2012–13 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season
On June 21, the New Jersey Devils announced their schedule for the 2012–13 regular season. Their regular season would have begun on October 12 at the Washington Capitals, and their home-opener would have taken place the following night against the Boston Bruins. The original schedule would have ended with a game at the New York Islanders on April 13. A new schedule would need to be released if the lockout is resolved. On April 15, the Devils lost 2–0 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, their 10th loss in a row (0–6–4), which was equal to the franchise loss record set in 1983–84.


2012–13 New Jersey Devils season, Regular season
For the second consecutive season, the Devils led the League in shorthanded goals scored, as they scored 11 shorthanded goals in the 48-game regular season. However, after a 4–1 loss to their Hudson rival, the New York Rangers, on April 21, the Devils were eliminated from the playoff race, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year against the eventual champions, the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time a Stanley Cup finalist missed the playoffs the next season since 2007.


2012–13 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


2012–13 New Jersey Devils season, Transactions
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 New Jersey Devils season, Draft picks
The New Jersey Devils picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
The 2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finish with a record of 29–6 overall and 13–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They were also champions of the Mountain West Tournament, defeating UNLV in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they were upset by Harvard in the first round.


2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
On March 20, head coach Steve Alford signed a 10-year contract extension. However, on April 2 Alford resigned to take the head coaching job at UCLA.


2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
The 2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were champions of the WAC Tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Saint Louis.


2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the season 26–10, 10–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the WAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In their 20th NCAA Tournament appearance, they lost in the second round to Indiana.


2012–13 New Orleans Hornets season
The 2012–13 New Orleans Hornets season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the final season the New Orleans franchise played with the Hornets name; the team would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans shortly after the conclusion of the regular season.


2012–13 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by second year head coach Mark Slessinger, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as an independent. They finished the season 8–18. This was the Privateers last year as an independent as they will join the Southland Conference in July 2013.


2012–13 New York Islanders season
The 2012–13 New York Islanders season was the 41st season in the franchise's history. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.


2012–13 New York Islanders season
For the sixth time in franchise history, the Islanders tied their longest homestand (of seven games) – beginning on February 24 and lasting through March 9 – in which they earned three wins during that span.


2012–13 New York Islanders season
The Islanders qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 NHL season.


2012–13 New York Islanders season, Regular season
On March 22, 2013, the Islanders were 12th in the Eastern Conference and a playoff spot seemed unlikely. The team would then earn points in 14 of 15 games, including 11 consecutive games with at least a point to officially clinch a playoff berth on April 23.


2012–13 New York Islanders season, Regular season
The Islanders tied the Minnesota Wild for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with 0.


2012–13 New York Islanders season, Schedule and results
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  OT/SO Loss (1 point)


2012–13 New York Islanders season, Playoffs
The New York Islanders ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Eastern Conference's 8th seed. They were defeated 4–2 by the #1 seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round.


2012–13 New York Islanders season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Islanders. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


2012–13 New York Islanders season, Transactions
The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:


2012–13 New York Islanders season, Draft picks
New York Islanders' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.


2012–13 New York Knicks season
The 2012–13 New York Knicks season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They clinched a playoff berth on March 22, 2013, with a win over the Toronto Raptors, and clinched the Atlantic division title on April 9 against the Washington Wizards.


2012–13 New York Knicks season
In the playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in six games in the first round, before falling to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals in six games.


2012–13 New York Knicks season
This was the Knicks' first Atlantic division title since the 1993–94 season, their highest win total since the 1996–97 season, their first 50-win season as well as the first time they advanced past the first round since the 1999–2000 season.


2012–13 New York Knicks season
After this season, the Knicks would not return to the playoffs until the 2020–21 season.


2012–13 New York Rangers season
The 2012–13 New York Rangers season was the National Hockey League franchise's 86th season of play and their 87th season overall. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The lockout ended on January 5 when the NHL and NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) reached an agreement. The Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, but were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. After the Rangers' season ended, John Tortorella was fired as head coach.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Off-season
After speculation that began during the 2011–12 season, Rick Nash was traded to the Rangers in a blockbuster trade on July 23, 2012, giving the Rangers the much-needed scoring winger they were seeking. The Rangers sent forwards Artem Anisimov and Brandon Dubinsky, defenseman Tim Erixon and a first-round draft pick in 2013 to the Blue Jackets in exchange. The Rangers also received minor league defenseman Steven Delisle and a conditional third-round draft pick in 2013 (the condition being that the Rangers make the Stanley Cup Finals in 2013) from Columbus. Nash had been on the trading block since the February 2012 trade deadline, after Nash had requested a trade out of Columbus.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Off-season
On September 15, the collective bargaining agreement expired and the NHL owners locked-out the league.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Pre-season
The New York Rangers were scheduled to play six exhibition games (all on the road) prior to the beginning of the regular season, but due to the ongoing labor negotiations between the League and the players resulting in a lockout, the NHL cancelled all preseason games in September on September 19. The Rangers were scheduled to play the New Jersey Devils on September 26 (in Albany) and on September 28, and the Philadelphia Flyers on September 29. Later, on September 27, the NHL cancelled the remainder of the pre-season. The Rangers were scheduled to play the New York Islanders on October 4, the Colorado Avalanche on October 6 (in Kansas City, Missouri) and the Los Angeles Kings on October 8.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, 2012–13 NHL Lockout
On October 4, the first two weeks of the 2012–13 season was cancelled due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout. Cancellations would continue until games for the 2012–13 season were cancelled through January 14, 2013, on December 20, 2012. This was the last set of game cancellations before the NHL and NHLPA came to an agreement on a new CBA on January 6, 2013.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, 2012–13 NHL Lockout
During the lockout, nine New York Rangers (Arron Asham, Brian Boyle, Steve Eminger, Dan Girardi, Jeff Halpern, Henrik Lundqvist, Taylor Pyatt, Brad Richards and Marc Staal) played as part of Team New York in Operation Hat Trick, a charity game to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The game was played on November 24, 2012, at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall. Team New York beat Team New Jersey 10–6 in front of 10,792 spectators.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season
Once the new CBA was signed, the Rangers were able to open their 2013 training camp on January 13, 2013. The new regular season schedule was announced, with all teams playing within their conference for a shortened 48-game season beginning on January 19.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, January
The New York Rangers opened the season on January 19 with a 3–1 loss against the Boston Bruins. They were outshot 34 to 21, and failed to capitalize on a 90-second five-on-three during the third period, when they were trailing 2–1. While Brad Richards attributed the team's poor performance to "rust" from the eight-month layoff, John Tortorella refused to entertain any questions from reporters about the topic. The team fared even worse the next day against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who defeated them 6–3 during New York's first home game at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers gave up two power play goals in the first 30 minutes, and although they scored two of their three goals during the third period, the rally came too late. Lundqvist was pulled from the net in the third period after giving up four goals.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, January
The Rangers captured their first win of the season on January 23, besting the Bruins 4–3 in overtime. Rick Nash, Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik were placed in a line together for the first time and dominated the game, making 15 of the team's 33 shots. Gaborik scored a hat-trick, the 14th of his career and fifth as a Ranger, capturing his third goal on a breakaway 27 seconds into overtime.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, January
Zach Parise of the Minnesota Wild would tie Gaborik's mark on February 26, 2013, when he scored 27 seconds into the overtime period to give the Wild a 2–1 home win over the Calgary Flames. Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the lockout-shortened season. But on January 24, New York lost 1–2 to a previously-winless Philadelphia Flyers, despite Lundqvist making 31 saves and the Flyers lacking their top forwards due to injuries or suspensions. Taylor Pyatt scored his third goal in as many games, but the Gaborik, Richards and Nash line managed only three shots, and the Flyers killed nearly four minutes of consecutive Rangers power play in the third period.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, January
Chris Kreider, who scored five goals during his debut in the 2012 playoffs, was scratched for the Flyers game and would not for the next five games. This led Tortorella to consider sending him back to the American Hockey League, although it was later learned Kreider had been playing since January 5 with a bone chip in his right ankle. The Rangers next earned their first two consecutive wins, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 after a two-goal deficit on January 26, followed by Philadelphia 2–1 on January 29. New York sent into the third period against Toronto trailing 1–2, but won after a four-goal rally in the third period. Gáborík captured two goals, bringing his season total to five. The Rangers outshot the Maple Leafs 42 to 17, but failed to score on four power plays.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, January
Against Philadelphia, Ryan Callahan scored a goal to earn his 200th career point, but suffered a left shoulder subluxation during a third period fight with Maxime Talbot, an injury that was expected to make him miss up to 14 days. The Flyers only goal came on the power play shortly after Callahan left, raising concerns about how his absence would affect the Ranger's penalty killing and defensive forward play. The Rangers ended the month with a 0–3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 31, the team's first shutout loss in 31 regular season games. New York failed to score on four power plays without Callahan and surrendered seven penalties, including their fourth penalty for too many men on the ice in seven games, the most of any team in the league.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, February
The Rangers won their third in four games with a 3–2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 2, but lost 3–1 to the New Jersey Devils on February 5, a game in which Chris Kreider scored his first regular season goal. Afterward, John Tortorella said the Rangers played too "scared" and "tentative." However, the team went on to win four of their next five games, starting with a 4–1 victory against the New York Islanders on February 7 that also marked the return of Ryan Callahan.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, February
Nineteen-year-old rookie forward J. T. Miller scored two goals, marking the Rangers' first multi-goal Madison Square Garden debut since Chris Kontos in 1993. Miller scored the team's only fourth power play goal out of 37 opportunities, giving them the worst power play record of the season at that point. Brian Boyle was a healthy scratch and missed a total of three games due to poor performance.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, February
The Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–1 on February 10, and beat the Boston Bruins in overtime on February 12. Boston tied game with a three-goal rally in the third period, including two goals in 91 seconds with the goaltender pulled, but Callahan made the game-winning shootout goal in the fourth round. During that game, the Rangers received their sixth penalty of the season for too many men on the ice, the most of any team in the league.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, February
They lost 3–4 in overtime against the New York Islanders on February 14, surrendering a 0–2 lead after the Islanders scored three goals in seven minutes during the second period. Hagelin scored his fourth goal in three games to tie the game, but they lost in an overtime shootout when Gaborik's and Nash's shots were stopped. The Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on February 17, bringing New York to seventh place and putting them in playoff contention for the first time all season.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, February
Darroll Powe left the game with a concussion after accidentally colliding with Washington's Matt Hendricks and landing on his head. He was placed on injured reserve and missed the next three games, and Brandon Mashinter was called up from Whale to fill in for him in that time. Nash also missed the next four games due to an unspecified injury widely suspected to be a concussion. His absence corresponded with a four-game losing streak for the Rangers, starting with a 3–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on February 19.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, February
Arron Asham missed the next five games after that due to back spasms. New York lost 3–2 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators on February 21, where Callahan was the only Ranger to score in a seven-round shootout. Michael Del Zotto suffered a lower body injury that took him out of the next two games, and the Rangers briefly recalled Christian Thomas and Steve Eminger from the Whale due to the team's litany of injuries. Tortorella believed the team was struggling with consistency problems, despite what he called strong play in recent games from Carl Hagelin and Derek Stepan.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, February
The Rangers suffered two more injuries during their 0–3 shutout loss to the Canadiens on February 23. McDonagh was hit into the glass by forward Max Pacioretty, requiring 14 stitches near his mouth and forcing him out of the next game. Dan Girardi was injured when a shot by P. K. Subban struck his ankle, but he did not suffer a fracture and missed no games. The Rangers started a four-game homestead on February 26 with a 4–3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, February
Callahan received a standing ovation after blocking two shots and making two hits despite lacking a stick, but it failed to rally the Rangers. New York broke their losing streak with a 4–1 win against Tampa Bay on February 28, a game that also saw the return of Nash, Del Zotto and McDonagh. Nash scored a goal and made a career-high 12 shots in the game, and Hagelin scored his seventh goal of the season, tying him with Gaborik as the team's lead goal-scorer. The game brought their season penalty kill percentage to ninth best in the league. Kreider, who had one goal and one assist in 11 games, was sent back to the Whale on February 28.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, March
On March 3, the Rangers were trailing the Buffalo Sabres 1–0 at home after two periods. Early in the third, Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for checking Brad Richards from behind. He would later be given a suspension. Rangers scored on a 5-on-3 opportunity, and then another power play goal. The game was tied by a shorthanded goal from Nathan Gerbe and went into overtime. Rick Nash and Ryan Callahan each scored in the shootout to win it for the Rangers Two days later, the Rangers hosted the Philadelphia Flyers.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, March
Ryan Callahan scored a pair of goals in the first period, and Rick Nash scored two in the third to lead the Rangers to a 4–2 victory. On March 7, the Rangers played the Islanders in Nassau Coliseum. Nash scored a late goal to prevent a 1–0 loss, and the game went to overtime. Rangers connected on the power play and Marian Gaborik found the perfect time to get out of his scoring slump. The next day, Rangers lost 3–2 to the Ottawa Senators at home. On March 10, the Rangers topped the Capitals 4–1 in Washington.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, March
On March 12, Derek Stepan scored his first NHL short-handed goal against Buffalo, but the Rangers lost 3–1. Two days later, the Rangers were defeated 3–1 in Winnipeg, and two days after that, they were shutout 3–0 in Pittsburgh. On March 18, Rangers ended their three-game slump by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in a shootout. The next day, the Rangers traveled to New Jersey. Michael Del Zotto gave the Rangers a 1–0 lead, but the Devils were quick to tie it. Carl Hagelin gave them a 2–1 lead, but again the Devils tied it.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, March
In the second period, Nash's goal gave Rangers a 3–2 lead that they would hold on to for the rest of the game. On March 21, Rangers were beaten by the Florida Panthers 3–1 on home ice. On March 23, Rangers were beaten 3–2 in the shootout by the Capitals. Two days later, the Rangers beat the Flyers on the road 5–2. They did not end the month well as they were shutout by the Senators and Montreal Canadiens, respectively.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, April
The Rangers acquired Ryane Clowe on April 2, and on April 3, the day of the NHL trade deadline, they acquired Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett and John Moore. Clowe, Brassard and Moore made their debuts with the Rangers on April 3 in a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden, which the Rangers won 6–1.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Regular season, April
This trio made history as it was the first time in franchise history that three players making their debuts scored goals in the same game, as Brassard had a goal and three assists, Clowe had two goals and an assist, and Moore had one goal. Brassard's four points was also the most for a Rangers debut since Doug Bentley in 1954.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The New York Rangers ended the 2012–13 regular season as the Eastern Conference's 6th seed. They faced the #3 seed Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs and won 4 games to 3. They were defeated by the #4 seed Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Rangers. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Transactions
The Rangers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season:


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Transactions, Trades
2nd-round pick in 20133rd-round pick in 20135th-round pick in 2014


2012–13 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York Rangers' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season
The 2012–13 NBL season was the 10th season of the New Zealand Breakers in the NBL. The Breakers succeeded in winning their third NBL championship, becoming the second team in the league to win a three-peat.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season
In the preseason, the Breakers record was 3–3. The Breakers lost their preseason series with the Wollongong Hawks 1–2.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season
On 24 April 2013, following the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, Lemanis was announced as the new head coach of the Australian men's national basketball team.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, Off-Season, Additions
The Breakers also signed Reuben Te Rangi and Morgan Natanahira as contracted development players and Tai Webster as a non-contracted development player.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, Off-Season, Re-signed players
The Breakers re-signed Cedric Jackson, Leon Henry, Tom Abercrombie, Dillon Boucher, Mika Vukona, C. J. Bruton, Alex Pledger, Daryl Corletto and Josh Bloxham (DP).


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, Off-Season, Re-signed players
Corey Webster also returns to the team, after a 12-month suspension.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, Finals
With the Breakers making the playoffs in 2012/13, it was their fifth appearance in the NBL Finals. If they progress to the Grand Final, it would be their third appearance.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, Finals
Semi-final 1: vs Kings – 28 March 2013 @ Vector Arena, AucklandSemi-final 2: @ Kings – 1 April 2013 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre, SydneyGrand Final 1: vs Wildcats – 7 April 2013 @ Vector Arena, AucklandGrand Final 2: @ Wildcats – 12 April 2013 @ Perth Arena, Perth


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, NBL All-Star round
The NBL All-Star Round was played on 22 December at the Adelaide Arena. Two of the New Zealand Breakers' roster and coach Andrej Lemanis took part in the event.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, NBL All-Star round, All-star line up
The New Zealand Breakers were placed in the "South" team for the All-Star game, along with the Adelaide 36ers, Melbourne Tigers and Perth Wildcats. Breakers who played for the South All-Stars were:


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, NBL All-Star round, All-star coach
The Breakers' coach, Andrej Lemanis, coached the South All-Stars team. This was decided because the Breakers had the top NBL ladder spot of the South teams at the end of Round 9, when the decision was made.


2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season, NBL All-Star round, Slam dunk competition
Thomas Abercrombie took part in the Slam Dunk Competition. This was decided by the League Office after the teams nominated players.


2012–13 New Zealand Figure Skating Championships
The 2012–13 New Zealand Figure Skating Championships was held at the Paradice in Botany Downs of Auckland from 29 September through 2 October 2012. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, adult, and the pre-novice disciplines of juvenile, pre-primary, primary, and intermediate.


2012–13 New Zealand Football Championship
The New Zealand Football Championship's 2012–13 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the ninth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season will begin on 3 November 2012 with the final scheduled to be on 17 March 2013. As a new feature, three games will be played as curtain-raisers to Wellington Phoenix home matches in Westpac Stadium. Auckland City and Waitakere United will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League after finishing Minor Premiers and Champions respectively in the 2011–12 competition.


2012–13 New Zealand Football Championship, Season statistics, Leading goalscorers
A goal was scored from a penalty kick   Two goals were scored from penalty kicks


2012–13 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition
The 2012–13 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition was a 50-over women's cricket competition that took place in New Zealand. It ran from November 2012 to January 2013, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Canterbury Magicians beat Auckland Hearts in the final to win the competition.


2012–13 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition
The tournament ran alongside the 2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition.


2012–13 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition, Competition format
Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 matches overall. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side. The top two in the group advanced to the final.


2012–13 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition, Competition format
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2012–13 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition, Competition format
Win: 4 pointsTie: 2 pointsLoss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 2 points. Bonus Point: 1 point awarded for run rate in a match being 1.25x that of opponent.


2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition
The 2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition was the sixth season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from November 2012 to January 2013, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Canterbury Magicians in the final to win the tournament, their second Twenty20 title.


2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition
The tournament ran alongside the 2012–13 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition.


2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition, Competition format
Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six,  playing 5 matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top two in the group advanced to the final.


2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition, Competition format
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2012–13 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition, Competition format
Win: 4 pointsTie: 2 pointsLoss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.


2012–13 Newcastle Jets FC season
The 2012–13 season is Newcastle Jets' eighth consecutive season in the A-League since its foundation season in 2005–2006.


2012–13 Newcastle Jets FC season, Players, Senior squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Newcastle Jets FC season, Players, Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Newcastle Jets FC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Newcastle Jets FC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Newcastle Jets FC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Newcastle Jets FC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Newcastle United F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Newcastle United's 120th season of professional football. They competed in the Premier League for the third consecutive season.


2012–13 Newcastle United F.C. season, Club, Team kit
Puma supplied the team kits. The new Home kit was debuted on 13 July during a pre-season friendly against German Third Division side Chemnitzer FC, and went on sale on 1 August, as did the third kit. The shirt sponsor was Virgin Money.


2012–13 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Newcastle United F.C. season, Players, Youth team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Conference National and 92nd season of league football overall. The season marked the return of association football to Rodney Parade for the first time in 72 years. The club celebrated its centenary in the 2012–13 season by winning promotion to Football League Two after a 25-year absence.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, Introduction
In May 2012, Newport County announced that they had agreed a deal to move to the city's rugby stadium, Rodney Parade. In August 2012 EuroMillions lottery winner Les Scadding succeeded Chris Blight as club Chairman. In February 2013 a further 10-year lease to play at Rodney Parade was signed.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, Introduction
The centenary 2012–13 season saw Newport County finish third in the Conference Premier league, reaching the play-offs for the first time. A 2–0 aggregate win over Grimsby Town in the two-legged play-off semi-final saw Newport County reach the 2013 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium. The final versus Wrexham was the first Wembley final to feature two Welsh teams, and Newport County won 2–0 to return to the Football League after a 25-year absence with promotion to League Two. County were awarded Freedom of the City of Newport on 17 August 2013 in recognition of this achievement.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, 2012
The season started away to promotion hopefuls Mansfield Town. County were 2–0 up within 13 minutes, but found themselves level at 2–2 five minutes into the second half. Eventually winning 4–3 County were 3rd in the table. After a 4–0 home win to Nuneaton Town County were top of the table and stayed there during a run of five consecutive wins culminating in a 2–0 home victory to local rivals Hereford United — their first visit to Newport since the Welsh Cup clash in 1989. County were now the only team in the division with a 100% record.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, 2012
However, following defeats to 10th-placed Wrexham and 12th-placed Dartford County were back in 3rd place, but the next three games were won and County were back to the top. Following a 0–0 draw with Grimsby Town County were temporarily down to 2nd, but were back at the top after the next six games. Following a shock home defeat to second-bottom Hyde County were down to 2nd on goal difference, but back on top the following game after a 3–1 home win against Gateshead.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, 2012
Despite leading Kidderminster Harriers 2–1 in the next game County lost 3–2 and they were back to 3rd. The home match with Luton Town was won 5–2, taking County back to the top of the table. The last game of 2012 was won away at Forest Green Rovers, but with Grimsby Town having played an extra game County finished the year in 2nd place.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, 2013
The first fixture of the new year was the home visit of Forest Green Rovers. County were decisively beaten 5–0 and dropped to 3rd in the table as a result. The next match at home to Wrexham ended in a 1–1 draw, which was enough to put Wrexham top of the table, with County staying 3rd, one point behind. County rose to 2nd in the table following the 4–2 away win at Lincoln City, with débutant Robbie Willmott scoring a brace.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, 2013
With momentum in their favour County were desperate to get the home match with bottom-placed Barrow on, but the Rodney Parade pitch was under several feet of snow on the morning of 19 January. Over 120 fans helped to clear the pitch but County went on to lose 2–0. Following that setback, Newport then went on a seven-match unbeaten run, including completing the double over Mansfield Town and Hereford United in the process. The Hereford match being particularly notable for the award of three penalties to Hereford, two of which were scored.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, 2013
In the following match a 90th-minute winner for Kidderminster Harriers resulted in them being the only team to complete double victories over County and move into top place in the table as a result. The next game resulted in a second consecutive County defeat away at Stockport County — Stockport winning 1–0 as a result of a Lee Minshull own goal. County now faced the prospect of the remaining 10 matches in just 26 days. However they went on another unbeaten run, winning at Southport three days later, followed by a 0–0 away draw with Gateshead two days after that.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, 2013
The Gateshead match was played at Boston United's York Street ground with the match having been postponed on four previous occasions. A further 0–0 draw was played out with Dartford just two days later. Newport got back to winning ways with their second victory over Nuneaton Town two days after that. Following a 0–0 away draw with Cambridge United a place in the play-offs was secured with a 1–0 home victory over Braintree Town which also represented the seventh double of the season.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, 2013
Newport finished their home season with victories over Macclesfield Town and Alfreton Town, the latter of which was played in torrential rain with large pools of standing water. The penultimate game of the season was a 2–2 away draw with Luton Town with the final game against fellow play-off contenders Grimsby Town. County manager Justin Edinburgh fielded a much-changed side, resting many first-team players ahead of the play-off matches. As a result, County lost 3–0 and set up a semi-final first leg back at Blundell Park four days later.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, Play-offs
The County team that lined up against Grimsby in the semi-final first leg contained seven changes from the team that had played in the last league game. Grimsby, who boasted the best defensive record in the division, made only three changes. In a vastly different affair to the league game, County triumphed 1–0 as a result of an Ismail Yakubu header in the 89th minute.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, Play-offs
As the second of the two semi-final second legs played County already knew that their potential opponents in the final would be Wrexham who had beaten Kidderminster Harriers 5–2 on aggregate. Taking the 1–0 lead into the home game County would only need a draw to make it to Wembley. However, in front of a Rodney Parade record crowd Christian Jolley scored the only goal of the game to make it 2–0 on aggregate and book County's place in the final.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, Play-offs
In order to win the final and promotion County needed to beat Wrexham, something which they had failed to do on each of their previous six Conference meetings. The game was billed as a battle between the league's best midfield against the most potent strike force. Wrexham's midfielders had shut out the County attack for 86 minutes, until Wrexham's David Artell got his head to a ball over the top but couldn't deal with it completely and Christian Jolley latched on to it and lifted the ball over Chris Maxwell to give County the late advantage.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, League, Play-offs
As Wrexham pushed for a leveller they were caught on the counter-attack in injury time and their fate was sealed. Aaron O'Connor hammered the ball into the roof of the net, at the second attempt, after his initial effort was saved by Maxwell, to prompt wild celebrations from the County players, management and fans.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, Cup, FA Cup
County were drawn away to Yate Town of the Southern League Division One South & West. When the match was played County were the highest-placed club left in the competition and Yate the lowest. Despite taking the lead as early as the 6th minute, County found themselves 3–1 down by the 69th. With two minutes of time remaining Aaron O'Connor scored County's second and Tony James the equaliser in the 4th minute of injury time to force a replay at Rodney Parade.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, Cup, FA Cup
The replay began in a similar fashion with O'Connor opening the scoring in the 43rd minute for County to lead 1–0 at half time. On 65 minutes David Pipe was sent off for a second yellow card and minutes later the visitors were awarded and scored a soft penalty. This tied the score at 1–1 and extra time was needed. With two late goals Yate progressed into the First Round proper.


2012–13 Newport County A.F.C. season, Season review, Cup, FA Trophy
There was no repeat of the previous season's Wembley final for County as they lost their First Round FA Trophy match 0–2 away to Conference South Welling United. Welling themselves went on to become champions of Conference South.


2012–13 NextGen Series
The 2012–13 NextGen Series was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 different countries across Europe. The tournament was won by Aston Villa who overcame Chelsea in the final.


2012–13 NextGen Series, Format changes
From the previous season's competition, one major format change has been announced, with the competition moving from a 16-team to a 24-team affair. The group stage was run in six groups of four, an expansion of the same format as the previous season.


2012–13 NextGen Series, Teams
The 24 teams were sorted into six groups, where they played each other home and away in a Round-robin tournament. The top teams advanced to the finals of the competition.


2012–13 NextGen Series, Teams
Fifteen of the 16 founder-members reprise their roles, consisting of some of the highest-reputations teams from across UEFA, mirroring the current or recent Champions League involvement of their first teams. Only Basel of Switzerland declined the invitation to reappear.


2012–13 NextGen Series, Teams
They were joined by a further nine teams of high standing for the expanded series.


2012–13 NextGen Series, Group stage
The 24 teams were sorted into six groups of four, where they play each other home and away in a double round robin format. The top-two teams from each group progressed to the knock-out stages of the competition alongside the four highest points-scoring third-place finishers.


2012–13 NextGen Series, Knockout stage
The knockout round matches were decided by ordering each team from 1 through 16, with the top ranked team facing the lowest ranked team, and on down.


2012–13 NextGen Series, Top goalscorers
Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition:


2012–13 NextGen Series, Top goalscorers
1:  In January 2013 Alex Pritchard moved on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Peterborough United.


2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by 14th year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at the Gallagher Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MAAC play win the regular season conference championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Iona. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Maryland.


2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by ninth year head coach J. P. Piper, played their home games at Stopher Gym and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Tournament to McNeese State.


2012–13 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by sixth year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 16–0 in MEAC play be crowned MEAC regular season champions. The defending conference champion lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to Bethune-Cookman. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Virginia.


2012–13 North American winter
The 2012–13 North American winter started out somewhat early, as the remnants of Hurricane Sandy brought heavy snow to the mountains of West Virginia in late October. Later, a strong nor'easter affected the weary Northeast, hampering storm recovery efforts and dropping several inches of snow. The rest of the winter featured several other notable events, such as a Christmas winter storm that affected most of the eastern part of the country, and the most notable event occurring in early February, when a powerful blizzard struck the Northeast and bringing record snow to some areas. During the winter, a weak El Nino was expected to influence weather conditions across the continent.


2012–13 North American winter
While there is no well-agreed-upon date used to indicate the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there are two definitions of winter which may be used. Based on the astronomical definition, winter begins at the winter solstice, which in 2012 occurred late on December 21, and ends at the March equinox, which in 2013 occurred on March 20. Based on the meteorological definition, the first day of winter is December 1 and the last day February 28. Both definitions involve a period of approximately three months, with some variability.


2012–13 North American winter, Seasonal forecasts
On October 18, 2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center issued its U.S. Winter Outlook. In the outlook, little rainfall was anticipated in the Northwestern United States and the Upper Midwest, while above-average precipitation was anticipated in the Southeastern United States. Equal levels of precipitation and temperatures were expected in the Alaskan panhandle. Below-average temperatures were favored in Florida, while above-average temperatures were favored in much of the Western United States, and northern Alaska. The remainder of the country fell into the outlook's "equal chance" category, with an equal chance of above-average, below-average, and near-average temperatures and/or precipitation.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Hurricane Sandy
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in southern New Jersey as an 80 mph (130 km/h) Category 1 post-tropical cyclone. While initially bringing historic storm surge, damaging winds and heavy rainfall, due the cold air nearby in Canada, the cyclone (dubbed a 'super'storm by many news outlets and sources) was able to produce snow in its massive circulation. The snowstorm portion of the hurricane dumped as much as 28 inches (71 cm) of snow in the higher terrains of West Virginia and northern Virginia.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Hurricane Sandy
Meteorologists assume the reason why Sandy was able to produce such a snowstorm was due to a blast of arctic air – associated with the polar vortex – that had plunged into the Northeast, which led to Sandy actually maintaining its intensity while subsequently deepening before landfall. About a week later, the same areas affected by Sandy were impacted by an early season nor'easter, further hindering recovery efforts in those areas.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Early November nor'easter
Less than a week after Hurricane Sandy impacted the Northeastern United States, the same areas affected by the cyclone experienced an early season snowstorm on November 7–8. Development began when an area of low pressure formed in the Central United States on November 5. Moving eastward, the disturbance moved off the coast late on November 6, and began to take a more northernly track, slowly strengthening as it did so.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Early November nor'easter
Early on November 7, rainbands began affecting the New York metropolitan area, however, due to the cold air that was in place over Canada near the U.S–Canada border, snow began to break out on the storm's western side, directly over the state of New Jersey. Snowfall rates approached 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) in some areas. Coastal flooding was also a threat, in nearly the same areas that were devastated by coastal flooding from Sandy. It finally moved away from the coast on November 8, leaving more damage in its wake and snowfall totals peaking at around 14 inches (36 cm).


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Mid-December blizzard
Around the beginning of winter, a potent blizzard moved across the Upper Midwest into the Ohio Valley, dumping as much as 15 inches (38 cm). On December 17, an upper-level shortwave and associated trough made landfall along the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The system initially moved towards the southeast, strengthening over the Rocky Mountains. This led to the development and formation of a surface low over eastern Colorado early on December 19. The low began to curve towards the northeast, and its barometric pressure began to deepen.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Mid-December blizzard
The low attained its lowest pressure at 1800 UTC on December 20 over northern Illinois. However, the system became occluded, and as such moved quickly to the northeast, where it weakened and subsequently dissipated over southern Ontario late on December 21. Another low pressure area formed in the vicinity of the previous low over the East Coast of the United States, which quickly moved north across the coast, bringing heavy snowfalls to the region. The low later exited the continental United States on December 22. During the next several days, the winter storm drifted northeastward, and eventually to the south of Greenland, before finally being absorbed by another more powerful extratropical cyclone just south of Iceland, on December 29.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Christmas Day storm complex and tornado outbreak
On Christmas Day, one of the largest Christmas tornado outbreaks occurred. A large line of thunderstorms suddenly erupted in eastern Texas early on December 25, with a few immediately becoming supercells. Tornadoes began to develop, causing damage to areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, all the way to the Outer Banks (threat began to decline as the squall line approached the area), with at least three being EF3s (one was a long-tracked tornado), and eight being EF2s. Other tornadoes were reported through December 25–26, causing up to more than US$1 million in damages. The storm complex also produced a strong blizzard, with strong winds and snowfall accumulations from 6–18 inches (15–46 cm) in an area stretching from northern Texas all the way to Maine. The system moved out by December 29, as another winter storm began to affect the Northeast.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Early February blizzard
A major blizzard affected much of the Northeast on February 8–9. The nor'easter dropped up to as much as a little over 3 feet (36 in) of snowfall, specifically near Long Island and Connecticut, causing major headaches. Originating from the merger of two areas of low pressure, with the latter being the dominant low of the storm, it moved up the East Coast, and when just offshore of New Jersey, an intense band of precipitation formed.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Early February blizzard
This particular band persisted for more than eight hours, creating snowfall rates of up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) per hour over Long Island, which was where the heaviest snow accumulations fell. The system continued to produce heavy snow and wind before finally moving away from the coast late on February 9. The storm also received names such as Winter Storm Nemo, Blizzard of 2013, or just simply Blizzard 2013.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late February winter storm
On February 19, 2013, an extratropical disturbance developed in the Gulf of Alaska. Within the next few days, the system rapidly intensified, before attaining a minimum low pressure of 984 millibars on February 22. It was already affecting the Pacific Northwest, and because it was also forecasted to cause a lot more damage in the U.S. within the next week. After moving ashore in British Columbia, the storm weakened and shrunk considerably in size as it moved southeastwards into the southern Plains. On February 25, the storm began absorbing moisture coming from the Gulf of Mexico, and began to reintensify.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late February winter storm
The storm quickly became a blizzard, and leveled out at 994 millibars. Its southern severe side spawned severe thunderstorms and several tornadoes on February 25. The storm began dumping ice in some parts of the Midwest beginning on February 25. The system rapidly grew in size and continued to organize, before beginning to weaken later on February 26. Late on February 26, the blizzard began interacting with a much smaller storm to the west, which added extra moisture to the winter storm.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late February winter storm
The powerful blizzard turned northeastwards towards the Great Lakes region, and continued dumping snow across areas already impacted by another winter storm the week before. On February 27, the storm absorbed the smaller storm to the west. At the same time, the storm spawned a secondary low along its frontal boundary, over the Southeastern United States. The new storm intensified to 991 mbars as it moved off the coast of New England, while the winter storm's main low pressure area became a 1000-mbar cut-off low over the Great Lakes, while continuing to steadily weaken.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late February winter storm
Despite this, the blizzard continued producing powerful winds, and dumping large amounts of snow and ice. A maximum wind gust of 91 mph was reported in Cedar Key, Florida. The storm complex also spawned a waterspout over downtown Tampa, Florida, which came ashore as an EF0 tornado. The storm systems continued dumping large amounts of snow, icy mix, and rain across most of the Eastern United States, while slowly moving eastward.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late February winter storm
The snowfall totals from the winter storm (maximum was 32.5 inches (83 cm)) combined with the previous winter storm greatly exceeded the snowfall totals of 2012, with many states in the Great Plains receiving record amounts of snow. On February 28, the winter storm shrunk in size and developed two smaller circulations within the storm, as it continued weakening. It moved over New England and lost much of its moisture, as it continued moving towards the northeast. It absorbed the smaller secondary ciruculations, while the main secondary low moved out into the Atlantic Ocean.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late February winter storm
Over the next few days, the winter storm stalled over Nova Scotia, and rapidly weakened into a weak winter storm, while bringing snow showers to the northeast. The storm became a mostly rain system on March 4, but slightly restrengthened, and developed a few smaller circulations. Later, the storm slowly began to weaken again. On March 5, the storm moved out to sea, with a few lingering rain and snow showers in the northeast. On March 5, the system rapidly moved northeastward, and on March 6, it was later absorbed by a larger extratropical system to the east of Europe. Due to the system, a 400-mile stretch of Interstate 40 between Sayre, Oklahoma and Albuquerque, New Mexico was closed for two days due to whiteout conditions, leaving hundreds of trucks stranded on either end of the closure.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Early March nor'easter
In early March, a winter storm formed in the Upper Midwest and began to move to the south-southeast. This system was sort of a hybrid Alberta clipper, in the way it had more moisture then a usual clipper has. The winter storm moved to the east, dropping snow accumulations of 3–6 inches (7.6–15.2 cm) on March 5. Moving now to the east, it began to approach the Northeast. The snow was hanging back on the western end of the storm, making it look like the system was being stretched out.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Early March nor'easter
Rain began to move into the Mid-Atlantic late on March 5, quickly switching over to snow near Washington, D.C. The winter storm continued to move to the east towards the coastline, with the western edge of the snow back in Indiana dissipating. Snow began to condense into snowbands as the system moved off the East Coast near Virginia and began to transition to a nor'easter. The system continued to move northeastward, dropping light snow accumulations before slowing down and stalling for a day.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Early March nor'easter
During this time period, the system absorbed a weak disturbance to the west that was approaching it, resulting in more moisture being added to the system. This sudden addition of moisture resulted in a blossom of snow developing from Vermont to southern New Jersey. With this, snowfall totals were much higher than anticipated. The storm gradually moved away by March 10, with snowfall totals of 12–24 inches (30–61 cm) in the Northeast.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late March storm complex
A winter storm affected much of the country after the beginning of spring, starting the night of March 18, and left the east coast on March 24. The Green and White Mountains and Allagash of Maine will pick up over a foot of snow. The New York City Department of Sanitation issued a snow alert for March 18 starting at 1:00 PM.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late March storm complex
Some schools in upstate New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut were closed or delayed opening. Massachusetts officials postponed the English composition section of its standardized state test until March 25. FlightAware recorded nearly 400 flight cancellations across the United States on March 18. Snow totals as of the morning of March 19 are: 4" in Manchester, Connecticut; 4.5" in Ludlow, Massachusetts; 5.2" in South Weymouth, Massachusetts; 5.3" in Fitchburg, Massachusetts; and 8.0" in Brookline, Massachusetts. The World Trade Center (PATH station) closed briefly during the evening of March 18, because of falling ice from 1 World Trade Center. As of late March 19, five inches of snow was recorded southwest of Erie, Pennsylvania and East Hampstead, New Hampshire reported 15 inches.


2012–13 North American winter, Events, Late March storm complex
At least one person was killed in Queens, New York, and seven were injured on March 18, all due to vehicle-related accidents.


2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
The 2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first year head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–17, 8–8 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were champions of the MEAC Tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round, for their first ever NCAA Tournament win, before losing in the second round to Louisvlle.


2012–13 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
The 2012–13 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at the McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 15–1 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to North Carolina A&T. Despite the 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2012–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 2012–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who is in his 10th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. They played their home games at the Dean E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Miami (FL). They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Villanova in the second round before, in the third round, having their season ended for the second consecutive year by Kansas.


2012–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Pre-season, Recruits
Coach Williams adjusted his line-up starting with the game against Duke on 13 February 2013. He went with a smaller line-up with four guards and moved P.J. Hairston into the starting five.


2012–13 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team
The 2012–13 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Saul Phillips, played their home games at the Bison Sports Arena, with one home game at the Fargodome, and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 24–10, 12–4 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of The Summit League Tournament where they lost to South Dakota State. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Western Michigan in overtime.


2012–13 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
The 2012–13 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by fourth year head coach Matthew Driscoll, played their home games at the UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.


2012–13 North Superleague
The 2012–13 North Superleague was the twelfth staging of the North Superleague, the highest tier of league competition in the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The season began on 4 August 2012. The winners of this competition gain direct entry to round one of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup.


2012–13 North Superleague
Culter won the championship on 4 May 2013, the club's sixth Superleague title.


2012–13 North Superleague, Member clubs for the 2012–13 season
Hermes were the reigning champions. North Division One winners Inverness City were ineligible for promotion to the Superleague on ground criteria. Division One runners-up Fraserburgh United replaced the relegated Sunnybank.


2012–13 North Superleague, Member clubs for the 2012–13 season
Deveronside, who finished third in Division One, defeated thirteenth placed Forres Thistle 7–1 in a play-off arranged to decide the final promotion/relegation spot.


2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
The 2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by first year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit,  and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the First Round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.


2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
This was the Mean Green's final season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they will join Conference USA.


2012–13 North West Counties Football League
The 2012–13 North West Counties Football League season was the 31st in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions: the Premier Division and Division One.


2012–13 North West Counties Football League, Premier Division
From this league, only Barnoldswick Town, Bootle, Colne, Congleton Town, Glossop North End, Maine Road, Padiham, Runcorn Linnets, Runcorn Town and Winsford United applied for promotion.


2012–13 North of Scotland Cup
The 2012–13 North of Scotland Cup began on 28 July 2012 and ended on 20 October 2012.


2012–13 North of Scotland Cup
This season saw AJG Parcels as the sponsors for the first year with draw taking place at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness 15 June 2012. The draw, like previous years, was split into north and south sections and due to the uneven number of teams competing several clubs receives byes into the second round.


2012–13 Northampton Town F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Northampton Town's 116th season of existence and their fourth competitive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.


2012–13 Northampton Town F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.


2012–13 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by seventh year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–13, 14–4 in CAA play to claim the regular season CAA championship. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they lost to James Madison. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they earned an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Alabama.


2012–13 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by first year head coach Jack Murphy, played their home games at the Walkup Skydome, with two home games at the Rolle Activity Center, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Weber State.


2012–13 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by third year head coach B. J. Hill, played their home games at the Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion and were of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 10–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Montana.


2012–13 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2012–13 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 31st in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.


2012–13 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:


2012–13 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:


2012–13 Northern Football League
The 2012–13 Northern Football League season was the 115th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


2012–13 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.


2012–13 Northern Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by second year head coach Mark Montgomery, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 3–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Eastern Michigan.


2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team, NCAA Record
The Huskies set an NCAA Division I record during the shot-clock era on December 1, 2012 against the Dayton Flyers scoring five points in the first half.


2012–13 Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team, NCAA Record
This record was broken against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on January 26. 2013, where the Huskies scored four points in the first half. The Huskies had a 3.2% field goal shooting in the first half which also set a record, breaking Savannah State's 4.3% shooting percentage against Kansas State in 2008.


2012–13 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Illinois State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated North Dakota, UIC and Bradley to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Weber State.


2012–13 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by 9th year head coach Dave Bezold, played their home games at The Bank of Kentucky Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 11–16, 9–9 in A-Sun play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. Due to their transition to Division I, the Norse will not be eligible to participate in post season play until 2017.


2012–13 Northern Premier League
The 2012–13 season is the 45th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the sixth season of the Northern Premier League Division One North and South. The League sponsors for 2012–13 are Evo-Stik.


2012–13 Northern Premier League
Due to Step Three leagues increasing their number of teams from 22 to 24 from the 2013–14 season onwards, only two teams will be relegated from the Premier Division, and only one team will be relegated from each of Division One North and South this season.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup
The 2012–13 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup (billed as the 2012–13 Doodson Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 43rd season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the cup competition of the Northern Premier League.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Preliminary Round
In the Preliminary Round, eight teams from the lower regional divisions have been drawn together.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, First Round
The four clubs which make it through the Preliminary Round enter into the draw with the rest of the teams from the two Division One leagues which weren't drawn into the Preliminary Round.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Second Round
The 20 clubs which make it through the First Round enter into the draw.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Third Round
Teams from the Northern Premier League Premier Division entered at this stage, along with the 10 winners from the second round. The draw for the third round was made on 19 December 2012.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Fourth Round
The draw for the fourth round took place on 10 January 2013, with the 16 clubs that made it through the third round.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Quarter Finals
The eight clubs to have made it through the fourth round were entered into the quarter-finals draw, which took place on 19 February 2013. Cammell Laird, Farsley, and Curzon Ashton from the NPL Division One North and Northwich Victoria from the NPL Division One South remain as the lowest-placed teams still in the Cup.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Semi-finals
The four clubs to have made it through the quarter finals were entered into the semi-finals draw. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 21 March 2013, with Cammell Laird from the Northern Premier League Division One North remaining as the lowest-placed team still in the Cup. Witton Albion was removed from the semi-finals due to fielding an ineligible player on 19 February 2013 against F.C. United of Manchester since the player had already represented Curzon Ashton in a previous round on 27 November 2012. Curzon Ashton was reinstated to play Matlock Town in place of Witton Albion in the semi-finals.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Challenge Cup, Final
The Challenge Cup Final was played at the Throstle Nest, the home ground of Farsley F.C.. This was the second consecutive Challenge Cup Final for North Ferriby United and Curzon Ashton's first Finals appearance. After a 1–1 draw, North Ferriby United went on to win the penalty shoot-out and secure their second Challenge Cup in a row while also being the third team ever to retain the Cup.


2012–13 Northern Premier League, Peter Swales Shield
For the 2013 edition of the Peter Swales Shield, the 2012–13 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division North, Skelmersdale United, played against the 2012–13 champions of the Northern Premier League First Division South, King's Lynn Town.


2012–13 Northwestern State Demons basketball team
The 2012–13 Northwestern State Demons basketball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demons, led by 14th year head coach Mike McConathy, played their home games at Prather Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Southland Conference Tournament, winning the championship game over Stephen F. Austin, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida.


2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's thirteenth and final season at Northwestern; on March 16, 2013, the university announced that he would not return to the team. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena.


2012–13 Norwich City F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was the 111th season of football for Norwich City. It is Norwich City's second campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2010–11 season. It is their 23rd season in the top flight of English football. During the season, they competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup exiting at the quarter final and fourth rounds respectively. During their FA Cup campaign Norwich became the first top flight club to lose to a non-league club since 1989 when they lost 1–0 at home to Luton Town in the fourth round. Sébastien Bassong was named player of the season.


2012–13 Norwich City F.C. season, Players, Squad
Nationality: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birthApps/goals: statistics prior to 2012/13 season


2012–13 Norwich City F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
Norwich City's second season in the premier league started with a heavy defeat away to Fulham. Damien Duff, Alexander Kačaniklić both scored one, Mladen Petrić scored two and Steve Sidwell scored a penalty. Manager Chris Hughton said that Norwich simply didn't defend enough. Chris Hughton responded by signing defender Sébastien Bassong and defensive midfielder Alexander Tettey before the following game at home to QPR. Bassong and summer loan signing Javier Garrido made their débuts for the club in the match. Simeon Jackson opened the scoring and with Bobby Zamora scoring an equaliser. Djibril Cissé missed a penalty which was awarded following a coming together between Cissé and Bassong. The month ended with Norwich signing goalkeeper Mark Bunn from Blackburn Rovers.


2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the sport of basketball during the 2012–13 college basketball season. The Fighting Irish competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big East Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Brey, and played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana.


2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Previous season
The Fighting Irish finished the 2011–12 season 22–12, 13–5 in Big East play, finishing third place behind Champion Syracuse. There were several Irish to receive All-Big East honors. Junior Jack Cooley was named the Big East's Most Improved as well as was named 2nd Team All-Big East.


2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Previous season
The Irish were defeated in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament by Louisville. They earned a #7 seed for the NCAA Tournament,  where they were eliminated in the second round by Xavier.


2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Pre-season
Following the end of the 2011–12 season, both Tim Abromaitis and Scott Martin applied to the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility. Abromaitis had been a redshirt during the 2008–09 season, but suffered a torn ACL on November 25, 2011, during practice. He played in just two games during the season, having sat out the first four due to a misunderstanding of the rules during his redshirt season (he had played in exhibition games before the official start of the '08-'09 season).


2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Pre-season
Martin had transferred to Notre Dame after his freshman season at Purdue and sat out the 2008–2009 season due to NCAA transfer rules, but then suffered a torn ACL during a preseason practice in October 2009, causing him to miss a second full season. His petition for a sixth year was successful, but Abromaitis' was denied.


2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Pre-season
In June 2012, Notre Dame officially announced a 10-year contract extension for head coach Mike Brey, the third-winningest coach in school history  and, with the retirement of Connecticut's Jim Calhoun, now the second-longest tenured coach in the Big East after Jim Boeheim.


2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Pre-season
Notre Dame recruited three players from the high school senior class of 2011–12, each of whom signed letters-of-intent in November 2011. The recruiting class was rated 16th in the nation by Rivals.com:


2012–13 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
The 2012–13 season is Nottingham Forest Football Club's 5th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007-08.


2012–13 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
This is a list of the first-team players from the 2012–13 season.


2012–13 Notts County F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Notts County Football Club's 124th year in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the third tier of English football.


2012–13 OB I bajnoksag season
The 2012–13 OB I bajnoksag season is the 76th season of the OB I bajnoksag, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. The league proper was not contested this season, as four of the top Hungarian teams competed in the multi-national MOL Liga. The top-ranked Hungarian team in the league was crowned national champions. Dab.Docler, who won the MOL Liga, was recognized as Hungarian champion this year.


2012–13 OB I bajnoksag season
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár, who played in the Austrian Hockey League, and was the Hungarian champion for ten straight years, was unable to participate in the Hungarian Championship, as they were required to enter their second team in the Erste Bank Junior League. They did not directly inform the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation of their decision. This led to re-fro However, the club still participated in the Hungarian Cup.


2012–13 OFC Champions League
The 2012–13 OFC Champions League was the 12th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name.


2012–13 OFC Champions League
Auckland City became the first team to win three consecutive title after defeating Waitakere United in an all-New Zealand final. As the winner of the 2013 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Format change
The OFC decided on the following format changes for the 2013 edition:


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Schedule
Matches played in Tahiti are one day behind the other countries in global time as Tahiti is on the other side of the International Date Line.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Preliminary stage
The preliminary stage matches were played in Tonga from 1 May to 8 May 2012.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Preliminary stage, Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the play-off round.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Preliminary stage, Play-off round
In the play-off round, the winner of the preliminary round and the team entering in this round played each other over one match. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the seven automatic qualifiers.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Group stage
In the group stage, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four. In each group, the four teams played each other on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Group stage
On 5 February 2013, the OFC announced the draw and schedule of the group stage. The group stage matches were played from 30 March to 28 April 2013.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the winner of Group A play the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B play the runner-up of Group A. In each tie, teams play each other on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the group winners hosting the second leg. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Semi-finals
If away goals are also tied, extra time is played, and the away goals rule is applied again after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still tied, the away team qualifies. If no goals are scored during extra time, the winner is determined by penalty shoot-out.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 4 and 5 May 2013, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 May 2013.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Semi-finals, Second leg
Auckland City won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Semi-finals, Second leg
Waitakere United won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other over one match at a pre-determined venue, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary. The final was played at Arena 2 of Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand on 19 May 2013.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Goalscorers, Preliminary stage
In the preliminary stage (preliminary round and play-off round), there were 37 goals in 7 matches, for an average of 5.29 goals per match.


2012–13 OFC Champions League, Goalscorers, Final stage
In the final stage (group stage, semi-finals and final), there were 95 goals in 29 matches, for an average of 3.28 per match.


2012–13 OHL season
The 2012–13 OHL season was the 33rd season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors were sold during the off-season. As part of the sale, the "St. Michael's Majors" name was returned to St. Michael's College School. The new name of the team will be the Mississauga Steelheads. The Brampton Battalion announced during the season that this would be their last season in Brampton and will relocate to North Bay, Ontario for the 2013–14 OHL season. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which began in September 2012 and ended in March 2013. The London Knights won their second consecutive J. Ross Robertson Cup and third in franchise history, and with it a berth in the 2013 Memorial Cup hosted by the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL.


2012–13 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


2012–13 OHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2012–13 OHL season, Regular season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2012–13 OHL season, Playoffs, Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2012–13 OHL season, Playoffs, Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2012–13 OHL season, All-Star teams
The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL's General Managers.


2012–13 OHL season, 2013 OHL Priority Selection
On April 6, 2013, the OHL conducted the 2013 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Ottawa 67's held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Travis Konecny from the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs. Konecny was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.


2012–13 OHL season, 2013 OHL Priority Selection
Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2013 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.


2012–13 OHL season, 2013 NHL Entry Draft
On June 30, 2013, the National Hockey League conducted the 2013 NHL Entry Draft held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In total, 37 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Sean Monahan of the Ottawa 67's was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the sixth overall pick by the Calgary Flames.


2012–13 OHL season, 2013 NHL Entry Draft
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.


2012–13 OHL season, 2013 CHL Import Draft
On July 3, 2013, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2013 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Ottawa 67's held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Alex Lintuniemi from Finland with their selection.


2012–13 OHL season, 2013 CHL Import Draft
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2013 CHL Import Draft.


2012–13 OJHL season
The 2012–13 OJHL season is the 19th season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) and the third since the league existed as two separate bodies in 2009–10. The twenty-two teams of the North, South, East and West Divisions will play 55-game schedules.


2012–13 OJHL season
Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2013 Royal Bank Cup.


2012–13 OJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title; w = eliminated.


2012–13 OJHL season, Final standings
Shaded Green denotes divisional and conference leader, red is the other divisional leader, blue are teams in line for playoff seeds 3 through 8 of their conference.


2012–13 OJHL season, 2012-13 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs
Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website.


2012–13 OJHL season, Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
Hosted by the North Bay Trappers in North Bay, Ontario. The St. Michael's Buzzers lost the final.


2012–13 OJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2012–13 OJHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2012–13 OJHL season, Central Canada Cup Challenge
The second annual Central Canada Cup Challenge is an interleague all-star tournament hosted by Wellington, Ontario. The event runs December 27–29, 2012. The name of the event has been slightly altered from the 2011 event, probably in response to the creation of the Western Canada Cup by their rival Western leagues.


2012–13 OK Liga
The 2012–13 season of the OK Liga was the 44th season of top-tier rink hockey in Spain.


2012–13 OK Liga
Coinasa Liceo won the championship by a single point difference. It was its seventh overall title and the first since 1992–93 season.


2012–13 OK Liga, Copa del Rey
The 2013 Copa del Rey was the 70th edition of the Spanish men's roller hockey cup. It was played in Oviedo between the eight first qualified teams after the first half of the season.


2012–13 OK Liga Femenina
The 2012–13 OK Liga Femenina was the fifth edition of Spain's premier women's rink hockey championship, running from September 15, 2012 to May 25, 2013.


2012–13 OK Liga Femenina
CP Voltregà won its third title in a row while Reus Deportiu and Cerdanyola were relegated to Primera Nacional. Despite to finish in relegation positions, Borbolla and Traviesas regained its spots in OK Liga, as Reus and Cerdanyola resigned to their places in the league due to their financial problems.


2012–13 OK Liga Femenina
Voltregà, Biesca Gijón, Girona and Alcorcón qualified for CERH Women's Euroleague.


2012–13 OK Liga Femenina, Copa de la Reina
The 2013 Copa de la Reina was the 8th edition of the Spanish women's roller hockey cup. It was played in Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà between the four first qualified teams after the first half of the season.


2012–13 OK Liga Femenina, Copa de la Reina
Biesca Gijón won its second consecutive title after beating CP Alcorcón by 3–2 in the final, thanks to a golden goal.


2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 29th year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–17, 10–6 in The Summit League to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to Fort Wayne. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to Youngstown State. This was the Golden Grizzlies last year as a member of The Summit League as they joined the Horizon League in the 2013–14 season.


2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Preseason
Oakland was selected to finish third in The Summit League in the preseason poll of coaches, sports information directors and media. Junior guard Travis Bader was selected to the preseason all-league first team and senior forward Drew Valentine was selected to the second team.


2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Preseason
From the previous season's 20-win team that reached the CollegeInsider.com Tournament semifinals, Oakland lost starting point guard Reggie Hamilton and guard Laval Lucas-Perry to graduation. Then-redshirt freshman center Kyle Sikora transferred to Stetson in order to be closer to his family.


2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Season
Sophomore center Corey Petros earned league Player of the Week honors on November 19. Petros earned his first career award averaging 18 points and 9.5 rebounds in road games against Boise State and Pittsburgh.


2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Season
Junior guard Duke Mondy was named Player of the Week for the week of December 31.


2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, Season
After a 47-point performance and averaging 36.5 points per game the week of January 20, Bader was named National Player of the Week by ESPN's Dick Vitale, the Capital One Impact Performance of the Week and The Summit League's Player of the Week awards. In the 47-point game, Bader set an Oakland single-game record for three-point field goals made (11), scored the most points in a game in NCAA Division I this year and tied the league record for most three-pointers in a game. The 47 points were the third-highest total in Oakland history.


2012–13 Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 2012-13 Oberliga season was the 54th season for the Oberliga, the third-level ice hockey league in Germany. It was divided into four groups (North, South, East, West). Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim won the championship. A total of 39 teams participated.


2012–13 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The 2012–13 season of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, the highest association football league in the state of Baden-Württemberg, was the fifth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 35th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978. The regular season started on 11 August 2012 and finished on 25 May 2013.


2012–13 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The league was won by SpVgg Neckarelz which thereby earned promotion to the Regionalliga Südwest for 2013–14. Offenburger FV, FSV 08 Bissingen and FC Singen 04 were relegated to the Verbandsligas. Dejan Bozic of runners-up FC Astoria Walldorf was the top goal scorer with 24 goals. FC Nöttingen's game against TSV Grunbach attracted the most spectators for the season with 2,070 while SSV Reutlingen was the best supported club with an average of 698 spectators per game.


2012–13 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, Standings
The league featured four new clubs with SGV Freiberg and FSV 08 Bissingen promoted from the Verbandsliga Württemberg, FC Singen 04 from the Verbandsliga Südbaden and TSV Grunbach from the Verbandsliga Baden. The Karlsruher SC II had been relegated from the Regionalliga Süd to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in the previous season.


2012–13 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, Promotion play-offs
Promotion play-offs were held at the end of the season to the Oberliga, involving the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Württemberg, Verbandsliga Südbaden and Verbandsliga Baden. In the first round the runners up of Südbaden and Baden met with the winner then taking on the Württemberg runners-up. The latter, FV Ravensburg, won promotion by defeating Baden runners-up SV 98 Schwetzingen 5–1 in the return leg at Schwetzingen:


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season
The 2012–13 season is Odense Boldklub's 125th anniversary year. With a 10th place in season 2011–12, they were ready to for a new start, with a new manager, Troels Bech. They began the season winning 1–0 against Brøndby IF.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season
Odense Boldklub is currently placed 4th in the Danish Superliga after 19 rounds played.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 1: Brøndby IF vs OB
Brøndby IF vs Odense BK was the opening match of the 2012-13 Danish Superliga season. The match were played at Brøndby Stadium, with a very low attendance from the home crowd. The Brøndby manager Auri Skarbalius chose to bench Michael Krohn-Dehli, who was the big star for Denmark at the UEFA Euro 2012, because he stayed on a too long vacation in connection with the tournament. OB took the lead after 17 minutes with a goal by Jacob Schoop, which was his first goal in the OB-jersey.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 1: Brøndby IF vs OB
Brøndby created more chances in the second half, and after 78 minutes Clarence Goodson equalized to 1-1, but the referee Lars Christoffersen cancelled the goal because Goodson pushed Daniel Høegh in the back. OB won the opening match 1–0. It was the first match with Troels Bech as the manager of Odense Boldklub.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 2: OB vs Randers FC
Odense BK vs Randers FC was the second match of the 2012-13 Danish Superliga season.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 3: FC Nordsjælland vs OB
FC Nordsjælland vs Odense BK was the third match in the 2012-13 Danish Superliga. The match ended 1-1 after FC Nordsjælland led 1-0 most of the game since the 16th minute. But in the 81st minute Kalilou Traoré equalized to 1-1 for OB.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 4: Silkeborg IF vs OB
Silkeborg IF vs Odense BK was the fourth round of the 2012-13 Danish Superliga. The game took place at Mascot Park in Silkeborg. Most of the chances was for Silkeborg, but they didn't get the ball over the line. Instead in 3 minutes extra time, OB got the leading goal - out of nowhere - by Morten Skoubo.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 5: OB vs FC Midtjylland
Odense BK vs FC Midtjylland was the fifth match of the 2012-13 Danish Superliga season.


2012–13 Odense Boldklub season, Danish Superliga, Matches, Round 6: SønderjyskE vs OB
SønderjyskE vs Odense BK was the sixth round of the 2012-13 Danish Superliga. It was a match between number 2 and 3 in the league. OB won 1–2, and took the 2nd place from SønderjyskE. It was also their 3rd victory in a row.