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. After receiving approval, the prospective club planned on being active by the start of this season. However, the club never materialized.

In December 2012, The dormant New Mexico Mustangs franchise was purchased by the Minnesota Junior Hockey Group. The club was moved to Richfield, Minnesota and became the Minnesota Magicians.

On January 19, 2013, USA Hockey approved the transfer of the Wenatchee Wild from the NAHL to the British Columbia Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. However, on May 14, 2013, the Wild announced they would instead relocate the franchise to Hidalgo, Texas and play as the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the NAHL. Eight days later, the Wenatchee City Council approved a deal to purchase the Fresno Monsters franchise and relocate it to Wenatchee, assuming the Wild's name.

In mid-February, the Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings announced that they would be folding at the end of the season. 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. As part of 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.

In July, the Texas Tornado was sold to Texas Hockey Partners (THP). The franchise was relocated to North Richland Hills, Texas and became the Lone Star Brahmas.

Regular season

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:

Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title Standings Central Division

Team xy – Austin Bruins 604019181189155 x – Aberdeen Wings 603818480183140 x – Bismarck Bobcats 603124567176157 x – Minot Minotauros 602433351130165 Brookings Blizzard 601834844132206

Midwest Division

Team xyz – Fairbanks Ice Dogs 604514191215136 x – Minnesota Wilderness 603714983159115 x – Wenatchee Wild 602923866169163 x – Kenai River Brown Bears 602824864164178 Coulee Region Chill 603128163181181 Minnesota Magicians 602131850143193

North Division

Team xy – Port Huron Fighting Falcons 6035151080187151 x – Michigan Warriors 6030201070178173 x – Janesville Jets 603224468171174 x – Johnstown Tomahawks 602827561167181 Springfield Jr. Blues 602626860141160 Soo Eagles 602527858149187

South Division

Team xy – Amarillo Bulls 604014686207120 x – Topeka RoadRunners 603915684180122 x – Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 603518777150121 x – Wichita Falls Wildcats 603125466170157 Lone Star Brahmas 602333450136204 Corpus Christi IceRays 6019311048124178 Odessa Jackalopes 601540535123217

Statistics Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.

Player Team 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.

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Division Semifinals

Central Division

(C1) Austin Bruins vs. (C4) Minot Minotauros

(C2) Aberdeen Wings vs. (C3) Bismarck Bobcats

Midwest Division

(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW4) Kenai River Brown Bears

(MW2) Minnesota Wilderness vs. (MW3) Wenatchee Wild

North Division

(N1) Port Huron Fighting Falcons vs. (N4) Johnstown Tomahawks

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

South Division

(S1) Amarillo Bulls vs. (S4) Wichita Falls Wildcats

(S2) Topeka RoadRunners vs. (S3) Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees

Division Finals

Central Division

(C1) Austin Bruins vs. (C4) Bismarck Bobcats

Midwest Division

(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW3) Wenatchee Wild

North Division

(N1) Port Huron Fighting Falcons vs. (N2) Michigan Warriors

South Division

(S1) Amarillo Bulls vs. (S2) Topeka RoadRunners

Semifinals

(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (N2) Michigan Warriors

(C1) Austin Bruins vs. (S2) Topeka RoadRunners

Robertson Cup Finals

(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (C1) Austin Bruins

References

External links Official website of the North American Hockey League 2013-2014 NAHL Standings at Elite Prospects