March 2023 MHL season
| March 2023 MHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Micronational Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Number of games | 2 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Farrokhzad Trophy | Not awarded |
| Playoffs | |
| Overseas Conference champions | Glendia Gladiators |
| Overseas Conference runners-up | Draytopol Dragons |
| Mainland Conference champions | Nassau Doves |
| Mainland Conference runners-up | Augustine Yetis |
| Olivier Cup | |
| Champions | Glendia Gladiators |
| Runners-up | Nassau Doves |
The March 2023 MHL season was the third season of the Micronational Hockey League (MHL). The season was shortened to only 2 season games per team, due to the 2023 MHL lockout, while league expanded to 12 teams with the addition of the Riel Island Sounders and Salem Thunder.
The league's regular season was shortened to only 2 games, starting on 18 March and ending on 23 March. The playoffs ended on 1 April with a 12-11 aggregate win for the Glendia Gladiators over the Nassau Doves.
Lockout
On 5 March 2023, MHL President Ali Farrokhzad announced a lockout to give the MHL more time to expand in order to adopt a 12-team promotion-relegation system for the Spring 2023 MHL and UML seasons. After that number was reached, Farrokhzad opened a 12-team group stage and playoff tournament, with 4 groups of 3 teams playing 2 games each, followed by an 8-team playoff.
League business
This season was the first season of participation for the Riel Island Sounders and Salem Thunder, as well as the first regular season for the New Brooklyn Roughriders and Oranmore Scouts.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – New Brooklyn Roughriders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | x – Excelsior Red Star | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 2 |
| 3 | e – Riel Island Sounders | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; e – Eliminated from playoffs
Group B
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Glendia Gladiators | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | x – Draytopol Dragons | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | e – Oranmore Scouts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | –17 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; e – Eliminated from playoffs
Group C
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Nassau Doves | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | x – Augustine Yetis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 |
| 3 | e – Castel Blizzards | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; e – Eliminated from playoffs
Group D
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x – Salem Thunder | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | x – Salem Spartans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | e – Marksburg Titans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; e – Eliminated from playoffs
Playoffs
| Conference Finals | |||||||||||||
| B2 | Draytopol Dragons | 11 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Glendia Gladiators | 12 | Olivier Cup Finals | ||||||||||
| B1 | Glendia Gladiators | 12 | |||||||||||
| Conference Finals | C1 | Nassau Doves | 11 | ||||||||||
| C1 | Nassau Doves | 5 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Augustine Yetis | 4 | Bronze Blades | ||||||||||
| B2 | Draytopol Dragons | 12 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Augustine Yetis | 7 | |||||||||||
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