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.

North American Hockey League NAHL 2002-2003

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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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2002-2003

2002-2003 Season

Pittsburgh Forge finished first in the 2002-03 NAHL standings with 90 points. Compuware Ambassadors (85 points) and Texas Tornado (84 points) followed.

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2002-2003 NAHL Standings

2002-2003 NAHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
East
1.	Pittsburgh Forge	56	43	0	9	-	4	208	111	97	90	1.61	Champion
2.	Compuware Ambassadors	56	41	0	12	-	3	210	143	67	85	1.52	Semifinal loss
3.	Soo Indians	56	30	0	22	-	4	187	152	35	64	1.14	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Capital Centre Pride	56	26	0	25	-	5	178	209	-31	57	1.02	Quarterfinal loss
5.	U.S. National U18 Team	56	16	0	38	-	2	177	238	-61	34	0.61	Did not make playoffs
6.	Cleveland Barons	56	12	0	38	-	6	150	253	-103	30	0.54	Did not make playoffs
West
1.	Texas Tornado	56	41	0	13	-	2	214	142	72	84	1.50	Final loss
2.	Chicago Freeze	56	34	0	20	-	2	220	180	40	70	1.25	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Danville Wings	56	30	0	19	-	7	198	157	41	67	1.20	Semifinal loss
4.	Springfield Jr. Blues	56	20	0	27	-	9	191	237	-46	49	0.88	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Springfield Spirit	56	15	0	36	-	5	129	240	-111	35	0.63	Did not make playoffs

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2002-2003 NAHL Player Stats

2002-2003 NAHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Matt Rutkowski (F)	56	24	53	77	97
2.	Frank Furdero (F)	45	26	43	69	24
3.	Dan Riedel (F)	56	29	38	67	110
4.	Tommy Goebel (F)	49	32	32	64	76
5.	Bryan Marshall (F)	53	31	31	62	45

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2002-2003 NAHL Goalie Stats

2002-2003 NAHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jason Kearney (G)	10	1.46	.932
2.	Peter Mannino (G)	45	1.87	.922
3.	Larry Sterling (G)	52	2.31	.916
4.	Ian Keserich (G)	15	3.87	.912
5.	Bill Zaniboni (G)	46	2.61	.909

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2002-2003 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

NAHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/10/2026 11:00 AM GMT-5	Maryland Black Bears	Philadelphia Rebels	-
11/07/2026 07:30 PM GMT-9	Kenai River Brown Bears	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	2 - 1
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT-9	Anchorage Wolverines	Minnesota Mallards	7 - 4
11/07/2026 07:07 PM GMT-7	Pueblo Peppers	Amarillo Wranglers	4 - 5 (SO)
11/07/2026 07:05 PM GMT-7	Billings Cattle Punchers	Grand Junction River Hawks	5 - 4

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NAHL Transactions

NAHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
11/03/2026	Confirmed	Benjamin Green (F)	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	Prince Albert Raiders	Details
11/03/2026	Confirmed	Joshua Sardo (F)	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	Aurora Univ.	Details
11/02/2026	Confirmed	Jakeb Lynch (F)	Minnesota Wilderness	Omaha Lancers	Details
10/31/2026	Confirmed	Charlie Burchfield (F)	Shreveport Mudbugs	SUNY-Plattsburgh	Details
10/31/2026	Confirmed	Jake Georgy (D)	Odessa Jackalopes	Saint Mary's Univ.	Details

2026-2027 NAHL Free Agents

2026-2027 NAHL — Free Agents
Team	Player
Amarillo Wranglers	Yuri Karatay (D)
Rochester Jr. Americans	Jackson Schouten (F)
Minnesota Mallards	Gleb Akimov (F)
New Hampshire Mountain Kings	Veerne Lähteenmäki (D)
Northeast Generals	Mio Kjörsträd Öqvist (F)

2027-2028 NAHL Free Agents

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NAHL Team Comparison (Averages)

2002-2003 NAHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Capital Centre Pride	42	2 128	5'11"	185 lbs	19.67
2.	Chicago Freeze	32	1 698	5'11"	185 lbs	19.55
3.	Cleveland Barons	49	1 739	5'11"	187 lbs	19.15
4.	Danville Wings	32	1 650	5'11"	187 lbs	19.63
5.	Detroit Compuware	25	2 141	5'11"	185 lbs	19.32
6.	Pittsburgh Forge	31	1 903	6'0"	190 lbs	19.39
7.	Soo Indians	37	2 187	6'0"	192 lbs	19.54
8.	Springfield Jr. Blues	36	1 590	5'11"	187 lbs	19.54
9.	Springfield Spirit	42	2 196	6'0"	192 lbs	19.92
10.	Texas Tornado	32	2 106	6'0"	187 lbs	19.44
11.	USNTDP Juniors	44	1 950	6'0"	194 lbs	17.49

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

NAHL — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonas Höög (F)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	8	38	12	50	-
2.	Nole Donohue (F)	2026-2027	Bishop Kearney Selects 18U AAA	18U AAA	24	19	16	35	-
3.	Caden Hunter (F)	2026-2027	Weber State Univ.	ACHA II	16	8	27	35	6
4.	Ryan Flaherty (F)	2026-2027	Montana State Univ.	ACHA II	20	17	17	34	19
5.	David Thomson (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	15	14	20	34	0
6.	Guhnar Hillman (F)	2026-2027	Austin Ice Bats	NA3HL	16	16	17	33	43
7.	Gavin Sattler (F)	2026-2027	Team MPLS Magazine	UMHSEHL	21	20	12	32	10
8.	Dayton Ruppel (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	13	9	23	32	28
9.	Grant Dietz (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of South Florida	ACHA III	12	14	17	31	14
10.	Cameron Kimmerly (F)	2026-2027	Helena Bighorns	NA3HL	16	13	18	31	4

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Regular Season

NAHL All-Time Points

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

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

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.

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

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

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.	Kevin Swider (F)	42	38	104	2.48

NAHL All-Time Points Per Season

NAHL — All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chris Tancill (F)	1985-1986	NAHL	45	51	99	150	3.33	-
2.	Bill McCreary Jr. (D)	1977-1978	GLJAHL	40	51	72	123	3.08	-
3.	Steve Murphy (F)	1978-1979	GLJAHL	-	56	64	120	-	-
4.	Mike Johnson (F)	1978-1979	GLJAHL	-	42	73	115	-	-
5.	Jeff Green (F)	1985-1986	NAHL	43	26	51	115	2.67	87

NAHL All-Time Goals Per Season

NAHL — All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Justin Duberman (F)	1987-1988	NAHL	56	61	43	104	1.86	-
2.	Logan Jenuwine (F)	2018-2019	NAHL	59	60	44	104	1.76	80
3.	Jim Gardiner (F)	1979-1980	GLJAHL	45	57	31	88	1.96	14
4.	Steve Murphy (F)	1978-1979	GLJAHL	-	56	64	120	-	-
5.	Tom Anastos (F)	1980-1981	GLJAHL	45	55	54	109	2.42	32

NAHL All-Time Assists Per Season

NAHL — All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Chris Tancill (F)	1985-1986	NAHL	45	51	99	150	3.33	-
2.	Gary Brown (F)	1989-1990	NAHL	44	39	75	114	2.59	-
3.	Mike Johnson (F)	1978-1979	GLJAHL	-	42	73	115	-	-
4.	Bill McCreary Jr. (D)	1977-1978	GLJAHL	40	51	72	123	3.08	-
5.	Don Elland (F)	1982-1983	GLJAHL	45	27	72	99	2.20	54

NAHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NAHL — All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jack DeMoura (D)	2023-2024	NAHL	49	0	5	5	0.10	360
2.	Luke Wright (F)	1999-2000	NAHL	38	6	6	12	0.32	357
3.	Anthony Mangano (F)	2016-2017	NAHL	42	6	5	11	0.26	331
4.	Mike Sgroi (F)	1997-1998	NAHL	48	12	16	28	0.58	328
5.	Keven Poulin (F)	2000-2001	NAHL	47	7	9	16	0.34	325

List of NAHL Champions

NAHL — Champions
Year	Team
2026	Maryland Black Bears
2025	Bismarck Bobcats
2024	Lone Star Brahmas
2023	Oklahoma Warriors
2022	New Jersey Jr. Titans
2021	Shreveport Mudbugs
2019	Aberdeen Wings
2018	Shreveport Mudbugs
2017	Lone Star Brahmas
2016	Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2015	Minnesota Wilderness
2014	Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2013	Amarillo Bulls
2012	Texas Tornado
2011	Fairbanks Ice Dogs
2010	Bismarck Bobcats
2009	St. Louis Bandits
2008	St. Louis Bandits
2007	St. Louis Bandits
2006	Texas Tornado
2005	Texas Tornado
2004	Texas Tornado
2003	Pittsburgh Forge
2002	Compuware Ambassadors
2001	Texas Tornado
2000	Danville Wings
1999	Compuware Ambassadors
1998	Compuware Ambassadors
1997	Springfield Jr. Blues
1996	Springfield Jr. Blues
1995	Compuware Ambassadors
1994	Compuware Ambassadors
1993	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
1992	Compuware Ambassadors
1991	Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
1990	Compuware Ambassadors
1989	Compuware Ambassadors
1988	Compuware Ambassadors
1987	Compuware Ambassadors
1986	Compuware Ambassadors
1985	St. Clair Falcons
1984	St. Clair Falcons
1983	Paddock Pools
1982	Paddock Pools
1981	Paddock Pools
1980	Paddock Pools
1979	Paddock Pools
1978	Paddock Pools
1977	Paddock Pools
1976	Detroit Little Caesars