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 2025-2026

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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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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Maryland Black Bears finished first in the 2025-26 NAHL standings with 102 points. Austin Bruins (90 points) and Minnesota Wilderness (89 points) followed.

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2025-2026 NAHL Standings

2025-2026 NAHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central
1.	Austin Bruins	59	43	-	12	-	4	241	131	110	90	1.53	Semifinal loss
2.	Bismarck Bobcats	59	39	-	15	-	5	246	165	81	83	1.41	Division Semifinal loss
3.	Aberdeen Wings	59	37	-	16	-	6	225	162	63	80	1.36	Division Final loss
4.	Watertown Shamrocks	59	31	-	23	-	5	195	194	1	67	1.14	Division Semifinal loss
5.	North Iowa Bulls	59	27	-	25	-	7	202	214	-12	61	1.03	Did not make playoffs
6.	St. Cloud Norsemen	59	23	-	30	-	6	155	208	-53	52	0.88	Did not make playoffs
7.	Minot Minotauros	59	23	-	31	-	5	173	221	-48	51	0.86	Did not make playoffs
8.	Minnesota Mallards	59	11	-	42	-	6	147	280	-133	28	0.47	Did not make playoffs
East
1.	Maryland Black Bears	59	49	-	6	-	4	248	136	112	102	1.73	Champion
2.	Rochester Jr. Americans	59	37	-	21	-	1	210	159	51	75	1.27	Division Final loss
3.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	59	32	-	22	-	5	176	174	2	69	1.17	Division QF loss
4.	Northeast Generals	59	31	-	22	-	6	197	177	20	68	1.15	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Maine Nordiques	59	32	-	23	-	4	172	167	5	68	1.15	Division QF loss
6.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	59	27	-	24	-	8	182	187	-5	62	1.05	Division Semifinal loss
7.	Johnstown Tomahawks	59	24	-	26	-	9	178	210	-32	57	0.97	Did not make playoffs
8.	New Hampshire Mountain Kings	59	23	-	27	-	9	165	226	-61	55	0.93	Did not make playoffs
9.	Elmira Aviators	59	22	-	28	-	9	169	221	-52	53	0.90	Did not make playoffs
10.	Philadelphia Rebels	59	21	-	29	-	9	155	186	-31	51	0.86	Did not make playoffs
Midwest
1.	Minnesota Wilderness	59	42	-	12	-	5	249	148	101	89	1.51	Final loss
2.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	59	35	-	21	-	3	210	157	53	73	1.24	Division Semifinal loss
3.	Wisconsin Windigo	59	34	-	21	-	4	191	169	22	72	1.22	Division Final loss
4.	Anchorage Wolverines	59	32	-	21	-	6	221	212	9	70	1.19	Division Semifinal loss
5.	Springfield Jr. Blues	59	30	-	22	-	7	175	173	2	67	1.14	Did not make playoffs
6.	Janesville Jets	59	28	-	30	-	1	184	186	-2	57	0.97	Did not make playoffs
7.	Kenai River Brown Bears	59	21	-	37	-	1	176	239	-63	43	0.73	Did not make playoffs
8.	Chippewa Steel	59	11	-	44	-	4	119	260	-141	26	0.44	Did not make playoffs
South
1.	Lone Star Brahmas	59	42	-	12	-	5	199	128	71	89	1.51	Semifinal loss
2.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	59	35	-	19	-	5	189	170	19	75	1.27	Division Semifinal loss
3.	El Paso Rhinos	59	33	-	19	-	7	206	166	40	73	1.24	Division Final loss
4.	Corpus Christi IceRays	59	30	-	23	-	6	187	194	-7	66	1.12	Division QF loss
5.	Shreveport Mudbugs	59	28	-	22	-	9	171	172	-1	65	1.10	Division Semifinal loss
6.	Oklahoma Warriors	59	26	-	26	-	7	195	208	-13	59	1.00	Division QF loss
7.	Odessa Jackalopes	59	23	-	29	-	7	178	220	-42	53	0.90	Did not make playoffs
8.	Amarillo Wranglers	59	20	-	35	-	4	147	215	-68	44	0.75	Did not make playoffs

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2025-2026 NAHL Player Stats

2025-2026 NAHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Harrison Smith (F)	49	24	72	96	47
2.	Semyon Morshchyonok (F)	57	30	57	87	24
3.	Troy Hunka (F)	58	28	57	85	28
4.	Luc Bydal (F)	58	42	39	81	70
5.	Matvei Morshchyonok (F)	59	26	54	80	12

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2025-2026 NAHL Goalie Stats

2025-2026 NAHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Michael Modelski (G)	31	2.05	.939
2.	Jack Solomon (G)	30	1.85	.934
3.	Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz (G)	10	2.32	.933
4.	Ethan Phillips (G)	19	2.15	.929
5.	Mason Gudridge (G)	40	2.61	.925

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2025-2026 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

NAHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
11/06/2026 03:30 PM GMT-5	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	Maryland Black Bears	-
10/31/2026 07:30 PM GMT-8	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	Minnesota Mallards	2 - 3 (SO)
10/31/2026 07:07 PM GMT-6	Pueblo Peppers	Billings Cattle Punchers	0 - 4
10/31/2026 07:00 PM GMT-6	Ogden Mustangs	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	5 - 1
10/31/2026 06:30 PM GMT-6	New Mexico Ice Wolves	Houston Bulls	4 - 3 (SO)

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NAHL Transactions

NAHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/31/2026	Confirmed	Charlie Burchfield (F)	Shreveport Mudbugs	SUNY-Plattsburgh	Details
10/31/2026	Confirmed	Jake Georgy (D)	Odessa Jackalopes	Saint Mary's Univ.	Details
10/30/2026	Confirmed	Dylan McFadyen (G)	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	Lethbridge Hurricanes	Details
10/30/2026	Confirmed	Daniel Rudman (D)	Janesville Jets	Army (U.S. Military Academy)	Details
10/30/2026	Confirmed	Oliver Rosvall (D)	Bismarck Bobcats	Kungälvs IK	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)

2025-2026 NAHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Aberdeen Wings	36	1 953	6'1"	192 lbs	19.81
2.	Amarillo Wranglers	51	1 994	6'2"	187 lbs	19.82
3.	Anchorage Wolverines	47	2 191	6'0"	181 lbs	19.60
4.	Austin Bruins	47	2 461	6'0"	185 lbs	19.68
5.	Bismarck Bobcats	43	1 953	6'0"	185 lbs	19.44
6.	Corpus Christi IceRays	46	2 035	6'1"	190 lbs	19.91
7.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	45	1 856	6'0"	183 lbs	19.47
8.	El Paso Rhinos	48	1 808	6'0"	179 lbs	19.85
9.	Elmira Aviators	50	1 898	6'0"	183 lbs	19.86
10.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	36	2 040	6'0"	181 lbs	19.33
11.	Houston Bulls	42	1 895	6'0"	179 lbs	19.64
12.	Janesville Jets	43	1 717	5'11"	181 lbs	18.91
13.	Johnstown Tomahawks	53	2 561	6'0"	183 lbs	19.79
14.	Kenai River Brown Bears	56	2 805	6'0"	183 lbs	19.66
15.	Lone Star Brahmas	46	2 301	6'0"	181 lbs	19.89
16.	Maine Nordiques	51	2 350	6'0"	185 lbs	19.86
17.	Maryland Black Bears	46	2 171	6'0"	185 lbs	19.61
18.	Minnesota Mallards	62	2 279	6'0"	181 lbs	19.55
19.	Minnesota Wilderness	47	2 419	6'0"	181 lbs	19.49
20.	Minot Minotauros	48	1 982	6'0"	185 lbs	19.40
21.	New Hampshire Mountain Kings	60	2 645	6'0"	179 lbs	19.77
22.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	49	1 981	6'0"	183 lbs	19.65
23.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	36	2 070	6'0"	187 lbs	19.86
24.	Northeast Generals	39	2 071	5'11"	181 lbs	20.03
25.	Odessa Jackalopes	38	2 184	6'0"	181 lbs	19.97
26.	Oklahoma Warriors	51	2 563	6'0"	181 lbs	19.53
27.	Philadelphia Rebels	45	2 348	6'0"	179 lbs	19.42
28.	Pueblo Peppers	68	2 656	6'0"	183 lbs	19.35
29.	Rochester Jr. Americans	52	2 642	6'0"	183 lbs	20.00
30.	Shreveport Mudbugs	35	1 922	6'0"	185 lbs	19.86
31.	Springfield Jr. Blues	42	2 507	6'0"	181 lbs	20.10
32.	St. Cloud Norsemen	53	2 671	6'0"	181 lbs	19.83
33.	Watertown Shamrocks	45	2 313	6'0"	185 lbs	19.64
34.	Wisconsin Windigo	56	2 533	6'0"	183 lbs	19.55

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.	Gavin Sattler (F)	2026-2027	Team MPLS Magazine	UMHSEHL	20	20	11	31	8
4.	Guhnar Hillman (F)	2026-2027	Austin Ice Bats	NA3HL	15	16	15	31	41
5.	Nole Donohue (F)	2026-2027	Bishop Kearney Selects 18U AAA	18U AAA	20	17	13	30	-
6.	Grant Dietz (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of South Florida	ACHA III	10	13	17	30	12
7.	Charlie Tuggey (F)	2026-2027	John Carroll Univ.	ACHA	14	11	18	29	12
8.	David Thomson (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	13	9	20	29	0
9.	Brody Neish (F)	2026-2027	Illinois State Univ.	ACHA	15	13	15	28	16
10.	Ryan Flaherty (F)	2026-2027	Montana State Univ.	ACHA II	18	13	15	28	17

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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

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