NAHA 2025-26 Season – Atlanta Thrashers (1-1-0) @ Birmingham Bulls (0-2-0)
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?
ATLANTA THRASHERS (2024-25: 58 points, 5th in South, missed playoffs)
FORWARDS: Kenny Agostino (11), Zach Boychuk (A-89), Logan Brown (A-22), Chris Collins (10), Colt Conrad (79), Jonathan Dahlen (54), Chris DeSousa (82), Jack Kopacka (52), Karson Kuhlman (83), J.C. Lipon (88), Craig Smith (14), Michael Spacek (34), Tyler Spezia (32), Max Veronneau (51)
DEFENSEMEN: Chris Harpur ( 96), Anton Lindholm (37), Kyle Looft (3), Luke Martin (2), Dakota Mermis (36), Adam Ollas Mattsson (73), Will Riedel (15), Calle Rosen (C-43)
GOALTENDERS: Jonas Arntzen (31), Kasimir Kaskisuo (80), James Reimer (47)
BIRMINGHAM BULLS (2024-25: 70 points, 4th in South, lost to Baltimore in Eastern Quarterfinals)
FORWARDS: Vincent Arseneau (18), Rasmus Asplund (19), Lance Bouma (90), Kale Kessy (22), Tom Kuhnhackl (34), , Joel L’Esperance (11), Alex Limoges (12), Jeremy McKenna (21), Carl Persson (95), Myles Powell (23), Jakob Silfverberg (C-38), Eemeli Suomi (10), T.J. Tynan (9), Garrett Wilson (A-49)
DEFENSEMEN: Robert Bortuzzo (A-41), Christian Jaros (83), Jacob Larsson (4), Jordan Murray (5), Jusso Riikola (50), Corey Schueneman (6), Brendan Smith (7), Colin Ugbekile (79)
GOALTENDERS: Jean-Francois Berube (35), Jeremy Brodeur (30), Hunter Miska (1)