2015–16 NAHL season

2015–16 NAHL season #FFFFFF; border-top:#2c50a3 3px solid; border-bottom:#ee293d 3px solid #000000 150px North American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular seasonSeptember 11, 2015 – April 10, 2016PostseasonApril 14 – May 15, 2016 60 22 Draft Braden Brown Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Regular season Fairbanks Ice Dogs Todd Burgess (Fairbanks Ice Dogs) Todd Burgess (Fairbanks Ice Dogs) Robertson Cup Playoffs Reggie Lutz (Ice Dogs) Fairbanks Ice Dogs Wichita Falls Wildcats List of NAHL seasons NAHL 2014–15 NAHL season 2014–15 2016–17 NAHL season 2016–17 The 2015–16 NAHL season was the 32nd season of the North American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2015 to April 2016 with a 60-game schedule for each team. The Fairbanks Ice Dogs won the regular season championship and went on to defeat the Wichita Falls Wildcats 2–0 in the championship game to capture the Robertson Cup. Member changes After the NAHL assumed control of the Keystone Ice Miners in the middle of the previous season,http://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=13226 Keystone ownership voluntarily resigns membership North American Hockey League (NAHL) the franchise was suspended at the conclusion of the year. In early March, the Michigan Warriors announced that they would be relocating after their lease with the Perani Arena and Event Center would not be renewed for this season.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/nahl-michigan-warriors-relocating/ NAHL Michigan Warriors Relocating The Junior Hockey News March 6, 2015 June 3, 2025 After failing to find a new home venue, the team suspended operations. In May, The NAHL approved the addition of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights to the league.https://nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=14771 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights join NAHL in 2015-16 season NAHL May 1, 2015 June 2, 2025 At the time, the team was an active member of the Eastern Hockey League, however, as part of the agreement, they purchased the franchise rights to the dormant Dawson Creek Rage. Rather than operate teams in both leagues, the Knights moved their Tier III club to the North American 3 Hockey League.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=26800 NA3HL announces new markets for the 2019-20 season NA3HL April 17, 2019 June 3, 2025 Despite the move, the Tier III club suspended play for two years before reappearing in the EHL in 2017. After the 2014–15 season, the Soo Eagles announced that they would be leaving the NAHL due to the loss of all other regional teams over the past few years (including the Michigan Warriors). The Eagles sold their franchise rights to the New Jersey Junior Titans youth organization which was moved to Middletown, New Jersey.http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=29414 NA3HL announces new team in Middletown, New Jersey NA3HL April 19, 2020 June 3, 2025 Lewiston, Maine had been approved for an expansion team for this season, however, the prospective owner withdrew his bid due to a lack of preparation time with the intention of reapplying later.https://thejuniorhockeynews.com/lewiston-maine-withdraws-nahl-application/ Lewiston Maine Withdraws NAHL Application NAHL April 1, 2016 June 3, 2025 In early June, the Wenatchee Wild announced that they would be leaving the NAHL for the British Columbia Hockey League. Wenatchee Wild Join the BCHL for the 2015-16 Season http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=1413&leagueID=2393&page=88464 www.bchl.ca 2015-06-01 2015-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150605060123/http://www.bchl.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=88464&clientID=1413&leagueID=2393 dead The club cited a reduction in travel expenses as their primary concern. On the same day, news broke that the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees would soon be moving to Aston, Pennsylvania.http://thejuniorhockeynews.com/?p=43896 THE DEATH POOL – GOODBYE RIO GRANDE HELLO ASTON PENNSYLVANIA The Junior Hockey News June 1, 2015 In response, the Bees' home city announced that unless the team's president could not keep the club in Hidalgo, Texas, the franchise would cease operations for the next season. Ultimately, however, the NAHL approved the relocation and the franchise became the Aston Rebels.http://www.nahl.com/news/story.cfm?id=14941 NAHL announces relocation of Rio Grande Valley to Aston, PA NAHL June 9, 2015 Regular season The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:https://nahl.com/standings/?league_id=4&season_id=142&stat_class=7&type=division&mode=overall NAHL Standings North American Hockey League May 26, 2025 Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title Standings Central Division Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against xy – Bismarck Bobcats 603719478185153 x – Minot Minotauros 603519676185158 x – Austin Bruins 602927462181168 x – Brookings Blizzard 602529656149200 Minnesota Magicians 602428856164198 Aberdeen Wings 6022271155131171 East Division Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against xy – Aston Rebels 603521474196146 x – New Jersey Titans 603422472187156 x – Johnstown Tomahawks 603124567197200 x – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 6022281054159232 Midwest Division Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against xyz – Fairbanks Ice Dogs 604983101251116 x – Janesville Jets 603518777181150 x – Minnesota Wilderness 603418876183161 x – Coulee Region Chill 603326167177165 Springfield Jr. Blues 602925664155164 Kenai River Brown Bears 60451513109292 South Division Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against xy – Wichita Falls Wildcats 604411593224141 x – Lone Star Brahmas 603912987186136 x – Topeka RoadRunners 603424270190154 x – Odessa Jackalopes 602729458185218 Corpus Christi IceRays 602529656139170 Amarillo Bulls 601343430133218 Statistics Scoring leaders The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games. https://nahl.com/skater-stats/?league_id=4&team_id=all-teams&sort=points&direction=desc&season_id=142&stat_class=4 NAHL Stats North American Hockey League May 26, 2025 Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes Todd Burgess Fairbanks Ice Dogs 60 38 57 95 52 Ryner Gorowsky Fairbanks Ice Dogs 59 28 55 83 84 Hampus Sjodahl Odessa Jackalopes 60 35 34 69 34 Logan Coomes Fairbanks Ice Dogs 56 25 40 65 71 Derek Brown Odessa Jackalopes 60 14 50 64 28 Tyler Tomberlin Fairbanks Ice Dogs 59 17 46 63 20 Austin Albrecht Wichita Falls Wildcats 58 26 34 60 94 Gilbert Gabor Austin Bruins 55 21 37 58 149 Andrew Romano Johnstown Tomahawks 60 17 39 56 14 Luke Lynch Johnstown Tomahawks 57 29 27 56 116 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 Gavin Nieto Fairbanks Ice Dogs 39 2350:36 33 5 1 0 67 864 .923 1.71 Hunter Shepard Bismarck Bobcats 50 2932:11 34 11 1 2 93 1,239 .925 1.90 Corbin Kaczperski Lone Star Brahmas 39 2210:02 25 6 2 2 73 728 .900 1.98 Justin Kapelmaster Wichita Falls Wildcats 46 2618:30 33 8 2 1 90 1,106 .919 2.06 C. J. Boothe Fairbanks Ice Dogs 18 1084:47 13 3 2 0 39 432 .910 2.16 Robertson Cup playoffs Teams are reseeded prior to the semifinal round based upon regular season records. 5/5/3/1 0 200 high Division Semifinals(Best-of-5) Division Finals(Best-of-5) Semifinal(Best-of-3) Championship(Best-of-1) Central Division East Division Midwest Division South Division C1 Bismarck Bobcats 5 5 1 3 - C4 Brookings Blizzard 2 3 2 1 - C2 Minot Minotauros 3 1 3 2 - C3 Austin Bruins 1 4 6 3 - E1 Aston Rebels 3 3 6 - - E4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 2 2 1 - - E2 New Jersey Titans 3 0 1 - - E3 Johnstown Tomahawks 5 2 2* - - MW1 Fairbanks Ice Dogs 1 6 3 4 - MW4 Coulee Region Chill 6 1 0 1 - MW2 Janesville Jets 5 1 1 2 - MW3 Minnesota Wilderness 2 2 2** 3* - S1 Wichita Falls Wildcats 6 5 6 - - S4 Odessa Jackalopes 3 0 3 - - S2 Lone Star Brahmas 3 1 2 4 - S3 Topeka RoadRunners 1 2* 5 5* - C1 Bismarck Bobcats 5 4 0 2 4 C3 Austin Bruins 1 1 7 3 0 E1 Aston Rebels 5 4* 9 - - E3 Johnstown Tomahawks 2 3 2 - - MW1 Fairbanks Ice Dogs 2* 3* 1 2 5 MW3 Minnesota Wilderness 1 2 2** 3 2 S1 Wichita Falls Wildcats 3 5 2** - - S3 Topeka RoadRunners 1 4 1 - - 1 Fairbanks Ice Dogs 2 3 - 4 Aston Rebels 1 0 - 2 Wichita Falls Wildcats 3 5 - 3 Bismarck Bobcats 2 2 - 1 Fairbanks Ice Dogs 2 2 Wichita Falls Wildcats 0 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Division Semifinals Central Division (C1) Bismarck Bobcats vs. (C4) Brookings Blizzard Bismarck Bobcats Brookings Blizzard V.F.W. Sports Center Larson Ice Center April 15 5 – 2 1 1 5:39 - pp - Alex Strand (1) 17:37 - pp - Aaron Herdt (1) 19:59 - pp - Patrik Demel (1) Martan Yelle (1) - 8:15 No scoring Mikael Hakkarainen (1) - pp - 1:13 5:08 - Solag Bakich (1) 18:07 - en - Willie Brown (1) No scoring Hunter Shepard (28 saves / 30 shots) Josh Kuehmichel (25 saves / 29 shots) April 16 5 – 3 1 1 15:18 - Aaron Herdt (2) Nick Ford (1) - pp - 10:38 10:00 - pp - Willie Brown (2) 13:40 - pp - Aaron Herdt (3) Mikael Hakkarainen (2) - pp - 18:40 0:17 - Oskars Batņa (1) 19:26 - en - Harrison Aide (1) Nick Ford (2) - 11:56 Hunter Shepard (28 saves / 31 shots) Josh Kuehmichel (33 saves / 37 shots) April 22 2 – 1 2 2 No scoring No scoring Oskars Batņa (2) - pp - 4:17 0:36 - Griff Jeszka (1) No scoring 9:30 - Griff Jeszka (2) Hunter Shepard (27 saves / 29 shots) Josh Kuehmichel (22 saves / 23 shots) April 23 1 – 3 2 1 No scoring 14:18 - Griff Jeszka (3) Patrik Demel (2) - 9:26 Harrison Aide (2) - 14:57 No scoring Harrison Aide (3) - 1:25 No scoring Hunter Shepard (28 saves / 29 shots) Josh Kuehmichel (24 saves / 27 shots) Bismarck wins series 3 – 1 (C2) Minot Minotauros vs. (C3) Austin Bruins Minot Minotauros Austin Bruins Maysa Arena Riverside Arena April 15 3 – 1 1 1 14:53 - Jack Murphy (1) Paul O'Connor (1) - 17:41 No scoring No scoring 14:18 - pp - Christian Mohs (1) 16:34 - pp - Jack Murphy (2) No scoring Gunner Rivers (22 saves / 23 shots) Kristofer Carlson (30 saves / 33 shots) April 16 1 – 4 1 2 No scoring Jade Miller (1) - pp - 1:27 No scoring Austin Rueschhoff (1) - pp - 4:39 Jacob Paganelli (1) - pp - 14:06 17:00 - Grayson Gavin (1) Evan Cholak (1) - en - 19:51 Gunner Rivers (24 saves / 27 shots) Kristofer Carlson (29 saves / 30 shots) April 22 6 – 3 2 2 Nate Pionk (1) - 10:15 15:12 - Gilbert Gabor (1) Chase Springman (1) - 2:46 6:26 - Austin Rueschhoff (2) 8:46 - Gilbert Gabor (2) James LaDouce (1) - pp - 17:02 6:44 - pp - Jade Miller (2) 18:47 - en - Luke Forfar (1) 19:16 - en - Evan Cholak (2) Gunner Rivers (10 saves / 14 shots) Kristofer Carlson (29 saves / 32 shots) April 23 3 – 2 2 2 Jared Brandt (1) - pp - 13:10 10:09 - Jacob Paganelli (3) No scoring 0:39 - Jade Miller (3) 5:19 - Paul O’Connor (2) Christian Mohs (2) - 19:15 No scoring Gunner Rivers (21 saves / 24 shots) Kristofer Carlson (31 saves / 33 shots) Austin wins series 3 – 1 East Division (E1) Aston Rebels vs. (E4) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights Aston Rebels Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights IceWorks Skating Complex Rev Ice Center April 15 3 – 2 1 1 5:09 - Ryan Cusin (1) 17:16 - Michael Merulla (1) Tim Gelatt (1) - 14:10 5:44 - Michael Merulla (2) No scoring No scoring Carson Knop (1) - 6:15 Darion Hanson (22 saves / 24 shots) Grant Valentine (27 saves / 30 shots) April 16 3 – 2 1 1 No scoring Blake Busch (1) - 3:20 Dorian Dawson (1) - 18:47 No scoring No scoring 4:23 - Kristofers Bindulis (1) 4:35 - Eric Carreras (1) 6:42 - Michael Merulla (3) No scoring Darion Hanson (19 saves / 21 shots) Andrey Svistunov (30 saves / 33 shots) April 22 1 – 6 2 1 No scoring No scoring Andrew Bellant (1) - 6:03 Frank Spellman (1) - 11:23 Austin Swingle (1) - 17:24 Andrew Bellant (2) - 19:19 18:44 - Braden Brown (1) Dean Balsamo (1) - en - 15:10 Ryan Solomon (1) - en - 17:09 No scoring Darion Hanson (33 saves / 34 shots) Grant Valentine (31 saves / 36 shots) Aston wins series 3 – 0 (E2) New Jersey Titans vs. (E3) Johnstown Tomahawks New Jersey Titans Johnstown Tomahawks Middletown Ice World Cambria County War Memorial Arena April 14 3 – 5 1 2 12:46 - Adam Hascic (1) Niko Coffman (1) - 6:46 No scoring Casey Linkenheld (1) - pp - 5:03 Andrew Romano (1) - pp - 11:43 Casey Linkenheld (2) - 18:08 3:14 - Raymond Brice (1) 9:04 - pp - Andrew Durham (1) Casey Linkenheld (3) - 12:16 Jack Berry (18 saves / 23 shots) Andrew Lindgren (19 saves / 22 shots) April 15 0 – 2 1 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Zak Galambos (1) - 0:25 Luke Lynch (1) - en - 18:54 Jack Berry (24 saves / 25 shots) Andrew Lindgren (21 saves / 21 shots) April 22 2 – 1 1 2 2 No scoring No scoring Raymond Brice (2) - 18:58 No scoring No scoring 19:41 - Anthony Parrucci (1) No scoring 3:58 - Logan Hudson (1) Jack Berry (32 saves / 34 shots) Andrew Lindgren (22 saves / 23 shots) Johnstown wins series 3 – 0 Midwest Division (MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW4) Coulee Region Chill Fairbanks Ice Dogs Coulee Region Chill Big Dipper Ice Arena Green Island Ice Arena April 15 1 – 6 1 2 7:55 - Jakob Stridsberg (1) Larry Jungwirth (1) - 8:49 Shane Kuzmeski (1) - pp - 11:12 No scoring Nicolas Luka (1) - 5:56 Alex Falconer (1) - 17:53 No scoring Larry Jungwirth (2) - 4:41 Dominik Florián (1) - sh - 6:02 Gavin Nieto (11 saves / 15 shots) Carleton Boothe (8 saves / 10 shots) Matīss Kivlenieks (24 saves / 25 shots) April 16 6 – 1 1 1 No scoring No scoring 2:28 - pp - Todd Burgess (1) 4:44 - Cayden Cahill (1) 10:39 - Ryner Gorowsky (1) 14:01 - pp - Ryner Gorowsky (2) 15:07 - pp - Ryner Gorowsky (3) Nico Luka (1) - pp - 9:57 16:14 - Jakob Stridsberg (2) No scoring Gavin Nieto (27 saves / 28 shots) Matīss Kivlenieks (15 saves / 19 shots) Hunter Vorva (13 saves / 15 shots) April 17 3 – 0 1 1 Logan Coomes (1) - pp - 8:06 Reggie Lutz (1) - 15:03 No scoring No scoring No scoring Reggie Lutz (2) - 10:28 No scoring Gavin Nieto (22 saves / 22 shots) Matīss Kivlenieks (34 saves / 37 shots) April 22 1 – 4 2 1 Josef Ingman (1) - 0:44 8:39 - Larry Jungwirth (3) Ryner Gorowsky (4) - 4:07 No scoring Jakob Stridsberg (3) - 7:21 Clay Cross (1) - 13:22 No scoring Gavin Nieto (19 saves / 20 shots) Matīss Kivlenieks (27 saves / 31 shots) Fairbanks wins series 3 – 1 (MW2) Janesville Jets vs. (MW3) Minnesota Wilderness Janesville Jets Minnesota Wilderness Janesville Ice Arena Northwoods Credit Union Arena April 15 5 – 2 1 1 3:46 - Andrew Roye (1) 6:55 - Adrián Holešinský (1) No scoring 8:28 - Andrew Roye (2) 16:30 - Michael Maloney (1) No scoring 13:29 - pp - Taylor Fernandez (1) Tristan Rostagno (1) - 1:39 Casey Gilling (1) - 16:11 Jack LaFontaine (27 saves / 29 shots) Chase Munroe (17 saves / 21 shots) Luke Kania (5 saves / 6 shots) April 16 1 – 2 1 2 No scoring Jānis Jaks (1) - 11:24 10:12 - sh - Dawson DiPietro (1) Casey Gilling (2) - sh - 14:54 No scoring No scoring Jack LaFontaine (17 saves / 19 shots) Luke Kania (17 saves / 18 shots) April 22 2 – 1 2 2 2 Adam Winborg (1) - 5:38 No scoring No scoring 7:47 - pp - Alex Toscano (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 13:28 - Isak Bergland (1) Jack LaFontaine (41 saves / 43 shots) Luke Kania (23 saves / 24 shots) April 23 3 – 2 1 2 2 Adrián Holešinský (2) - 0:53 16:59 - pp - Ryan Bloom (1) Peter Bates (1) - 12:02 12:59 - Aaron Miller (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 13:45 - Ryan Bloom (2) Jack LaFontaine (28 saves / 31 shots) Luke Kania (23 saves / 25 shots) Minnesota wins series 3 – 1 South Division (S1) Wichita Falls Wildcats vs. (S4) Odessa Jackalopes Wichita Falls Wildcats Odessa Jackalopes Kay Yeager Coliseum Ector County Coliseum April 15 6 – 3 1 1 No scoring Brandon Tucker (1) - 17:22 Pierce Pluemer (1) - 17:39 Zach Zech (1) - 18:42 0:26 - pp - Erich Jaeger (1) 11:11 - Jonathan Lazarus (1) 12:24 - Nikita Litviak (1) 14:04 - Aleksi Poikola (1) 19:33 - sh - Jeff Baum (1) No scoring 5:53 - pp - André Pison (1) No scoring Justin Kapelmaster (34 saves / 37 shots) Dean Shatzer (30 saves / 36 shots) Jon Flakne (6 saves / 6 shots) April 16 5 – 0 1 1 0:50 - Aleksi Poikola (2) 2:44 - Nikita Litviak (2) 8:08 - pp - Aleksi Poikola (3) No scoring 0:32 - Nick Rosa (1) 5:18 - Garrett VanWyhe (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring Justin Kapelmaster (34 saves / 34 shots) Dean Shatzer (9 saves / 12 shots) Jon Flakne (29 saves / 31 shots) April 22 3 – 6 2 1 Austin Beaulieu (1) - 8:31 Austin Albrecht (1) - 14:01 Adam Goodsir (1) - 18:36 No scoring Austin Beaulieu (2) - 1:52 Austin Albrecht (2) - 14:55 12:52 - Hampus Sjödahl (1) Austin Albrecht (3) - en - 18:45 8:20 - pp - Gray Marr (1) 8:59 - pp - Jake Levin (1) Justin Kapelmaster (30 saves / 33 shots) Jon Flakne (34 saves / 39 shots) Wichita wins series 3 – 0 (S2) Lone Star Brahmas vs. (S3) Topeka RoadRunners Lone Star Brahmas Topeka RoadRunners NYTEX Sports Centre Stormont Vail Events Center April 15 3 – 1 1 1 No scoring No scoring 14:45 - Carson Kelley (1) No scoring 9:07 - sh - Martin Mellberg (1) 14:35 - Tyler Drevitch (1) Dominic Lutz (1) - pp - 12:32 Juho Niku (24 saves / 27 shots) Corbin Kaczperski (14 saves / 15 shots) April 16 1 – 2 1 1 2 6:03 - Carson Kelley (2) No scoring No scoring Luka Maver (1) - pp - 5:29 No scoring No scoring No scoring Quinn Preston (1) - 5:52 Corbin Kaczperski (21 saves / 23 shots) Juho Niku (28 saves / 29 shots) April 22 5 – 2 2 2 No scoring 6:11 - Quinn Preston (2) 19:14 - Yu Hikosaka (1) Peter Kessel (1) - pp - 17:49 Tyler Drevitch (1) - 18:19 4:41 - pp - Ryan O'Connor (1) No scoring 12:48 - Johnny Walker (1) 19:17 - en - J.B. Baker (1) Corbin Kaczperski (13 saves / 17 shots) Juho Niku (23 saves / 25 shots) April 23 5 – 4 1 2 2 Hogan Davidson (1) - 9:03 9:17 - Jack Nickels (1) 10:42 - Andrew Hart (1) Joseph Fallon (1) - 11:50 3:27 - Max Harper (1) 18:05 - Quinn Preston (3) Peter Kessel (2) - 13:10 Tyler Drevitch (2) - 18:02 No scoring No scoring 19:45 - Ryan O'Connor (2) Corbin Kaczperski (34 saves / 39 shots) Juho Niku (39 saves / 43 shots) Topeka wins series 3 – 1 Division Finals Central Division (C1) Bismarck Bobcats vs. (C2) Austin Bruins Bismarck Bobcats Austin Bruins V.F.W. Sports Center Riverside Arena April 29 5 – 1 1 1 0:44 - Solag Bakich (2) 13:27 - pp - Alex Strand (2) 17:19 - Parker Mismash (1) No scoring 1:12 - Aaron Herdt (4) No scoring 5:31 - Alex Strand (3) Jacob Paganelli (4) - 7:21 Hunter Shepard (25 saves / 26 shots) Kristofer Carlson (13 saves / 18 shots) Robbie Goor (3 saves / 3 shots) April 30 4 – 1 1 1 18:28 - Tobias Fladeby (1) No scoring 1:54 - Travis Wood (1) 19:58 - pp - Jared Pike (1) Travis Kothenbeutel (1) - 13:55 4:15 - Willie Brown (2) No scoring Hunter Shepard (25 saves / 26 shots) Kristofer Carlson (26 saves / 30 shots) May 6 7 – 0 2 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring 11:07 - pp - Jan Štefka (1) 11:21 - Austin Rueschhoff (3) 16:20 - Paul O’Connor (3) 18:10 - pp - Jan Štefka (2) No scoring 8:02 - pp - A.J. Drobot (1) 8:05 - Miha Zajc (1) 19:43 - Jade Miller (4) Hunter Shepard (19 saves / 23 shots) Nick Althaus (3 saves / 6 shots) Kristofer Carlson (18 saves / 18 shots) May 7 3 – 2 2 2 No scoring 10:03 - Evan Cholak (3) 15:36 - Jade Miller (5) Aaron Herdt (5) - 5:26 Nick Alexander (1) - 14:48 No scoring No scoring 5:15 - sh - Miha Zajc (2) Hunter Shepard (21 saves / 24 shots) Kristofer Carlson (26 saves / 28 shots) May 9 4 – 0 1 1 0:13 - Solag Bakich (3) 16:21 - sh - Jared Pike (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 17:12 - en - Jared Pike (3) 19:40 - en - Solag Bakich (4) No scoring Hunter Shepard (20 saves / 20 shots) Kristofer Carlson (31 saves / 33 shots) Bismarck wins series 3 – 2 East Division (E1) Aston Rebels vs. (E3) Johnstown Tomahawks Aston Rebels Johnstown Tomahawks Ice Works Complex Cambria County War Memorial Arena April 29 5 – 2 1 1 1:39 - Eric Carreras (2) 15:10 - Andrew Bellant (3) 18:53 - Kristofers Bindulis (2) Ryan Burr (1) - pp - 16:43 5:57 - Dean Balsamo (2) No scoring 19:30 - en - Andrew Bellant (4) Brendan Jaquay (1) - 18:01 Darion Hanson (18 saves / 20 shots) Andrew Lindgren (15 saves / 19 shots) April 30 4 – 3 1 1 1 12:39 - Andrew Bellant (5) Zak Galambos (2) - 15:07 No scoring Anthony Parrucci (2) - 14:54 2:03 - Drew Blackmun (1) 12:22 - Ryan Cusin (2) Anthony Parrucci (3) - 6:00 3:41 - Eric Carreras (3) No scoring Darion Hanson (18 saves / 21 shots) Andrew Lindgren (24 saves / 28 shots) May 6 2 – 9 2 1 Ryan Cusin (3) - 5:08 Austin Swingle (2) - 6:50 Dean Balsamo (3) - 10:02 Ryan Cusin (4) - 10:58 4:25 - Luke Lynch (2) Kristofers Bindulis (3) - pp - 5:08 No scoring Colton McMenamin (1) - 8:24 Chris Deprez (1) - sh - en - 13:01 Austin Swingle (3) - en - 13:48 Ryan Cusin (5) - en - 17:05 2:56 - pp - Casey Linkenheld (4) Trevor Micucci (35 saves / 37 shots) Andrew Lindgren (15 saves / 21 shots) Aston wins series 3 – 0 Midwest Division (MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW3) Minnesota Wilderness Fairbanks Ice Dogs Minnesota Wilderness Big Dipper Ice Arena Northwoods Credit Union Arena April 29 2 – 1 1 1 1 10:59 - Todd Burgess (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Koby Bender (1) - 7:46 6:08 - Mitchell Baumann (1) No scoring Gavin Nieto (19 saves / 20 shots) Luke Kania (31 saves / 33 shots) April 30 3 – 2 1 1 1 No scoring No scoring 17:10 - Adam Anderson (1) Casey Gilling (3) - 17:32 14:41 - Jakob Stridsberg (4) Isak Bergland (1) - 15:33 2:33 - pp - Reggie Lutz (3) No scoring Gavin Nieto (32 saves / 34 shots) Luke Kania (31 saves / 34 shots) May 6 2 – 1 2 2 2 No scoring 18:15 - Alex Toscano (2) No scoring No scoring Reggie Lutz (4) - 4:30 No scoring No scoring 17:40 - Brett Heikkila (1) Gavin Nieto (27 saves / 29 shots) Luke Kania (37 saves / 38 shots) May 7 3 – 2 2 2 No scoring 2:08 - Aaron Miller (2) 15:33 - pp - Alex Toscano (3) Evan Somoza (1) - 16:31 Todd Burgess (3) - 19:23 No scoring No scoring 16:30 - Alex Trapp (1) Gavin Nieto (14 saves / 17 shots) Luke Kania (18 saves / 20 shots) May 8 2 – 5 2 1 2:35 - Cayden Cahill (2) No scoring 2:06 - Todd Burgess (4) 8:41 - Tyler Tomberlin (1) Ryan Bloom (3) - 12:55 7:35 - Logan Coomes (2) 19:10 - pp - en - Todd Burgess (5) Tyler Vold (1) - 4:40 Gavin Nieto (35 saves / 37 shots) Luke Kania (34 saves / 38 shots) Fairbanks wins series 3 – 2 South Division (S1) Wichita Falls Wildcats vs. (S3) Topeka RoadRunners Wichita Falls Wildcats Topeka RoadRunners Kay Yeager Coliseum Kansas Expocentre April 29 3 –1 1 1 13:29 - Austin Albrecht (4) Andrew Hart (2) - 13:05 No scoring No scoring 13:42 - Jonathan Lazarus (2) 15:53 - Erich Jaeger (2) No scoring Justin Kapelmaster (36 saves / 37 shots) Juho Niku (33 saves / 36 shots) April 30 5 – 4 1 1 12:17 - pp - Aleksi Poikola (4) Jack Nickels (2) - 5:22 4:32 - Austin Beaulieu (3) No scoring 4:42 - pp - Adam Goodsir (2) 7:44 - Austin Albrecht (5) 16:14 - Aleksi Poikola (5) Sami Tavernier (1) - 1:31 Justin Kapelmaster (30 saves / 34 shots) Juho Niku (27 saves / 32 shots) May 2 1 – 2 2 2 1 12:53 - Austin Beaulieu (4) 5:48 - Marshall Bowery (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 14:15 - André Pison (2) No scoring Justin Kapelmaster (41 saves / 42 shots) Tyler Johnson (37 saves / 39 shots) Wichita Falls wins series 3 – 0 Semifinals (MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (E1) Aston Rebels Fairbanks Ice Dogs Aston Rebels Braemar Arena Braemar Arena May 12 2 – 1 1 1 No scoring Dom Garcia (1) - pp - 5:35 18:03 - Reggie Lutz (5) No scoring 11:46 - Reggie Lutz (6) No scoring Gavin Nieto (29 saves / 30 shots) Darion Hanson (24 saves / 26 shots) May 13 0 – 3 2 1 9:14 - Reggie Lutz (7) No scoring 16:05 - Reggie Lutz (8) No scoring 17:32 - en - Tyler Tomberlin (2) No scoring Gavin Nieto (25 saves / 25 shots) Darion Hanson (25 saves / 27 shots) Fairbanks wins series 2 – 0 (S1) Wichita Falls Wildcats vs. (C1) Bismarck Bobcats Wichita Falls Wildcats Bismarck Bobcats Braemar Arena Braemar Arena May 12 3 – 2 1 1 3:10 - Jake Dalton (1) Oskars Batņa (3) - 1:18 6:34 - Ryan Burnett (1) Willie Brown (3) - 2:34 17:26 - Ryan Burnett (2) No scoring Justin Kapelmaster (21 saves / 23 shots) Hunter Shepard (39 saves / 42 shots) May 13 2 – 5 2 1 4:09 - André Pison (3) 16:40 - Michael Rounds (1) Willie Brown (4) - 1:31 1:02 - pp - Austin Albrecht (6) 15:01 - Nick Rosa (2) Alex Strand (4) - pp - 6:03 19:09 - en - Nikita Litviak (3) No scoring Justin Kapelmaster (24 saves / 26 shots) Hunter Shepard (40 saves / 44 shots) Wichita Falls wins series 2 – 0 Robertson Cup Final (MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (S1) Wichita Falls Wildcats Fairbanks Ice Dogs Wichita Falls Wildcats Braemar Arena May 15 2 – 0 1 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 9:06 - Reggie Lutz (9) 9:53 - Josef Ingman (2) No scoring Gavin Nieto (31 saves / 31 shots) Justin Kapelmaster (29 saves / 31 shots) References 50em NAHL reference External links Official website of the North American Hockey League Category:North American Hockey League seasons NAHL