List of NAHL seasons

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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

Contents

List of seasons

GLJHL

No.SeasonNo. of teamsReg. season
games		Start
(reg. season)		Finish
(incl. playoffs)		Regular Season ChampionRobertson Cup Champion
1 1975–76 5 [a] 48 Detroit Little Caesars (35–11–2) Detroit Little Caesars
2 1976–77 548–46 Paddock Pool Saints (33–7–6) Paddock Pool Saints
3 1977–78 549–46 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 1979–80 546–45 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 1981–82 546 Paddock Pool Saints (33–9–4) Paddock Pool Saints
8 1982–83 545 Paddock Pool Saints (29–11–5) Paddock Pool Saints
9 1983–84 550 Buffalo Jr. Sabres (29–13–8) St. Clair Shores Falcons

NAJHL / NAHL

No.SeasonNo. of teamsReg. season
games		Start
(reg. season)		Finish
(incl. playoffs)		Regular Season ChampionRobertson 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 1987–88 632 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (24–5–3) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
5 1988–89 840 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (30–8–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
6 1989–90 844 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (42–0–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
7 1990–91 840 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (30–5–5) Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
8 1991–92 840 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (29–8–3–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
9 1992–93 [g] 840 Kalamazoo Jr. Wings (31–6–3–0) Kalamazoo Jr. Wings
10 1993–94 1046 Niagara Scenic (27–11–6–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
11 1994–95 944 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (36–6–2–0) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
12 1995–96 846 Springfield Jr. Blues (34–7–4–1) Springfield Jr. Blues
13 1996–97 846April 27 Springfield Jr. Blues (35–10–1) Springfield Jr. Blues
14 1997–98 856April 24 Springfield Jr. Blues (42–12–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
15 1998–99 956April 19 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (39–11–6) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
16 1999–2000 1156April 28 Texas Tornado (42–12–2) Danville Wings
17 2000–01 1056April 27 Soo Indians (42–11–3) Texas Tornado
18 2001–02 1156April 27 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (42–9–5) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors
19 2002–03 1156April 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 1956April 30 Texas Tornado (42–13–1) Texas Tornado
22 2005–06 2058September 9May 13 Bozeman IceDogs (48–9–1) Texas Tornado
23 2006–07 1762September 13May 6 Mahoning Valley Phantoms (47–14–1) St. Louis Bandits
24 2007–08 1858September 14May 5 St. Louis Bandits (47–9–2) St. Louis Bandits
25 2008–09 1958September 17May 3 St. Louis Bandits (42–9–7) St. Louis Bandits
26 2009–10 1958September 11May 9 Wenatchee Wild (45–10–3) Bismarck Bobcats
27 2010–11 2658September 10May 7 Topeka RoadRunners (43–12–3) Fairbanks Ice Dogs
28 2011–12 2860September 9May 8 Amarillo Bulls (46–7–7) Texas Tornado
29 2012–13 2460September 8May 13 Amarillo Bulls (46–7–7) Amarillo Bulls
30 2013–14 2460September 13May 10 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (45–14–1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs
31 2014–15 2460September 12May 16 Janesville Jets (49–9–2) Minnesota Wilderness
32 2015–16 2260September 11May 15 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (49–8–3) Fairbanks Ice Dogs
33 2016–17 2460September 9May 14 Aston Rebels (46–11–2–1) Lone Star Brahmas
34 2017–18 2360September 13May 14 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (45–8–4–3) Shreveport Mudbugs
35 2018–19 2460September 13May 14 Johnstown Tomahawks (47–9–3–1) Aberdeen Wings
36 2019–20 2360 [j] September 13March 12 Lone Star Brahmas (42–9–1–1)Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19
37 2020–21 2360–48 [k] October 9June 22 Aberdeen Wings (51–4–0–1) Shreveport Mudbugs
38 2021–22 2960September 8May 24 Lone Star Brahmas (38–12–5–5) New Jersey Titans
39 2022–23 2960September 9May 21 Oklahoma Warriors (44–14–1–1) Oklahoma Warriors
40 2023–24 3260September 8May 21 Lone Star Brahmas (44–10–3–3) Lone Star Brahmas
41 2024–25 3559September 13May 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

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