The top four teams in the Midwest Division of the North American Hockey League advance to the NAHL playoffs and a shot at the Robertson Cup; the playoffs for 2022 will not include the 2021 Midwest Division playoff runner-up Kenai River Brown Bears.
Kenai River closes the 2022 regular season with a two-game series against the Minnesota Magicians on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Game times are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
The Brown Bears currently stand in eighth-place in the eight team Midwest Division of the NAHL and both Kenai River and the Magicians are out of the playoffs for 2022. Kenai River fell three games to two in the 2021 playoffs to the Magicians.
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs lead the Midwest Division with 75 points and have clinched the top position and a playoff spot. The Anchorage Wolverines currently stand in fourth with a one-point advantage over the Janesville Jets going into the final weekend of the regular season.
Midwest Division Standings (as of April 4)
| 1 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 58 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 56 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 71 |
| 3 | MN Wilderness | 56 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| 4 | Anchorage Wolverines | 55 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 66 |
| 5 | Janesville Jets | 56 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| 6 | MN Magicians | 55 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 57 |
| 7 | Chippewa Steel | 56 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 58 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
Club 49 Cup
The Club 49 Cup, a season-long series between the Brown Bears, Fairbanks Ice Dogs and Anchorage Wolverines, currently finds the Ice Dogs leading with 31 points, the Wolverines owning 30 points and the Brown Bears stand with 11 points.
The Ice Dogs and Wolverines close the regular season with a two-game series at the Big Dipper Arena in Fairbanks. Fairbanks, having clinched a playoff position, can spoil the Wolverines quest for a playoff spot with a sweep this weekend.
