NAHA 2025-26 Season Opening Week – Hartford Whalers @ Quebec Nordiques
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?
HARTFORD WHALERS (2024-25: 68 points, 5th in North, missed playoffs)
FORWARDS: Mathias Brome (86), Hudson Fasching (20), Noah Gregor (A-18), Jere Innala (21), Axel Jonsson Fjallby (A-71), Alex Kile (24), Otto Koivula (12), Will Lockwood (16), Dylan McLaughlin (13), Garrett Pilon (22), Ryan Schmelzer (26), Owen Sillinger (12), Mitchell Stephens (67), Ryan Wagner (28)
DEFENSEMEN: Calle Andersson (45), Matt Benning (55), Josiah Didier (44), Eric Gelinas (85), Jack Johnson (C-3), Lawrence Pilut (4), Marshall Rifai (83), Joakim Ryan (47)
GOALTENDERS: Jaxon Castor (40), Michael Houser (32), Connor Hughes (31)
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)
