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 2019-2020

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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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2019-2020

2019-2020 Season

Lone Star Brahmas finished first in the 2019-20 NAHL standings with 86 points. Amarillo Bulls (83 points) and Fairbanks Ice Dogs (79 points) followed.

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2019-2020 NAHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central
1.	Aberdeen Wings	51	34	-	11	-	6	187	122	65	74	1.45	Playoffs Cancelled
2.	Bismarck Bobcats	52	32	-	12	-	8	178	130	48	72	1.38	Playoffs Cancelled
3.	Austin Bruins	51	28	-	16	-	7	158	149	9	63	1.24	Playoffs Cancelled
4.	Minot Minotauros	50	27	-	16	-	7	192	171	21	61	1.22	Playoffs Cancelled
5.	Minnesota Wilderness	52	26	-	22	-	4	160	165	-5	56	1.08	Playoffs Cancelled
6.	St. Cloud Blizzard	52	10	-	37	-	5	130	240	-110	25	0.48	Playoffs Cancelled
East
1.	New Jersey Junior Titans	52	38	-	13	-	1	240	172	68	77	1.48	Playoffs Cancelled
2.	Johnstown Tomahawks	51	34	-	13	-	4	185	140	45	72	1.41	Playoffs Cancelled
3.	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	53	26	-	22	-	5	165	181	-16	57	1.08	Playoffs Cancelled
4.	Maryland Black Bears	52	20	-	25	-	7	157	166	-9	47	0.90	Playoffs Cancelled
5.	Jamestown Rebels	54	21	-	30	-	3	127	163	-36	45	0.83	Playoffs Cancelled
6.	Northeast Generals	50	20	-	27	-	3	157	191	-34	43	0.86	Playoffs Cancelled
7.	Maine Nordiques	54	20	-	32	-	2	190	230	-40	42	0.78	Playoffs Cancelled
Midwest
1.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	52	38	-	11	-	3	197	111	86	79	1.52	Playoffs Cancelled
2.	Chippewa Steel	51	29	-	18	-	4	171	146	25	62	1.22	Playoffs Cancelled
3.	Kenai River Brown Bears	52	27	-	19	-	6	197	182	15	60	1.15	Playoffs Cancelled
4.	Minnesota Magicians	53	21	-	23	-	9	143	173	-30	51	0.96	Playoffs Cancelled
5.	Janesville Jets	52	24	-	26	-	2	149	181	-32	50	0.96	Playoffs Cancelled
6.	Springfield Jr. Blues	54	16	-	34	-	4	133	206	-73	36	0.67	Playoffs Cancelled
South
1.	Lone Star Brahmas	53	42	-	9	-	2	190	81	109	86	1.62	Playoffs Cancelled
2.	Amarillo Bulls	54	39	-	10	-	5	185	101	84	83	1.54	Playoffs Cancelled
3.	Topeka Pilots	52	33	-	14	-	5	151	129	22	71	1.37	Playoffs Cancelled
4.	Shreveport Mudbugs	52	34	-	18	-	0	164	107	57	68	1.31	Playoffs Cancelled
5.	Corpus Christi IceRays	53	16	-	30	-	7	102	156	-54	39	0.74	Playoffs Cancelled
6.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	52	13	-	34	-	5	105	190	-85	31	0.60	Playoffs Cancelled
7.	Odessa Jackalopes	50	9	-	39	-	2	73	203	-130	20	0.40	Playoffs Cancelled

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2019-2020 NAHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Christian Gorscak (F)	51	25	39	64	12
2.	Noah Kane (F)	54	20	44	64	66
3.	Matthew Guerra (F)	51	18	45	63	103
4.	Mitch Machlitt (F)	50	24	38	62	55
5.	Dante Sheriff (F)	47	17	45	62	97

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2019-2020 NAHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jakub Dobeš (G)	10	1.59	.946
2.	Cayden Bailey (G)	30	1.32	.940
3.	Alexander Tracy (G)	24	2.12	.935
4.	Ludvig Persson (G)	28	1.56	.932
5.	Charlie Glockner (G)	31	1.73	.929

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2019-2020 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/21/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	Philadelphia Rebels	-
10/18/2026 07:15 PM UTC	Billings Cattle Punchers	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	2 - 7
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

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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	42	1 732	6'0"	187 lbs	19.76
2.	Amarillo Wranglers	34	2 186	6'0"	185 lbs	20.09
3.	Austin Bruins	48	2 339	6'0"	185 lbs	19.67
4.	Bismarck Bobcats	39	2 263	5'11"	185 lbs	19.59
5.	Corpus Christi IceRays	53	2 176	6'0"	187 lbs	19.72
6.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	32	1 795	5'11"	183 lbs	19.53
7.	Houston Bulls	42	1 891	6'0"	185 lbs	19.88
8.	Janesville Jets	45	2 085	5'11"	181 lbs	19.24
9.	Johnstown Tomahawks	36	2 192	6'0"	187 lbs	20.22
10.	Kenai River Brown Bears	46	2 443	5'11"	181 lbs	19.83
11.	Lone Star Brahmas	41	2 266	6'0"	183 lbs	19.90
12.	Maine Nordiques	38	1 192	6'0"	185 lbs	19.74
13.	Maryland Black Bears	44	1 860	6'0"	187 lbs	19.52
14.	Minnesota Magicians	46	2 202	6'0"	190 lbs	19.70
15.	Minnesota Wilderness	59	2 175	5'11"	183 lbs	19.63
16.	Minot Minotauros	36	1 533	6'0"	183 lbs	19.42
17.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	34	2 276	6'0"	187 lbs	20.03
18.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	44	1 420	6'0"	185 lbs	19.48
19.	Northeast Generals	45	2 116	6'0"	190 lbs	19.80
20.	Odessa Jackalopes	53	2 092	6'0"	185 lbs	19.91
21.	Philadelphia Rebels	56	1 965	6'0"	185 lbs	19.41
22.	Pueblo Peppers	41	1 939	6'0"	185 lbs	19.76
23.	Shreveport Mudbugs	36	1 897	6'1"	190 lbs	20.03
24.	Springfield Jr. Blues	55	2 038	6'0"	185 lbs	19.24
25.	St. Cloud Norsemen	54	2 118	6'0"	187 lbs	19.50
26.	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights	34	2 049	6'0"	185 lbs	19.82

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.	Brody Neish (F)	2026-2027	Illinois State Univ.	ACHA	11	12	13	25	14
5.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	16	15	9	24	4
6.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	13	4	19	23	4
7.	Gavin Sattler (F)	2026-2027	Team MPLS Magazine	UMHSEHL	15	12	10	22	6
8.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	16	9	13	22	18
9.	Marshall McCharles (F)	2026-2027	King Rebellion	OJHL	14	7	14	21	2
10.	Carson Brière (F)	2026-2027	EC Peiting	Oberliga	10	9	11	20	24

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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