NAHA 2025-26 Season – Arizona Coyotes (5-7-2) @ Hartford Whalers (11-3-3)
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?
ARIZONA COYOTES (2024-25: 64 points, 4th in Pacific, missed playoffs)
FORWARDS: Martin Frk (92), Colton Hargrove (20), Kevin Labanc (12), Brendan Lemieux (48), Anthony Louis (18), Jake Lucchini (9), Philippe Maillet (61), Gerald Mayhew (19), Max McCormick (27), Zack McEwen (71), Brett Ritchie (16), Lukas Vejdemo (42), Max Willman (46), Radim Zohorna (A-63)
DEFENSEMEN: Seth Helgeson (2), Johannes Kinnvall (28), Patrick Koch (64), Paul LaDue (8), Olivier LeBlanc (11), Jon Merrill (C-15), Victor Mete (A-98), Matt Register (3)
GOALTENDERS: Michael Hutchinson (25), Kevin Mandolese (30), Connor Murphy (32)
HARTFORD WHALERS (2024-25: 68 points, 5th in North, missed playoffs)
FORWARDS: Mathias Brome (86), Hudson Fasching (20), Noah Gregor (A-18), Jere Innala (21), Axel Jonsson Fjallby (A-71), Alex Kile (24), Otto Koivula (12), Will Lockwood (16), Dylan McLaughlin (13), Garrett Pilon (22), Ryan Schmelzer (26), Owen Sillinger (12), Mitchell Stephens (67), Ryan Wagner (28)
DEFENSEMEN: Calle Andersson (45), Matt Benning (55), Josiah Didier (44), Eric Gelinas (85), Jack Johnson (C-3), Lawrence Pilut (4), Marshall Rifai (83), Joakim Ryan (47)
GOALTENDERS: Jaxon Castor (40), Michael Houser (32), Connor Hughes (31)
