2023–24 NAHL season
| 2023–24 NAHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | North American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 8, 2023 – April 13, 2024 Post-season April 12 – May 21, 2024 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Lone Star Brahmas |
| Top scorer | Maxwell Martin (Wisconsin Windigo) |
| Robertson Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Lone Star Brahmas |
| Runners-up | Maryland Black Bears |
The 2023–24 NAHL season was the 40th season of the North American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 13, 2024 to April 12, 2025 with a 60-game schedule for each team. The Lone Star Brahmas won the regular season championship and went on to defeat the Maryland Black Bears 4–2 in the Championship game to capture the Robertson Cup.
Member changes
- On December 8, 2022, the Rochester Americans announced that they were resuming their affiliation with junior hockey and restarting the Rochester Jr. Americans program.[1] This was at least the fifth time that a team would possess that name and the newest edition would begin play in the fall of 2023.
- In 2023, the NAHL granted a provisional franchise to Watertown, South Dakota following the completion of the Prairie Lakes Ice Arena.[2] Construction delays pushed back the opening of the new rink forcing the entry of the franchise to be delayed until 2024–25.[3]
- On January 6, 2023, the Colorado Grit were announced as an expansion franchise that would begin playing the following September.[4]
- On March 16, 2023, the New Hampshire Mountain Kings were added as another expansion franchise that would also start the following year.[5]
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[6]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings
Central Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Minot Minotauros | 60 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 208 | 125 |
| x – Bismarck Bobcats | 60 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 209 | 145 |
| x – Aberdeen Wings | 60 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 187 | 183 |
| x – Austin Bruins | 60 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 161 | 163 |
| St. Cloud Norsemen | 60 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 174 | 171 |
| North Iowa Bulls | 60 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 110 | 262 |
East Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Maryland Black Bears | 60 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 87 | 208 | 145 |
| x – Maine Nordiques | 60 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 80 | 236 | 178 |
| x – Rochester Jr. Americans | 60 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 213 | 177 |
| x – Johnstown Tomahawks | 60 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 208 | 178 |
| x – New Jersey Titans | 60 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 188 | 206 |
| x – Northeast Generals | 60 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 188 | 206 |
| Philadelphia Rebels | 60 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 175 | 204 |
| New Hampshire Mountain Kings | 60 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 148 | 214 |
| Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks | 60 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 135 | 233 |
Midwest Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Anchorage Wolverines | 60 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 85 | 233 | 169 |
| x – Wisconsin Windigo | 60 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 224 | 146 |
| x – Janesville Jets | 60 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 234 | 194 |
| x – Minnesota Wilderness | 60 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 157 | 170 |
| Chippewa Steel | 60 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 170 | 188 |
| Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 60 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 158 | 211 |
| Springfield Jr. Blues | 60 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 151 | 218 |
| Kenai River Brown Bears | 60 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 171 | 232 |
South Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz – Lone Star Brahmas | 60 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 206 | 109 |
| x – Shreveport Mudbugs | 60 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 208 | 141 |
| x – El Paso Rhinos | 60 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 180 | 146 |
| x – New Mexico Ice Wolves | 60 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 195 | 179 |
| x – Amarillo Wranglers | 60 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 178 | 184 |
| x – Oklahoma Warriors | 60 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 187 | 169 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 60 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 162 | 187 |
| Corpus Christi IceRays | 60 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 154 | 239 |
| Colorado Grit | 60 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 142 | 248 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 13, 2024. [7]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Martin | Wisconsin Windigo | 60 | 44 | 53 | 97 | 47 |
| Sixten Jennersjo | Northeast Generals | 60 | 16 | 67 | 83 | 87 |
| Dominik Bartecko | New Jersey Titans | 59 | 32 | 51 | 83 | 62 |
| Matteo Disipio | Rochester Jr. Americans | 60 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 10 |
| Massimo Gentile | Rochester Jr. Americans | 60 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 102 |
| Austin Salani | Austin Bruins | 60 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 88 |
| Haden Kruse | Janesville Jets | 55 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 41 |
| Connor Brown | Janesville Jets | 55 | 9 | 56 | 65 | 58 |
| Ivan Zadvernyuk | Lone Star Brahmas | 59 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 56 |
| Charles Tardif | Maine Nordiques | 60 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 60 |
| Fyodor Nikolayenya | Anchorage Wolverines | 58 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 105 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | GA | SV | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Weineke | Maryland/Lone Star | 28 | 1595:21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 633 | .942 | 1.39 |
| Max Beckford | Wisconsin Windigo | 24 | 1409:49 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 713 | .940 | 1.83 |
| Deivs Rolovs | Lone Star Brahmas | 34 | 1899:14 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 713 | .919 | 1.83 |
| Eliot Séguin-Lescarbeau | Shreveport Mudbugs | 38 | 2085:13 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 916 | .925 | 1.99 |
| Brady James | Minot Minotauros | 32 | 1870:44 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 791 | .917 | 2.12 |
Robertson Cup playoffs
Teams are reseeded prior to the semifinal round based upon regular season records.
| Division Play-in (Best-of-3) | Division Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Division Finals (Best-of-5) | Semifinal (Best-of-3) | Championship (Best-of-1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Minot Minotauros | 9 | 3 | 7 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Austin Bruins | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Minot Minotauros | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Bismarck Bobcats | 2 | 2 | 4* | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Bismarck Bobcats | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Aberdeen Wings | 1 | 3* | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lone Star Brahmas | 8 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Anchorage Wolverines | 2 | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Johnstown Tomahawks | 2 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E5 | New Jersey Titans | 3* | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Maryland Black Bears | 5 | 3* | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E5 | New Jersey Titans | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Maryland Black Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Maine Nordiques | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Rochester Jr. Americans | 3 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Northeast Generals | 0 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Maine Nordiques | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Rochester Jr. Americans | 2 | 2 | 2* | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lone Star Brahmas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maryland Black Bears | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | Anchorage Wolverines | 4 | 2* | 1 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW4 | Minnesota Wilderness | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW1 | Anchorage Wolverines | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midwest Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW2 | Wisconsin Windigo | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW2 | Wisconsin Windigo | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MW3 | Janesville Jets | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minot Minotauros | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maryland Black Bears | 7 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | New Mexico Ice Wolves | 2 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | Amarillo Wranglers | 1 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Lone Star Brahmas | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | New Mexico Ice Wolves | 1 | 0 | 4** | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Lone Star Brahmas | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Shreveport Mudbugs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | El Paso Rhinos | 2 | 4* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | Oklahoma Warriors | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Shreveport Mudbugs | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | El Paso Rhinos | 2 | 3**** | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
- ^ "NAHL team in Rochester, New York approved for the 2023-24 season". North American Hockey League. December 8, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "More NAHL Expansion On The Way?". Junior Hockey News. December 15, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "NAHL Team in Watertown, SD Approved for the 2024-25 Season". North American Hockey League. March 15, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "NAHL approves Greeley-based Colorado Grit starting late this year". BizWest. January 9, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "NAHL announces New Hampshire Mountain Kings as their latest expansion team". The Rink Live. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "NAHL Standings". North American Hockey League. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "NAHL Stats". North American Hockey League. Retrieved May 26, 2025.