2023–24 Asia League Ice Hockey season
2023–24 ALIH season | |
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League | Asia League Ice Hockey |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | 16 September 2023 – 6 April 2024 |
Number of games | 80 |
Number of teams | 5 |
Regular season | |
Leaders Flag | HL Anyang |
Runners-up | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
Season MVP | Lee Chong-min (HLA) |
Top scorer | Kim Sang-wook (HLA) (48 points) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Shin Sang-woo (HLA) |
Finals champions | HL Anyang |
Runners-up | Red Eagles Hokkaido |
Asia League Ice Hockey seasons | |
The 2023–24 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 21st season of operation (19th season of play) of the Asia League Ice Hockey.
The regular season began on 16 September 2023 when the defending champions HL Anyang host Red Eagles Hokkaido.[1] The season concluded on 6 April 2024 with HL Anyang defeating the Red Eagles Hokkaido in 4 games to clinch their eighth championship.
Season changes
The league dropped the East Hokkaido Cranes on 17 July 2023 after the team could not resolve outstanding salary issues from the previous season.[2]
Only two teams qualify for the playoffs this season due to the reduced number of participating teams.
Teams
Only five teams from the 2022–23 season returned for the 2023–24 season after East Hokkaido Cranes folded.
Team | City/Town | Arena | Capacity |
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HL Anyang | ![]() | Anyang Ice Arena | 1,284 |
Red Eagles Hokkaido | ![]() | Hakucho Arena | 3,015 |
Nikkō Ice Bucks | ![]() | Nikkō Kirifuri Ice Arena | 1,608 |
Tohoku Free Blades | ![]() | Flat Hachinohe | 3,500 |
Yokohama Grits | ![]() | KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center | 2,500 |
Regular season
The league's regular season began on 16 September 2023 and ended on 24 March 2024, which HL Anyang clinching their seventh regular season championship.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | HL Anyang | 32 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 126 | 81 | +45 | 71 | Regular season champions Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 32 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 124 | 78 | +46 | 65 | Qualification to playoffs |
3 | Tohoku Free Blades | 32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 101 | 107 | −6 | 48 | |
4 | Nikkō IceBucks | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 99 | 118 | −19 | 43 | |
5 | Yokohama Grits | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 78 | 144 | −66 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.
Results
Teams play each other eight times, four at home and four away.
Home \ Away | HLA | REH | NIB | TFB | YGR |
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HL Anyang | — | 5–4 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 7–2 |
— | 6–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–3[a] | |
— | 2–6 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
— | 3–1 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 4–2 | |
Red Eagles Hokkaido | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 7–2 | 6–1 |
4–0 | — | 6–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
2–5 | — | 6–3 | 3–4 | 5–3 | |
3–6 | — | 6–3 | 6–2 | 4–0 | |
Nikkō Ice Bucks | 3–4 | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 6–5[b] |
1–3 | 1–2 | — | 4–6 | 4–2 | |
6–4 | 2–8 | — | 3–2 | 1–8 | |
3–2[a] | 3–0 | — | 2–4 | 7–5 | |
Tohoku Free Blades | 5–4[b] | 2–4 | 3–4[b] | — | 7–2 |
2–4 | 4–1 | 1–0[a] | — | 3–1 | |
0–3 | 1–6 | 4–6 | — | 6–4 | |
1–0 | 3–4[a] | 5–2 | — | 5–1 | |
Yokohama Grits | 3–6 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–5 | — |
2–5 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 | — | |
5–6[b] | 2–5 | 4–5 | 2–4 | — | |
2–6 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- ^ a b c d Shootout
- ^ a b c d Overtime
Playoffs
The two teams that finished at the top of the regular season were the only teams participating in the 2024 playoffs. The Finals were competed in a best-of-five series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format. The regular season runners-up hosted games one and two, and the first place team hosted games three and four (game five, was not necessary).
Finals
(1) HL Anyang vs. (2) Red Eagles Hokkaido
30 March 2024 | HL Anyang | 5–4 | 3OT | Red Eagles Hokkaido | Nikkō Kirifuri Ice Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 19:59 – pp – Taiga Irikura (1) | ||||||
Song Jong-hun (1) – pp – 2:56 Shin Sang-woo (1) – 11:45 Nam Hee-doo (1) 17:12 | Third period | 16:08 – pp – Taiga Irikura (2) 19:15 – Yushi Nakayashiki (1) | ||||||
Matt Dalton (53 saves / 57 shots) | Goalie stats | Yuta Narisawa (46 saves / 51 shots) |
31 March 2024 | HL Anyang | 5–2 | Red Eagles Hokkaido | Nikkō Kirifuri Ice Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 13:59 – Kenta Takagi (1) | ||||||
Ahn Jin-hui (1) – pp – 5:01 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Shin Sang-woo (1) – 1:26 Lee Chong-min (1) – 3:30 Lee Chong-min (2) – 14:52 Kang Yeon-seok (1) – en – 19:08 | Third period | 7:54 – Toi Kobayashi (1) | ||||||
Matt Dalton (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Takuto Onoda (26 saves / 31 shots) |
4 April 2024 | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 5–0 | HL Anyang | Anyang Ice Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Hayato Aiki (1) – 11:01 Yusuke Kon (1) – 12:51 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Seiji Takahashi (1) – ps – 8:51 Kenta Takagi (1) – en – 17:05 Yushi Nakayashiki (1) – pp – 18:58 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Yuta Narisawa (33 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Matt Dalton (17 saves / 22 shots) |
6 April 2024 | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 1–5 | HL Anyang | Anyang Ice Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 9:04 – Ahn Jin-hui (1) | ||||||
Tsuguto Shibata (1) – 17:48 | Second period | 9:46 – pp – Shin Sang-hoon (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 13:03 – pp – Song Hyeong-cheol (1) 18:11 – en – Ahn Jin-hui (2) 19:47 – en – Lee Chong-min (1) | ||||||
Yuta Narisawa (41 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Matt Dalton (22 saves / 23 shots) |
Anyang won series 3–1 | |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 24 March 2024.[3]
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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![]() | HL Anyang | 32 | 8 | 40 | 48 | +3 | 16 |
![]() | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 32 | 25 | 22 | 47 | +5 | 20 |
![]() | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 32 | 3 | 44 | 47 | +2 | 28 |
![]() | Tohoku Free Blades | 28 | 20 | 26 | 46 | +2 | 12 |
![]() | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 32 | 16 | 29 | 45 | +2 | 10 |
![]() | HL Anyang | 29 | 18 | 23 | 41 | +5 | 14 |
![]() | HL Anyang | 32 | 16 | 18 | 34 | +4 | 19 |
![]() | Yokohama Grits | 32 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +1 | 26 |
![]() | Tohoku Free Blades | 32 | 9 | 21 | 30 | +2 | 14 |
![]() | Nikkō Ice Bucks | 21 | 18 | 10 | 28 | +1 | 13 |
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 24 March 2024.[4]
Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA |
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![]() | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 13 | 773:09 | 26 | 94.22 | 2.02 |
![]() | Red Eagles Hokkaido | 18 | 1071:26 | 43 | 92.11 | 2.41 |
![]() | HL Anyang | 29 | 1753:19 | 71 | 91.57 | 2.43 |
![]() | Tohoku Free Blades | 13 | 776:18 | 36 | 91.91 | 2.78 |
![]() | Nikkō Ice Bucks | 27 | 1481:23 | 81 | 90.17 | 3.28 |
![]() | Tohoku Free Blades | 20 | 1123:59 | 65 | 89.60 | 3.47 |
![]() | Yokohama Grits | 18 | 1044:40 | 73 | 88.63 | 4.19 |
Awards
Award | Winner |
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League champions | HL Anyang |
Most valuable player (playoffs) | Shin Sang-woo, HL Anyang |
Most valuable player (regular season) | Lee Chong-min, HL Anyang |
Best goaltender | Yuta Narisawa, Red Eagles Hokkaido |
Rookie of the year | Riku Ishida, Tohoku Free Blades |
Leading scorer (Regular season) | Seiji Takahashi, Red Eagles Hokkaido |
Leading assists (Regular season) | Ryo Hashimoto, Red Eagles Hokkaido |
Leading points (Regular season) | Kim Sang-wook, HL Anyang |
Team of the year
First Team[5]
- Yuta Narisawa (G) – Red Eagles Hokkaido
- Ryo Hashimoto (D) – Red Eagles Hokkaido
- Song Hyeong-cheol (D) – HL Anyang
- Alexandre Boivin (F) – Tohoku Free Blades
- Seiji Takahashi (F) – Red Eagles Hokkaido
- Shogo Nakajima (F) – Red Eagles Hokkaido
References
- ^ "Makuru Furuhashi Aiming to Power Nikko Ice Bucks to the Top of Asia League". japan-forward.com. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "ひがし北海道クレインズの今季(2023-2024シーズン)のリーグ戦不参加について". asiaicehockey.com (in Japanese). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Point Ranking 2023/2024". Asia League Ice Hockey. ALIH. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "GK SP Ranking 2023/2024". Asia League Ice Hockey. ALIH. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Asia League Ice Hockey 2023-2024: Announcement of Regular Season Awards". Asia League Ice Hockey. 26 March 2024.
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