Last night was the annual NORAD End-of-Season Meeting. For those who do not know, at the end of the season the sponsors and captains get together to discuss the season that just ended. In these meetings, things like player rankings and potential changes to the league are discussed. Each year there are usually small changes that are made to help make sure the league stays fair and competitive. Last night’s meeting, however, brought some of the biggest changes the league has seen in recent memory.

As most of you know, the NORAD League is a draft league with protected players. Each team has the ability to protect up to eight players from their team going into the draft. Most teams tend to either keep their goalie, their 6, or sometimes both. Well for this upcoming season, neither one of those things will be happening, as the sponsors and captains voted to no longer allow teams to protect their goalies or 6s.

This change may not seem like a big deal, but there are some goalies and 6s who have played for only one team since they joined the NORAD League, so this has the potential to really mix up the league and put some old faces in new places. Registration for the 2025-26 season will look to open up in July and we hope to see everyone on the ice in August!