2024-25 NAHL season

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This is the 2024-25 North American Hockey League season. This is the league's 40th season under this name and its 50th dating back to its founding as the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League in 1975 when the Michigan Junior Hockey League and the Wolverine Junior A Hockey League merged.
==Events==
The league is having the NAHL Showcase Tournament September 25-28, 2024 at the Super Rink facility in Blaine, Minnesota. The event will have each team playing 3 games and will also include the USA Hockey National Team Development Program 17U team.
The 2025 Top Prospects Tournament will be held February 17-18 in Plymouth Township, Michigan with four divisional based teams and two teams selected in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting Bureau.
The Robertson Cup Championship Tournament will be held in May, 2025 ta the Super Rink facility in Blaine, Minnesota. The event will have each division playoff winner meeting in two best-of-three series with the winners meeting in a single game championship.
==Membership Changes==
*An 1,500 seat arena under construction in Watertown, South Dakota was rumored to be the future home of an NAHL franchise. The Prairie Lakes Ice Arena is the working name of the arena. The arena is expected to open in September of 2023.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/more-nahl-expansion-on-the-way/ Due to delays the arena opening was pushed back to February 23, 2024. The team was apparently be named the Watertown Lakers. The official announcement of the team was being held off pending approval of a lease by the Watertown City Council which is scheduled for February 20th.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/nahl-expanding-to-watertown-south-dakota/ On March 15, 2024 the league Board of Governors approved the addition of the team to the league for the 2024-25 season. The team will be known as the Watertown Shamrocks and will be a member of the central division.https://nahl.com//news/story.cfm?id=38366
*On April 24, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Forest Lake, Minnesota-based Minnesota Mallards. The team will be based out of the Forest Lake Sports Center.https://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=38693
*On May 1, 2024 the league announced the addition of the Elmira Aviators to beginning play in the East Division with the 2024-25 season. The team will be based out of the First Arena in Elmira, New York.https://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=38750 Apparently replacing the Federal Prospects Hockey League team in the arena for 2024-25.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-6090163
==Teams==
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	
Aberdeen Wings 	Odde Ice Center 	Aberdeen, South Dakota 	
Austin Bruins 	Riverside Arena 	Austin, Minnesota 	
Bismarck Bobcats 	V.F.W. Sports Center 	Bismarck, North Dakota 	
Minnesota Mallards 	Forest Lake, Minnesota 	Forest Lake Sports Center 	
Minot Minotauros 	Maysa Arena 	Minot, North Dakota 	
North Iowa Bulls 	Mason City MPA 	Mason City, Iowa 	
St. Cloud Norsemen 	Dave Torrey Arena 	St. Cloud, Minnesota 	
Watertown Shamrocks 	Watertown, South Dakota 	Prairie Lakes Ice Arena 	
Midwest Division 	Midwest Division 	Midwest Division 	Midwest Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	
Anchorage Wolverines 	Sullivan Arena 	Anchorage, Alaska 	
Chippewa Steel 	Chippewa Area Ice Arena 	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 	
Fairbanks Ice Dogs 	Big Dipper Ice Arena 	Fairbanks, Alaska 	
Janesville Jets 	Janesville Ice Arena 	Janesville, Wisconsin 	
Kenai River Brown Bears 	Soldotna Sports Center 	Soldotna, Alaska 	
Minnesota Wilderness 	Northwoods Credit Union Arena 	Cloquet, Minnesota 	
Springfield Jr. Blues 	Nelson Center 	Springfield, Illinois 	
Wisconsin Windigo 	Eagle River Stadium 	Eagle River, Wisconsin 	
East Division 	East Division 	East Division 	East Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	
Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 	Danbury Ice Arena 	Danbury, Connecticut 	
Elmira Aviators 	First Arena 	Elmira, New York 	
Johnstown Tomahawks 	Cambria County War Memorial Arena	Johnstown, Pennsylvania 	
Maine Nordiques 	The Colisée 	Lewiston, Maine 	
Maryland Black Bears 	Piney Orchard Ice Arena/Ice World	Odenton, Maryland/Abingdon, Maryland	
New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings	Hooksett, New Hampshire 	Tri-Town Ice Arena 	
New Jersey Junior Titans 	Middletown Ice World Arena 	Middletown, New Jersey 	
Northeast Generals 	New England Sports Village 	Attleboro, Massachusetts 	
Philadelphia Rebels 	Hollydell Ice Arena 	Sewell, New Jersey 	
Rochester Jr. Americans 	Fairport, New York 	Thomas Creek Ice Arena 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division
Team 	Arena 	Location 	
Amarillo Wranglers 	Amarillo Civic Center 	Amarillo, Texas 	
Colorado Grit 	Greeley, Colorado 	Greeley Ice Haus 	
Corpus Christi IceRays 	American Bank Center 	Corpus Christi, Texas 	
El Paso Rhinos 	Sierra Providence Event Center 	El Paso, Texas 	
Lone Star Brahmas 	NYTEX Sports Centre 	North Richland Hills, Texas 	
New Mexico Ice Wolves 	Outpost Ice Arenas 	Albuquerque, New Mexico 	
Odessa Jackalopes 	Ector County Coliseum 	Odessa, Texas 	
Oklahoma Warriors 	Blazers Ice Centre 	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 	
Shreveport Mudbugs 	Hirsch Coliseum 	Shreveport, Louisiana 	
==Standings==
To be added upon completion of the regular season.
==Robertson Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
The third place team plays the sixth place team and the fourth place team plays the fifth place team in best-of-three division quarterfinal series in the East and South Division, with the winners being re-seeded third and fourth. In the other divisions the top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The first place team plays the fourth place team and the second place team plays the third place team in a best-of-five series over two weekends. The division semifinal winners meet in a best-of-five series over two weekends. The division winners advance to the Robertson Cup tournament. The event will be held at the Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Minnesota in May, 2025. The teams are seeded 1 to 4 and are paired off 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 in best-of-three series. The semifinal winners meet in a single championship game on May 21st.
==References==
Category:2024-25 in ice hockey
Category:NAHL seasons