Smoothie King Center, home arena of the New Orleans Whalers

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic DivisionNO

New Orleans

Whalers

Smoothie King Center

Official hashtag#DeepWaters

Roster Lineup Schedule Branding

Current roster

23 skaters · 3 goalies

Club identity

2026–27 team profile

Arena

Smoothie King Center

Mascot

Pucky

Division

Atlantic

Rostered players

Official hashtag

#DeepWaters

Blue

#211ED5

White

#E8E8E8

Black

#1A1A1A

Roster ratings

Average OVR

Live roster · one decimal

Overall · Top 20

81.2

Forwards · Top 12

80.2

Defense · Top 6

82.8

Goalies · Top 2

81.0

Official rivals

Rivals

Four designated opponents

All rivals

Tennessee Wolverines 2

Puerto Rico Toros 3

Columbus Cougars 4

Honolulu Hawks

Rivalry levels

1 — Archrival

2 — Major Rival

3 — Divisional Rival

4 — Cross-Division Rival

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.

Fully compliant

Current payroll

$82,200,000

Cap position

$17,800,000 available

Floor position

$12,200,000 above floor

Active roster

26 players

Payroll range

$82.2M

Floor $70M · Cap $100M

$0$70M floor$100M cap

✓

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.

Full schedule →

3-9-0

Record

Points

Goals for

Goals against

21.9

Shots / game

3.3%

Power play

21.1

Hits / game

14:36

TOA / game

89.8%

Avg passing

23.6

FOW / game

Man-games lost

Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	S%	PIM	Hits	PPG	SHG	FOW	FO%	TOI
#10 Bobby BrinkRW	12	5	4	9	-12	27	18.5%	6	8	0	1	0	0.0%	256:21
#77 Simon EdvinssonLD	12	3	2	5	-17	17	17.6%	4	38	0	0	0	0.0%	315:28
#92 Gavin McKennaLW	12	1	4	5	-19	18	5.6%	6	4	0	0	0	0.0%	242:36
#91 Kent JohnsonC	12	1	4	5	-12	15	6.7%	2	23	0	0	33	25.8%	250:24
#16 Morgan FrostC	12	0	5	5	-8	19	0.0%	4	24	0	0	126	53.4%	253:22
#93 Alex DeBrincatLW	12	2	2	4	-13	19	10.5%	2	4	0	0	1	100.0%	257:41
#29 Vince DunnLD	12	1	3	4	-13	22	4.5%	4	39	0	1	0	0.0%	315:25
#8 Johnathan KovacevicRD	12	1	2	3	-11	18	5.6%	0	21	0	0	1	50.0%	235:26
#53 Easton CowanC	12	1	1	2	-7	7	14.3%	0	14	0	0	42	36.8%	146:52
#11 Oliver MooreC	12	1	1	2	-6	15	6.7%	4	11	1	0	33	34.4%	105:50
#55 Artyom LevshunovRD	12	0	2	2	-15	18	0.0%	0	22	0	0	0	0.0%	241:19
#75 Tyler TuckerLD	12	0	2	2	-2	8	0.0%	0	12	0	0	0	0.0%	124:00
#28 Michael Brandsegg-NygårdRW	12	1	0	1	-9	10	10.0%	2	1	0	0	0	0.0%	113:13
#6 Sam RinzelRD	12	1	0	1	-3	7	14.3%	2	7	0	0	0	0.0%	99:45
#20 Alex BumpLW	12	0	1	1	-6	6	0.0%	0	5	0	0	0	0.0%	103:14
#27 Berkly CattonLW	12	0	1	1	-6	9	0.0%	2	4	0	0	0	0.0%	141:13
#50 Daniil ButRW	12	0	0	0	-2	12	0.0%	4	0	0	0	0	0.0%	107:49

Goalies

Goalie	GP	Dressed	MIN	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	ENG
#79 Carter HartG	8	12	476:01	222	197	0.887	25	3.15	7
#35 Leevi MeriläinenG	2	10	120:00	52	44	0.846	8	4.00	0
#31 Matthew VillaltaG	2	2	120:00	70	55	0.786	15	7.50	0

Game log

Oct 15@ CLEL 0–4Game 208

Oct 13@ DETL 0–9Game 187

Oct 12vs ATLL 1–6Game 182

Oct 9@ STLL 1–2Game 156

Oct 4@ CINW 3–2Game 116

Oct 3@ HOUL 1–6Game 110

Oct 2vs BALL 3–7Game 102

Sep 30@ PRW 5–1Game 85

Sep 28vs SEAL 1–5Game 68

Sep 27@ CLEL 1–5Game 63

Sep 23vs LIW 3–2 OTGame 26

Sep 20vs CLEL 2–6Game 8

2026–27 active roster

Current roster

26 total · 23 skaters · 3 goalies · click any column to sort


93	Alex DeBrincatprofile Detroit Red Wings	RW/LW	89	28	4	$9,000,000	120	129	249
29	Vince Dunnprofile Seattle Kraken	LD/RD	87	29	3	$7,000,000	34	115	149
77	Simon Edvinssonprofile Detroit Red Wings	LD	85	23	5	$5,000,000	14	44	58
8	Johnathan Kovacevicprofile New Jersey Devils	RD	84	29	3	$4,000,000	12	35	47
91	Kent Johnsonprofile Columbus Blue Jackets	C/LW	83	24	3	$3,250,000	44	79	123
16	Morgan Frostprofile Calgary Flames	C	83	27	4	$3,250,000	44	92	136
10	Bobby Brinkprofile Minnesota Wild	RW	82	25	7	$2,500,000	34	79	113
55	Artyom Levshunovprofile Chicago Blackhawks	RD	81	20	5	$2,000,000	4	10	14
75	Tyler Tuckerprofile St. Louis Blues	LD/RD	81	26	3	$2,000,000	2	9	11
53	Easton Cowanprofile Toronto Maple Leafs	C	79	21	3	$1,250,000	1	1	2
92	Gavin McKennaprofile Not Applicable	LW	79	18	4	$1,250,000	1	4	5
11	Oliver Mooreprofile Chicago Blackhawks	C	79	21	3	$1,250,000	6	15	21
6	Sam Rinzelprofile Chicago Blackhawks	RD	79	22	3	$1,250,000	1	0	1
50	Daniil Butprofile Tucson Roadrunners	LW/RW	78	21	5	$1,000,000	0	0	0
78	Samuel Heleniusprofile Los Angeles Kings	C	78	23	3	$1,000,000	0	0	0
25	Samuel Honzekprofile Calgary Flames	C	78	21	5	$1,000,000	0	9	9
20	Alex Bumpprofile Philadelphia Flyers	LW	77	22	4	$900,000	0	1	1
27	Berkly Cattonprofile Seattle Kraken	C/LW	77	20	1	$7,000,000	0	1	1
29	Lenni Hämeenahoprofile New Jersey Devils	RW	77	21	2	$900,000	0	0	0
18	Caleb Desnoyersprofile Moncton Wildcats	C	75	19	1	$7,000,000	0	0	0
26	Carter Yakemchukprofile Belleville Senators	RD/LD	75	21	1	$7,000,000	0	0	0
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygårdprofile Grand Rapids Griffins	RW	75	21	2	$900,000	1	0	1
12	Tij Iginlaprofile Kelowna Rockets	C	74	20	1	$7,000,000	0	0	0

Future assets

Draft picks

Current 2027 and 2028 draft-pick inventory for the New Orleans Whalers, synced from the league's live pick tracker.

AVHL Draft

2027

3 picks

1st Round

Own pick

2nd Round

Own pick

3rd Round

Own pick

AVHL Draft

2028

5 picks

1st Round

Own pick

2nd Round

via Jacksonville Blood Hounds

Traded 2 times

2nd Round

Own pick

2nd Round

via Raleigh Wildcats

Traded 7 times

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 NO keeps prior names and locations connected to the current club.

3 historical seasons

Games

248

Wins

110

Points

242

Goal Diff.

-93

Best season

2023-24 · New Orleans Whalers

Season	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	RW	GF/G	GA/G	GF	GA	GD
2022-23	New Orleans Whalers	82	31	42	9	71	.433	21	1.88	2.48	154	203	-49
2023-24	New Orleans Whalers	84	43	31	10	96	.571	33	2.79	2.83	234	238	-4
2024-25	New Orleans Whalers	82	36	43	3	75	.457	26	2.88	3.37	236	276	-40

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Team branding

Arena, uniforms & presentation

The complete 2026–27 visual and game-night identity of the New Orleans Whalers.

Official hashtag#DeepWaters

Home ice

Smoothie King Center

The 2026–27 home of the New Orleans Whalers.

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

Pucky

#93

Game night identity

Arena presentation

Team-specific presentation details from the official 2026–27 club specifications.

Goal horn

Bass (Boat Horn 6), 2 Blasts (LlLs), Flare (Whale Call)

Goal song

Hard Rock - Rupture

Win song

Punk Rock - The Moon

Win presentation

Bowling