2013-14 NAHL Season

This is the 2013-14 North American Hockey League season. This is the league's 30th season. The league 24 teams were aligned into four unbalance divisions. Each team played 60 games.

Franchise changes from previous season

 * The Wenatchee Wild moved to Hidalgo, Texas and were renamed the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
 * The Frisco, Texas based Texas Tornado were briefly renamed the Fort Worth Brahmas and then the Lone Star Brahmas when the franchise was sold on July 27, 2013.
 * The franchise rights that were previously the New Mexico Mustangs were re-activated with the start of the Richfield, Minnesota based Minnesota Magicians.
 * The Fresno Monsters relocated to the former home of the recently departed Wenatchee Wild and assumed their name.
 * The Cloquet based Minnesota Wilderness started operations as an expansion franchise.
 * The Jamestown Ironmen went inactive for the season
 * Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings announced they would not return for the 2013-14 season.
 * Laredo, Texas was awarded a conditional expansion franchise for the season that did not come to fruition.

Standings
Central Division Team                           GP W  L  OTL P  GF   GA  y-Austin Bruins                 60 40 19  1  81 189 155 x-Aberdeen Wings               60 38 18  4  80 183 140 x-Bismarck Bobcats             60 31 24  5  67 176 157 x-Minot Minotauros             60 24 33  3  51 130 165 Brookings Blizzard             60 18 34  8  44 132 206 Midwest Division Team                           GP W  L  OTL P  GF   GA  z-Fairbanks Ice Dogs            60 45 14  1  91 215 136 x-Minnesota Wilderness         60 37 14  9  83 159 115 x-Wenatchee Wild               60 29 23  8  66 169 163 x-Kenai River Brown Bears      60 28 24  8  64 164 178 Coulee Region Chill            60 31 28  1  63 181 181 Minnesota Magicians            60 21 31  8  50 143 193 North Division Team                           GP W  L  OTL P  GF   GA y-Port Huron Flags              60 35 15 10  80 187 151 x-Michigan Warriors            60 30 20 10  70 178 173 x-Janesville Jets              60 32 24  4  68 171 174 x-Johnstown Tomahawks          60 28 27  5  61 167 181 Springfield Jr. Blues          60 26 26  8  60 141 160 Soo Eagles                     60 25 27  8  58 149 187 South Division Team                           GP W  L  OTL P  GF   GA y-Amarillo Bulls                60 40 14  6  86 207 120 x-Topeka Roadrunners           60 39 15  6  84 180 122 x-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 60 35 18 7  77 150 121 x-Wichita Falls Wildcats       60 31 25  4  66 170 157 Lone Star Brahmas              60 23 33  4  50 136 204 Corpus Christi IceRays         60 19 31 10  48 124 178 Odessa Jackalopes              60 15 40  5  35 123 217 x-clinched playoff birth y-clinched division title z-clinched league title

Format
The top four teams qualify for the playoffs with the firs two rounds being based in the division. The 1 seed plays the 4 seed and the 2 seed plays the 3 seed. The divsion semifinal winners meet in the division final. The league semifinals matchup the top remaining seed against the lowest remaining seed and the 2nd remaining seed against the 3rd remaining seed.

Central Division Semifinals
Austin  vs Minot Aberdeen Wings vs Bismarck
 * Austin defeated Minot 3 games to 1, 6-8, 2-1, 2-1, 4-3 (3ot)
 * Bismarck wins series 3 games to none, 4-2, 5-1, 5-0

Midwest Division Semifinals
Fairbanks vs Kenai River Minnesota Wilderness vs Wenatchee
 * Fairbanks defeated Kenai River 3 games to 2, 3-0, 2-3 (ot), 5-2, 3-4, 3-2 (ot)
 * Wenatchee defeated Minnesota 3 games to 2, 3-0, 4-3, 0-4, 2-4, 1-0 (ot)

North Division Semifinals
Port Huron vs Johnstown
 * Port Huron defeated Johnstown 3 games to none, 3-2, 4-3 (ot), 4-3

Michigan vs Janesville
 * Michigan defeated Janesville  3 games to none, 4-2, 5-1, 3-2

South Division Semifinals
Amarillo vs Wichita Falls
 * Amarillo defeated Wichita Falls 3 games to none, 4-2, 7-4, 3-2

Topeka vs Rio Grande Valley
 * Topeka defeated Rio Grande Valley 3 games to none, 3-1, 2-1 (ot), 3-2 (ot)

Central Division Final
Austin vs Bismarck
 * Austin defeated Bismarck 3 games to 2, 5-4 (ot), 1-2 (ot), 0-4, 4-1, 2-1

Midwest Division Final
Fairbanks vs Wenatchee
 * Fairbanks defeated Wenatchee 3 games to 2, 0-4, 4-2, 2-0, 2-3 (3ot), 3-2 (ot)

North Division Final
Port Huron vs Michigan
 * Michigan defeated Port Huron 3 games to 1, 1-0 (3ot), 3-0, 1-2, 4-0

South Division Final
Amarillo vs Topeka
 * Topeka defeated Amarillo 3 games to 2, 3-2, 3-1, 2-3 (ot), 2-5, 6-2

Robertson Cup Semifinals

 * Fairbanks defeated Michigan 2 games to none, 3-1, 3-0
 * Austin defeated Topeka 2 games to 1, 5-7, 6-4, 4-3 (ot)

Robertson Cup Final

 * Fairbanks defeated Austin, 2 games to none, 5-4 (ot), 6-2