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?
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)
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)
