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. seasongames Start(reg. season) Finish(incl. playoffs) Regular Season Champion Robertson Cup Champion 1 1975–76 5 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 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 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. seasongames Start(reg. season) Finish(incl. playoffs) Regular Season Champion Robertson Cup Champion 10 1984–85 3 24 St. Clair Shores Falcons (11–7–6) St. Clair Shores Falcons 11 1985–86 4 43–24 St. Clair Shores Falcons (28–12–3) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 12 1986–87 5* 37–3 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (24–8–6) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 13 1987–88 6 32 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (24–5–3) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 14 1988–89 8 40 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (30–8–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 15 1989–90 8 44 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (42–0–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 16 1990–91 8 40 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (30–5–5) Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 17 1991–92 8 40 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (29–8–3–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 18 1992–93 8 40 Kalamazoo Jr. Wings (31–6–3–0) Kalamazoo Jr. Wings 19 1993–94 10 46 Niagara Scenic (27–11–6–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 20 1994–95 9 44 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (36–6–2–0) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 21 1995–96 8 46 Springfield Jr. Blues (34–7–4–1) Springfield Jr. Blues 22 1996–97 8 46 April 27 Springfield Jr. Blues (35–10–1) Springfield Jr. Blues 23 1997–98 8 56 April 24 Springfield Jr. Blues (42–12–2) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 24 1998–99 9 56 April 19 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (39–11–6) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 25 1999–2000 11 56 April 28 Texas Tornado (42–12–2) Danville Wings 26 2000–01 10 56 April 27 Soo Indians (42–11–3) Texas Tornado 27 2001–02 11 56 April 27 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (42–9–5) Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 28 2002–03 11 56 April 25 Pittsburgh Forge (43–9–4) Pittsburgh Forge 29 2003–04 21 56, 24 May 2 Texas Tornado (48–6–2) Texas Tornado 30 2004–05 19 56 April 30 Texas Tornado (42–13–1) Texas Tornado 31 2005–06 20 58 September 9 May 13 Bozeman IceDogs (48–9–1) Texas Tornado 32 2006–07 17 62 September 13 May 6 Mahoning Valley Phantoms (47–14–1) St. Louis Bandits 33 2007–08 18 58 September 14 May 5 St. Louis Bandits (47–9–2) St. Louis Bandits 34 2008–09 19 58 September 17 May 3 St. Louis Bandits (42–9–7) St. Louis Bandits 35 2009–10 19 58 September 11 May 9 Wenatchee Wild (45–10–3) Bismarck Bobcats 36 2010–11 26 58 September 10 May 7 Topeka RoadRunners (43–12–3) Fairbanks Ice Dogs 37 2011–12 28 60 September 9 May 8 Amarillo Bulls (46–7–7) Texas Tornado 38 2012–13 24 60 September 8 May 13 Amarillo Bulls (46–7–7) Amarillo Bulls 39 2013–14 24 60 September 13 May 10 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (45–14–1) Fairbanks Ice Dogs 40 2014–15 24 60 September 12 May 16 Janesville Jets (49–9–2) Minnesota Wilderness 41 2015–16 22 60 September 11 May 15 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (49–8–3) Fairbanks Ice Dogs 42 2016–17 24 60 September 9 May 14 Aston Rebels (46–11–2–1) Lone Star Brahmas 43 2017–18 23 60 September 13 May 14 Fairbanks Ice Dogs (45–8–4–3) Shreveport Mudbugs 44 2018–19 24 60 September 13 May 14 Johnstown Tomahawks (47–9–3–1) Aberdeen Wings 45 2019–20 23 60 September 13 March 12 Lone Star Brahmas (42–9–1–1) Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 46 2020–21 23 60–48 October 9 June 22 Aberdeen Wings (51–4–0–1) Shreveport Mudbugs 47 2021–22 29 60 September 8 May 24 Lone Star Brahmas (38–12–5–5) New Jersey Titans 48 2022–23 29 60 September 9 May 21 Oklahoma Warriors (44–14–1–1) Oklahoma Warriors 49 2023–24 32 60 September 8 May 21 Lone Star Brahmas (44–10–3–3) Lone Star Brahmas 50 2024–25 35 59 September 13 May 20 Bismarck Bobcats (47–10–1–1) Bismarck Bobcats
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