NAHA 2025-26 Season – San Diego Riptide (2-4-3) @ Hartford Whalers (8-2-1)
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?
SAN DIEGO RIPTIDE (2024-25: 85 points, 1st in Pacific, lost to Baltimore in Dunlap Cup Final)
FORWARDS: Cam Atkinson (C-13), Danile Audette (96), Rudols Balcers (38), Anton Blidh (A-21), Chris DiDomenico (88), Dylan Gambrell (10), Reese Johnson (17), Johan Larsson (9), Sam Morton (45), Tyler Moy (95), Auston Poganski (14), Calvin Thurkauf (97), Oliver Wahlstrom (11), Matt White (77)
DEFENSEMEN: Cam Dineen (A-4), Marcus Hardegard (7), Alec McCrea (3), Toble Paquette-Bisson (44), David Sklenicka (8), Riley Stillman (16), Billy Sweezey (6), Christian Wolanin (86)
GOALTENDERS: Martin Jones (31), Tomi Karhunen (30), Gilles Senn (90)
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)
