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)
KANSAS CITY SPIRIT (2024-25: 64 points, 5th in Midwest, lost to San Diego in Western Quarterfinals)
FORWARDS: Tyler Angle (12), Andres Bjork (25), Kyle CrisCuolo (41), Joe Gamberdella (A-17), Juha Jaaska (51), Colin Jacobs (14), Robin Kovacs (23), Joseph Labate (16), Brett Leason (11), Jori Lehtera (C-21), Matt Luff (24), Waltteri Merela (89), Kevin Rooney (9), C.J. Suess (15)
DEFENSEMEN: Mikkel Aagaard (29), Jack Ahcan (18), Mattias Goransson (39), Dean Kukan (46), Oliver Kylington (A-4), Dysin Mayo (65), Markus Niemelainen (80), Alex Peters (5)
GOALIES: Troy Grosenick (1), Jack Lafontaine (31), Melvin Nyffeler (60)
