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?
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)
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)