2023–24 Asia League Ice Hockey season

The 2023–24 Asia League Ice Hockey season is the 21st season of operation (19th season of play) of the Asia League Ice Hockey.

2023–24 ALIH season
LeagueAsia League Ice Hockey
SportIce hockey
Duration16 September 2023 – April 2024
Number of games160
Number of teams5
Regular season
Top scorerAlexandre Boivin
(23 points)
Playoffs

The regular season began on 16 September 2023 when the defending champions HL Anyang host Red Eagles Hokkaido.[1]

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
HL AnyangSouth Korea AnyangAnyang Ice Arena1,284
Red Eagles HokkaidoJapan TomakomaiHakucho Arena3,015
Nikkō Ice BucksJapan NikkōNikkō Kirifuri Ice Arena1,608
Tohoku Free BladesJapan HachinoheFlat Hachinohe3,500
Yokohama GritsJapan YokohamaKOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center2,500

Regular season

The league's regular season began on 16 September 2023.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tohoku Free Blades 12 6 1 0 5 45 41 +4 20 Regular season champions
Qualification to playoffs
2 Red Eagles Hokkaido 8 6 0 0 2 29 16 +13 18 Qualification to playoffs
3 Nikkō IceBucks 12 5 1 0 6 39 40 −1 17
4 HL Anyang 8 5 0 1 2 27 20 +7 16
5 Yokohama Grits 8 0 0 1 7 16 39 −23 1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Asia League
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.

Games 1–80
Home \ Away HLA REH NIB TFB YGR HLA REH NIB TFB YGR HLA REH NIB TFB YGR HLA REH NIB TFB YGR
HL Anyang — 6–0 — 5–3 — —
Red Eagles Hokkaido 2–1 — 1–2 7–2 4–0 — 6–4 4–1 — —
Nikkō Ice Bucks 3–4 — 4–2 6–5[lower-alpha 1] 1–3 — 4–6 4–2 — —
Tohoku Free Blades 5–4[lower-alpha 1] 2–4 — 7–2 2–4 4–1 — 3–1 — —
Yokohama Grits 0–5 3–5 — 0–3 3–6 — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: ALIH
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Overtime

Games 81–120
Home \ Away HLA REH NIB TFB YGR HLA REH NIB TFB YGR HLA REH NIB TFB YGR HLA REH NIB TFB YGR
HL Anyang — — — —
Red Eagles Hokkaido — — — —
Nikkō Ice Bucks — — — —
Tohoku Free Blades — — — —
Yokohama Grits — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ALIH
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Games 121–160
Home \ Away HLA REH NIB TFB YGR HLA REH NIB TFB YGR
HL Anyang — —
Red Eagles Hokkaido — —
Nikkō Ice Bucks — —
Tohoku Free Blades — —
Yokohama Grits — —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ALIH
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following shows the top players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of matches played on 22 October 2023.[3]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Canada Alexandre Boivin Tohoku Free Blades 12 10 13 23 +3 4
Japan Makuru Furuhashi Nikkō Ice Bucks 12 12 9 21 +1 9
Japan Hiroto Sato Nikkō Ice Bucks 12 2 14 16 +1 14
Japan Kazuki Lawlor Tohoku Free Blades 12 5 9 14 +2 6
Japan Ryo Hashimoto Red Eagles Hokkaido 8 0 12 12 +2 4
Japan Seiji Takahashi Red Eagles Hokkaido 8 7 5 12 +15 0
Japan Junya Yamada Tohoku Free Blades 12 3 9 12 +2 12

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 22 October 2023.[4]

Player Team GP TOI GA Sv% GAA
Japan Yuta Narisawa Red Eagles Hokkaido 4 238:13 7 93.20 1.76
Japan Takuto Onoda Red Eagles Hokkaido 4 238:10 8 94.63 2.02
South Korea Matt Dalton HL Anyang 7 420:47 18 90.91 2.57
Japan Michikazu Hata Tohoku Free Blades 10 578:14 31 90.34 3.22
Japan Yutaka Fukufuji Nikkō Ice Bucks 11 623:10 34 90.98 3.27
Japan Shun Furukawa Yokohama Grits 4 238:48 16 89.87 4.02

References
  1. "Makuru Furuhashi Aiming to Power Nikko Ice Bucks to the Top of Asia League". japan-forward.com. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "Point Ranking 2023/2024". Asia League Ice Hockey. ALIH. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. "GK SP Ranking 2023/2024". Asia League Ice Hockey. ALIH. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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