2022-23 PJHL season

2022–23 PJHL season
League	Provincial Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Number of teams	60
Finals champions	Wellesley Applejacks

The 2022–23 season was the 8th season for the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Team Changes

• After a one-year leave of absence during the 2021-22 season, the Paris Mounties returned to the league for the 2022-23 season.

Standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points

East Orr Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
1	Clarington Eagles	41	34	5	1	1	70	220	70
2	Uxbridge Bruins	41	27	9	5	0	59	154	120
3	Little Britain Merchants	42	23	12	6	1	53	142	119
4	Georgina Ice	40	22	15	3	0	47	144	141
5	North Kawartha Knights	42	18	21	3	0	39	119	154
6	Port Perry Lumberjacks	42	10	28	4	0	24	105	197
7	Lakefield Chiefs	42	10	30	2	0	22	96	179

East Tod Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
1	Napanee Raiders	41	35	5	1	0	71	218	113
2	Amherstview Jets	42	26	13	3	0	55	176	144
3	Picton Pirates	42	23	15	3	1	50	152	119
4	Port Hope Panthers	42	22	17	3	0	47	144	133
5	Frankford Huskies	42	15	24	3	0	33	152	189
6	Campbellford Rebels	41	3	35	2	1	9	91	235

North Carruthers Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
1	Stayner Siskins	40	36	4	0	0	72	212	74
2	Alliston Hornets	40	30	7	2	1	63	203	118
3	Schomberg Cougars	40	28	9	2	1	59	196	114
4	Innisfil Spartans	40	20	17	2	1	43	151	161
5	Orillia Terriers	40	19	18	1	2	41	139	151
6	Huntsville Otters	40	17	21	1	1	36	132	159
7	Midland Flyers	41	9	27	4	1	23	126	198
8	Caledon Golden Hawks	41	9	28	3	1	22	111	196
9	Penetang Kings	40	8	26	4	2	22	110	209

North Pollock Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
1	Mount Forest Patriots	42	32	9	0	1	65	201	130
2	Mitchell Hawks	42	26	11	3	2	57	142	101
3	Hanover Barons	42	26	12	2	2	56	151	105
4	Wingham Ironmen	42	26	13	2	1	55	146	109
5	Kincardine Bulldogs	42	18	18	5	1	42	156	148
6	Wingham Ironmen	42	8	32	1	1	18	129	205
7	Goderich Flyers	42	7	33	2	0	16	114	241

South Bloomfield Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
1	Glanbrook Rangers	42	35	3	3	1	74	210	94
2	Grimsby Peach Kings	42	32	10	0	0	64	168	105
3	Port Dover Sailors	42	21	15	5	1	48	148	153
4	Niagara Riverhawks	42	21	16	5	0	47	161	167
5	Dundas Blues	42	15	19	5	3	38	133	148
6	Dunnville Jr. Mudcats	42	13	25	2	2	30	111	170
7	Hagersville Hawks	42	6	31	4	1	17	95	189

South Doherty Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
1	New Hamburg Firebirds	42	31	6	3	2	67	194	91
2	Wellesley Applejacks	42	31	7	2	2	66	185	110
3	Norwich Merchants	42	29	12	1	0	59	190	122
4	Tavistock Braves	41	21	15	3	2	47	142	121
5	Woodstock Navy-Vets	41	18	21	1	1	38	140	171
6	Paris Mounties	41	5	32	2	2	14	88	202
7	Hespeler Shamrocks	41	5	32	3	1	14	83	205

West Stobbs Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
1	Essex 73's	42	36	4	2	0	74	200	66
2	Lakeshore Canadiens	41	32	7	1	1	66	182	82
3	Wheatley Sharks	42	27	11	3	1	58	165	99
4	Blenheim Blades	42	24	14	4	0	52	166	112
5	Mooretown Flags	41	21	19	1	0	43	145	143
6	Amherstburg Admirals	42	13	26	3	0	29	117	186
7	Dresden Jr. Kings	42	9	31	2	0	20	105	221
8	Wallaceburg Thunderhawks	42	4	35	3	0	11	91	262

West Yeck Division

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	T	Pts	GF	GA
1	Mount Brydges Bulldogs	40	29	7	3	1	62	169	105
2	North Middlesex Stars	40	27	8	2	3	59	203	104
3	Thamesford Trojans	39	25	9	4	1	55	162	104
4	Exeter Hawks	39	23	11	3	2	51	141	111
5	Dorchester Dolphins	39	20	15	3	1	44	148	135
6	Lucan Irish	40	18	19	2	1	39	146	143
7	Port Stanley Sailors	40	14	20	3	3	34	136	155
8	Petrolia Flyers	40	10	26	1	3	24	82	158
9	Aylmer Spitfires	39	4	34	0	1	9	77	249

Statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jake Weston	North Middlesex Stars	39	32	49	81	4
Elijah Brahaney	Mount Forest Patriots	41	36	41	77	38
Cameron Kokelj	Schomberg Cougars	36	30	47	77	24
Dawson Manning	Clarington Eagles	39	21	54	75	18
Damen Boose	Stayner Siskins	40	36	35	71	12
Luke Miehm	Schomberg Cougars	38	27	44	71	68
Cole Turcotte	Alliston Hornets	34	33	35	68	37
Christopher Prucha	Stayner Siskins	37	30	38	68	42
Sean Golebiowski	Glanbrook Rangers	37	31	36	67	138
Caleb Cribbin	Mount Forest Patriots	37	30	37	67	26

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses;
T = Ties; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	MINS	W	L	OTL	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Nick Ciccarelli	Stayner Siskins	19	1142	16	3	0	0	26	6	0.945	1.37
Adrian McBride	Essex 73's	25	1503	21	3	1	0	38	6	0.937	1.52
Cavan McCabe	Essex 73's	17	1016	15	1	1	0	27	4	0.942	1.59
Blake Richard	New Hamburg Firebirds	23	1302	16	5	1	0	36	5	0.930	1.66
Romano Liburdi	Lakeshore Canadiens	25	1432	19	4	1	0	42	5	0.930	1.76

2025 Schmalz Cup Playoffs

Division Quarterfinal

Division Semifinal

Division Final

Conference Final

O1

Clarington

4

O7

Lakefield

0

O1

Clarington

4

O4

Georgina

0

O4

Georgina

4

O5

North Kawartha

1

O1

Clarington

4

East - Orr

O2

Uxbridge

0

O3

Little Britain

bye

O2

Uxbridge

4

O3

Little Britain

2

O2

Uxbridge

4

O6

Port Perry

0

O1

Clarington

4

T4

Port Hope

0

T1

Napanee

bye

T1

Napanee

2

T4

Port Hope

4

T4

Port Hope

4

T5

Frankford

1

T3

Picton

1

East - Tod

T4

Port Hope

4

T3

Picton

4

T6

Campbellford

0

T2

Amherstview

2

T3

Picton

4

T2

Amhsertview

bye

Division Quarterfinal

Division Semifinal

Division Final

Conference Final

C1

Stayner

4

C7

Midland

0

C1

Stayner

4

C5

Orillia

0

C4

Innisfil

1

C5

Orillia

4

C1

Stayner

4

North - Carruthers

C2

Alliston

1

C3

Schomberg

4

C6

Huntsville

0

C2

Alliston

4

C3

Schomberg

3

C2

Alliston

4

C9

Penetang

0

C1

Stayner

4

P1

Mount Forest

2

P1

Mount Forest

bye

P1

Mount Forest

4

P4

Wingham

3

P4

Wingham

4

P5

Kincardine

1

P1

Mount Forest

4

North - Pollock

P3

Hanover

1

P3

Hanover

4

P6

Walkerton

0

P2

Mitchell

1

P3

Hanover

4

P2

Mitchell

4

P7

Goderich

0

Division Quarterfinal

Division Semifinal

Division Final

Conference Final

B1

Glanbrook

bye

B1

Glanbrook

4

B4

Niagara

1

B4

Niagara

4

B5

Dundas

3

B1

Glanbrook

4

South - Bloomfield

B2

Grimsby

1

B3

Port Dover

4

B6

Dunnville

0

B2

Grimsby

4

B3

Port Dover

1

B2

Grimsby

4

B7

Hagersville

0

B1

Glanbrook

1

D2

Wellesley

4

D1

New Hamburg

bye

D1

New Hamburg

4

D4

Tavistock

0

D4

Tavistock

4

D5

Woodstock

3

D1

New Hamburg

2

South - Doherty

D2

Wellesley

4

D3

Norwich

4

D6

Paris

1

D2

Wellesley

4

D3

Norwich

1

D2

Wellesley

4

D7

Hespeler

0

Division Quarterfinal

Division Semifinal

Division Final

Conference Final

S1

Essex

4

S8

Wallaceburg

0

S1

Essex

4

S5

Mooretown

2

S4

Blenheim

2

S5

Mooretown

4

S1

Essex

1

West - Stobbs

S2

Lakeshore

4

S3

Wheatley

4

S6

Amherstburg

0

S2

Lakeshore

4

S3

Wheatley

2

S2

Lakeshore

4

S7

Dresden

0

S2

Lakeshore

4

Y3

Thamesford

0

Y1

Mount Brydges

4

Y8

Petrolia

0

Y1

Mount Brydges

4

Y4

Exeter

0

Y4

Exeter

4

Y5

Dorchester

2

Y1

Mount Brydges

3

West - Yeck

Y3

Thamesford

4

Y3

Thamesford

4

Y6

Lucan

0

Y2

North Middlesex

0

Y3

Thamesford

4

Y2

North Middlesex

4

Y7

Port Stanley

1

Round Robin

May 5	Clarington Eagles		5-7		Wellesley Applejacks	Woolwich Memorial Centre	Recap
Owen Manarin - 5:14 Ryan Hall - 10:14		First period			3:34 - Tristan Romany 15:57 - Curtis Butler
Dawson Manning - 2:32 Brady Darrach - 3:20 Jordan Shaw - 14:15		Second period			10:26 - Eric Lacey 16:22 - Carson Wickie 17:49 - Jake Clemmer
No scoring		Third period			12:12 - Carson Wickie 16:05 - Isiah Katsube
Jude Rondina (24 saves / 29 shots) Marc-Oliver Robert (9 saves / 11 shots)		Goalie stats			Noah Bender (36 saves / 41 shots)

May 6	Wellesley Applejacks		1-4		Lakeshore Canadiens	Atlas Tube Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			18:53 - Liam Sinasac 19:31 - Marco Sladoje
No scoring		Second period			13:50 - Marco Sladoje
Evan Silveira - 14:03		Third period			19:36 - Bryce Scarlett
Noah Bender (31 saves / 34 shots)		Goalie stats			Romano Liburdi (24 saves / 25 shots)

May 6	Stayner Siskins		1-4		Clarington Eagles	Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex	Recap
No scoring		First period			5:34 - Jordan Shaw
Ty Roberts - 3:36		Second period			0:51 - Dawson Manning 9:21 - Dawson Manning
No scoring		Third period			12:54 - Mitchell Davies
Derek Hartley (38 saves / 42 shots)		Goalie stats			Marc-Oliver Robert (47 saves / 48 shots)

May 7	Lakeshore Canadiens		2-4		Stayner Siskins	Stayner Memorial Arena	Recap
Spencer Higginbottom - 6:44		First period			13:04 - Gavin Mikaczo 19:53 - Ethan Allair
Matthew Herniman - 8:58		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			10:32 - Ty Roberts 19:30 - Gavin Mikaczo
Nicholas Bolton (25 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Derek Hartley (29 saves / 31 shots)

May 12	Wellesley Applejacks		5-3		Stayner Siskins	Woodstock District Community Complex	Recap
Curtis Butler - 3:08 Connor Doerbecker - 17:52 Kyle Baker - 18:18		First period			6:48 - Damen Boose
Isiah Katsube - 7:17		Second period			20:00 - Christopher Prucha
Kyle Baker - 0:33		Third period			5:27 - Deandres DeJesus
Noah Bender (23 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Derek Hartley (25 saves / 30 shots)

May 12	Clarington Eagles		4-0		Lakeshore Canadiens	Woodstock District Community Complex	Recap
Jordan Shaw - 20:00		First period			No scoring
Mitchell Davies - 6:46 Mitchell Davies - 15:33		Second period			No scoring
Hayes Bell - 16:20		Third period			No scoring
Jude Rondina (12 saves / 12 shots)		Goalie stats			Nicholas Bolton (30 saves / 34 shots)

Round-robin standings

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	Wellesley Applejacks	3	2	1	4	13	12
2	Clarington Eagles	3	2	1	4	13	8
3	Stayner Siskins	3	1	2	2	8	11
4	Lakeshore Canadiens	3	1	2	2	6	9

Semi Finals

May 13	Lakeshore Canadiens		2-3	OT	Wellesley Applejacks	Woodstock District Community Complex	Recap
No scoring		First period			16:59 - Isiah Katsube
Matthew Herniman - 6:42		Second period			No scoring
Eric Bisson - 5:49		Third period			13:30 - Adam Hoff
No scoring		First overtime period			3:59 - Koby Seiling
Romano Liburdi (28 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats			Noah Bender (19 saves / 21 shots)

May 13	Stayner Siskins		1-2		Clarington Eagles	Woodstock District Community Complex	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Damen Boose - 3:42		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			6:43 - Mitchell Davies 16:31 - Jordan Shaw
Derek Hartley (36 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats			Marc-Oliver Robert (25 saves / 26 shots)

Championship

May 14	Clarington Eagles		2-3		Wellesley Applejacks	Woodstock District Community Complex	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Adam Klaas - 15:24		Second period			1:24 - Isiah Katsube 18:03 - Carson Wickie
Owen Manarin - 13:26		Third period			2:38 - Connor Doerbecker
Marc-Oliver Robert (21 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Noah Bender (26 saves / 28 shots)

2025 Schmalz Cup Finals

	Semi Final					Final
	1	Wellesley	3
	4	Lakeshore	2
						1	Wellesley	3
						2	Clarington	2
	2	Clarington	2
	3	Stayner	1

External links

• Provincial Junior Hockey League
• Provincial Junior Hockey League
• Provincial Junior Hockey League