Spring 2023 UML season
| Spring 2023 UML season | |
|---|---|
| League | United Microleague |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Number of games | 20 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Regular season | |
The Spring 2023 UML season will be the first season of the United Microleague (UML). The league has 6 teams with the new promotion-relegation structure of micronational ice hockey.
The regular season started on 10 April 2023 and will end on 13 May 2023, ten days before the Spring 2023 MHL season ends.
Teams
| Team | City | Code | Founded | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustine Yetis |  Augustine
|
AUG | 2022 | 2023 |
| Excelsior Red Star | .png){kind=small} Alis City
|
EXC | 2022 | 2023 |
| Riel Island Sounders | Riel Island
|
RIS | 2023 | |
| Salem Spartans | Salem
|
SAL | 2022 | 2023 |
| Salem Thunder | Salem
|
SLM | 2023 | |
| Oranmore Scouts |  Oranmore
|
ORA | 2023 | |
League business
- See also: Spring 2023 MHL season#March Round-Robin
As this will be the league’s first season, teams were needed to fill the six spots. Four teams were slated to join after the MHL’s March Round-Robin, which eventually ended in the Augustine Yetis, Excelsior Red Star, Salem Spartans, and Oranmore Scouts joining, as well as the two expansion clubs, the Riel Island Sounders and Salem Thunder, owned by Jim Frost and Saionji Kintsune respectively.
The champion team will be awarded the United Champion Cup and promoted to the MHL, and replaced by the bottom team of the MHL conference the champion team is entering.
Points table
Standings
| Pos | Conference | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainland | Salem Spartans | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Overseas | Excelsior Red Star | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| 3 | Mainland | Augustine Yetis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Mainland | Salem Thunder | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Overseas | Riel Island Sounders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | –3 | 4 |
| 6 | Overseas | Oranmore Scouts | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | –19 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
c – Clinched United Champions Cup
First leg
| Home \ Away | AUG | EXC | RIS | SAL | SLM | ORA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustine Yetis | — | 27 Apr | 2-4 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 30 Apr |
| Excelsior Red Star | 2-1[a] | — | 3-0 | 5-0 | 4-3 | 23 Apr |
| Riel Island Sounders | 24 Apr | 28 Apr | — | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-3 |
| Salem Spartans | 21 Apr | 5-4[b] | 25 Apr | — | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Salem Thunder | 3-4 | 25 Apr | 23 Apr | 28 Apr | — | 2-0 |
| Oranmore Scouts | 0-7 | 0-6 | 21 Apr | 24 Apr | 27 Apr | — |
Second leg
| Home \ Away | AUG | EXC | RIS | SAL | SLM | ORA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustine Yetis | — | 18 May | 5 May | 2 May | 11 May | 19 May |
| Excelsior Red Star | 8 May | — | 9 May | 11 May | 5 May | 14 May |
| Riel Island Sounders | 15 May | 19 May | — | 7 May | 4 May | 1 May |
| Salem Spartans | 12 May | 30 Apr | 16 May | — | 8 May | 4 May |
| Salem Thunder | 1 May | 16 May | 14 May | 19 May | — | 7 May |
| Oranmore Scouts | 9 May | 2 May | 14 May | 15 May | 18 May | — |