2022–23 Naisten Liiga season
The 2022–23 Naisten Liiga season was the fortieth season of the Naisten Liiga, the premier level of women's ice hockey in Finland, since the league's establishment as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The regular season began on 10 September 2022 and concluded on 19 February 2023.
| 2022–23 Naisten Liiga season | |
|---|---|
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Defending champions | Kiekko-Espoo (2021–22) |
| Duration |
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| Number of games | 36 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Leijonat.tv |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | HIFK Helsinki |
| Runners-up | KalPa Kuopio |
| Top scorer | Michaela Pejzlová (HIFK) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Sanni Vanhanen (HIFK) |
| Aurora Borealis Cup | |
| Champions | HIFK Helsinki |
| Runners-up | Kiekko-Espoo |
HIFK Helsinki and KalPa Kuopio both finished the regular season at the top of the league, tied with 93 points in 36 games. HIFK were granted the regular season championship title by virtue of a higher goal difference, marking the first regular season victory in team history. Kiekko-Espoo, the reigning regular season champions from the previous four seasons (2018–19 to 2021–22), finished in third place.
HIFK swept all three rounds of the 2023 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs to win the Aurora Borealis Cup for the first time in team history. Kiekko-Espoo, the reigning Finnish Champions from the 2022 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs, claimed the franchise's third Finnish Championship silver medal and KalPa won Finnish Championship bronze for the fourth time.
In the qualification, RoKi Rovaniemi and Rauman Lukko overcame Naisten Mestis teams HIFK Akatemia and Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia to save themselves from relegation.