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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2017-2018

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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

#	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

#	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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How Lawton Zacher went from third-string NAHL goalie to NCAA star

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Jay Ahearn and the unconventional path to becoming an NCAA captain

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Chicago Blackhawks prospect Adam Gajan keeps taking his future, and his footage, into his own hands

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2017-2018 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/12/2026 07:30 PM UTC	New Jersey Jr. Titans	New Hampshire Mountain Kings	-
09/12/2026 12:30 AM UTC	New Mexico Ice Wolves	Odessa Jackalopes	1 - 3
09/12/2026 12:14 AM UTC	Amarillo Wranglers	Lone Star Brahmas	1 - 6
09/12/2026 12:11 AM UTC	Shreveport Mudbugs	Houston Bulls	4 - 1
09/12/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Janesville Jets	Springfield Jr. Blues	6 - 1

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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	35	2 219	6'0"	185 lbs	19.57
2.	Amarillo Wranglers	49	2 162	6'0"	187 lbs	19.53
3.	Austin Bruins	46	2 052	6'0"	185 lbs	19.17
4.	Bismarck Bobcats	43	2 133	6'0"	185 lbs	19.40
5.	Corpus Christi IceRays	44	2 199	6'0"	187 lbs	19.86
6.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	33	2 070	6'0"	190 lbs	19.48
7.	Houston Bulls	50	2 279	6'0"	181 lbs	19.56
8.	Janesville Jets	38	2 091	6'0"	192 lbs	19.26
9.	Johnstown Tomahawks	42	2 054	6'0"	187 lbs	19.24
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	19.63
12.	Minnesota Magicians	43	1 713	6'0"	185 lbs	19.07
13.	Minnesota Wilderness	54	2 427	6'0"	185 lbs	19.50
14.	Minot Minotauros	45	1 814	6'0"	187 lbs	19.38
15.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	43	1 940	6'0"	183 lbs	19.58
16.	Northeast Generals	40	1 930	6'0"	185 lbs	19.63
17.	Odessa Jackalopes	39	1 972	5'11"	185 lbs	19.67
18.	Philadelphia Rebels	50	2 589	5'11"	185 lbs	19.38
19.	Pueblo Peppers	44	2 124	6'0"	185 lbs	19.39
20.	Shreveport Mudbugs	43	2 272	6'0"	187 lbs	19.67
21.	Springfield Jr. Blues	48	2 678	6'0"	192 lbs	19.60
22.	St. Cloud Norsemen	42	1 972	6'0"	190 lbs	19.10
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

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Marcus Ortiz (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	13	3	16	6
2.	Bennet Benson (F)	2026-2027	Northern Plains District	USA-S17	6	3	5	8	0
3.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	4	3	4	7	0
4.	Patrik Ula (F)	2026-2027	New York District	USA-S17	6	3	4	7	0
5.	Chase Pavlesich (F)	2026-2027	Atlantic District	USA-S17	6	1	6	7	4
6.	Vadim Kravchenko (F)	2026-2027	HK Gomel	-	8	5	1	6	0
7.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	4	3	3	6	4
8.	Dayton Ruppel (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	4	3	3	6	26
9.	Kaden Nelson (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	2	4	1	5	7
10.	Lucca Munoz (F)	2026-2027	Argentina	-	3	4	1	5	0

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Regular Season

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.	Hugo Zetterlund (F)	1	2	3	3.00
4.	Jeff Green (F)	43	26	115	2.67
5.	Chris Seychel (F)	44	45	113	2.57

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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2017-2018 NAHL Player Stats

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2017-2018 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

NAHL Transactions

2026-2027 NAHL Free Agents

2027-2028 NAHL Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

NAHL Team Comparison (Averages)

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

NAHL All-Time Assists Per Season

NAHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of NAHL Champions

NAHL Awards