The 2014–15 NAHL season was the 31st season of the North American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2014 to April 2015 with a 60-game schedule for each team. The Janesville Jets won the regular season championship. The Minnesota Wilderness defeated the Austin Bruins 2 games to 1 in the championship round to capture the Robertson Cup.
Member changes The Jamestown Ironmen, who had not participated in the previous season, were formally disbanded.Ironmen Won't Return For 2013-14 Season. The Post-Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2013. In May, the Port Huron Fighting Falcons announced that they were relocating to Connellsville, Pennsylvania and would become the Keystone Ice Miners. However, by December, the franchise's owners walked away from the club. The NAHL assumed control for the remainder of the season with the idea of dissolving the club at the end of the year.
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings Central Division
Team xy – Austin Bruins 6038111187210136 x – Minot Minotauros 603717680184137 x – Bismarck Bobcats 603026464185185 x – Aberdeen Wings 602731256142165 Brookings Blizzard 601932947141206
Midwest Division
Team xy – Fairbanks Ice Dogs 604016484238167 x – Minnesota Wilderness 603915684209152 x – Coulee Region Chill 602823965176182 x – Minnesota Magicians 602135446160221 Kenai River Brown Bears 601642234132244
North Division
Team xyz – Janesville Jets 604992100215114 x – Keystone Ice Miners 603124567153140 x – Soo Eagles 603125466182185 x – Michigan Warriors 602526959148183 Johnstown Tomahawks 602527858166191 Springfield Jr. Blues 602331652126184
South Division
Team xy – Lone Star Brahmas 604012888208130 x – Topeka RoadRunners 603915684199140 x – Wichita Falls Wildcats 603916583242182 x – Corpus Christi IceRays 603124567186196 x – Wenatchee Wild 602726761177171 x – Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 6025251060153184 Amarillo Bulls 602531454174222 Odessa Jackalopes 601538737172261
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team Sebastian Vidmar Lone Star Brahmas 58 35 45 80 39 Chandler Madry Fairbanks Ice Dogs 60 22 55 77 34 Wes Michaud Corpus Christi IceRays 58 30 43 73 59 Kenny Hausinger Odessa Jackalopes 57 25 43 68 72 Adam Lovick Coulee Region Chill 60 30 36 66 88 Ethan Somoza Fairbanks Ice Dogs 60 30 35 65 43 Jacob Hetz Fairbanks Ice Dogs 60 28 35 63 77 Zach LaValle Janesville Jets 58 20 41 61 26 Darian Romanko Minnesota Wilderness 54 31 30 61 48 Aaron Miller Minnesota Wilderness 59 21 39 60 109 Colin Staub Wichita Falls Wildcats 60 26 34 60 12
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL GA SO SV% GAA Matt Jurusik Janesville Jets 40 2286:06 33 5 0 0 60 7 .937 1.58 Matej Tomek Topeka RoadRunners 33 1937:45 24 7 0 2 59 6 .924 1.83 Atte Tolvanen Minot Minotauros 45 2691:40 26 13 1 4 87 6 .919 1.94 T. J. Black Lone Star Brahmas 35 1955:30 21 8 2 2 65 3 .906 1.99 Jake Kielly Austin Bruins 32 1950:54 20 5 1 5 69 3 .901 2.12
Robertson Cup playoffs Teams are reseeded prior to the semifinal round based upon regular season records.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Division Play–in
South Division
(S4) Corpus Christi Ice Rays vs. (S5) Wenatchee Wild
(S3) Wichita Falls Wildcats vs. (S6) Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Division Semifinals
Central Division
(C1) Austin Bruins vs. (C4) Aberdeen Wings
(C1) Minot Minotauros vs. (C4) Bismarck Bobcats
Midwest Division
(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW4) Minnesota Magicians
(MW2) Aberdeen Wings vs. (MW3) Coulee Region Chill
North Division
(N1) Janesville Jets vs. (N4) Michigan Warriors
(N2) Keystone Ice Miners vs. (N3) Soo Eagles
South Division
(S1) Lone Star Brahmas vs. (S5) Wenatchee Wild
(S2) Topeka RoadRunners vs. (S3) Wichita Falls Wildcats
Division Finals
Central Division
(C1) Austin Bruins vs. (C2) Minot Minotauros
Midwest Division
(MW1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. (MW2) Minnesota Wilderness
North Division
(N1) Janesville Jets vs. (N3) Soo Eagles
South Division
(S1) Lone Star Brahmas vs. (S2) Topeka RoadRunners
References
NAHL reference
External links Official website of the North American Hockey League