What does NAHL stand for?

NAHL stands for North American Hockey League.

How many teams play in the NAHL?

The NAHL currently consists of 36 teams.

Who won the most recent NAHL championship?

Maryland Black Bears won the most recent NAHL championship in 2026.

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League naming history:

1984 - currentNAHL (North American Hockey League)
1975 - 1984GLJAHL (Great Lake Junior A Hockey League)

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2026-2027 NAHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central
1.	Aberdeen Wings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Austin Bruins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Bismarck Bobcats	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Minot Minotauros	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	St. Cloud Norsemen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Watertown Shamrocks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
East
1.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Elmira Aviators	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Johnstown Tomahawks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Maryland Black Bears	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	New Hampshire Mountain Kings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Northeast Generals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Philadelphia Rebels	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Midwest
1.	Anchorage Wolverines	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Janesville Jets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Kenai River Brown Bears	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Minnesota Mallards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Minnesota Wilderness	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Springfield Jr. Blues	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Wisconsin Windigo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mountain
1.	Billings Cattle Punchers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Grand Junction River Hawks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Ogden Mustangs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Pueblo Peppers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South
1.	Amarillo Wranglers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Corpus Christi IceRays	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	El Paso Rhinos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Houston Bulls	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Lone Star Brahmas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Odessa Jackalopes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Oklahoma Warriors	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Shreveport Mudbugs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
• Inactive
1.	Rochester Jr. Americans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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2026-2027 NAHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Vincenzo Capano (F)	2	3	4	7	0
2.	Ty Gordon (F)	2	4	2	6	0
3.	Jakeb Lynch (F)	2	4	1	5	2
4.	Joseph Pocrnic (F)	2	2	3	5	2
5.	Jack Fang (F)	2	1	4	5	0

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2026-2027 NAHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Michael Iliff (G)	1	0.00	1.000
2.	Cody Niesen (G)	1	1.00	.979
3.	Aaron Sachs (G)	1	1.11	.973
4.	Nathan Mach (G)	2	0.50	.968
5.	Benjamin Vatis (G)	1	1.00	.964

NAHL Stories

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Jay Ahearn and the unconventional path to becoming an NCAA captain

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2026-2027 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/16/2026 07:00 PM UTC	New Jersey Jr. Titans	Philadelphia Rebels	-
09/13/2026 12:30 AM UTC	New Mexico Ice Wolves	Odessa Jackalopes	1 - 2
09/13/2026 12:14 AM UTC	Amarillo Wranglers	Lone Star Brahmas	3 - 4 (OT 64:03)
09/13/2026 12:11 AM UTC	Shreveport Mudbugs	Houston Bulls	4 - 1
09/13/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Janesville Jets	Springfield Jr. Blues	3 - 0

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NAHL Transactions

09/13/2026

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Alexandr Skuratov (F)

Corpus Christi IceRays

MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva

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09/12/2026

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Mykyta Bondariev (D)

HC Dynamo Pardubice U20

Pueblo Peppers

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Karim Kazhibekov (F)

Snezhnye Barsy Astana

Kenai River Brown Bears

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2026-2027 NAHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Johnstown Tomahawks	Kalib Capecci (D)
Rochester Jr. Americans	Jackson Schouten (F)
Minnesota Mallards	Gleb Akimov (F)
Corpus Christi IceRays	Viktor Lundström (F)
New Hampshire Mountain Kings	Veerne Lähteenmäki (D)

2027-2028 NAHL Free Agents

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

NAHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Aberdeen Wings	31	552	6'1"	187 lbs	19.00
2.	Amarillo Wranglers	32	323	6'2"	192 lbs	18.97
3.	Anchorage Wolverines	32	753	6'0"	179 lbs	18.56
4.	Austin Bruins	25	539	6'0"	181 lbs	18.92
5.	Billings Cattle Punchers	23	271	6'0"	181 lbs	18.52
6.	Bismarck Bobcats	31	395	6'0"	185 lbs	18.55
7.	Corpus Christi IceRays	29	681	6'0"	183 lbs	19.14
8.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	34	193	6'0"	179 lbs	18.82
9.	El Paso Rhinos	29	878	5'11"	176 lbs	18.97
10.	Elmira Aviators	28	591	6'0"	181 lbs	18.64
11.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	27	626	6'0"	181 lbs	17.93
12.	Grand Junction River Hawks	30	219	5'11"	181 lbs	18.97
13.	Houston Bulls	27	608	6'0"	179 lbs	18.89
14.	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	28	132	6'0"	179 lbs	18.68
15.	Janesville Jets	29	492	5'11"	174 lbs	18.34
16.	Johnstown Tomahawks	31	711	6'0"	179 lbs	18.84
17.	Kenai River Brown Bears	31	585	5'11"	179 lbs	18.16
18.	Lone Star Brahmas	27	318	6'0"	183 lbs	18.93
19.	Maryland Black Bears	31	673	6'0"	183 lbs	18.84
20.	Minnesota Mallards	28	314	6'0"	181 lbs	19.36
21.	Minnesota Wilderness	28	723	6'0"	179 lbs	18.57
22.	Minot Minotauros	27	718	6'0"	185 lbs	19.22
23.	New Hampshire Mountain Kings	29	277	6'0"	181 lbs	18.66
24.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	24	443	6'1"	185 lbs	18.58
25.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	30	524	6'0"	185 lbs	18.80
26.	Northeast Generals	29	723	5'11"	176 lbs	18.79
27.	Odessa Jackalopes	31	622	6'0"	181 lbs	18.84
28.	Ogden Mustangs	26	236	5'11"	181 lbs	19.08
29.	Oklahoma Warriors	23	266	6'1"	185 lbs	18.74
30.	Philadelphia Rebels	33	561	6'0"	176 lbs	18.45
31.	Pueblo Peppers	25	593	6'0"	179 lbs	19.04
32.	Shreveport Mudbugs	35	826	6'0"	181 lbs	18.46
33.	Springfield Jr. Blues	26	337	5'11"	174 lbs	18.50
34.	St. Cloud Norsemen	30	283	6'0"	179 lbs	18.37
35.	Watertown Shamrocks	32	674	6'0"	183 lbs	18.59
36.	Wisconsin Windigo	30	401	6'0"	183 lbs	18.37

Team Comparison History

NAHL Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Jack Squibbs	20 yrs
2.	Owen Turner	20 yrs
3.	Owen Durigan	20 yrs
4.	Jacob Wingfield	20 yrs
5.	Braden Franck	20 yrs

Tallest
1.	Jakov Matijevic	6'9"
2.	Niklas Huson	6'8"
3.	James Proctor	6'8"
4.	Ilya Kabanets	6'7"
5.	Tomas Pribyl	6'7"

Heaviest
1.	Jakov Matijevic	247 lbs
2.	Matej Kraus	245 lbs
3.	Axel Gleasman	238 lbs
4.	Grant Mcgee	234 lbs
5.	James Proctor	231 lbs

Youngest
1.	Kai Molyneux	16 yrs
2.	Benjamin Green	16 yrs
3.	Gunnar Gullstrand	16 yrs
4.	Bradyn Strom	16 yrs
5.	Blake Brekke	16 yrs

Shortest
1.	Lucas Blose	5'4"
2.	Toren Fron	5'5"
3.	Harry Minucci	5'5"
4.	Griffin Nelson	5'5"
5.	Will O'Donovan	5'6"

Lightest
1.	Filip Rysz	126 lbs
2.	Lucas Blose	130 lbs
3.	Harry Minucci	134 lbs
4.	Joshua Kitsis	137 lbs
5.	Toren Fron	141 lbs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Marcus Ortiz (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	13	3	16	6
2.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	6	3	9	12	2
3.	Dayton Ruppel (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	6	2	10	12	28
4.	Nole Donohue (F)	2026-2027	Bishop Kearney Selects 18U AAA	18U AAA	4	8	3	11	-
5.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	5	4	5	9	0
6.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	5	4	5	9	4
7.	Bennet Benson (F)	2026-2027	Northern Plains District	USA-S17	6	3	5	8	0
8.	Patrik Ula (F)	2026-2027	New York District	USA-S17	6	3	4	7	0
9.	Chase Pavlesich (F)	2026-2027	Atlantic District	USA-S17	6	1	6	7	4
10.	Vadim Kravchenko (F)	2026-2027	HK Gomel	-	8	5	1	6	0

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NAHL All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Fultz (F)	170	121	125	246
2.	Frank Nardella (F)	171	66	147	213
3.	Craig Bushey (F)	217	89	120	209
4.	Erik Peterson (F)	212	72	131	203
5.	Hunter Longhi (F)	209	78	119	197

NAHL All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Fultz (F)	170	121	125	246
2.	J.T. Osborn (F)	170	98	84	182
3.	Karl Sellan (F)	153	94	93	187
4.	Craig Bushey (F)	217	89	120	209
5.	Jack Prince (F)	167	88	100	188

NAHL All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Frank Nardella (F)	171	66	147	213
2.	Erik Peterson (F)	212	72	131	203
3.	Gary Brown (F)	84	66	128	194
4.	Ryan Fultz (F)	170	121	125	246
5.	Matt Rutkowski (F)	198	72	125	197

NAHL All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Luke Wright (F)	105	20	32	817
2.	Connor Wood (F)	151	9	43	768
3.	Hank Carisio (F)	158	72	160	690
4.	Jon Kretin (D)	145	11	83	663
5.	George Cantrall (F)	121	11	44	654

NAHL All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Preston Weeks (D)	233	9	36	45
2.	Skylur Jameson (F)	231	63	72	135
3.	Alex Archibald (F)	227	15	64	79
4.	Chase Beacom (D)	225	13	42	55
5.	Jimmy McCusker (F)	223	56	79	135

NAHL All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Eric Lindros (F)	14	23	52	3.71
2.	Chris Tancill (F)	45	51	150	3.33
3.	Jeff Green (F)	43	26	115	2.67
4.	Chris Seychel (F)	44	45	113	2.57
5.	Jack Fang (F)	2	1	5	2.50

NAHL All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Chris Tancill (F)	1985-1986	45	51	150
2.	Bill McCreary Jr. (D)	1977-1978	40	51	123
3.	Steve Murphy (F)	1978-1979	-	56	120
4.	Mike Johnson (F)	1978-1979	-	42	115
5.	Jeff Green (F)	1985-1986	43	26	115

NAHL All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Justin Duberman (F)	1987-1988	56	61	104
2.	Logan Jenuwine (F)	2018-2019	59	60	104
3.	Jim Gardiner (F)	1979-1980	45	57	88
4.	Steve Murphy (F)	1978-1979	-	56	120
5.	Tom Anastos (F)	1980-1981	45	55	109

NAHL All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Chris Tancill (F)	1985-1986	45	99	150
2.	Gary Brown (F)	1989-1990	44	75	114
3.	Mike Johnson (F)	1978-1979	-	73	115
4.	Bill McCreary Jr. (D)	1977-1978	40	72	123
5.	Don Elland (F)	1982-1983	45	72	99

NAHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jack DeMoura (D)	2023-2024	49	5	360
2.	Luke Wright (F)	1999-2000	38	12	357
3.	Anthony Mangano (F)	2016-2017	42	11	331
4.	Mike Sgroi (F)	1997-1998	48	28	328
5.	Keven Poulin (F)	2000-2001	47	16	325

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2026-2027 NAHL Standings

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NAHL Stories

2026-2027 NAHL Demographics

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2026-2027 NAHL Free Agents

2027-2028 NAHL Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NAHL Team Comparison (Averages)

NAHL Interesting Facts

Where Are They Now?

NAHL All-Time Points

NAHL All-Time Goals

NAHL All-Time Assists

NAHL All-Time Penalty Min.

NAHL All-Time Games Played

NAHL All-Time Points Per Game

NAHL All-Time Points Per Season

NAHL All-Time Goals Per Season

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