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 2016-2017

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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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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Aston Rebels finished first in the 2016-17 NAHL standings with 95 points. Lone Star Brahmas (90 points) and Janesville Jets (89 points) followed.

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2016-2017 NAHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central
1.	Minot Minotauros	60	38	-	18	-	4	192	156	36	80	1.33	Eighth Final Loss
2.	Minnesota Wilderness	60	32	-	22	-	6	188	179	9	70	1.17	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Brookings Blizzard	60	30	-	25	-	5	192	193	-1	65	1.08	Eighth Final Loss
4.	Aberdeen Wings	60	29	-	24	-	7	184	185	-1	65	1.08	Semifinal loss
5.	Bismarck Bobcats	60	28	-	30	-	2	187	209	-22	58	0.97	Did not make playoffs
6.	Austin Bruins	60	24	-	27	-	9	185	202	-17	57	0.95	Did not make playoffs
East
1.	Aston Rebels	60	46	-	11	-	3	214	106	108	95	1.58	Final loss
2.	Johnstown Tomahawks	60	40	-	16	-	4	209	148	61	84	1.40	Eighth Final Loss
3.	New Jersey Junior Titans	60	34	-	22	-	4	225	190	35	72	1.20	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	60	30	-	25	-	5	193	190	3	65	1.08	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Northeast Generals	60	4	-	53	-	3	116	305	-189	11	0.18	Did not make playoffs
Midwest
1.	Janesville Jets	60	42	-	13	-	5	224	153	71	89	1.48	Semifinal loss
2.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	60	33	-	24	-	3	185	165	20	69	1.15	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Minnesota Magicians	60	31	-	22	-	7	180	169	11	69	1.15	Eighth Final Loss
4.	Coulee Region Chill	60	31	-	27	-	2	220	220	0	64	1.07	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Springfield Jr. Blues	60	27	-	28	-	5	174	189	-15	59	0.98	Did not make playoffs
6.	Kenai River Brown Bears	60	12	-	46	-	2	121	233	-112	26	0.43	Did not make playoffs
South
1.	Lone Star Brahmas	60	44	-	14	-	2	190	135	55	90	1.50	Champion
2.	Shreveport Mudbugs	60	35	-	19	-	6	189	151	38	76	1.27	Eighth Final Loss
3.	Corpus Christi Ice Rays	60	32	-	19	-	9	183	155	28	73	1.22	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Wichita Falls Wildcats	60	29	-	24	-	7	187	203	-16	65	1.08	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Odessa Jackalopes	60	26	-	25	-	9	183	200	-17	61	1.02	Did not make playoffs
6.	Amarillo Bulls	60	22	-	28	-	10	173	206	-33	54	0.90	Did not make playoffs
7.	Topeka Roadrunners	60	21	-	34	-	5	176	228	-52	47	0.78	Did not make playoffs

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2016-2017 NAHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Chase Thudium (F)	59	27	43	70	111
2.	George Mika (F)	60	30	39	69	34
3.	Nick Bruce (F)	60	27	40	67	126
4.	Caleb Schroer (F)	59	26	41	67	66
5.	Dalton Hunter (F)	58	30	31	61	63

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2016-2017 NAHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	John Roberts (G)	32	2.23	.933
2.	Jake Barczewski (G)	35	1.94	.929
3.	Trevor Micucci (G)	29	2.56	.928
4.	Ivan Prosvetov (G)	44	2.52	.928
5.	Austin Park (G)	22	2.16	.927

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2016-2017 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/18/2026 07:15 PM UTC	Billings Cattle Punchers	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	-
10/18/2026 03:00 AM UTC	Anchorage Wolverines	Wisconsin Windigo	7 - 3
10/18/2026 01:07 AM UTC	Pueblo Peppers	Grand Junction River Hawks	2 - 0
10/18/2026 01:05 AM UTC	Billings Cattle Punchers	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	2 - 9
10/18/2026 01:00 AM UTC	El Paso Rhinos	New Mexico Ice Wolves	1 - 2 (OT 61:55)

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NAHL Transactions

NAHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/16/2026	Confirmed	Caleb Lepitre (F)	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Theodor Bodén (F)	Springfield Jr. Blues	EC-KAC Future Team	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	William Stuski (G)	Oklahoma Warriors	Trinity College	Details
10/11/2026	Confirmed	Blake Arrowsmith (F)	Soo Greyhounds	Wisconsin Windigo	Details
10/10/2026	Confirmed	Vladislav Bryzgalov (G)	Corpus Christi IceRays	Tulsa Oilers	Details

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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Player Nationalities Throughout History

NAHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Aberdeen Wings	44	2 178	6'0"	187 lbs	19.45
2.	Amarillo Wranglers	47	1 837	6'0"	185 lbs	19.47
3.	Austin Bruins	41	2 095	6'0"	187 lbs	19.32
4.	Bismarck Bobcats	43	2 070	6'0"	183 lbs	19.35
5.	Corpus Christi IceRays	33	2 222	5'11"	183 lbs	19.85
6.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	38	1 965	6'0"	183 lbs	19.55
7.	Houston Bulls	38	1 819	6'0"	183 lbs	19.63
8.	Janesville Jets	41	2 381	5'11"	185 lbs	19.56
9.	Johnstown Tomahawks	38	1 929	6'0"	190 lbs	19.39
10.	Kenai River Brown Bears	48	1 834	6'0"	185 lbs	19.58
11.	Lone Star Brahmas	36	1 657	6'0"	185 lbs	19.78
12.	Minnesota Magicians	41	1 736	6'0"	187 lbs	19.32
13.	Minnesota Wilderness	38	1 972	6'0"	185 lbs	19.84
14.	Minot Minotauros	40	2 246	6'0"	185 lbs	19.70
15.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	43	1 706	6'0"	181 lbs	19.48
16.	Northeast Generals	57	1 806	6'0"	183 lbs	19.61
17.	Odessa Jackalopes	37	1 958	6'0"	185 lbs	19.76
18.	Philadelphia Rebels	42	1 873	5'11"	185 lbs	19.43
19.	Pueblo Peppers	43	2 429	6'0"	183 lbs	19.72
20.	Shreveport Mudbugs	37	1 747	6'0"	187 lbs	19.57
21.	Springfield Jr. Blues	43	1 885	6'0"	190 lbs	19.53
22.	St. Cloud Norsemen	37	1 907	5'11"	183 lbs	19.14
23.	Wichita Falls Wildcats	36	1 444	6'0"	187 lbs	19.58
24.	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	46	1 759	6'0"	187 lbs	19.20

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jonas Höög (F)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	5	27	6	33	-
2.	Dayton Ruppel (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	13	9	23	32	28
3.	Nole Donohue (F)	2026-2027	Bishop Kearney Selects 18U AAA	18U AAA	12	13	13	26	-
4.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	13	4	19	23	4
5.	Gavin Sattler (F)	2026-2027	Team MPLS Magazine	UMHSEHL	15	12	10	22	6
6.	Brody Neish (F)	2026-2027	Illinois State Univ.	ACHA	10	10	12	22	14
7.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	15	13	8	21	4
8.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	15	8	13	21	14
9.	Marshall McCharles (F)	2026-2027	King Rebellion	OJHL	13	7	14	21	2
10.	Michal Frankovic (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves U20	Extraliga juniorov	14	7	13	20	20

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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