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 2017-2018

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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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2017-2018

2017-2018 Season

Fairbanks Ice Dogs finished first in the 2017-18 NAHL standings with 97 points. Shreveport Mudbugs (89 points) and Philadelphia Rebels (86 points) followed.

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2017-2018 NAHL Standings

2017-2018 NAHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central
1.	Aberdeen Wings	60	39	-	16	-	5	194	140	54	83	1.38	Eighth Final Loss
2.	Austin Bruins	60	33	-	19	-	8	176	160	16	74	1.23	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Minnesota Wilderness	60	33	-	21	-	6	184	181	3	72	1.20	Eighth Final Loss
4.	Minot Minotauros	60	28	-	26	-	6	161	168	-7	62	1.03	Final loss
5.	Bismarck Bobcats	60	24	-	30	-	6	165	184	-19	54	0.90	Did not make playoffs
6.	Brookings Blizzard	60	23	-	30	-	7	169	211	-42	53	0.88	Did not make playoffs
East
1.	Philadelphia Rebels	60	41	-	15	-	4	206	134	72	86	1.43	Quarterfinal loss
2.	New Jersey Junior Titans	60	29	-	22	-	9	203	183	20	67	1.12	Eighth Final Loss
3.	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	60	30	-	24	-	6	175	196	-21	66	1.10	Semifinal loss
4.	Northeast Generals	60	29	-	26	-	5	184	205	-21	63	1.05	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Johnstown Tomahawks	60	23	-	33	-	4	142	195	-53	50	0.83	Did not make playoffs
Midwest
1.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	60	45	-	8	-	7	223	125	98	97	1.62	Semifinal loss
2.	Janesville Jets	60	38	-	13	-	9	181	140	41	85	1.42	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Springfield Jr. Blues	60	33	-	21	-	6	169	166	3	72	1.20	Eighth Final Loss
4.	Minnesota Magicians	60	28	-	24	-	8	164	183	-19	64	1.07	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Coulee Region Chill	60	17	-	34	-	9	162	214	-52	43	0.72	Did not make playoffs
6.	Kenai River Brown Bears	60	18	-	38	-	4	153	238	-85	40	0.67	Did not make playoffs
South
1.	Shreveport Mudbugs	60	41	-	12	-	7	191	112	79	89	1.48	Champion
2.	Lone Star Brahmas	60	38	-	12	-	10	164	111	53	86	1.43	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Odessa Jackalopes	60	33	-	22	-	5	192	163	29	71	1.18	Eighth Final Loss
4.	Corpus Christi IceRays	60	27	-	23	-	10	160	177	-17	64	1.07	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Amarillo Bulls	60	23	-	26	-	11	166	193	-27	57	0.95	Did not make playoffs
6.	Topeka RoadRunners	60	17	-	39	-	4	128	233	-105	38	0.63	Did not make playoffs

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2017-2018 NAHL Player Stats

2017-2018 NAHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jakov Novak (F)	56	32	41	73	131
2.	Travis Kothenbeutel (F)	56	24	43	67	26
3.	Hunter Wendt (F)	60	17	44	61	44
4.	Kip Hoffmann (F)	58	24	36	60	78
5.	Josh Boyer (F)	58	27	31	58	50

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2017-2018 NAHL Goalie Stats

2017-2018 NAHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	James Durham (G)	19	1.57	.942
2.	Mitch Gibson (G)	43	1.59	.935
3.	Jaxon Castor (G)	18	1.50	.931
4.	Chad Veltri (G)	39	2.30	.930
5.	Evan Fear (G)	35	2.39	.929

NAHL Stories

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2017-2018 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

NAHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/29/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Amarillo Wranglers	Oklahoma Warriors	-
10/27/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	New Jersey Jr. Titans	4 - 3 (SO)
10/25/2026 07:00 PM UTC	Odessa Jackalopes	Shreveport Mudbugs	2 - 3
10/25/2026 03:30 AM UTC	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	Wisconsin Windigo	9 - 2
10/25/2026 03:00 AM UTC	Anchorage Wolverines	Kenai River Brown Bears	6 - 3

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NAHL Transactions

NAHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/28/2026	Confirmed	Dennis Emesibe (F)	Springfield Jr. Blues	Vancouver Giants	Details
10/25/2026	Confirmed	Melvin Nilsson (D)	Linköping HC U20	Bismarck Bobcats	Details
10/22/2026	Confirmed	Peter Murray (F)	Sioux City Musketeers	Minot Minotauros	Details
10/22/2026	Confirmed	Frantisek Broz (F)	Bismarck Bobcats	Väsby IK	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Skogen Schrott (F)	New Jersey Jr. Titans	Colby College	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)

2017-2018 NAHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Aberdeen Wings	35	2 219	6'0"	185 lbs	19.63
2.	Amarillo Wranglers	49	2 162	6'0"	187 lbs	19.65
3.	Austin Bruins	46	2 052	6'0"	185 lbs	19.26
4.	Bismarck Bobcats	43	2 133	6'0"	185 lbs	19.51
5.	Corpus Christi IceRays	44	2 199	6'0"	187 lbs	19.93
6.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	33	2 070	6'0"	190 lbs	19.64
7.	Houston Bulls	50	2 279	6'0"	181 lbs	19.70
8.	Janesville Jets	38	2 091	6'0"	190 lbs	19.45
9.	Johnstown Tomahawks	42	2 054	6'0"	187 lbs	19.40
10.	Kenai River Brown Bears	39	2 132	5'11"	181 lbs	19.64
11.	Lone Star Brahmas	46	2 086	6'0"	187 lbs	19.70
12.	Minnesota Magicians	43	1 713	6'0"	185 lbs	19.19
13.	Minnesota Wilderness	54	2 427	6'0"	185 lbs	19.61
14.	Minot Minotauros	45	1 814	6'0"	187 lbs	19.56
15.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	43	1 940	6'0"	183 lbs	19.70
16.	Northeast Generals	40	1 930	6'0"	185 lbs	19.68
17.	Odessa Jackalopes	39	1 972	5'11"	185 lbs	19.77
18.	Philadelphia Rebels	50	2 589	5'11"	185 lbs	19.52
19.	Pueblo Peppers	44	2 124	6'0"	185 lbs	19.52
20.	Shreveport Mudbugs	43	2 272	6'0"	187 lbs	19.72
21.	Springfield Jr. Blues	48	2 678	6'0"	192 lbs	19.63
22.	St. Cloud Norsemen	42	1 972	6'0"	190 lbs	19.31
23.	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	36	1 887	6'1"	187 lbs	19.25

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	7	33	9	42	-
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	20	17	13	30	-
4.	Grant Dietz (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of South Florida	ACHA III	10	13	17	30	12
5.	Brody Neish (F)	2026-2027	Illinois State Univ.	ACHA	13	13	15	28	16
6.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	19	18	9	27	4
7.	David Thomson (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	12	8	19	27	0
8.	Gavin Sattler (F)	2026-2027	Team MPLS Magazine	UMHSEHL	18	15	11	26	8
9.	Guhnar Hillman (F)	2026-2027	Austin Ice Bats	NA3HL	13	13	13	26	26
10.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	18	10	14	24	20

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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