ALBUQUERQUE THUNDERBIRDS (Expansion Team)
FORWARDS: Lucas Condotta (42), Daniel D’Amato (7), Oscar Eklind (43), Abbott Girduckis (17), Kale Howarth (74), Dryden Hunt (A-15), Bokondji Imama (44), Michael Joly (24), Joona Luoto (46), Austin Ortega (8), Emil Pettersson (14), Jack Roslovic (C-9), Chris Wagner (25), Lucas Wallmark (32)
DEFENSEMEN: Lucas Ekestahl Jonsson (16), Niklas Hansson (19), Otto Leskinen (28), Jake Livingstone (6), Connor Mackey (4), Jordan Oesterle (A-82), Brogan Rafferty (55), Alexander Yakovenko (75)
GOALIES: Sandro Aeschlimann (29), Brandon Bussi (72), Zach Sawchenko (36)
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?
QUEBEC NORDIQUES (2024-25: 80 points, 2nd in North, lost to Quebec in Eastern Semifinals)
FORWARDS: Peter Abbandonato (48), Alex Barre-Boulet (11), Lean Bergmann (10), Jackson Cates (83), Johnny Evans (7), Julien Gauthier (44), Glenn Gawdin (15), Garrett Lotz (82), Marcus Kruger (C-32), Curtis McKenzie (16), Jesse Puljujarvi (98), Patrick Russell (19), Givani Smith (A-17), Joe Snively (12)
DEFENSEMEN: Travis Dermott (44), Nicolas Mattinen (52), Aaron Ness (27), Vili Saarijarvi (46), Colby Sissons (2), Andrej Sustr (29), Peter Tischke (42), Colton White (A-22)
GOALTENDERS: Krister Gudlevskis (30), Danile Marmenlind (72), Cal Peterson (40)
OAKLAND SEALS (2024-25: 80 points, 2nd in Pacific, lost to Omaha in Western Semifinals)
FORWARDS: Wade Allison (10), Clark Bishop (19), Mike Connolly (22), David Cotton (13), Janne Kuokkanen (12), Jakub Lauko (94), Mitchell McLain (75), Ty Ranning (9), Riley Sheen (91), Devin Shore (84), David Tomasek (C-96), Riley Tufte (27), Odeen Tufto (14), Yannick Veilleux (38)
DEFENSEMEN: Emil Djuse (57), John Gilmour (7), Brad Hunt (17), Gustav Lindstrom (A-5), Linus Nassen (25), Jordan Sambrooke (6), Jimmy Schuldt (4), Sami Vatenen (42)
GOALTENDERS :Olaf Lindbom (50), Cole Morris (1), Philip Wuthrich (31)
