2011-12 NAHL Season

This is the 2011-12 North American Hockey League season.

Franchise Changes

 * The Owatonna Express were sold and relocated to Texas and became the Odessa Jackalopes, replacing the Central Hockey League franchise by the same name.
 * The Motor City Metal Jackets relocated to New York and became the Jamestown Ironmen.
 * The Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings were added as an expansion team.

Season
Team                         GP    W    L    T  OTL   GF    GA     P  Central Bismarck Bobcats             60    45   13   -   2    237   160    92 Alexandria Blizzard          60    40   15   -   5    212   156    85 Austin Bruins                60    36   18   -   6    198   162    78 Aberdeen Wings               60    29   24   -   7    187   177    65 Minot Minotauros             60    7    49   -   4    104   252    18 MidWest St. Louis Bandits            60    42   15   -   3    239   148    87 Janesville Jets              60    37   18   -   5    174   134    79 Springfield Jr. Blues        60    31   27   -   2    202   190    64 Coulee Region Chill          60    18   35   -   7    162   229    43 Chicago Hitmen               60    13   42   -   5    166   310    31 North Port Huron Fighting Falcons  60    38   19   -   3    203   159    79 Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings        60    37   18   -   4    213   171    78 Traverse City North Stars    60    34   20   -   6    200   158    74 Michigan Warriors            60    23   32   -   5    163   212    51 Jamestown Ironmen            60    19   36   -   5    148   211    43 South Amarillo Bulls               60    46   7    -   7    263   136    99 Topeka RoadRunners           60    38   18   -   4    197   152    80 Texas Tornado                60    36   16   -   8    215   159    80 Odessa Jackalopes            60    27   28   -   5    153   176    59 Corpus Christi IceRays       60    26   29   -   5    169   199    57 Wichita Falls Wildcats       60    20   35   -   5    149   204    45 New Mexico Mustangs          60    18   39   -   3    166   269    39 West Fairbanks Ice Dogs           60    39   13   -   8    225   163    86 Wenatchee Wild               60    36   17   -   7    165   102    79 Alaska Avalanche             60    35   19   -   6    192   173    76 Kenai River Brown Bears      60    31   25   -   4    186   189    66 Fresno Monsters              60    27   23   -   10   167   179    64 Dawson Creek Rage            60    12   44   -   4    139   264    28

Division Semifinals

 * Bismarck defeated Aberdeen 3 games to 1 (7-1, 3-5, 3-0, 5-3)
 * Austin defeated Alexandria 3 games to 1 (4-2, 0-5, 4-0, 3-2)
 * St. Louis defeated Coulee Region 3 games to none (5-0, 6-0, 3-1)
 * Springfield defeated Janesville 3 games to 2 (2-0, 4-7, 3-1, 1-2, 1-0)
 * Port Huron defeated Michigan 3 games to 1 (2-5, 5-1, 3-1, 5-2)
 * Kalamazoo defeated Traverse City 3 games to 1 (4-0, 7-3, 2-6, 3-2)
 * Amarillo defaeted Odessa 3 games to 1 (5-2, 1-5, 4-3, 4-1)
 * Topeka defeated Texas 3 games to none (2-1, 4-2, 4-3)
 * Fairbanks defeated Kenai River 3 games to none (3-0, 4-0, 3-2)
 * Wenatchee defeated Alaska 3 games to 2 (4-1, 1-2, 2-3, 7-1, 2-1)

Division Finals

 * Bismarck defeated Austin 3 games to 1 (6-3, 3-4, 3-2, 4-1)
 * St. Louis defeated Springfield 3 games to 1 (8-1, 0-1, 3-2, 5-3)
 * Port Huron defeated Kalamazoo 3 games to 1 (4-2, 5-2, 1-2, 4-0)
 * Amarillo defeated Topeka 3 games to 1 (8-6, 3-0, 3-6, 3-1)
 * Fairbanks defeated Wenatchee 3 games to none (5-2, 2-1, 3-1)

Round Robin

 * Amarillo defeated Texas 3-2 (ot)
 * Port Huron defeated Bismarck 5-1
 * St. Louis defeated Fairbanks 3-1
 * Bismarck defeated St. Louis 3-2
 * Fairbanks defeated Amarillo 3-1
 * Texas defeated Port Huron 5-4
 * Amarillo defeated Bismarck 6-2
 * Fairbanks defeated Port Huron 4-3
 * St. Louis defeated Texas 3-2 (ot)

Semifinals

 * St. Louis defeated Amarillo 3-2
 * Texas defeated Fairbanks 4-3 (ot)

Final

 * Texas defeated St. Louis 4-3 (ot)