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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2026-2027 Season

Shreveport Mudbugs lead the 2026-27 NAHL standings with 23 points. Maryland Black Bears (21 points) and Northeast Generals (20 points) follow.

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2026-2027 NAHL Standings

2026-2027 NAHL — Standings
#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
Central
1.	Minot Minotauros	11	9	-	2	-	0	38	22	16	18	1.64	-
2.	Bismarck Bobcats	11	9	-	2	-	0	42	18	24	18	1.64	-
3.	Aberdeen Wings	11	7	-	4	-	0	42	37	5	14	1.27	-
4.	Austin Bruins	11	6	-	4	-	1	31	30	1	13	1.18	-
5.	Watertown Shamrocks	11	5	-	4	-	2	34	30	4	12	1.09	-
6.	St. Cloud Norsemen	11	2	-	9	-	0	27	47	-20	4	0.36	-
East
1.	Maryland Black Bears	13	10	-	2	-	1	45	27	18	21	1.62	-
2.	Northeast Generals	13	9	-	2	-	2	51	28	23	20	1.54	-
3.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	13	7	-	3	-	3	40	35	5	17	1.31	-
4.	Philadelphia Rebels	14	7	-	6	-	1	35	41	-6	15	1.07	-
5.	New Hampshire Mountain Kings	12	6	-	5	-	1	46	47	-1	13	1.08	-
6.	Johnstown Tomahawks	12	5	-	4	-	3	39	42	-3	13	1.08	-
7.	Elmira Aviators	13	5	-	7	-	1	41	46	-5	11	0.85	-
8.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	12	4	-	7	-	1	35	45	-10	9	0.75	-
Midwest
1.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	9	7	-	1	-	1	40	18	22	15	1.67	-
2.	Anchorage Wolverines	11	7	-	3	-	1	51	48	3	15	1.36	-
3.	Minnesota Wilderness	12	7	-	5	-	0	58	40	18	14	1.17	-
4.	Janesville Jets	12	7	-	5	-	0	46	42	4	14	1.17	-
5.	Minnesota Mallards	13	7	-	6	-	0	45	51	-6	14	1.08	-
6.	Kenai River Brown Bears	12	4	-	7	-	1	40	52	-12	9	0.75	-
7.	Wisconsin Windigo	12	4	-	8	-	0	35	51	-16	8	0.67	-
8.	Springfield Jr. Blues	13	0	-	12	-	1	28	71	-43	1	0.08	-
Mountain
1.	Billings Cattle Punchers	12	7	-	4	-	1	41	46	-5	15	1.25	-
2.	Grand Junction River Hawks	12	6	-	5	-	1	34	37	-3	13	1.08	-
3.	Pueblo Peppers	10	5	-	2	-	3	28	26	2	13	1.30	-
4.	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	10	5	-	4	-	1	33	26	7	11	1.10	-
5.	Ogden Mustangs	9	4	-	2	-	3	24	23	1	11	1.22	-
South
1.	Shreveport Mudbugs	13	11	-	1	-	1	61	32	29	23	1.77	-
2.	Lone Star Brahmas	11	9	-	1	-	1	37	22	15	19	1.73	-
3.	Odessa Jackalopes	9	8	-	1	-	0	34	13	21	16	1.78	-
4.	Corpus Christi IceRays	11	7	-	4	-	0	29	27	2	14	1.27	-
5.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	14	4	-	8	-	2	25	41	-16	10	0.71	-
6.	El Paso Rhinos	13	2	-	7	-	4	22	41	-19	8	0.62	-
7.	Oklahoma Warriors	9	3	-	5	-	1	25	26	-1	7	0.78	-
8.	Houston Bulls	9	3	-	5	-	1	25	35	-10	7	0.78	-
9.	Amarillo Wranglers	14	2	-	10	-	2	34	71	-37	6	0.43	-
• Inactive
1.	Rochester Jr. Americans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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2026-2027 NAHL Player Stats

2026-2027 NAHL — Player Stats
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Jakeb Lynch (F)	12	9	14	23	8
2.	Aidan Petroff (F)	12	6	15	21	4
3.	Ty Gordon (F)	13	8	12	20	31
4.	Evan Hoglund (F)	13	10	9	19	41
5.	William-Alexis Tremblay (F)	12	8	11	19	43

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2026-2027 NAHL Goalie Stats

2026-2027 NAHL — Goalie Stats
#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Cody Niesen (G)	4	1.20	.962
2.	Alexander Woller (G)	3	1.31	.953
3.	Jack Foy (G)	5	1.54	.948
4.	Benjamin Vatis (G)	5	1.61	.946
5.	Leo Gabriel (G)	6	1.34	.946

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2026-2027 NAHL Demographics

NAHL Games

NAHL — Games
date	home	visiting	score
10/23/2026 01:05 AM UTC	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	Pueblo Peppers	-
10/21/2026 09:00 PM UTC	New Hampshire Mountain Kings	Northeast Generals	2 - 3
10/21/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	Philadelphia Rebels	2 - 3 (OT 62:19)
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

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NAHL Transactions

NAHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Skogen Schrott (F)	New Jersey Jr. Titans	Colby College	Details
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

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)

2026-2027 NAHL — Team Comparison
#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Aberdeen Wings	28	702	6'1"	190 lbs	19.11
2.	Amarillo Wranglers	35	581	6'2"	190 lbs	19.03
3.	Anchorage Wolverines	29	1 020	5'11"	176 lbs	18.76
4.	Austin Bruins	33	746	6'0"	181 lbs	18.79
5.	Billings Cattle Punchers	31	616	6'0"	183 lbs	18.71
6.	Bismarck Bobcats	32	783	6'0"	183 lbs	18.81
7.	Corpus Christi IceRays	28	907	6'0"	183 lbs	19.04
8.	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	29	425	6'0"	183 lbs	19.10
9.	El Paso Rhinos	30	1 100	5'11"	179 lbs	19.10
10.	Elmira Aviators	30	813	6'0"	181 lbs	18.70
11.	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	30	1 001	6'0"	181 lbs	18.10
12.	Grand Junction River Hawks	30	401	5'11"	181 lbs	19.10
13.	Houston Bulls	28	839	6'0"	176 lbs	18.86
14.	Idaho Falls Spud Kings	31	649	6'0"	179 lbs	18.74
15.	Janesville Jets	31	739	5'11"	176 lbs	18.39
16.	Johnstown Tomahawks	29	878	6'0"	179 lbs	19.03
17.	Kenai River Brown Bears	27	661	5'11"	176 lbs	18.26
18.	Lone Star Brahmas	31	551	6'0"	183 lbs	18.87
19.	Maryland Black Bears	33	860	6'0"	183 lbs	18.88
20.	Minnesota Mallards	28	575	6'0"	181 lbs	19.32
21.	Minnesota Wilderness	33	960	6'0"	179 lbs	18.58
22.	Minot Minotauros	28	914	6'0"	185 lbs	19.21
23.	New Hampshire Mountain Kings	31	566	6'0"	185 lbs	18.87
24.	New Jersey Jr. Titans	29	746	6'1"	185 lbs	18.66
25.	New Mexico Ice Wolves	32	756	6'0"	185 lbs	18.63
26.	Northeast Generals	31	978	5'11"	179 lbs	18.90
27.	Odessa Jackalopes	27	791	6'0"	183 lbs	19.00
28.	Ogden Mustangs	27	432	5'11"	179 lbs	19.31
29.	Oklahoma Warriors	33	737	6'0"	185 lbs	18.70
30.	Philadelphia Rebels	28	793	5'11"	176 lbs	18.43
31.	Pueblo Peppers	31	874	6'0"	181 lbs	19.19
32.	Shreveport Mudbugs	29	1 002	6'0"	185 lbs	18.55
33.	Springfield Jr. Blues	29	516	6'0"	179 lbs	18.41
34.	St. Cloud Norsemen	34	624	6'0"	179 lbs	18.47
35.	Watertown Shamrocks	29	1 105	6'0"	181 lbs	18.66
36.	Wisconsin Windigo	31	597	6'0"	185 lbs	18.52

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NAHL Interesting Facts

NAHL — Oldest
Oldest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Jack Squibbs	20 yrs
2.	Owen Turner	20 yrs
3.	Owen Durigan	20 yrs
4.	Jacob Wingfield	20 yrs
5.	Braden Franck	20 yrs

NAHL — Tallest
Tallest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Jakov Matijevic	6'9"
2.	Niklas Huson	6'8"
3.	James Proctor	6'8"
4.	Yegor Batsokin	6'7"
5.	Ilya Kabanets	6'7"

NAHL — Heaviest
Heaviest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Jon House	260 lbs
2.	Jakov Matijevic	247 lbs
3.	Axel Gleasman	238 lbs
4.	Grant Mcgee	234 lbs
5.	Matej Kraus	231 lbs

NAHL — Youngest
Youngest
Rank	Player	Age
1.	Grant Ruiz	16 yrs
2.	Benjamin Green	16 yrs
3.	Gunnar Gullstrand	16 yrs
4.	Bradyn Strom	16 yrs
5.	Blake Brekke	16 yrs

NAHL — Shortest
Shortest
Rank	Player	Height
1.	Lucas Blose	5'4"
2.	Toren Fron	5'5"
3.	Harry Minucci	5'5"
4.	Griffin Nelson	5'5"
5.	Will O'Donovan	5'6"

NAHL — Lightest
Lightest
Rank	Player	Weight
1.	Filip Rysz	126 lbs
2.	Lucas Blose	130 lbs
3.	Harry Minucci	134 lbs
4.	Joshua Kitsis	137 lbs
5.	Nolan Beddow	141 lbs

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	6	33	6	39	-
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	15	15	13	28	-
4.	Landon Marleau (F)	2026-2027	Wellington Dukes	OJHL	17	16	9	25	4
5.	Brody Neish (F)	2026-2027	Illinois State Univ.	ACHA	11	12	13	25	14
6.	Gavin Sattler (F)	2026-2027	Team MPLS Magazine	UMHSEHL	16	13	11	24	8
7.	Daniel Vihavainen (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	13	4	19	23	4
8.	Chance Adams (F)	2026-2027	Markham Royals	OJHL	16	9	13	22	18
9.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	12	10	11	21	8
10.	Marshall McCharles (F)	2026-2027	King Rebellion	OJHL	15	7	14	21	2

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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