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?
ATLANTA THRASHERS (2024-25: 58 points, 5th in South, missed playoffs)
FORWARDS: Kenny Agostino (11), Zach Boychuk (A-89), Logan Brown (A-22), Chris Collins (10), Colt Conrad (79), Jonathan Dahlen (54), Chris DeSousa (82), Jack Kopacka (52), Karson Kuhlman (83), J.C. Lipon (88), Craig Smith (14), Michael Spacek (34), Tyler Spezia (32), Max Veronneau (51)
DEFENSEMEN: Chris Harpur ( 96), Anton Lindholm (37), Kyle Looft (3), Luke Martin (2), Dakota Mermis (36), Adam Ollas Mattsson (73), Will Riedel (15), Calle Rosen (C-43)
GOALTENDERS: Jonas Arntzen (31), Kasimir Kaskisuo (80), James Reimer (47)
OMAHA STEALTH (2024-25: 78 points, 3rd in Pacific, lost to San Diego in Western Final)
FORWARDS: Louis-Marc Aubry (25), Riley Barber (20), Brandon Braddock (81), Patrick Brown (38), Tyson Empey (83), Luca Fazzini (17), Brendan Gaunce (16), Brandon Hawkins (24), John Hayden (15), Josh Ho-Sang (26), Matt Nieto (80), Nate Schnarr (A-76), John Stevens (14), Filip Zadina (C-11)
DEFENSEMEN: Alexander Alexeyev (33), Frederic Allard (2), Sean Day (74), Dillon Heatherington (A-95), Brandon Hickey (84), Linus Hogberg (23), Nelson Nogier (8), Tyler Wotherspoon (4)
GOALTENDERS Magnus Hellberg (35), Jordan Papirny (34), Joren Van Pottelberghe (37)
