NAHA 2025-26 Season – Oakland Seals (7-8-3) @ Hartford Whalers (11-4-4)
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?
OAKLAND SEALS (2024-25: 80 points, 2nd in Pacific, lost to Omaha in Western Semifinals)
FORWARDS: Wade Allison (10), Clark Bishop (19), Mike Connolly (22), David Cotton (13), Janne Kuokkanen (12), Jakub Lauko (94), Mitchell McLain (75), Ty Ranning (9), Riley Sheen (91), Devin Shore (84), David Tomasek (C-96), Riley Tufte (27), Odeen Tufto (14), Yannick Veilleux (38)
DEFENSEMEN: Emil Djuse (57), John Gilmour (7), Brad Hunt (17), Gustav Lindstrom (A-5), Linus Nassen (25), Jordan Sambrooke (6), Jimmy Schuldt (4), Sami Vatenen (42)
GOALTENDERS : Antoine Bibeau (35), Olaf Lindbom (50), Cole Morris (1)
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)
