2013–14 NAHL season

2013–14 NAHL season
LeagueNorth American Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 13, 2013 – March 30, 2014
Post-season
April 3 – May 10, 2014
Number of games60
Number of teams24
Regular season
Season championsFairbanks Ice Dogs
Season MVPAlec Butcher (Kenai River Brown Bears)
Top scorerAlec Butcher (Kenai River Brown Bears)
Robertson Cup Playoffs
Finals championsFairbanks Ice Dogs
  Runners-upAustin 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 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]

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
xyAustin Bruins 60 40 19 1 81 189 155
xAberdeen Wings 60 38 18 4 80 183 140
xBismarck Bobcats 60 31 24 5 67 176 157
xMinot 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
xyzFairbanks Ice Dogs 60 45 14 1 91 215 136
xMinnesota Wilderness 60 37 14 9 83 159 115
xWenatchee Wild 60 29 23 8 66 169 163
xKenai 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
xyPort Huron Fighting Falcons 60 35 15 10 80 187 151
xMichigan Warriors 60 30 20 10 70 178 173
xJanesville Jets 60 32 24 4 68 171 174
xJohnstown 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
xyAmarillo Bulls 60 40 14 6 86 207 120
xTopeka RoadRunners 60 39 15 6 84 180 122
xRio Grande Valley Killer Bees 60 35 18 7 77 150 121
xWichita 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
April 5 Aberdeen Wings 1 – 5 Bismarck Bobcats Odde Ice Center
April 11 Bismarck Bobcats 5 – 0 Aberdeen Wings V.F.W. Sports Center
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
April 8 Kenai River Brown Bears 2 – 5 Fairbanks Ice Dogs Soldotna Sports Center
April 9 Kenai River Brown Bears 4 – 3 Fairbanks Ice Dogs Soldotna Sports Center
April 12 Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3 – 2 OT Kenai River Brown Bears Big Dipper Ice Arena
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 OT 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 Johnstown Tomahawks McMorran Place
April 11 Johnstown Tomahawks 3 – 4 Port Huron Fighting Falcons Cambria County War Memorial Arena
Port Huron wins series 3 – 0

(N2) Michigan Warriors vs. (N3) Janesville Jets

April 4 Michigan Warriors 4 – 2 Janesville Jets Dort Event 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
Logan Halladay (20 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Trevor Gorsuch (30 saves / 32 shots)
April 4 Michigan Warriors 5 – 1 Janesville Jets Dort Event Center
April 11 Janesville Jets 2 – 3 Michigan Warriors Janesville Ice Arena
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
April 9 Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 2 – 3 OT Topeka RoadRunners State Farm Arena
Topeka wins series 3 – 0

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