What league does Kenai River Brown Bears play in?

Kenai River Brown Bears play in the NAHL.

When was Kenai River Brown Bears founded?

Kenai River Brown Bears was founded in 2007 in Soldotna, AK, USA, USA.

Where is Kenai River Brown Bears based?

Kenai River Brown Bears is based in Soldotna, AK, USA.

Who is the head coach of Kenai River Brown Bears?

The head coach of Kenai River Brown Bears is Taylor Shaw.

Who is the captain of Kenai River Brown Bears?

The captain of Kenai River Brown Bears is Nicholas Stevens.

What arena does Kenai River Brown Bears play in?

Kenai River Brown Bears play their home games at Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, AK, USA.

Who is the general manager of Kenai River Brown Bears?

The general manager of Kenai River Brown Bears is Nate Kiel.

Kenai River Brown Bears

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Kenai River Brown Bears were 20-34-6 in the 2023-24 NAHL season with 46 points, 8th in the Midwest and 27th overall.

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2023-2024 Kenai River Brown Bears Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NAHL
1.	Dylan Contreras (F)	60	19	36	55	10	-19
2.	Nicholas Stevens (F)	39	15	20	35	71	-9
3.	Roope Tuomioksa (LW)	55	10	23	33	16	-19
4.	Kotaro Tsutsumi (F)	58	10	23	33	56	-8
5.	Andrew Larson (F)	60	15	17	32	14	-11
6.	Luke Hause (D)	53	5	16	21	92	-12
7.	Brady Engelkes (F)	21	9	9	18	8	-5
8.	Marko Giourof (F)	36	10	7	17	26	-14
9.	Jackson Ebbott (F)	40	10	6	16	37	-19
10.	Hayden Walters (F)	30	9	7	16	28	-2
11.	Owen Hanson (F)	56	9	7	16	35	-3
12.	Samuel Sisik (LW)	19	5	11	16	8	-5
13.	Blake Norris (D)	59	2	14	16	74	-16
14.	Joe Manning (D)	39	5	10	15	22	-4
15.	Landon MacDonald (F)	40	5	9	14	26	-10
16.	Cade Baker (RW)	24	3	11	14	4	0
17.	Gavin Duckworth (F)	34	5	8	13	8	-3
18.	Joseph Yoon (F)	48	4	8	12	10	-4
19.	Riley Mullen (D)	19	3	8	11	39	3
20.	Carter McCormick (F)	50	3	7	10	34	-13
21.	Jacob Margarit (D)	50	0	9	9	34	-6
22.	Tiziano Pauchard (D)	34	1	6	7	45	-18
23.	Rylan Yates (F)	13	1	5	6	2	-4
24.	Luke Lizak (D)	17	2	3	5	25	10
25.	Ryan Hipsag (F)	19	1	4	5	72	-1
26.	Carter Gillen (D)	35	1	4	5	6	-6
27.	Carson Triggs (LW)	12	3	1	4	8	-4
28.	Thomas Gunderson (F)	11	2	2	4	4	2
29.	Joel Hanson (D)	37	1	3	4	28	1
30.	William Esterbrooks (D)	9	0	4	4	2	1
31.	John Ross (D/F)	40	0	4	4	61	-22
32.	Brock MacDonald (F)	17	2	1	3	84	-6
33.	Jake Freelove (D)	3	0	0	0	0	0
34.	Alex Gelhar (C)	3	0	0	0	2	-1

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
NAHL
1.	Owen Zenone (G)	3	2.36	.931	1	2	0	0	177:58	95
2.	Petter Wickström Stumer (G)	8	3.30	.907	3	3	1	1	436:14	233
3.	Marks Slavinskis-Repe (G)	18	3.15	.906	5	10	2	1	1046:50	528
4.	AJ Reyelts (G)	6	3.50	.888	3	3	0	0	359:36	166
5.	Conor Sullivan (G)	30	4.17	.882	8	16	3	0	1581:23	824

2023-2024 Kenai River Brown Bears Staff

Head CoachTaylor Shaw
Asst. CoachGriff Jeszka
Asst. CoachDean Weasler
General ManagerNate Kiel
ScoutJake Leitner
ScoutFrank Longo
ScoutGrant Morin

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Kenai River Brown Bears Captains

"C"

Nicholas Stevens

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2023-2024 Kenai River Brown Bears Demographics

Kenai River Brown Bears Facts

Plays in: North American Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Soldotna, AK, USA Map
Founded: 2007

2023-2024 Kenai River Brown Bears Roster Facts

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Experience

Kenai River Brown Bears: 1 601 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Soldotna Regional Sports Complex
Location: Soldotna, AK, USA
Capacity: 2 000
Construction Year: 1983

Kenai River Brown Bears Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/04/2026 03:30 AM UTC	Kenai River Brown Bears	Minnesota Wilderness	-	NAHL
10/03/2026 03:30 AM UTC	Kenai River Brown Bears	Minnesota Wilderness	-	NAHL
09/26/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Aberdeen Wings	Kenai River Brown Bears	5 - 4 (SO)	NAHL
09/24/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Northeast Generals	Kenai River Brown Bears	7 - 3	NAHL
09/23/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Kenai River Brown Bears	Pueblo Peppers	4 - 3 (OT 60:37)	NAHL

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09/12/2026

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Karim Kazhibekov (F)

Joining fromSnezhnye Barsy Astana

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07/23/2026

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Samuel Sisik (F)

Leaving forHK Nitra

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06/22/2026

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Tyler DiCarlo (G)

Joining fromTeam Alaska 16U AAA

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Evan Redman (F)

Joining fromJersey Hitmen 18U AAA

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Anthony Sciere (G)

Joining fromPickering Panthers

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06/19/2026

confirmed

Evin Andersson (F)

Leaving forVännäs HC

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06/06/2026

confirmed

Vincent Curasi (F)

Leaving forWatertown Shamrocks

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Lucas Blose (F)

Joining fromPittsburgh Predators 16U AAA

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Kenai River Brown Bears History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NAHL	7	2	4	-	-	1	24	31	5	0.71	6	-
2025-2026	NAHL	59	21	37	-	-	1	176	239	43	0.73	7	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NAHL	59	21	30	-	-	8	159	216	50	0.85	7	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NAHL	60	20	34	-	-	6	171	232	46	0.77	8	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NAHL	60	32	24	-	-	4	170	185	68	1.13	3	Eighth Final Loss
2021-2022	NAHL	60	14	41	-	-	5	147	256	33	0.55	8	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NAHL	48	22	24	-	-	2	155	168	46	0.96	4	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	NAHL	52	27	19	-	-	6	197	182	60	1.15	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	NAHL	60	23	31	-	-	6	139	174	52	0.87	5	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NAHL	60	18	38	-	-	4	153	238	40	0.67	6	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NAHL	60	12	46	-	-	2	121	233	26	0.43	6	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NAHL	60	4	51	-	-	5	109	292	13	0.22	6	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NAHL	60	16	42	-	-	2	132	244	34	0.57	5	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NAHL	60	28	24	-	-	8	164	178	64	1.07	4	Qualification loss
2012-2013	NAHL	60	29	25	-	-	6	185	177	64	1.07	3	Eighth Final Loss
2011-2012	NAHL	60	31	25	-	-	4	186	189	66	1.1	4	Eighth Final Loss
2010-2011	NAHL	58	27	24	-	-	7	189	191	61	1.05	4	Eighth Final Loss
2009-2010	NAHL	58	12	40	-	-	6	144	247	30	0.52	4	Eighth Final Loss
2008-2009	NAHL	59	14	37	0	-	8	167	254	36	0.61	4	Eighth Final Loss
2007-2008	NAHL	58	12	38	0	-	8	144	257	32	0.55	6	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	9	0	13	13	6
2.	Tanner Ross (F)	2026-2027	New Mexico Ice Wolves	NA3HL	5	6	4	10	8
3.	Emils Ezitis (F)	2026-2027	Prizma Riga	Latvia	6	3	4	7	0
4.	Miro Lehtimäki (F)	2026-2027	SC Csíkszereda	Erste Liga	3	2	5	7	4
5.	Connor Lemmerbrock (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of Cincinnati	ACHA	3	4	2	6	0
6.	Kotaro Tsutsumi (F)	2026-2027	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	3	2	3	5	2
7.	Grady Bautch (F)	2026-2027	B18 - Sections 4&5	MNHP	4	3	1	4	0
8.	Christopher Rübenach (F)	2026-2027	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Metal Ligaen	8	3	1	4	6
9.	Ryan Finch (F)	2026-2027	Liberty Univ.	ACHA	3	2	2	4	6
10.	Shayne Tomlinson (F)	2026-2027	Florida Gulf Coast Univ.	ACHA II	3	1	3	4	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	18.24
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.73
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.90
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.92
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brett Lubanski (F)	174	36	123	159
2.	Zach Krajnik (F)	155	42	90	132
3.	Bradley Duwe (F)	123	41	60	101
4.	Jack Gessert (F)	141	49	49	98
5.	Alec Butcher (F)	101	34	62	96

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jack Gessert (F)	141	49	49	98
2.	Zach Krajnik (F)	155	42	90	132
3.	Bradley Duwe (F)	123	41	60	101
4.	Douglas Beck (F)	108	40	54	94
5.	Sean Muller (F)	108	39	36	75

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brett Lubanski (F)	174	36	123	159
2.	Zach Krajnik (F)	155	42	90	132
3.	Alec Butcher (F)	101	34	62	96
4.	Bradley Duwe (F)	123	41	60	101
5.	Jesse Ramsey (F)	155	19	59	78

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Carter Wade (F)	88	3	14	407
2.	Nicholas Stevens (F)	139	31	76	267
3.	Caleb Huffman (D)	86	5	24	256
4.	Connor Scahill (D)	124	13	40	244
5.	Chris Nuth (F)	119	20	44	229

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Preston Weeks (D)	233	9	36	45
2.	Brett Lubanski (F)	174	36	123	159
3.	Carter McCormick (F)	174	24	43	67
4.	Jake Davidson (D)	168	13	39	52
5.	Evan Butcher (F)	156	29	40	69

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Brady Morrell (F)	6	4	9	1.50
2.	Johan Skinnars (F)	28	20	39	1.39
3.	Adam Beauvais (F)	2	2	2	1.00
4.	Jake Pollock (F)	2	1	2	1.00
5.	Peter Morgan (F)	85	30	83	0.98

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Brett Lubanski (F)	2011-2012	60	17	67
2.	Alec Butcher (F)	2013-2014	60	24	66
3.	Douglas Beck (F)	2010-2011	55	28	64
4.	Brett Lubanski (F)	2010-2011	57	15	63
5.	Zach Krajnik (F)	2019-2020	51	18	56

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Douglas Beck (F)	2010-2011	55	28	64
2.	Garett Drotts (F)	2022-2023	59	27	53
3.	Jack Gessert (F)	2014-2015	53	27	48
4.	Ryan Lemke (F)	2008-2009	57	27	47
5.	Alec Butcher (F)	2013-2014	60	24	66

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Brett Lubanski (F)	2011-2012	60	50	67
2.	Brett Lubanski (F)	2010-2011	57	48	63
3.	Alec Butcher (F)	2013-2014	60	42	66
4.	Zach Krajnik (F)	2019-2020	51	38	56
5.	Cole Dubicki (F)	2021-2022	41	38	55

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Carter Wade (F)	2017-2018	51	10	224
2.	Scott Deur (F)	2007-2008	48	16	186
3.	Carter Wade (F)	2016-2017	37	4	183
4.	Caleb Huffman (D)	2021-2022	55	7	174
5.	Nicholas Stevens (F)	2022-2023	54	24	157

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NAHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#3	Karim Kazhibekov (F)	01/19/2006	Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ	6'2"	190 lbs
2	#36	Victor Gjone Bråthen (D)	10/14/2007	Bærum, NOR	6'0"	201 lbs
2	#40	Paxton Packulak (D)	01/02/2009	Minot, ND, USA	6'0"	181 lbs
5	#133	Patrick McSharry (F)	08/11/2007	Anchorage, AK, USA	5'9"	170 lbs
5	#140	Brady Morrell (F)	11/14/2007	Woodbury, MN, USA	5'9"	170 lbs
6	#166	Tyler Starich (F)	01/14/2006	Eau Claire, WI, USA	5'9"	172 lbs
7	#198	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
8	#230	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
9	#262	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
10	#294	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
11	#326	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#358	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#390	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
14	#422	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
15	#454	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
16	#486	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
17	#518	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
18	#550	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
19	#582	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
2025
1	#9	Colton Getzlaff (F)	09/16/2005	Bottineau, ND, USA	6'0"	190 lbs
2	#40	Brett Kazmierski (F)	01/27/2007	West Seneca, NY, USA	5'11"	170 lbs
2	#43	Griffin Krone (F)	07/30/2006	St. Louis Park, MN, USA	5'9"	185 lbs
3	#71	Braden Hansberger (F)	06/25/2006	Elk River, MN, USA	5'11"	181 lbs
3	#84	Santino Canevari (D)	07/04/2006	Austin, TX, USA	6'2"	196 lbs
4	#110	Evin Andersson (F)	01/12/2005	Umeå, SWE	6'0"	187 lbs
5	#144	Jack Williams (D)	05/22/2006	Anchorage, AK, USA	6'4"	190 lbs
6	#178	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
7	#212	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
8	#246	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
9	#280	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
10	#314	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
11	#348	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#382	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#416	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
14	#450	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
15	#484	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
16	#518	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
2024
1	#9	James Lyver (F)	02/12/2005	Grafton, MA, USA	6'0"	201 lbs
1	#27	Austin Petersen (D)	11/22/2005	MN, USA	5'11"	185 lbs
2	#62	Benjamin Winkelmann (F)	05/31/2004	St. Louis, MO, USA	5'11"	154 lbs
3	#77	Jack Clarke (F)	04/01/2004	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'10"	161 lbs
3	#79	Michael Fiedorczuk (F)	06/23/2006	Lake Villa, IL, USA	6'2"	181 lbs
4	#133	Dario Lass (F)	08/09/2006	Martin, SVK	6'1"	205 lbs
5	#149	Cameron McEwan (F)	02/13/2005	Austin, TX, USA	6'2"	216 lbs
6	#184	Tanner Ross (F)	10/06/2006	Proctor, MN, USA	5'10"	170 lbs
7	#219	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
8	#254	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
9	#289	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
10	#324	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
11	#359	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#394	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#429	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
14	#464	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
15	#499	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
16	#534	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
17	#569	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
18	#604	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
19	#639	No selection was made	-	-	-	-

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