franchise in Laredo, Texas.[1] After receiving approval, the prospective club planned on being active by the start of this season. However, the club never materialized.
- In December 2012, The dormant New Mexico Mustangs franchise was purchased by the Minnesota Junior Hockey Group.[2] The club was moved to Richfield, Minnesota and became the Minnesota Magicians.
- On January 19, 2013, USA Hockey approved the transfer of the Wenatchee Wild from the NAHL to the British Columbia Hockey League for the 2013–14 season.[3] However, on May 14, 2013, the Wild announced they would instead relocate the franchise to Hidalgo, Texas and play as the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the NAHL.[4] Eight days later, the Wenatchee City Council approved a deal to purchase the Fresno Monsters franchise and relocate it to Wenatchee, assuming the Wild's name.[5]
- In mid-February, the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings announced that they would be folding at the end of the season.[6] The team attempted to sell the franchise rights but ended up dissolving when no prospective buyer surfaced.
- On May 10, 2013, the Minnesota Wilderness, an active junior team from the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL), were granted permission to join the NAHL.[7] As part the arrangement, the team purchased the franchise rights from the dormant St. Louis Bandits who had last played in 2012.
- Around the same time, the Jamestown Ironmen decided to suspend operations and released all of their players from their contracts.[8]
- In July, the Texas Tornado was sold to Texas Hockey Partners (THP). The franchise was relocated to North Richland Hills, Texas and became the Lone Star Brahmas.[9]
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[10]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings
Central Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Austin Bruins | 60 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 81 | 189 | 155 |
| x – Aberdeen Wings | 60 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 80 | 183 | 140 |
| x – Bismarck Bobcats | 60 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 67 | 176 | 157 |
| x – Minot Minotauros | 60 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 51 | 130 | 165 |
| Brookings Blizzard | 60 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 44 | 132 | 206 |
Midwest Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz – Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 60 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 91 | 215 | 136 |
| x – Minnesota Wilderness | 60 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 83 | 159 | 115 |
| x – Wenatchee Wild | 60 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 66 | 169 | 163 |
| x – Kenai River Brown Bears | 60 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 64 | 164 | 178 |
| Coulee Region Chill | 60 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 63 | 181 | 181 |
| Minnesota Magicians | 60 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 50 | 143 | 193 |
North Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Port Huron Fighting Falcons | 60 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 80 | 187 | 151 |
| x – Michigan Warriors | 60 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 70 | 178 | 173 |
| x – Janesville Jets | 60 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 68 | 171 | 174 |
| x – Johnstown Tomahawks | 60 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 61 | 167 | 181 |
| Springfield Jr. Blues | 60 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 60 | 141 | 160 |
| Soo Eagles | 60 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 58 | 149 | 187 |
South Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Amarillo Bulls | 60 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 86 | 207 | 120 |
| x – Topeka RoadRunners | 60 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 180 | 122 |
| x – Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 60 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 77 | 150 | 121 |
| x – Wichita Falls Wildcats | 60 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 66 | 170 | 157 |
| Lone Star Brahmas | 60 | 23 | 33 | 4 | 50 | 136 | 204 |
| Corpus Christi IceRays | 60 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 48 | 124 | 178 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 60 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 123 | 217 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games. [11]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Butcher | Kenai River Brown Bears | 60 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 70 |
| Jay Dickman | Austin Bruins | 59 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 68 |
| Mike Davis | Amarillo Bulls | 60 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 125 |
| Tyler Poulsen | Topeka RoadRunners | 56 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 44 |
| Jake Kamrass | Topeka RoadRunners | 60 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 59 |
| Tayler Munson | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 56 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 33 |
| T. J. Roo | Amarillo Bulls | 56 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 26 |
| Tyler Gernhofer | Aberdeen Wings | 55 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 50 |
| Troy Loggins | Wenatchee Wild | 60 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 45 |
| Michael Louria | Janesville/Minot | 53 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 30 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | SO | GA | SV | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasimir Kaskisuo | Minnesota Wilderness | 32 | 1951:24 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 814 | .944 | 1.48 |
| P. J. Bridges | Topeka RoadRunners | 36 | 2101:14 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 851 | .940 | 1.54 |
| Collin Delia | Amarillo Bulls | 31 | 1722:58 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 683 | .937 | 1.57 |
| Nick Schmit | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 30 | 1556:32 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 538 | .926 | 1.66 |
| Nick Lehr | Austin Bruins | 49 | 2927:13 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 1,231 | .932 | 1.85 |
Robertson Cup playoffs
Teams are reseeded prior to the semifinal round based upon regular season records.
| Division Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Division Finals (Best-of-5) | Semifinal (Best-of-3) | Championship (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Austin Bruins | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4*** | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Minot Minotauros | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Austin Bruins | 5* | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Bismarck Bobcats | 4 | 2* | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Aberdeen Wings | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Bismarck Bobcats | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3 | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan Warriors | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW4 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 0 | 3* | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwest Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW3 | Wenatchee Wild | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3*** | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW2 | Minnesota Wilderness | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW3 | Wenatchee Wild | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 5* | 6 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Austin Bruins | 4 | 2 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | 3 | 4* | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Johnstown Tomahawks | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Michigan Warriors | 1*** | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Michigan Warriors | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Janesville Jets | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Austin Bruins | 5 | 6 | 4* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Topeka RoadRunners | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Amarillo Bulls | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Amarillo Bulls | 2 | 1 | 3* | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Topeka RoadRunners | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Topeka RoadRunners | 3 | 2* | 3* | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Division Semifinals
Central Division
(C1) Austin Bruins vs. (C4) Minot Minotauros
| April 4 | Austin Bruins | 6 – 8 | Minot Minotauros | Riverside Arena | ||||
| 2:41 - Guillaume Leclerc (1) 5:35 - Niko Hildenbrand (1) 7:18 - sh - Luke Dietsch (1) |
First period | Jake McCann (1) Michael Louria (1) - pp Michael Louria (2) - 15:27 Jadin Martin (1) - 16:09 | ||||||
| 0:26 - Jake Arroyo (1) 9:15 - Luke Dietsch (2) |
Second period | Scott Dornbrock (1) - 5:59 Tim Donohue (1) - pp - 19:43 | ||||||
| 2:05 - sh - Luke Dietsch (3) | Third period | Jacob Howie (1) - 4:03 Tim Donohue (2) - 19:20 | ||||||
| Nick Lehr (18 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Brandon Wildung (4 saves / 7 shots) Merrick Madsen (29 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Austin Bruins | 2 – 1 | Minot Minotauros | Riverside Arena | ||||
| 1:17 - Drew Anderson (1) | First period | Jake McCann (2) - 16:54 | ||||||
| 17:37 - Jay Dickman (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Lehr (13 saves / 14 shots) | Goalie stats | Merrick Madsen (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Minot Minotauros | 1 – 2 | Austin Bruins | Maysa Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Casey Jerry (1) - 12:01 Luke Dietsch (3) - 16:29 | ||||||
| 19:03 - pp - Jon Lizotte (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Merrick Madsen (36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Minot Minotauros | 3 – 4 | 3OT | Austin Bruins | Maysa Arena | |||
| 18:28 - Tim Donohue (3) 18:39 - Luke Voltin (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 9:54 - Jake Johnson (1) | Second period | Easton Viitala (1) - 5:54 Trey Dodd (1) - pp - 12:02 Lucas Kohls (1) - pp - 15:41 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third overtime period | Lucas Kohls (2) - 16:57 | ||||||
| Brandon Wildung (67 saves / 71 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (50 saves / 53 shots) | ||||||
| Austin wins series 3 – 1 | |
(C2) Aberdeen Wings vs. (C3) Bismarck Bobcats
| April 4 | Aberdeen Wings | 2 – 4 | Bismarck Bobcats | Odde Ice Center | ||||
| 5:38 - pp - T.J. Roo (1) | First period | Evan Giesler (1) - 3:39 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Evan Giesler (2) - 6:17 Evan Giesler (3) - 14:55 Filip Starzynski (1) - 16:01 | ||||||
| 6:46 - Drew Doyon (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chad Catt (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Aaron Nelson (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Aberdeen Wings | 1 – 5 | Bismarck Bobcats | Odde Ice Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Zach Yon (1) - pp - 14:47 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Cullen Willox (1) - 11:35 Zach Yon (2) - 11:59 Evan Giesler (4) - pp - 15:40 | ||||||
| 16:58 - pp - Erik Baskin (1) | Third period | Evan Giesler (5) - sh - 9:46 | ||||||
| Henry Dill (26 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Aaron Nelson (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Bismarck Bobcats | 5 – 0 | Aberdeen Wings | V.F.W. Sports Center | ||||
| 8:21 - Zach Yon (3) 9:45 - Ryan Callahan (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:41 - Alex Toscano (1) 19:25 - Evan Giesler (6) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:01 - Huba Sekesi (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Nelson (27 saves / 27 shots) Scott Albertoni (3 saves / 3 shots) |
Goalie stats | Henry Dill (37 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| Bismarck wins series 3 – 0 | |
Midwest Division
(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW4) Kenai River Brown Bears
| April 4 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3 – 0 | Kenai River Brown Bears | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| 11:16 - pp - Tayler Munson (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 15:07 - Lonnie Clary (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 9:11 - Hans Gorowsky (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (23 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Quinn (31 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 2 – 3 | OT | Kenai River Brown Bears | Big Dipper Ice Arena | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:44 - Wyatt Ege (1) | Second period | Alec Butcher (1) - 8:54 Alec Butcher (2) - 19:45 | ||||||
| 6:57 - Johnny Mueller (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Alec Butcher (3) - pp - 11:15 | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (26 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Quinn (43 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| April 8 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 2 – 5 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | Soldotna Sports Center | ||||
| 17:16 - Nate Colwell (1) | First period | Wyatt Ege (2) - 12:14 Yannick Vedel (1) - 12:34 Ross Olsson (1) - 19:26 | ||||||
| 9:22 - Albin Karlsson (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Todd Burgess (1) - pp - 0:48 Johnny Mueller (2) - 12:32 | ||||||
| Zach Quinn (27 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Aldridge (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 9 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 4 – 3 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | Soldotna Sports Center | ||||
| 6:58 - Albin Karlsson (2) | First period | Ross Olsson (2) - 17:06 | ||||||
| 17:27 - Albin Karlsson (3) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:08 - Matt Rudin (1) 8:13 - Jacob Davidson (1) |
Third period | Ross Olsson (3) - 1:56 Viktor Liljegren (1) - 19:52 | ||||||
| Kris Oldham (26 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Aldridge (19 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3 – 2 | OT | Kenai River Brown Bears | Big Dipper Ice Arena | |||
| 8:17 - Wyatt Ege (3) 15:14 - Hans Gorowsky (2) |
First period | Frankie Spellman (1) - 1:26 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Frankie Spellman (2) - 3:48 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:44 - Kyle Lee (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (18 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Zach Quinn (43 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| Fairbanks wins series 3 – 2 | |
(MW2) Minnesota Wilderness vs. (MW3) Wenatchee Wild
| April 4 | Minnesota Wilderness | 0 – 3 | Wenatchee Wild | Northwoods Credit Union Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | David Powlowski (1) - 17:36 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Matt Nuttle (1) - 17:31 Nicholas Rivera (1) - 18:14 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kasimir Kaskisuo (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Chase Perry (29 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Minnesota Wilderness | 3 – 4 | Wenatchee Wild | Northwoods Credit Union Arena | ||||
| 15:34 - Darian Romanko (1) 18:41 - pp - Jakob Romo (1) |
First period | Alex Rauter (1) - pp - 7:37 Alex Rauter (2) - sh - 19:30 | ||||||
| 8:06 - Richard Buri (1) | Second period | Troy Loggins (1) - 4:27 Nicholas Rivera (2) - 14:21 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kasimir Kaskisuo (5 saves / 7 shots) Frank Oplinger (19 saves / 21 shots) |
Goalie stats | Chase Perry (27 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 6 | Minnesota Wilderness | 4 – 0 | Wenatchee Wild | Northwoods Credit Union Arena | ||||
| Jaycob McCombs (1) - 18:06 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jakob Romo (2) - 0:45 Jakob Romo (3) - 12:52 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Covach (1) - en - 19:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kasimir Kaskisuo (24 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Chase Perry (18 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Wenatchee Wild | 2 – 4 | Minnesota Wilderness | Town Toyota Center | ||||
| 9:37 - pp - Matt Nuttle (2) | First period | Jaycob McCombs (2) - 2:45 | ||||||
| 19:33 - pp - Jake Ahlgren (1) | Second period | Eric Brenk (1) - 6:21 Darian Romanko (2) - 13:49 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Ivan Chukarov (1) - en - 19:32 | ||||||
| Chase Perry (22 saves / 25 shots) Austin Priebe (0 saves / 0 shots) |
Goalie stats | Kasimir Kaskisuo (24 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 12 | Wenatchee Wild | 1 – 0 | OT | Minnesota Wilderness | Town Toyota Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Omar Mullan (1) - 18:41 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chase Perry (48 saves / 48 shots) | Goalie stats | Kasimir Kaskisuo (53 saves / 54 shots) | ||||||
| Wenatchee wins series 3 – 2 | |
North Division
(N1) Port Huron Fighting Falcons vs. (N4) Johnstown Tomahawks
| April 3 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | 3 – 2 | Johnstown Tomahawks | McMorran Place | ||||
| 1:39 - Bryce VanHorn (1) 6:34 - pp - Bryce VanHorn (2) |
First period | Tanner Barnes (1) - 16:35 Jordan Watt (1) - 16:57 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 4:13 - Jon Hall (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Max Milosek (19 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Young (32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | 4 – 3 | OT | Johnstown Tomahawks | McMorran Place | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 19:22 - Noah Batis (1) | Second period | Jordan Watt (2) - 8:05 Brandon Reinholz (1) - sh - 10:24 | ||||||
| 8:17 - Lucas Little (1) 13:14 - Elliot Tisdale (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 9:31 - Elliot Tisdale (2) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Blankenburg (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Brett Young (48 saves / 52 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Johnstown Tomahawks | 3 – 4 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | ||||
| 10:53 - pp - Brandon Reinholz (1) 16:26 - Matthew Meier (1) |
First period | Jon Hall (1) - 6:06 Noah Batis (2) - 8:00 Vito Aluia (1) - pp - 15:13 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Bryan Yim (1) - pp - 8:41 | ||||||
| 4:11 - pp - Dakoda Menslage (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brett Young (15 saves / 19 shots) Alex Okicki (6 saves / 6 shots) |
Goalie stats | Max Milosek (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| Port Huron wins series 3 – 0 | |
(N2) Michigan Warriors vs. (N3) Janesville Jets
| April 4 | Michigan Warriors | 4 – 2 | Janesville Jets | Dort Financial Center | ||||
| 14:37 - Jon Farkas (1) | First period | Brandon Schultz (1) - 1:26 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:23 - A.J. Marcinek (1) 5:46 - Mitch Wedding (1) 19:59 - en - T.J. Stuntz (1) |
Third period | Drew Callin (1) - pp - 8:36 | ||||||
| Trevor Gorsuch (30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Logan Halladay (20 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Michigan Warriors | 5 – 1 | Janesville Jets | Dort Financial Center | ||||
| 2:28 - Colin Horton (1) 11:35 - Zack Szajner (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:26 - Tyler Groat (1) 8:10 - pp - Zack Szajner (2) |
Second period | Alex Smith (1) - 4:56 | ||||||
| 3:10 - Connor Lyons (1) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Trevor Gorsuch (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Brock Kautz (28 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Janesville Jets | 2 – 3 | Michigan Warriors | Janesville Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Colin Larkin (1) - 16:42 | ||||||
| 7:36 - Drew Callin (1) | Second period | Jon Farkas (2) - 10:09 | ||||||
| 15:48 - Brandon Schultz (1) | Third period | Colin Larkin (2) - 17:25 | ||||||
| Brock Kautz (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Trevor Gorsuch (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Michigan wins series 3 – 0 | |
South Division
(S1) Amarillo Bulls vs. (S4) Wichita Falls Wildcats
| April 4 | Amarillo Bulls | 4 – 2 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | Amarillo Civic Center | ||||
| 9:37 - Mike Davis (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 17:58 - sh - Mike Davis (2) | Second period | Matt Koch (1) - sh - 8:38 | ||||||
| 0:43 - Tyler Gernhofer (1) 9:01 - Brendan Vetter (1) |
Third period | Rudy Junda (1) - 10:08 | ||||||
| Collin Delia (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | David Zevnik (18 saves / 22 shots) Chase Munroe (6 saves / 6 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Amarillo Bulls | 7 – 4 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | Amarillo Civic Center | ||||
| 2:09 - sh - Roman Ammirato (1) 8:35 - Cody Gylling (1) 9:51 - Tyler Gernhofer (2) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:19 - pp - Kyle Gattelaro (1) | Second period | Kyle Bauman (1) - pp - 5:24 Todd Koritzinsky (1) - 10:47 Evan Okeley (1) - 10:56 | ||||||
| 10:42 - pp - Brady Ferguson (1) 11:45 - sh - Brady Ferguson (2) 15:11 - Eric Purcell (1) |
Third period | Ben Kucera (1) - pp - 18:04 | ||||||
| Paul Berrafato (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Chase Munroe (21 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 11 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | 2 – 3 | Amarillo Bulls | Kay Yeager Coliseum | ||||
| 0:53 - Nick Farmer (1) | First period | Joe Grabowski (1) - 5:13 | ||||||
| 5:19 - Max Reisinger (1) | Second period | Eric Purcell (2) - 13:40 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Kyle Gattelaro (2) - 0:26 | ||||||
| David Zevnik (17 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Collin Delia (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| Amarillo wins series 3 – 0 | |
(S2) Topeka RoadRunners vs. (S3) Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
| April 4 | Topeka RoadRunners | 3 – 1 | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | Stormont Vail Events Center | ||||
| 17:02 - Jasen Fernsler (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:04 - pp - Jake Kamrass (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 17:28 - Jake Kamrass (2) | Third period | Marcus Ericsson (1) - 10:44 | ||||||
| P.J. Bridges (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Schmit (22 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Topeka RoadRunners | 2 – 1 | OT | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | Stormont Vail Events Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:23 - pp - James Ring (1) | Second period | Evan Schmidbauer (1) - 9:57 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:00 - pp - Tyler Poulsen (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| P.J. Bridges (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Olli Kälkäjä (17 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| April 9 | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 2 – 3 | OT | Topeka RoadRunners | State Farm Arena | |||
| No scoring | First period | Yu Hikosaka (1) - 1:26 Jasen Fernsler (2) - 16:26 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:31 - Daniel Kucerovy (1) 18:28 - Evan Schmidbauer (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Jasen Fernsler (3) - 14:54 | ||||||
| Nick Schmit (5 saves / 7 shots) Olli Kälkäjä (23 saves / 24 shots) |
Goalie stats | P.J. Bridges (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Topeka wins series 3 – 0 | |
Division Finals
Central Division
(C1) Austin Bruins vs. (C4) Bismarck Bobcats
| April 18 | Austin Bruins | 5 – 4 | OT | Bismarck Bobcats | Riverside Arena | |||
| 6:48 - Scott Nelson (1) 8:10 - Trey Dodd (2) 15:03 - Casey Jerry (2) |
First period | Tanner Salsberry (1) - 1:11 Evan Giesler (7) - 3:53 Tyler Dunagan (1) - 5:50 Ryan Callahan (2) - 12:04 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 0:39 - Niko Hildenbrand (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:36 - Sam Kauppila (1) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Lehr (20 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Aaron Nelson (40 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| April 19 | Austin Bruins | 1 – 2 | OT | Bismarck Bobcats | Riverside Arena | |||
| 4:22 - Jay Dickman (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Tyler Dunagan (2) - pp - 9:48 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Stanislav Dzakhov (1) - 6:26 | ||||||
| Nick Lehr (20 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Aaron Nelson (33 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Bismarck Bobcats | 4 – 0 | Austin Bruins | V.F.W. Sports Center | ||||
| 15:56 - Chris Diver (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 11:33 - Stanislav Dzakhov (2) 13:40 - pp - Tanner Salsberry (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 13:05 - Chris Diver (2) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Nelson (29 saves / 29 shots) Scott Albertoni (0 saves / 0 shots) |
Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (16 saves / 19 shots) Dillon Kelley (6 saves / 7 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Bismarck Bobcats | 3 – 4 | Austin Bruins | V.F.W. Sports Center | ||||
| 15:02 - Tanner Salsberry (3) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:52 - Stanislav Dzakhov (3) 16:26 Ryan Callahan (3) |
Second period | Sam Kauppila (2) - 12:35 Drew Anderson (2) - pp - 14:16 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Luke Dietsch (4) - 2:39 Sam Kauppila (3) - 4:24 | ||||||
| Aaron Nelson (33 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (34 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
| April 28 | Austin Bruins | 2 – 1 | Bismarck Bobcats | Riverside Arena | ||||
| 7:00 - Brian Bachnak (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Zach Yon (4) - 19:46 | ||||||
| 15:04 - Jay Dickman (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Lehr (21 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Aaron Nelson (43 saves / 45 shots) | ||||||
| Austin wins series 3 – 2 | |
Midwest Division
(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW3) Wenatchee Wild
| April 18 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 0 – 4 | Wenatchee Wild | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Jake Ahlgren (2) - 17:33 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Parker Tuomie (1) - 7:06 Parker Tuomie (2) - en - 18:54 Mike Coyne (1) - 19:10 | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (24 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Chase Perry (21 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 19 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 4 – 2 | Wenatchee Wild | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| 4:29 - Colton Wolter (1) 12:48 - pp - Jacob Hetz (1) |
First period | David Powlowski (2) - pp - 6:41 Brendan Harris (1) - 8:16 | ||||||
| 4:12 - Wyatt Ege (4) 16:29 - Nick Hinz (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (18 saves / 20 shots) | Goalie stats | Chase Perry (27 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 2 – 0 | Wenatchee Wild | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Colton Wolter (2) - 12:12 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Yannick Vedel (2) - 14:14 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (25 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Chase Perry (17 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Wenatchee Wild | 3 – 2 | 3OT | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | Town Toyota Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:54 - André Pison (1) 16:51 - Nicholas Rivera (2) |
Second period | Viktor Liljegren (2) - 11:26 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Brett Gervais (1) - 8:40 | ||||||
| 0:21 - pp - Parker Tuomie (3) | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chase Perry (42 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Aldridge (56 saves / 59 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Wenatchee Wild | 2 – 3 | OT | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | Town Toyota Center | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:43 - Tayler Munson (2) 15:31 - Viktor Liljegren (3) | ||||||
| Troy Loggins (2) - 3:41 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jake Ahlgren (3) - 3:41 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 2:12 - pp - Kyle Lee (2) | ||||||
| Chase Perry (23 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Aldridge (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Fairbanks wins series 3 – 2 | |
North Division
(N1) Port Huron Fighting Falcons vs. (N2) Michigan Warriors
| April 18 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | 0 – 1 | 3OT | Michigan Warriors | McMorran Arena | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third overtime period | Colin Larkin (3) - 5:37 | ||||||
| Alex Blankenburg (51 saves / 52 shots) | Goalie stats | Trevor Gorsuch (55 saves / 55 shots) | ||||||
| April 19 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | 0 – 3 | Michigan Warriors | McMorran Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Tyler Groat (2) - 9:29 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Tyler Groat (3) - pp - 11:20 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | T.J. Stuntz (2) - en - 17:52 | ||||||
| Max Milosek (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Blankenburg (28 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Michigan Warriors | 1 – 2 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | Dort Financial Center | ||||
| 2:44 - Tyler Groat (4) | First period | Nick Horne (1) - pp - 5:29 Niko Coffman (1) - 11:48 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Trevor Gorsuch (32 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Blankenburg (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 26 | Michigan Warriors | 4 – 0 | Port Huron Fighting Falcons | Dort Financial Center | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 0:40 - Tyler Groat (5) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:15 - T.J. Stuntz (3) 18:22 - en - T.J. Stuntz (4) 18:32 - Zack Szajner (3) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Trevor Gorsuch (33 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Milosek (32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| Michigan wins series 3 – 1 | |
South Division
(S1) Amarillo Bulls vs. (S2) Topeka RoadRunners
| April 18 | Amarillo Bulls | 2 – 3 | Topeka RoadRunners | Amarillo Civic Center | ||||
| 10:34 - Roman Ammirato (2) 13:05 - Roman Ammirato (3) |
First period | Tyler Poulsen (2) - 1:13 Sam Rennaker (1) - 19:47 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Mike Gornall (1) - 6:18 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Paul Berrafato (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | P.J. Bridges (23 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| April 19 | Amarillo Bulls | 1 – 3 | Topeka RoadRunners | Amarillo Civic Center | ||||
| 0:24 - pp - Brendan Vetter (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Mike Gornall (2) - pp - 17:32 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Yu Hikosaka (2) - 11:32 Tyler Poulsen (3) - en - 19:59 | ||||||
| Collin Delia (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | P.J. Bridges (32 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 24 | Topeka RoadRunners | 2 – 3 | OT | Amarillo Bulls | Stormont Vail Events Center | |||
| 6:16 - Daniel Rzavský (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 1:34 - Tyler Poulsen (4) | Second period | Kyle Gattelaro (3) - 9:07 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Ben Jentsch (1) - 14:05 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Tyler Gernhofer (3) - 6:10 | ||||||
| P.J. Bridges (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Collin Delia (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Topeka RoadRunners | 2 – 5 | Amarillo Bulls | Stormont Vail Events Center | ||||
| 13:28 - pp- Cody Champagne (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Brady Ferguson (3) - 6:15 Eric Purcell (3) - 16:00 | ||||||
| 0:46 - Daniel Rzavský (2) | Third period | Mitchell McPherson (1) - 1:05 Mitch Vanderburg (1) - 2:35 Mitchell McPherson (2) - 12:53 | ||||||
| P.J. Bridges (26 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Collin Delia (30 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| April 28 | Amarillo Bulls | 2 – 6 | Topeka RoadRunners | Amarillo Civic Center | ||||
| 12:28 - pp - Mike Davis (3) | First period | James Ring (2) - 16:10 Yu Hikosaka (2) - 18:38 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Sly Sutter (1) - 2:38 Yu Hikosaka (3) - 8:45 | ||||||
| 16:07 - Mike Davis (4) | Third period | Jerad Tafoya (1) - 14:56 Tyler Poulsen (5) - en - 18:22 | ||||||
| Collin Delia (19 saves / 22 shots) Paul Berrafato (21 saves / 23 shots) |
Goalie stats | P.J. Bridges (27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| Topeka wins series 3 – 2 | |
Semifinals
(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (N2) Michigan Warriors
| May 2 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3 – 1 | Michigan Warriors | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| 10:36 - pp - Jacob Hetz (2) 13:23 - Yannick Vedel (3) 16:39 - Yannick Vedel (4) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Jake Hopfner (1) - 10:30 | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (30 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Trevor Gorsuch (32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 3 – 0 | Michigan Warriors | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:13 - pp - Lonnie Clary (2) 19:56 - Brett Gervais (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 18:25 - en - Tayler Munson (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (21 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Trevor Gorsuch (31 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Fairbanks wins series 2 – 0 | |
(C1) Austin Bruins vs. (S2) Topeka RoadRunners
| May 2 | Topeka RoadRunners | 7 – 5 | Austin Bruins | Kansas Expocentre | ||||
| Mike Gornall (3) - 2:26 Tyler Poulsen (5) - 11:37 Jasen Fernsler (3) - 12:19 |
First period | 5:50 - Cory Dunn (1) 8:59 - Alex Pettersson (1) 19:46 - Josh Bretner (1) | ||||||
| Cody Champagne (2) - 10:46 | Second period | 15:30 - Niko Hildenbrand (3) | ||||||
| Jerad Tafoya (2) - 3:42 Jerad Tafoya (3) - 4:08 Jake Kamrass (3) - en - 19:34 |
Third period | 13:40 - Brian Bachnak (2) | ||||||
| P.J. Bridges (28 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (34 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| May 3 | Topeka RoadRunners | 4 – 6 | Austin Bruins | Kansas Expocentre | ||||
| No scoring | First period | 5:05 - Luke Dietsch (5) | ||||||
| Jake Kamrass (4) - 4:41 | Second period | 1:52 - Brian Bachnak (2) 6:21 - Luke Dietsch (6) | ||||||
| Jasen Fernsler (5) - pp - 0:58 Jasen Fernsler (6) - 9:35 James Ring (3) - pp - 19:59 |
Third period | 4:33 - Casey Jerry (3) 10:38 - Joe Schuldt (1) 18:12 - en - Niko Hildenbrand (4) | ||||||
| P.J. Bridges (24 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 21 | Topeka RoadRunners | 3 – 4 | OT | Austin Bruins | Kansas Expocentre | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 8:02 - Jasen Fernsler (7) | Second period | Niko Hildenbrand (5) - 13:53 | ||||||
| 10:35 - Tomas Nechala (1) 18:33 - pp - Tyler Poulsen (7) |
Third period | Brian Bachnak (2) - 7:58 Joe Schuldt (2) - 14:48 | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | Drew Anderson (3) - 2:07 | ||||||
| P.J. Bridges (21 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (29 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| Austin wins series 2 – 1 | |
Robertson Cup Finals
(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (C1) Austin Bruins
| May 9 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 5 – 4 | OT | Austin Bruins | Big Dipper Ice Arena | |||
| No scoring | First period | Drew Anderson (4) - 18:46 | ||||||
| 9:50 - Jacob Hetz (3) 13:14 - Hans Gorowsky (4) 18:26 - Lonnie Clary (3) |
Second period | Jay Dickman (4) - 14:34 | ||||||
| 2:35 - Tayler Munson (4) | Third period | Sam Kauppila (4) - 3:14 Jay Dickman (5) - 17:31 | ||||||
| 5:12 - Tayler Munson (5) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (31 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (29 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| May 10 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 6 – 2 | Austin Bruins | Big Dipper Ice Arena | ||||
| 15:38 - pp - Viktor Liljegren (4) | First period | Jay Dickman (6) - pp - 7:52 | ||||||
| 4:40 - Colton Wolter (3) 8:16 - Viktor Liljegren (5) 13:17 - pp - Duggie Lagrone (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:20 - Colton Wolter (4) 18:14 - en - Jacob Hetz (4) |
Third period | Niko Hildenbrand (6) - 15:03 | ||||||
| Kevin Aldridge (19 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Nick Lehr (22 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| Fairbanks wins series 2 – 0 | |
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