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?
CHARLOTTE COUGARS (2024-25: 86 points, 1st in South, lost to Baltimore in Eastern Final)
FORWARDS: Rodrigo Abols (81), Jack Becker (80), Alex Belzile (55), Jesper Froden (39), Tanner Kero (20), Ayden MacDonald (44), Cooper Marody (10), Brock McGinn (C-23), Brendan Perlini (27), Nic Petan (91), Brent Peterson (16), Damien Riat (9), Dalton Smith (11), Jasper Weatherby (A-14)
DEFENSEMEN: T.J. Brennan (43), Matt Caito (A-88), Kyle Capobianco (18), Lucas Carlsson (34), Mikko Lehtonen (4), Turner Ottenbreit (3), Daniel Renouf (24), Jesper Sellgren (23)
GOALTENDERS: Brad Arvanitis (1), Oscar Dansk (35), Matt Tomkins (90)
CINCINNATI STINGERS (2024-25: 70 points, 4th in Midwest, lost to San Diego in Western Semifinals)
FORWARDS: Alex Aleardi (42), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (C-41), Hayden Hodgeson (28), Cameron Hughes (9), Max Humitz (18), Zach Jordan (34), Max Lindholm (11), Gregor MacLeod (89), Kyle Marino (12), Tyler Motte (64), Brian Pinho (14), Rem Pitlick (A-16), Carsen Twarynski (24), Josh Wilkins (26)
DEFENSEMEN: Gabriel Carlsson (27), Andreas Englund (8), Mark Friedman (95), Lucas Johansen (22), Michael Kapla (3), Joonas Lyytinen (21), Ethan Prow (A-7), Mark Pysyk (10)
GOALTENDERS: Matt Murray (30), Ales Stezka (31), Dylan Wells (35)