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)
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)
