Club identity
2026–27 team profile
Arena
Defenders Dome
Mascot
Brave
Division
Central
Rostered players
26
Official hashtag
#HoldTheFort
Blue
#1017EF
Red
#F11610
White
#E8E8E8
Roster ratings
Average OVR
Live roster · one decimal
Overall · Top 20
82.5
Forwards · Top 12
82.2
Defense · Top 6
83.7
Goalies · Top 2
81.5
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
$77,700,000
Cap position
$22,300,000 available
Floor position
$7,700,000 above floor
Active roster
26 players
Payroll range
$77.7M
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 (16 currently).
At least 7 defensemen (7 currently).
At least 3 goalies (3 currently).
Current roster: 16 F · 7 D · 3 G · 26 total
2026–27 live statistics
Season stats
Compiled from the official game-by-game Team, Skater, and Goalie Stats tabs.
4-8-1
Record
9
Points
22
Goals for
43
Goals against
22.7
Shots / game
10.0%
Power play
18.8
Hits / game
14:48
TOA / game
91.4%
Avg passing
26.6
FOW / game
4
Man-games lost
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | S% | PIM | Hits | PPG | SHG | FOW | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #72 Thomas ChabotLD | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 39 | 10.3% | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 307:43 |
| #18 Tim StützleC | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 31 | 6.5% | 6 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 46.4% | 340:56 |
| #23 Adam FoxRD | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 14 | 14.3% | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 218:34 |
| #27 Matt CoronatoRW | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 20 | 15.0% | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 288:42 |
| #71 Ridly GreigLW | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 24 | 12.5% | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 43.9% | 265:12 |
| #92 Jonathan DrouinLW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 13 | 23.1% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 174:07 |
| #12 Radek FaksaC | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 8 | 12.5% | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 51.9% | 137:08 |
| #3 Brayden McNabbLD | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 14 | 0.0% | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3% | 214:04 |
| #10 Jordan SpenceRD | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -9 | 7 | 0.0% | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 270:53 |
| #28 William CarrierLW | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 15 | 0.0% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 194:36 |
| #40 Joel ArmiaRW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 17 | 5.9% | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 172:42 |
| #45 Miles WoodLW | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 107:32 |
| #55 Quinton ByfieldC | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -14 | 14 | 0.0% | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 43.2% | 277:12 |
| #18 Braeden CootesC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24.5% | 95:59 |
| #33 Jani NymanLW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 37:37 |
| #49 Justin HryckowianC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 75.0% | 59:08 |
| #21 Conor TimminsRD | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 20 | 0.0% | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 193:58 |
| #17 Danny ZhilkinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0% | 3:25 |
| #44 Jan RuttaLD | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 10 | 0.0% | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 167:08 |
| #28 Brennan OthmannLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3:38 |
| #40 Ilya ProtasRW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 90:21 |
| #51 Matt KesselLD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 10:46 |
| #53 Michael CarconeRW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 8 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46.7% | 143:45 |
| #91 Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 53.8% | 12:29 |
| #19 Nikita ChibrikovRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 5:52 |
| #36 Raphael LavoieRW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 43:39 |
| #70 Ryan LombergRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 5:21 |
| #18 Vladislav KolyachonokLD | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 11 | 0.0% | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 107:21 |
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | Dressed | MIN | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | ENG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #35 James ReimerG | 10 | 13 | 602:27 | 254 | 227 | 0.894 | 27 | 2.69 | 4 | 0 |
| #70 Karel VejmelkaG | 2 | 14 | 120:07 | 56 | 48 | 0.857 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 |
Game log
2026–27 active roster
Current roster
26 total · 23 skaters · 3 goalies · click any column to sort
| 23 | Adam Foxprofile New York Rangers | RD | 91 | 28 | 7 | $11,000,000 | 37 | 170 | 207 |
| 18 | Tim Stützleprofile Ottawa Senators | C/LW | 90 | 24 | 1 | $10,000,000 | 93 | 203 | 296 |
| 72 | Thomas Chabotprofile Ottawa Senators | LD | 87 | 29 | 5 | $7,000,000 | 37 | 109 | 146 |
| 3 | Brayden McNabbprofile Vegas Golden Knights | LD | 85 | 35 | 3 | $5,000,000 | 16 | 62 | 78 |
| 55 | Quinton Byfieldprofile Los Angeles Kings | C/LW | 85 | 24 | 3 | $5,000,000 | 63 | 101 | 164 |
| 92 | Jonathan Drouinprofile St. Louis Blues | LW/C | 83 | 31 | 3 | $3,250,000 | 70 | 125 | 195 |
| 10 | Jordan Spenceprofile Ottawa Senators | RD | 83 | 25 | 4 | $3,250,000 | 17 | 40 | 57 |
| 27 | Matt Coronatoprofile Calgary Flames | RW | 83 | 23 | 4 | $3,250,000 | 32 | 39 | 71 |
| 71 | Ridly Greigprofile Ottawa Senators | C/LW | 83 | 24 | 3 | $3,250,000 | 33 | 50 | 83 |
| 40 | Joel Armiaprofile Los Angeles Kings | RW | 81 | 33 | 3 | $2,000,000 | 39 | 55 | 94 |
| 53 | Michael Carconeprofile Utah Mammoth | LW/C | 81 | 30 | 4 | $2,000,000 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| 12 | Radek Faksaprofile Dallas Stars | C/LW | 81 | 32 | 2 | $2,000,000 | 45 | 109 | 154 |
| 28 | William Carrierprofile Carolina Hurricanes | LW | 81 | 31 | 2 | $2,000,000 | 34 | 56 | 90 |
| 45 | Miles Woodprofile Columbus Blue Jackets | LW | 80 | 31 | 3 | $1,500,000 | 49 | 90 | 139 |
| 21 | Conor Timminsprofile Buffalo Sabres | RD | 79 | 28 | 4 | $1,250,000 | 16 | 37 | 53 |
| 49 | Justin Hryckowianprofile Dallas Stars | C/LW | 79 | 25 | 7 | $1,250,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Ryan Lombergprofile Calgary Flames | LW | 79 | 31 | 7 | $1,250,000 | 12 | 34 | 46 |
| 44 | Jan Ruttaprofile Geneve-Servette HC | RD/LD | 77 | 36 | 1 | $1,000,000 | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| 18 | Vladislav Kolyachonokprofile Texas Stars | LD | 77 | 25 | 2 | $900,000 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 36 | Raphael Lavoieprofile Henderson Silver Knights | RW/C | 76 | 26 | 2 | $1,000,000 | 28 | 24 | 52 |
| 17 | Danny Zhilkinprofile Manitoba Moose | C | 75 | 22 | 2 | $1,000,000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Ilya Protasprofile Hershey Bears | LW | 75 | 20 | 3 | $2,500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Braeden Cootesprofile Prince Albert Raiders | C | 73 | 19 | 2 | $900,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Future assets
Draft picks
Current 2027 and 2028 draft-pick inventory for the Fort Worth Defenders, synced from the league's live pick tracker.
AVHL Draft
2027
1st Round
via Cincinnati Thunderbolts
2nd Round
via Arizona Heat
Traded 5 times
2nd Round
via Raleigh Wildcats
Traded 3 times
AVHL Draft
2028
1st Round
via Cincinnati Thunderbolts
3rd Round
via Memphis Cannons
Traded 2 times
Team branding
Arena, uniforms & presentation
The complete 2026–27 visual and game-night identity of the Fort Worth Defenders.
Home ice
Defenders Dome
The 2026–27 home of the Fort Worth Defenders.
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
Brave
#43Game night identity
Arena presentation
Team-specific presentation details from the official 2026–27 club specifications.
Goal horn
Bass (Firetruck 1) + Mid (Car Horn 1), 2 Blasts (LlLs)
Goal song
Hip Hop - Dont Quit Never Stop
Win song
Country - Texas Holdum
Win presentation
Bowling