2012–13 AWHL season

August 2023 2012–13 AWHL season American West Hockey League Ice hockey September 28, 2012 – March 2, 2013 7 178http://awhl_wtt.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=1223&seasonid=9446 AWHL 2012-13 League Attendance March 6, 2013 AWHL 102,419 575 AWHL 2011–12 AWHL season 2011–12 2013–14 AWHL season 2013–14 Regular Season Helena Bighorns (1st) Lewis & Clark Cup Helena Bighorns (2nd) Yellowstone Quake The 2012–13 AWHL season was the second season of the American West Hockey League. The regular season schedule ran from September 28, 2012,http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_52254 AWHL Releases Schedule For 2012-13 Season August 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120826041352/http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_52254 August 26, 2012 dead mdy-all to March 2, 2013.http://awhl_wtt.stats.pointstreak.com/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=1223 AWHL League Schedule August 11, 2012 Team changes The Yellowstone Quake joined the AWHL from the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac) as the league's seventh member.http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_48898 Yellowstone Quake Join the AWHL August 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130516140016/http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_48898 2013-05-16 dead The Glacier Nationals, a team in the Northern Pacific Hockey League, played 20 games (10 home, 10 away) against AWHL teams in order to alleviate the travel time Glacier had to make to play other teams in their league. Glacier was the farthest east of all of the NorPac teams at the time. Regular season Place Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses SOL Shootout losses GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 1Helena Bighorns 48 44 2 2 0 334 55 90 2Yellowstone Quake 48 35 11 2 0 234 155 72 3Gillette Wild 48 30 14 4 0 224 165 64 4Missoula Maulers 48 28 18 1 1 219 152 58 5Billings Bulls 48 20 23 3 2 142 176 45 6Great Falls Americans 48 16 30 1 1 129 194 34 7Bozeman Icedogs 48 1 47 0 0 72 376 2 Playoffs AWHL Semifinals The Helena Bighorns swept the Missoula Maulers in three games to advance to the finals.http://helenair.com/sports/hockey/bighorns-meet-yellowstone-in-championship-hockey-series/article_ccc5f0ee-92b7-11e2-b8de-0019bb2963f4.html Bighorns meet Yellowstone in championship hockey series Independent Record April 4, 2013 The Yellowstone Quake also swept the Gillette Wild in three games to reach the finals.http://www.basinsradio.com/index.php/sports/2012-09-14-17-14-02/607-wild-swept-from-the-playoffs Wild Swept From the Playoffs April 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035559/http://www.basinsradio.com/index.php/sports/2012-09-14-17-14-02/607-wild-swept-from-the-playoffs March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all AWHL Finals The Helena Bighorns swept the Yellowstone Quake in three games to win the 2012-2013 AWHL Championship.http://helenair.com/sports/hockey/bighorns-complete-sweep-of-quake-for-th-league-title/article_ab796f94-98ff-11e2-bc39-001a4bcf887a.html Bighorns complete sweep of Quake for 8th league title April 4, 2013http://billingsgazette.com/sports/more/bighorns-win-awhl-title/article_e238a47e-0102-566c-8131-a3454613cbbc.html Bighorns win AWHL title April 4, 2013 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship By winning the AWHL Championship, Helena earned a berth to the 2013 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship in Rochester, Minnesota. The Bighorns went 2–1 in pool play, with a 2–1 overtime win against the New Jersey Rockets of the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League,http://helenair.com/sports/hockey/bighorns-skate-by/article_5f458f48-9db6-11e2-a3da-0019bb2963f4.html Bighorns skate by Independent Record April 5, 2013 April 12, 2013 an 11–2 win over the Boch Blazers of the Eastern States Hockey League,http://helenair.com/sports/hockey/helena-secures-semifinal-berth-after---blowout-win-over/article_f52fc9ea-9e7b-11e2-8e13-001a4bcf887a.html Helena secures semifinal berth after 11-2 blowout win over Boch Independent Record April 6, 2013 April 12, 2013 and a 5–3 loss to the Atlanta Jr. Knights of the EJHL South.http://helenair.com/sports/hockey/bighorns-fall-to-atlanta-at-nationals-still-move-into-semifinals/article_5cf67fc6-9ef7-11e2-9a12-0019bb2963f4.html Bighorns fall to Atlanta at nationals, still move into semifinals Independent Record April 6, 2013 April 12, 2013 The Bighorns earned the second seed in their group and advanced to the semifinals, losing to the eventual national championhttp://www.radioiowa.com/2013/04/09/north-iowa-bulls-win-championship/ North Iowa Bulls win championship Radio Iowa April 9, 2013 April 12, 2013 North Iowa Bulls 3–2 in the second overtime period.http://www.beartoothnbc.com/sports/sports-helena/33994-bighorns-lose-to-bulls.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131213082741/http://www.beartoothnbc.com/sports/sports-helena/33994-bighorns-lose-to-bulls.html usurped December 13, 2013 Bighorns lose to Bulls April 8, 2013 April 12, 2013 Beartooth NBC References External links https://archive.today/20121209080833/http://theawhl.com/ AWHL Website el 2012-13 AWHL Schedule 2012-13 AWHL Standings 2013 Tier III Junior Nationals Website AWHL season Category:American West Hockey League seasons