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?
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 : Antoine Bibeau (35), Olaf Lindbom (50), Cole Morris (1)
ONTARIO TIGERS (2024-25: 75 points, 4th in North, lost to Charlotte in Eastern Quarterfinals)
FORWARDS: Andrew Agozzino (27), Connor Bunnaman (A-74), Oscar Lindblom (23), Tristan Nielsen (14), Matthew Peca (63), Lane Pederson (29), Matthew Phillips (54), Brennan Saulnier (62), Jordan Schroeder (90), Justin Scott (22), Logan Shaw (C-11), Brendan Shinnimin (24), Jakub Vrana (A-13), Kailer Yamamoto (56)
DEFENSEMEN: Gavin Bayreuther (5), Michael Ford (20), Scott Harrington (6), Blake Hillman (3), Roland McKeown (55), Derrick Pouilot (51), Steven Santini (16), Austin Strand (2)
GOALTENDERS: Keith Kinkaid (70), Hunter Shepherd (1), Dustin Tokarski (34)