2011–12 AWHL season

August 2023 2011–12 AWHL season American West Hockey League Ice hockey September 30, 2011 – March 10, 2012 6 144http://awhl_wtt.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=1223&seasonid=7365 AWHL 2011-12 League Attendance August 17, 2012 AWHL 94,968 659 Regular Season Missoula Maulers (1st) Lewis & Clark Cup Helena Bighorns (1st) Missoula Maulers AWHL 2012–13 AWHL season 2012–13 The 2011–12 AWHL season was the first season for the newly formed American West Hockey League. The AWHL was formed in the summer of 2011 by teams breaking away from the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac). The league shared a similar area as the former America West Hockey League that merged into the North American Hockey League in 2003. Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls, and Helena all had teams in the old AWHL.Staff NBC Montana http://www.nbcmontana.com/sports/28249053/detail.html American West Hockey League Accepted As Newest Addition To USA Hockey Juniors June 14, 2011 June 22, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111003060836/http://www.nbcmontana.com/sports/28249053/detail.html October 3, 2011 Regular season Placehttp://awhl_wtt.stats.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=1223&seasonid=7365 AWHL Standings 2011/2012 August 12, 2012 AWHL Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL1 Overtime 1 losses OTL2 Overtime 2 losses SOL Shootout losses GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points 1Missoula Maulers 48 41 6 0 0 1 253 102 83 2Helena Bighorns 48 39 6 1 1 1 279 85 79 3Billings Bulls 48 26 17 3 1 1 202 187 53 4Gillette Wild 48 23 23 0 2 0 196 218 46 5Bozeman Icedogs 48 14 34 0 0 0 131 207 28 6Great Falls Americans 48 1 46 1 0 0 97 359 2 Playoffs AWHL semifinals Missoula defeated Gillette in six games and Helena defeated Billings in five games to advance to the AWHL championship.http://awhl_wtt.stats.pointstreak.com/playoffbracket.html?leagueid=1223&seasonid=8591 AWHL Playoff Bracket August 8, 2012 AWHLhttp://billingsgazette.com/sports/more/bulls-lose-in-semifinals-at-national-tournament/article_456d12f7-2fed-5601-96e6-8cacf6dbf38c.html Bulls lose in semifinals at national tournament April 2, 2012 September 6, 2012 Billings Gazette AWHL championship Helena swept Missoula in four games in the AWHL championship to earn the first American West Hockey League championship.http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_47906 Bighorns Sweep the AWHL Championship August 12, 2012 AWHL April 12, 2012 https://archive.today/20130131212509/http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_47906 January 31, 2013 dead mdy-all USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship The Helena Bighorns, Missoula Maulers, and Billings Bulls won the right to represent the AWHL at the 2012 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Tournament. Each team played three games in their pool, with the winners of each pool advancing to the national semifinals.http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_46270 AWHL Teams Set for Nationals August 12, 2012 AWHL March 25, 2012 https://archive.today/20130131151656/http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_46270 January 31, 2013 dead mdy-all Helena won two games and lost one in pool play and did not advance to the semifinals.http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_46817 AWHL Post Respectful Showing at 2012 National Tourney August 12, 2012 AWHL March 25, 2012 https://archive.today/20130131120556/http://awhl.pointstreaksites.com/view/awhl/news-388/news_46817 January 31, 2013 dead mdy-all Missoula won two games and lost one in pool play and did not advance to the semifinals.http://www.kpax.com/news/maulers-come-home-empty-from-nationals Maulers come home empty from Nationals April 2, 2012 September 6, 2012 KPAX.com https://archive.today/20130127101825/http://www.kpax.com/news/maulers-come-home-empty-from-nationals January 27, 2013 dead mdy-all Billings won all three games in their pool and advanced to the semifinals. They lost their semifinal game 4–2 to the eventual national champion Atlanta Jr. Knights of the EJHL South.http://atlantajuniorknights.com/view/atlantajuniorknights/news/news_47001 Knights Dominate the 2012 Junior A Nationals August 17, 2012 April 5, 2012 atlantajuniorknights.com References External links https://archive.today/20121209080833/http://theawhl.com/ AWHL Website el 2011–12 AWHL Schedule AWHL season Category:American West Hockey League seasons