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 2020-2021

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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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2020-2021

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2020-2021 NAHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central
1.	Aberdeen Wings	56	51	-	4	-	1	251	75	176	103	1.84	Final loss
2.	Bismarck Bobcats	56	29	-	21	-	6	173	151	22	64	1.14	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Minnesota Wilderness	56	25	-	27	-	4	136	168	-32	54	0.96	Eighth Final Loss
4.	Minot Minotauros	56	23	-	25	-	8	150	199	-49	54	0.96	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Austin Bruins	56	22	-	26	-	8	159	187	-28	52	0.93	Did not make playoffs
6.	St. Cloud Norsemen	56	22	-	33	-	1	151	206	-55	45	0.80	Did not make playoffs
East
1.	Johnstown Tomahawks	54	39	-	10	-	5	220	144	76	83	1.54	Eighth Final Loss
2.	Maine Nordiques	56	35	-	19	-	2	169	163	6	72	1.29	Semifinal loss
3.	New Jersey Junior Titans	54	27	-	20	-	7	197	174	23	61	1.13	Eighth Final Loss
4.	Maryland Black Bears	54	25	-	21	-	8	146	159	-13	58	1.07	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Northeast Generals	60	20	-	32	-	8	164	217	-53	48	0.80	Did not make playoffs
6.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	54	20	-	27	-	7	148	187	-39	47	0.87	Did not make playoffs
Midwest
1.	Janesville Jets	48	31	-	13	-	4	183	144	39	66	1.38	Eighth Final Loss
2.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	48	25	-	19	-	4	165	163	2	54	1.13	Eighth Final Loss
3.	Minnesota Magicians	48	24	-	21	-	3	144	153	-9	51	1.06	Semifinal loss
4.	Kenai River Brown Bears	48	22	-	24	-	2	155	168	-13	46	0.96	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Chippewa Steel	48	14	-	29	-	5	116	169	-53	33	0.69	Did not make playoffs
South
1.	Shreveport Mudbugs	56	38	-	11	-	7	205	139	66	83	1.48	Champion
2.	Lone Star Brahmas	56	38	-	16	-	2	173	132	41	78	1.39	Eighth Final Loss
3.	Wichita Falls Warriors	56	30	-	19	-	7	171	161	10	67	1.20	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Amarillo Bulls	56	29	-	18	-	9	159	166	-7	67	1.20	Eighth Final Loss
5.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	56	21	-	30	-	5	147	184	-37	47	0.84	Did not make playoffs
6.	Odessa Jackalopes	56	12	-	36	-	8	117	190	-73	32	0.57	Did not make playoffs
7.	Kansas City Scouts	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	Withdrawn

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2020-2021 NAHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Payton Matsui (F)	56	27	38	65	18
2.	Jason Ahearn (F)	52	31	31	62	71
3.	Cole Hanson (F)	53	21	39	60	34
4.	Clay Cosentino (F)	56	12	48	60	25
5.	Braiden Dorfman (F)	55	21	38	59	22

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2020-2021 NAHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jake Sibell (G)	47	1.19	.952
2.	Arsenii Sergeev (G)	20	2.17	.936
3.	Christian Stoever (G)	22	2.61	.931
4.	Josh Graziano (G)	21	2.18	.931
5.	Dominik Wasik (G)	10	1.70	.931

NAHL Stories

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2026-02-27, 15:54

Jay Ahearn and the unconventional path to becoming an NCAA captain

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2020-2021 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/16/2026 07:00 PM UTC	New Jersey Jr. Titans	Philadelphia Rebels	-
09/13/2026 12:30 AM UTC	New Mexico Ice Wolves	Odessa Jackalopes	1 - 2
09/13/2026 12:14 AM UTC	Amarillo Wranglers	Lone Star Brahmas	3 - 4 (OT 64:03)
09/13/2026 12:11 AM UTC	Shreveport Mudbugs	Houston Bulls	4 - 1
09/13/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Janesville Jets	Springfield Jr. Blues	3 - 0

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NAHL Transactions

09/13/2026

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Alexandr Skuratov (F)

Corpus Christi IceRays

MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva

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09/12/2026

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Mykyta Bondariev (D)

HC Dynamo Pardubice U20

Pueblo Peppers

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Karim Kazhibekov (F)

Snezhnye Barsy Astana

Kenai River Brown Bears

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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	32	1 672	6'1"	190 lbs	20.00
2.	Austin Bruins	38	2 205	6'0"	185 lbs	19.68
3.	Bismarck Bobcats	43	2 002	6'0"	185 lbs	19.21
4.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	37	1 841	6'0"	187 lbs	19.84
5.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	32	1 690	5'11"	179 lbs	19.63
6.	Houston Bulls	41	2 138	6'0"	183 lbs	19.66
7.	Janesville Jets	48	1 917	6'0"	183 lbs	19.23
8.	Johnstown Tomahawks	43	1 814	6'0"	187 lbs	19.70
9.	Kenai River Brown Bears	38	1 884	6'0"	179 lbs	19.38
10.	Lone Star Brahmas	45	1 928	6'0"	185 lbs	20.09
11.	Maine Nordiques	38	1 754	6'0"	185 lbs	19.74
12.	Maryland Black Bears	50	2 141	6'0"	185 lbs	19.50
13.	Minnesota Magicians	34	1 803	6'0"	185 lbs	19.62
14.	Minnesota Wilderness	47	2 126	6'0"	185 lbs	19.40
15.	Minot Minotauros	51	2 101	6'0"	183 lbs	19.37
16.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	46	2 094	6'0"	183 lbs	19.50
17.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	44	2 079	6'0"	187 lbs	19.70
18.	Northeast Generals	56	2 415	6'0"	185 lbs	19.54
19.	Odessa Jackalopes	45	2 182	6'0"	185 lbs	19.49
20.	Oklahoma Warriors	38	2 178	5'11"	185 lbs	19.50
21.	Pueblo Peppers	36	2 033	6'0"	185 lbs	19.83
22.	Shreveport Mudbugs	36	2 114	6'0"	187 lbs	19.75
23.	St. Cloud Norsemen	54	2 253	6'0"	185 lbs	19.63

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.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	6	3	9	12	2
3.	Dayton Ruppel (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	6	2	10	12	28
4.	Nole Donohue (F)	2026-2027	Bishop Kearney Selects 18U AAA	18U AAA	4	8	3	11	-
5.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	5	4	5	9	4
6.	Bennet Benson (F)	2026-2027	Northern Plains District	USA-S17	6	3	5	8	0
7.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	4	3	4	7	0
8.	Patrik Ula (F)	2026-2027	New York District	USA-S17	6	3	4	7	0
9.	Chase Pavlesich (F)	2026-2027	Atlantic District	USA-S17	6	1	6	7	4
10.	Vadim Kravchenko (F)	2026-2027	HK Gomel	-	8	5	1	6	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.	Jeff Green (F)	43	26	115	2.67
4.	Chris Seychel (F)	44	45	113	2.57
5.	Jack Fang (F)	2	1	5	2.50

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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2020-2021 NAHL Standings

2020-2021 NAHL Player Stats

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NAHL Stories

2020-2021 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