2024–25 NAHL season

2024–25 NAHL season
LeagueNorth American Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 13, 2024 – April 12, 2025
Post-season
April 11 – May 20, 2025
Number of games59
Number of teams35
Regular season
Season championsBismarck Bobcats
Season MVPTomas Anderson (Bismarck Bobcats)
Top scorerAlex Laurenza (Austin Bruins)
Robertson Cup Playoffs
Robertson Cup Playoffs MVPJulian Beaumont (Bismarck Bobcats)
Finals championsBismarck Bobcats
  Runners-upLone Star Brahmas

The 2024–25 NAHL season was the 41st season of the North American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 13, 2024 to April 12, 2025 with a 59-game schedule for each team. The Bismarck Bobcats won the regular season championship and went on to defeat the Lone Star Brahmas 4–2 in the Championship game to capture the Robertson Cup.

Showcases

The league held a showcase tournament at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota from September 25 to 28. All 35 league members as well as the USNTDP U-17 team played three games.

A prospect tournament was also held in mid-February that included one team from each division as well as two teams selected in consultation with the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

Member changes

Regular season

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[5]

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
xyz – Bismarck Bobcats 59 47 10 1 1 96 206 103
x – Austin Bruins 59 42 12 3 2 89 194 116
x – Minot Minotauros 59 40 18 1 0 81 208 129
x – Aberdeen Wings 59 35 22 2 0 72 195 170
St. Cloud Norsemen 59 30 22 1 6 67 168 164
Watertown Shamrocks 59 19 33 2 5 45 141 197
North Iowa Bulls 59 19 34 4 2 44 159 212
Minnesota Mallards 59 10 45 2 2 24 122 272

East Division

Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
xy – Rochester Jr. Americans 59 39 12 3 5 86 224 141
x – Maryland Black Bears 59 35 17 4 3 77 196 160
x – Maine Nordiques 59 35 18 4 2 76 188 146
x – New Jersey Titans 59 32 20 6 1 71 195 196
x – Johnstown Tomahawks 59 31 23 3 2 67 183 188
x – New Hampshire Mountain Kings 59 27 29 2 1 57 201 210
Philadelphia Rebels 59 26 30 2 1 55 177 190
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 59 23 33 3 0 49 182 223
Elmira Aviators 59 21 34 3 1 46 157 228
Northeast Generals 59 19 33 4 3 45 197 250

Midwest Division

Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
xy – Wisconsin Windigo 59 41 14 1 3 86 228 156
x – Fairbanks Ice Dogs 59 37 16 3 3 80 209 150
x – Anchorage Wolverines 59 36 17 2 4 78 234 188
x – Chippewa Steel 59 30 23 2 4 66 182 186
Minnesota Wilderness 59 30 25 4 0 64 210 197
Springfield Jr. Blues 59 27 27 3 2 59 158 182
Kenai River Brown Bears 59 21 30 4 4 50 159 216
Janesville Jets 59 17 36 3 3 40 144 230

South Division

Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
xy – Lone Star Brahmas 59 44 11 2 2 92 195 92
x – Shreveport Mudbugs 59 36 18 4 1 77 184 155
x – Corpus Christi IceRays 59 35 19 2 3 75 201 179
x – New Mexico Ice Wolves 59 31 21 4 3 69 163 155
x – El Paso Rhinos 59 29 26 1 3 62 183 188
x – Colorado Grit 59 23 24 8 4 58 154 190
Odessa Jackalopes 59 26 29 4 0 56 209 208
Amarillo Wranglers 59 24 29 2 4 54 157 196
Oklahoma Warriors 59 16 33 7 3 42 137 220

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on April 12, 2025. [6]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alex Laurenza Austin Bruins 55 36 46 82 47
Luc Malkhassian Austin Bruins 59 27 51 78 28
Oli Genest New Hampshire Mountain Kings 59 41 36 77 40
Niko Tournas Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 56 39 35 74 36
Calle Karlsson Rochester Jr. Americans 59 31 42 73 12
Ian Spencer Minot Minotauros 58 25 46 71 122
Jack Hillier New Jersey Titans 56 18 52 70 36
Braydon Beahm Wisconsin Windigo 57 33 36 69 38
Richard Rucireto Northeast Generals 59 29 39 68 43
Brock Devlin Anchorage Wolverines 54 12 55 67 50

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 SO SV% GAA
Ryan Cameron Lone Star Brahmas 30 1737:59 21 6 1 0 9 .948 1.24
Tomas Anderson Bismarck Bobcats 45 2700:20 37 6 1 1 8 .937 1.53
Jack Spicer Lone Star Brahmas 22 1279:19 14 5 1 2 3 .935 1.60
Jack Solomon Austin Bruins 34 2022:52 24 7 2 1 5 .932 1.81
Lukas Swedin Minot Minotauros 42 2449:03 28 14 0 0 6 .940 1.89

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 Bismarck Bobcats 3 0 3 4** 5
C4 Aberdeen Wings 4* 1* 1 3 3
C1 Bismarck Bobcats 1 2 2 7 -
Central Division
C2 Austin Bruins 3 0 1 2 -
C2 Austin Bruins 1 1 3 4** 5
C3 Minot Minotauros 3 2* 1 3 1
1 Bismarck Bobcats 1 3 2*
4 Rochester Jr. Americans 2 2 1
E4 New Jersey Titans 3 2 -
E5 Johnstown Tomahawks 6 5 -
E1 Rochester Jr. Americans 5 2 3 2 6*
E5 Johnstown Tomahawks 2 1 4** 3* 5
E1 Rochester Jr. Americans 0 1 7 3* -
East Division
E3 Maine Nordiques 2 0 2 2 -
E3 Maine Nordiques 0 2 6
E6 New Hampshire Mountain Kings 1 1 2
E2 Maryland Black Bears 3 2 0 2 -
E3 Maine Nordiques 4 0 3 5 -
1 Bismarck Bobcats 4
2 Lone Star Brahmas 2
MW1 Wisconsin Windigo 7 0 3* 7 -
MW4 Chippewa Steel 3 2 2 3 -
MW1 Wisconsin Windigo 5 1 4 2 2
Midwest Division
MW3 Anchorage Wolverines 2 2* 0 4 1
MW2 Fairbanks Ice Dogs 1 1 2 - -
MW3 Anchorage Wolverines 2 4 3 - -
2 Lone Star Brahmas 0 6 5*
3 Wisconsin Windigo 3 3 4
S4 New Mexico Ice Wolves 4 4 4
S5 El Paso Rhinos 1 5* 0
S1 Lone Star Brahmas 4 4 5 - -
S4 New Mexico Ice Wolves 0 1 1 - -
S1 Lone Star Brahmas 1* 3 5 - -
South Division
S3 Corpus Christi IceRays 0 2 0 - -
S3 Corpus Christi IceRays 2 7 -
S6 Colorado Grit 1 3 -
S2 Shreveport Mudbugs 1 1 0 - -
S3 Corpus Christi IceRays 2*** 3 3 - -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Division Play-in

East Division

(E4) New Jersey Titans vs. (E5) Johnstown Tomahawks

April 11 New Jersey Titans 3 – 6 Johnstown Tomahawks Middletown Ice World Arena  
18:07 - Ryan Friedman (1) First period Adam Ondris (1) - 10:30
6:03 - Lucas Marshall (1) Second period Andrew Cowgill (1) - 4:51
Adam Csabi (1) - 12:31
Charlie Zetterkvist (1) - pp - 15:50
Adam Ondris (2) - 17:02
6:55 - Alexander Papaspyropoulos (1) Third period Nick White (1) - sh - en - 16:38
Austin McNicholas (30 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Nick Avakyan (40 saves / 43 shots)
April 12 New Jersey Titans 2 – 5 Johnstown Tomahawks Middletown Ice World Arena  
7:16 - Jack Hillier (1) First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Dylan Shane (1) - pp - 13:12
4:13 - James Taylor (1) Third period Nick Jermain (1) - 2:00
Dylan Shane (1) - 14:00
Hank Reed (1) - 15:56
Hank Reed (2) - en - 19:42
Austin McNicholas (38 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Nick Avakyan (43 saves / 45 shots)
Johnstown wins series 2 – 0

(E3) Maine Nordiques vs. (E6) New Hampshire Mountain Kings

April 11 Maine Nordiques 0 – 1 New Hampshire Mountain Kings The Colisée  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Jack MacDonald (1) - pp - 13:37
Carter Richardson (27 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Sam Caulfield (51 saves / 51 shots)
April 12 Maine Nordiques 2 – 1 New Hampshire Mountain Kings The Colisée  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Alex Gelhar (1) - 0:38
6:37 - Zion Green (1)
10:07 - Connor McNaughton (1) 		Third period No scoring
Carter Richardson (26 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Sam Scopa (30 saves / 32 shots)
April 13 Maine Nordiques 6 – 2 New Hampshire Mountain Kings The Colisée  
Shane Kozlina (1) - 17:21
Michael Stenberg (1) - 18:04 		First period 4:08 - Cole Roenick (1)
No scoring Second period 5:45 - pp - Jaden Johnson (1)
Luke Chappelle (1) - pp - 9:12
Grant Kohnen (1) - pp - 9:48
Kellen Murphy (1) - 13:37
Aidan Lindblad (1) - en - 16:09 		Third period No scoring
Carter Richardson (27 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Sam Caulfield (32 saves / 37 shots)
Maine wins series 2 – 1

South Division

(S4) New Mexico Ice Wolves vs. (S5) El Paso Rhinos

April 11 New Mexico Ice Wolves 4 – 1 El Paso Rhinos Outpost Ice Arenas  
3:56 - Jacob Guille (1) First period No scoring
10:06 - Liam Waugh (1)
16:44 - Toivo Laaksonen (1)
17:16 - Ben Polomsky 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Trent Anfinson (1) - 3:45
Jackson Fuller (19 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Brendan Holahan (31 saves / 35 shots)
April 12 New Mexico Ice Wolves 4 – 5 OT El Paso Rhinos Outpost Ice Arenas  
15:11 - pp - Sean Gibbons (1) First period Roope Tuomioksa (1) - 11:23
Cade DeWolf (1)
18:15 - pp - Ethan Hull (1) Second period A.J. Reed (1) - 11:42
7:14 - Francois de Villiers (1)
Max Matthews (1) - 10:41 		Third period Jacob Solano (1) - pp - 3:19
No scoring First overtime period Harper Lolacher - 1:58
Jackson Fuller (16 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Brendan Holahan (41 saves / 45 shots)
April 13 New Mexico Ice Wolves 4 – 0 El Paso Rhinos Outpost Ice Arenas
New Mexico wins series 2 – 1

(S3) Corpus Christi IceRays vs. (S6) Colorado Grit

April 11 Corpus Christi IceRays 2 – 1 Colorado Grit American Bank Center  
No scoring First period Lucas Mann (1) - 4:28
No scoring Second period No scoring
0:54 - Cooper Conway (1)
14:11 - Troy Pelton (1) 		Third period No scoring
Benjamin Motew (27 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Peter Sterling (24 saves / 26 shots)
April 12 Corpus Christi IceRays 7 – 3 Colorado Grit American Bank Center
Corpus Christi wins series 2 – 0

Division Semifinals

Central Division

(C1) Bismarck Bobcats vs. (C4) Aberdeen Wings

April 18 Bismarck Bobcats 3 – 4 OT Aberdeen Wings VFW Sports Center
April 19 Bismarck Bobcats 0 – 1 OT Aberdeen Wings VFW Sports Center
April 25 Aberdeen Wings 1 – 3 Bismarck Bobcats Odde Ice Center
April 26 Aberdeen Wings 3 – 4 2OT Bismarck Bobcats Odde Ice Center
April 28 Bismarck Bobcats 5 – 3 Aberdeen Wings VFW Sports Center
Bismarck wins series 3 – 2

(C2) Austin Bruins vs. (C2) Minot Minotauros

April 18 Austin Bruins 1 – 3 Minot Minotauros Riverside Arena
April 19 Austin Bruins 1 – 2 OT Minot Minotauros Riverside Arena
April 25 Minot Minotauros 1 – 3 Austin Bruins Maysa Arena
April 26 Minot Minotauros 3 – 4 2OT Austin Bruins Maysa Arena
April 28 Austin Bruins 5 – 1 Minot Minotauros Riverside Arena
Austin wins series 3 – 2

East Division

(E1) Rochester Jr. Americans vs. (E5) Johnstown Tomahawks

April 18 Rochester Jr. Americans 5 – 2 Johnstown Tomahawks Rochester Ice Center
April 19 Rochester Jr. Americans 2 – 1 OT Johnstown Tomahawks Rochester Ice Center
April 25 Johnstown Tomahawks 4 – 3 2OT Rochester Jr. Americans 1st Summit Bank Arena
April 26 Johnstown Tomahawks 3 – 2 OT Rochester Jr. Americans 1st Summit Bank Arena
April 28 Rochester Jr. Americans 6 – 5 OT Johnstown Tomahawks Rochester Ice Center
Rochester wins series 3 – 2

(E2) Maryland Black Bears vs. (E3) Maine Nordiques

April 18 Maryland Black Bears 3 – 4 Maine Nordiques Piney Orchard Ice Arena
April 19 Maryland Black Bears 2 – 0 Maine Nordiques Piney Orchard Ice Arena
April 25 Maine Nordiques 3 – 0 Maryland Black Bears The Colisée
April 26 Maine Nordiques 5 – 2 Maryland Black Bears The Colisée
Maine wins series 3 – 1

Midwest Division

(MW1) Wisconsin Windigo vs. (MW4) Chippewa Steel

April 18 Wisconsin Windigo 7 – 3 Chippewa Steel Eagle River Sports Arena
April 19 Wisconsin Windigo 0 – 2 Chippewa Steel Eagle River Sports Arena
April 25 Chippewa Steel 2 – 3 OT Wisconsin Windigo Rice Lake Ice Arena
April 26 Chippewa Steel 3 – 7 Wisconsin Windigo Rice Lake Ice Arena
Wisconsin wins series 3 – 1

(MW2) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW3) Anchorage Wolverines

April 18 Fairbanks Ice Dogs 1 – 2 Anchorage Wolverines Big Dipper Ice Arena  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Cole Christian (1) - pp - 8:59
Daniel Bagnole (1) - sh - 11:47
16:46 - pp - Kyle Rohrer (1) Third period No scoring
Mason McElroy (32 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Michael Manzi (31 saves / 32 shots)
April 19 Fairbanks Ice Dogs 1 – 4 Anchorage Wolverines Big Dipper Ice Arena
April 25 Anchorage Wolverines 3 – 2 OT Fairbanks Ice Dogs Sullivan Arena
Anchorage wins series 3 – 0

South Division

(S1) Lone Star Brahmas vs. (S4) New Mexico Ice Wolves

April 18 Lone Star Brahmas 4 – 0 New Mexico Ice Wolves NYTEX Sports Centre
April 19 Lone Star Brahmas 4 – 1 New Mexico Ice Wolves NYTEX Sports Centre
April 25 New Mexico Ice Wolves 1 – 5 Lone Star Brahmas Outpost Ice Arenas
Lone Star wins series 3 – 0

(S2) Shreveport Mudbugs vs. (S3) Corpus Christi IceRays

April 18 Shreveport Mudbugs 1 – 2 3OT Corpus Christi IceRays Georges Pond Hirsch Coliseum  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
5:09 - pp - Aidan Puley (1) Third period Will Reardon (1) - 9:09
No scoring Third overtime period Pierson Sobush (3) - 1:50
Nikola Goich (65 saves / 67 shots) Goalie stats Benji Motew (58 saves / 59 shots)
April 19 Shreveport Mudbugs 4 – 1 Corpus Christi IceRays Georges Pond Hirsch Coliseum
April 25 Corpus Christi IceRays 3 – 0 Shreveport Mudbugs American Bank Center
Corpus Christi wins series 3 – 0

Division Finals

Central Division

(C1) Bismarck Bobcats vs. (C2) Austin Bruins

May 2 Bismarck Bobcats 1 – 3 Austin Bruins VFW Sports Center
May 3 Bismarck Bobcats 2 – 0 Austin Bruins VFW Sports Center
May 9 Austin Bruins 1 – 2 Bismarck Bobcats Riverside Arena
May 10 Austin Bruins 2 – 7 Bismarck Bobcats Riverside Arena
Bismarck wins series 3 – 1

East Division

(E1) Rochester Jr. Americans vs. (E3) Maine Nordiques

May 2 Rochester Jr. Americans 0 – 2 Maine Nordiques Rochester Ice Center
May 3 Rochester Jr. Americans 1 – 0 Maine Nordiques Rochester Ice Center
May 9 Maine Nordiques 7 – 2 Rochester Jr. Americans The Colisée
May 10 Maine Nordiques 3 – 2 OT Rochester Jr. Americans The Colisée
Rochester wins series 3 – 1

Midwest Division

(MW1) Wisconsin Windigo vs. (MW3) Anchorage Wolverines

May 2 Wisconsin Windigo 5 – 2 Anchorage Wolverines Eagle River Sports Arena
May 3 Wisconsin Windigo 1 – 2 OT Anchorage Wolverines Eagle River Sports Arena
May 4 Wisconsin Windigo 4 – 0 Anchorage Wolverines Eagle River Sports Arena
May 9 Anchorage Wolverines 4 – 2 Wisconsin Windigo Sullivan Arena
May 10 Anchorage Wolverines 1 – 2 Wisconsin Windigo Sullivan Arena
Wisconsin wins series 3 – 2

South Division

(S1) Lone Star Brahmas vs. (S3) Corpus Christi IceRays

May 2 Lone Star Brahmas 1 – 0 OT Corpus Christi IceRays NYTEX Sports Centre
May 3 Lone Star Brahmas 3 – 2 Corpus Christi IceRays NYTEX Sports Centre
May 8 Corpus Christi IceRays 0 – 5 Lone Star Brahmas El Paso County Events Center
Lone Star wins series 3 – 0

Semifinals

(C1) Bismarck Bobcats vs. (E1) Rochester Jr. Americans

May 16 Bismarck Bobcats 1 – 2 Rochester Jr. Americans Fogerty Ice Arena
May 17 Rochester Jr. Americans 2 – 3 Bismarck Bobcats Fogerty Ice Arena
May 18 Bismarck Bobcats 2 – 1 OT Rochester Jr. Americans Fogerty Ice Arena
Bismarck wins series 2 – 1

(S1) Lone Star Brahmas vs. (MW1) Wisconsin Windigo

May 16 Lone Star Brahmas 0 – 3 Wisconsin Windigo Fogerty Ice Arena
May 17 Wisconsin Windigo 3 – 6 Lone Star Brahmas Fogerty Ice Arena
May 18 Lone Star Brahmas 5 – 4 OT Wisconsin Windigo Fogerty Ice Arena
Lone Star wins series 2 – 1

Robertson Cup Finals

(C1) Bismarck Bobcats vs. (S1) Lone Star Brahmas

May 20 Bismarck Bobcats 4 – 2 Lone Star Brahmas Fogerty Ice Arena  
18:51 - Alexander Kim (4) First period Kyle Isenberg (1) - sh - 13:02
2:31 - Calle Arvedson (1)
14:31 - Joshua Lehto (5) 		Second period No scoring
6:39 - pp - Tommy Cronin (3) Third period Ryan Comishock (3) - pp - 1:57
Tomas Anderson (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Ryan Cameron (31 saves / 35 shots)

References

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