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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2021-2022

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2021-2022 NAHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central
1.	St. Cloud Norsemen	60	41	-	16	-	3	230	153	77	85	1.42	Semifinal loss
2.	Austin Bruins	60	31	-	23	-	6	178	186	-8	68	1.13	Eighth Final Loss
3.	Aberdeen Wings	60	31	-	24	-	5	186	184	2	67	1.12	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Bismarck Bobcats	60	29	-	27	-	4	210	206	4	62	1.03	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Minot Minotauros	60	28	-	29	-	3	173	184	-11	59	0.98	Did not make playoffs
6.	North Iowa Bulls	60	22	-	28	-	10	194	234	-40	54	0.90	Did not make playoffs
East
1.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	60	41	-	16	-	3	226	163	63	85	1.42	Champion
2.	Johnstown Tomahawks	60	34	-	20	-	6	225	184	41	74	1.23	Eighth Final Loss
3.	Jamestown Rebels	60	35	-	22	-	3	181	164	17	73	1.22	Quarterfinal loss
4.	Northeast Generals	60	35	-	24	-	1	199	200	-1	71	1.18	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Maryland Black Bears	60	29	-	19	-	12	189	176	13	70	1.17	Did not make playoffs
6.	Maine Nordiques	60	22	-	27	-	11	200	243	-43	55	0.92	Did not make playoffs
7.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	60	12	-	42	-	6	153	258	-105	30	0.50	Did not make playoffs
Midwest
1.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	60	37	-	20	-	3	238	179	59	77	1.28	Eighth Final Loss
2.	Springfield Jr. Blues	60	36	-	20	-	4	211	177	34	76	1.27	Eighth Final Loss
3.	Anchorage Wolverines	60	33	-	19	-	8	208	166	42	74	1.23	Final loss
4.	Minnesota Wilderness	60	35	-	23	-	2	216	203	13	72	1.20	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Janesville Jets	60	34	-	25	-	1	227	208	19	69	1.15	Did not make playoffs
6.	Minnesota Magicians	60	25	-	26	-	9	197	231	-34	59	0.98	Did not make playoffs
7.	Chippewa Steel	60	25	-	31	-	4	168	206	-38	54	0.90	Did not make playoffs
8.	Kenai River Brown Bears	60	14	-	41	-	5	147	256	-109	33	0.55	Did not make playoffs
South
1.	Lone Star Brahmas	60	38	-	12	-	10	197	144	53	86	1.43	Quarterfinal loss
2.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	60	38	-	17	-	5	193	145	48	81	1.35	Semifinal loss
3.	Wichita Falls Warriors	60	35	-	17	-	8	220	150	70	78	1.30	Eighth Final Loss
4.	Shreveport Mudbugs	60	34	-	21	-	5	170	154	16	73	1.22	Eighth Final Loss
5.	Odessa Jackalopes	60	29	-	26	-	5	193	193	0	63	1.05	Did not make playoffs
6.	Amarillo Wranglers	60	27	-	29	-	4	149	182	-33	58	0.97	Did not make playoffs
7.	Corpus Christi IceRays	60	25	-	32	-	3	166	213	-47	53	0.88	Did not make playoffs
8.	El Paso Rhinos	60	15	-	41	-	4	131	233	-102	34	0.57	Did not make playoffs

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2021-2022 NAHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Ryan O'Neill (F)	57	30	50	80	6
2.	Jake Black (F)	60	41	38	79	36
3.	Cy LeClerc (F)	60	31	46	77	8
4.	Alexander Malinowski (F)	58	33	42	75	25
5.	Cade Neilson (F)	58	26	49	75	88

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2021-2022 NAHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Zachary Sandy (G)	29	2.42	.932
2.	Nolan Suggs (G)	39	2.25	.928
3.	Luca Di Pasquo (G)	33	2.31	.924
4.	Brandon Milberg (G)	38	2.30	.924
5.	Matthew Smith (G)	20	1.95	.924

NAHL Stories

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2021-2022 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	42	1 924	6'0"	187 lbs	19.98
2.	Amarillo Wranglers	58	2 321	6'0"	187 lbs	20.05
3.	Anchorage Wolverines	34	1 385	6'0"	183 lbs	19.85
4.	Austin Bruins	45	2 236	6'0"	185 lbs	19.60
5.	Bismarck Bobcats	48	1 876	6'0"	183 lbs	19.29
6.	Corpus Christi IceRays	50	1 897	6'0"	183 lbs	19.52
7.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	46	2 076	6'0"	185 lbs	19.54
8.	El Paso Rhinos	54	2 062	6'1"	190 lbs	19.46
9.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	37	2 052	6'0"	181 lbs	19.57
10.	Houston Bulls	51	2 317	6'0"	181 lbs	19.45
11.	Janesville Jets	43	1 849	6'0"	185 lbs	19.42
12.	Johnstown Tomahawks	42	1 953	6'0"	185 lbs	19.71
13.	Kenai River Brown Bears	46	2 446	6'0"	181 lbs	19.59
14.	Lone Star Brahmas	50	2 229	6'0"	187 lbs	19.92
15.	Maine Nordiques	39	2 020	6'0"	185 lbs	19.77
16.	Maryland Black Bears	39	1 934	6'0"	185 lbs	19.59
17.	Minnesota Magicians	56	2 493	6'0"	183 lbs	19.61
18.	Minnesota Wilderness	56	2 047	6'0"	183 lbs	19.48
19.	Minot Minotauros	52	2 285	6'0"	183 lbs	19.67
20.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	39	2 272	6'0"	187 lbs	19.77
21.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	33	2 069	6'0"	185 lbs	19.85
22.	Northeast Generals	39	2 137	6'0"	187 lbs	19.46
23.	Odessa Jackalopes	35	1 786	6'0"	181 lbs	19.46
24.	Oklahoma Warriors	42	2 689	6'0"	185 lbs	19.55
25.	Philadelphia Rebels	59	2 225	6'0"	187 lbs	19.54
26.	Pueblo Peppers	57	2 198	6'0"	181 lbs	19.28
27.	Shreveport Mudbugs	39	2 128	6'0"	187 lbs	19.87
28.	Springfield Jr. Blues	47	1 993	6'0"	179 lbs	19.70
29.	St. Cloud Norsemen	42	2 552	6'0"	185 lbs	19.64

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.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	4	3	4	7	0
3.	Patrik Ula (F)	2026-2027	New York District	USA-S17	6	3	4	7	0
4.	Chase Pavlesich (F)	2026-2027	Atlantic District	USA-S17	6	1	6	7	4
5.	Vadim Kravchenko (F)	2026-2027	HK Gomel	-	8	5	1	6	0
6.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	4	3	3	6	4
7.	Dayton Ruppel (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	4	3	3	6	26
8.	Kaden Nelson (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	2	4	1	5	7
9.	Lucca Munoz (F)	2026-2027	Argentina	-	3	4	1	5	0
10.	Rylan Brady (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	2	2	3	5	2

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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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2021-2022 NAHL Standings

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2021-2022 NAHL Demographics

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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

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NAHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of NAHL Champions

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