List of NAHL seasons

This is a list of seasons of the North American Hockey League since the foundation of its immediate predecessor, the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League, in 1975

List of seasons

GLJHL

No. Season No. of teams Reg. season
games 		Start
(reg. season) 		Finish
(incl. playoffs) 		Regular Season Champion Robertson Cup Champion
1 1975–76 5[a] 48 Detroit Little Caesars (35–11–2) Detroit Little Caesars
2 1976–77 5 48–46 Paddock Pool Saints (33–7–6) Paddock Pool Saints
3 1977–78 5 49–46 Paddock Pool Saints (37–9–3) Paddock Pool Saints
4 1978–79 6[b] 50–29 Paddock Pool Saints (42–5–3) Paddock Pool Saints
5 1979–80 5 46–45 Paddock Pool Saints (32–11–3) Paddock Pool Saints
6 1980–81 3[c] 53–54 Paddock Pool Saints (39–10–4) Paddock Pool Saints
7 1981–82 5 46 Paddock Pool Saints (33–9–4) Paddock Pool Saints
8 1982–83 5 45 Paddock Pool Saints (29–11–5) Paddock Pool Saints
9 1983–84 5 50 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (29–13–8) St. Clair Shores Falcons

NAJHL / NAHL

No. Season No. of teams Reg. season
games 		Start
(reg. season) 		Finish
(incl. playoffs) 		Regular Season Champion Robertson Cup Champion
1 1984–85 3[d] 24 St. Clair Shores Falcons (11–7–6) St. Clair Shores Falcons
2 1985–86 4[e] 43–24 St. Clair Shores Falcons (28–12–3) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
3 1986–87 5*[f] 37–3 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (24–8–6) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
4 1987–88 6 32 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (24–5–3) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
5 1988–89 8 40 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (30–8–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
6 1989–90 8 44 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (42–0–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
7 1990–91 8 40 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (30–5–5) Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
8 1991–92 8 40 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (29–8–3–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
9 1992–93[g] 8 40 Kalamazoo Jr. Wings (31–6–3–0) Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
10 1993–94 10 46 Niagara Scenic (27–11–6–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
11 1994–95 9 44 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (36–6–2–0) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
12 1995–96 8 46 Springfield Jr. Blues (34–7–4–1) Springfield Jr. Blues
13 1996–97 8 46 April 27 Springfield Jr. Blues (35–10–1) Springfield Jr. Blues
14 1997–98 8 56 April 24 Springfield Jr. Blues (42–12–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
15 1998–99 9 56 April 19 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (39–11–6) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
16 1999–2000 11 56 April 28 Texas Tornado (42–12–2) Danville Wings
17 2000–01 10 56 April 27 Soo Indians (42–11–3) Texas Tornado
18 2001–02 11 56 April 27 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (42–9–5) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
19 2002–03 11 56 April 25 Pittsburgh Forge (43–9–4) Pittsburgh Forge
20 2003–04 21[h] 56, 24[i] May 2 Texas Tornado (48–6–2) Texas Tornado
21 2004–05 19 56 April 30 Texas Tornado (42–13–1) Texas Tornado
22 2005–06 20 58 September 9 May 13 Bozeman IceDogs (48–9–1) Texas Tornado
23 2006–07 17 62 September 13 May 6 Mahoning Valley Phantoms (47–14–1) St. Louis Bandits
24 2007–08 18 58 September 14 May 5 St. Louis Bandits (47–9–2) St. Louis Bandits
25 2008–09 19 58 September 17 May 3 St. Louis Bandits (42–9–7) St. Louis Bandits
26 2009–10 19 58 September 11 May 9 Wenatchee Wild (45–10–3) Bismarck Bobcats
27 2010–11 26 58 September 10 May 7 Topeka RoadRunners (43–12–3) Fairbanks Ice Dogs
28 2011–12 28 60 September 9 May 8 Amarillo Bulls (46–7–7) Texas Tornado
29 2012–13 24 60 September 8 May 13 Amarillo Bulls (46–7–7) Amarillo Bulls
30 2013–14 24 60 September 13 May 10 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (45–14–1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs
31 2014–15 24 60 September 12 May 16 Janesville Jets (49–9–2) Minnesota Wilderness
32 2015–16 22 60 September 11 May 15 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (49–8–3) Fairbanks Ice Dogs
33 2016–17 24 60 September 9 May 14 Aston Rebels (46–11–2–1) Lone Star Brahmas
34 2017–18 23 60 September 13 May 14 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (45–8–4–3) Shreveport Mudbugs
35 2018–19 24 60 September 13 May 14 Johnstown Tomahawks (47–9–3–1) Aberdeen Wings
36 2019–20 23 60[j] September 13 March 12 Lone Star Brahmas (42–9–1–1) Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19
37 2020–21 23 60–48[k] October 9 June 22 Aberdeen Wings (51–4–0–1) Shreveport Mudbugs
38 2021–22 29 60 September 8 May 24 Lone Star Brahmas (38–12–5–5) New Jersey Titans
39 2022–23 29 60 September 9 May 21 Oklahoma Warriors (44–14–1–1) Oklahoma Warriors
40 2023–24 32 60 September 8 May 21 Lone Star Brahmas (44–10–3–3) Lone Star Brahmas
41 2024–25 35 59 September 13 May 20 Bismarck Bobcats (47–10–1–1) Bismarck Bobcats

Notes

  1. ^ The GLJHL was founded by the merger of the Michigan Junior Hockey League and the Wolverine Junior A Hockey League
  2. ^ The Cleveland Jr. Barons withdrew from the league mid-season
  3. ^ Games against non-member teams were included in league standings
  4. ^ The GLJHL collapsed after three of its five member teams folded. The remaining clubs reformed as the North American Junior Hockey League
  5. ^ The Buffalo Jr. Sabres, who were also members of the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League, played a partial schedule of 24 games
  6. ^ The Chicago Patriots and Chicago Cougars joined the league as affiliate members, neither team were active by the end of the season
  7. ^ The league rebranded as the North American Hockey League
  8. ^ The NAHL merged with the America West Hockey League, absorbing eight of the AWHL's members
  9. ^ The Dayton Gems folded after 24 games
  10. ^ The league suspended play on March 12 and later cancelled the entire postseason
  11. ^ Due to the ongoing pandemic, the season began later than normal and finished with an unbalanced schedule

References

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