Club identity
2026–27 team profile
Arena
The Peak at Costco Center
Mascot
Roar
Division
Pacific
Rostered players
26
Official hashtag
#LionPride
Orange
#F14810
Black
#1A1A1A
Yellow
#F1CB10
Roster ratings
Average OVR
Live roster · one decimal
Overall · Top 20
82.8
Forwards · Top 12
83.2
Defense · Top 6
81.8
Goalies · Top 2
83.5
Official rivals
Rivals
Four designated opponents
Rivalry levels
2026–27 roster rules
Roster & cap compliance
A team must satisfy the salary rules and carry at least 13 forwards, 7 defensemen, and 3 goalies while staying at or below 26 total players.
Current payroll
$82,100,000
Cap position
$17,900,000 available
Floor position
$12,100,000 above floor
Active roster
26 players
Payroll range
$82.1M
Floor $70M · Cap $100M
Payroll is at or below the $100,000,000 salary cap.
Payroll meets the $70,000,000 salary floor.
Every salary is between $900,000 and $20,000,000.
Roster has no more than 26 total players.
At least 13 forwards (15 currently).
At least 7 defensemen (8 currently).
At least 3 goalies (3 currently).
Current roster: 15 F · 8 D · 3 G · 26 total
2026–27 live statistics
Season stats
Compiled from the official game-by-game Team, Skater, and Goalie Stats tabs.
9-4-1
Record
19
Points
35
Goals for
33
Goals against
25.2
Shots / game
12.1%
Power play
15.0
Hits / game
16:15
TOA / game
90.7%
Avg passing
31.1
FOW / game
17
Man-games lost
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | S% | PIM | Hits | PPG | SHG | FOW | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #87 Sidney CrosbyC | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +2 | 48 | 10.4% | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 79.1% | 350:10 |
| #88 William NylanderC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 40 | 15.0% | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 32.9% | 336:01 |
| #8 Ryan DonatoLW | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 35 | 11.4% | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 242:47 |
| #20 Robby FabbriLW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 19 | 15.8% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 203:16 |
| #10 Brayden SchennC | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 17 | 5.9% | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 61.3% | 222:48 |
| #21 Kaiden GuhleLD | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 19 | 0.0% | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 363:06 |
| #33 Nikolas MatinpaloLD | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 14 | 21.4% | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 134:30 |
| #15 Dryden HuntRW | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 13 | 0.0% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 257:53 |
| #96 Philipp KurashevLW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 16 | 12.5% | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 215:28 |
| #27 Anders LeeC | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 | 9.1% | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 33.3% | 147:01 |
| #58 Michael BuntingRW | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 21 | 4.8% | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 275:36 |
| #37 Nick BlankenburgRD | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6.3% | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 287:45 |
| #5 Nils LundkvistRD | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 12.5% | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 125:27 |
| #55 Noel AcciariRW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 39:53 |
| #48 Matt GrzelcykLD | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 11.1% | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 290:00 |
| #44 Axel Sandin-PellikkaRD | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 21 | 4.8% | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 284:56 |
| #18 Rodrigo AbolsRW | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 117:09 |
| #4 Ian MitchellLD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 8:36 |
| #49 Ethan BearLD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 47:56 |
| #70 Jesper BoqvistLW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 17 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 150:46 |
| #11 William StrömgrenLW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 88:04 |
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | Dressed | MIN | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | ENG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 Anthony StolarzG | 7 | 14 | 429:49 | 156 | 145 | 0.929 | 11 | 1.54 | 1 | 0 |
| #31 Arturs SilovsG | 7 | 14 | 421:29 | 178 | 159 | 0.893 | 19 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 |
Game log
2026–27 active roster
Current roster
26 total · 23 skaters · 3 goalies · click any column to sort
| 87 | Sidney Crosbyprofile Pittsburgh Penguins | C | 95 | 39 | 3 | $15,000,000 | 127 | 161 | 288 |
| 88 | William Nylanderprofile Toronto Maple Leafs | RW/C | 93 | 30 | 6 | $13,000,000 | 139 | 142 | 281 |
| 21 | Kaiden Guhleprofile Montreal Canadiens | LD | 86 | 24 | 1 | $6,000,000 | 21 | 77 | 98 |
| 27 | Anders Leeprofile New York Islanders | LW/C | 84 | 36 | 1 | $4,000,000 | 75 | 100 | 175 |
| 10 | Brayden Schennprofile New York Islanders | C/LW | 84 | 35 | 5 | $4,000,000 | 69 | 114 | 183 |
| 37 | Nick Blankenburgprofile Colorado Avalanche | RD/LD | 83 | 28 | 5 | $3,250,000 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 8 | Ryan Donatoprofile Chicago Blackhawks | C/LW | 83 | 30 | 5 | $3,250,000 | 67 | 86 | 153 |
| 44 | Axel Sandin-Pellikkaprofile Detroit Red Wings | RD | 82 | 21 | 1 | $2,500,000 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 48 | Matt Grzelcykprofile Chicago Blackhawks | LD | 82 | 32 | 1 | $2,500,000 | 35 | 78 | 113 |
| 58 | Michael Buntingprofile Dallas Stars | LW/RW | 82 | 31 | 3 | $2,500,000 | 54 | 94 | 148 |
| 96 | Philipp Kurashevprofile San Jose Sharks | C/LW | 81 | 27 | 1 | $2,000,000 | 38 | 68 | 106 |
| 55 | Noel Acciariprofile Pittsburgh Penguins | C/RW | 80 | 34 | 2 | $1,500,000 | 24 | 44 | 68 |
| 20 | Robby Fabbriprofile Minnesota Wild | LW/C | 80 | 30 | 2 | $1,500,000 | 62 | 101 | 163 |
| 49 | Ethan Bearprofile Bridgeport Islanders | RD | 79 | 29 | 4 | $1,250,000 | 25 | 76 | 101 |
| 70 | Jesper Boqvistprofile Florida Panthers | C/LW | 79 | 27 | 4 | $1,250,000 | 33 | 64 | 97 |
| 5 | Nils Lundkvistprofile Dallas Stars | RD | 79 | 26 | 4 | $1,250,000 | 12 | 47 | 59 |
| 18 | Rodrigo Abolsprofile Philadelphia Flyers | C | 79 | 30 | 4 | $1,250,000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Nikita Nesterenkoprofile San Diego Gulls | C | 78 | 25 | 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tyson Jostprofile Nashville Predators | C | 78 | 28 | 1 | $1,000,000 | 42 | 54 | 96 |
| 15 | Dryden Huntprofile Calgary Wranglers | LW/RW | 77 | 30 | 2 | $2,000,000 | 30 | 45 | 75 |
| 4 | Ian Mitchellprofile Syracuse Crunch | RD | 77 | 27 | 2 | $2,000,000 | 19 | 49 | 68 |
| 33 | Nikolas Matinpaloprofile Ottawa Senators | RD/LD | 77 | 28 | 2 | $950,000 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | William Strömgrenprofile Calgary Wranglers | LW | 77 | 23 | 2 | $900,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Future assets
Draft picks
Current 2027 and 2028 draft-pick inventory for the Denver Mountain Lions, synced from the league's live pick tracker.
AVHL Draft
2027
1st Round
Own pick
2nd Round
Own pick
3rd Round
via Brooklyn Bulldogs
3rd Round
Own pick
AVHL Draft
2028
1st Round
Own pick
2nd Round
Own pick
3rd Round
Own pick
Franchise history
Year-by-year results
Full regular-season metrics for every completed AVHL season in this franchise's history. Franchise code DEN keeps prior names and locations connected to the current club.
Games
330
Wins
179
Points
390
Goal Diff.
+80
Best season
104
2024-25 · Denver Mountain Lions
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS% | RW | GF/G | GA/G | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Denver Mountain Lions | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 101 | .616 | 33 | 2.22 | 1.98 | 182 | 162 | +20 |
| 2023-24 | Denver Mountain Lions | 84 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 93 | .554 | 34 | 2.90 | 2.89 | 244 | 243 | +1 |
| 2024-25 | Denver Mountain Lions | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 104 | .634 | 41 | 3.32 | 2.76 | 272 | 226 | +46 |
| 2025-26 | Denver Mountain Lions | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | .561 | 34 | 3.17 | 3.01 | 260 | 247 | +13 |
Team branding
Arena, uniforms & presentation
The complete 2026–27 visual and game-night identity of the Denver Mountain Lions.
Home ice
The Peak at Costco Center
The 2026–27 home of the Denver Mountain Lions.
Uniform set
Home, away & alternate
All three official 2026–27 looks, presented from the finalized team artwork.
2026–27
Home
2026–27
Away
2026–27
Alternate
Official mascot
Roar
#39Game night identity
Arena presentation
Team-specific presentation details from the official 2026–27 club specifications.
Goal horn
Mid (Boat Horn 5) + Treble (Boat Horn 4), 2 Blasts (LsLs)
Goal song
Rock - How We Roll
Win song
Hip Hop - Highlights
Win presentation
Bowling