Welcome to Season Eight of the North American Hockey Association!
Over the course of the offseason, the league expanded to 23 teams, adding the Alaska (Anchorage) Grizzlies, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds and the Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) Bisons.
The Baltimore Bulldogs are the defending Dunlap Cup Champions. Will they become the first two-time champions or will another team lift the Cup in the summer?
SASKATCHEWAN BISONS (expansion team)
FORWARDS: Joseph Abate (47), Corey Andonovski (8), Christoph Berthschy (43), Hannes Bjorninen (27), Henrik Borgstrom (29), Ethen Frank (A-28), Leo Komarov (27), Denis Malgin (A-62), Hugh McGing (11), Brett Murray (10), Patrick Newell (14), Simon Ryfors (15), Malte Stromwall (88), Linus Weissbach (9)
DEFENSEMEN: Wyatt Aamodt (5), Scooter Brickey (16), Carl Dahlstrom (61), Hardy Haman Aktell (4), Grant Hutton (7), Ryan Jones (26), Gustav Olofsson (23), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (C-44)
GOALTENDERS: Filip Larsson (31), Ilya Samsonov (35), Niklas Schlegel (34)
HOUSTON ACES (2024-25: 82 points, 3rd in South, lost to Quebec in Eastern Quarterfinals)
FORWARDS: Tim Bozon (94), Tyrell Goulbourne (12), Charles Hudon (54), Justin Kloos (28), Tanner Laczynski (18), Jarid Lukosevicius (11), Mackenzie Macheachern (19), Greg Meireles (88), Marco Muller (83), Trevor Parkes (84), Anthony Richard (90), Colin Theisen (63), Chris Tierney (A- 9), Austin Watson (A-52)
DEFENSEMEN: Josh Atkinson (3), T.J. Brodie (C-78), Dylan Coghlan (10), Kevin Gravel (5), Filip Roos (48), Jalen Smereck (7), Devante Stephens (4), Jarred Tinordi (24)
GOALTENDERS: Collin Delia (60), Dryden McKay (30), Atte Tolvanen (35)
