Club identity
2026–27 team profile
Arena
FedEx Arena
Mascot
Ruckus
Division
Metropolitan
Rostered players
26
Official hashtag
#ClawsOut
Green
#10F132
Yellow
#D6EF10
Black
#1A1A1A
Roster ratings
Average OVR
Live roster · one decimal
Overall · Top 20
81.3
Forwards · Top 12
80.7
Defense · Top 6
81.7
Goalies · Top 2
82.0
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
$70,300,000
Cap position
$29,700,000 available
Floor position
$300,000 above floor
Active roster
26 players
Payroll range
$70.3M
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 (14 currently).
At least 7 defensemen (9 currently).
At least 3 goalies (3 currently).
Current roster: 14 F · 9 D · 3 G · 26 total
2026–27 live statistics
Season stats
Compiled from the official game-by-game Team, Skater, and Goalie Stats tabs.
7-6-1
Record
15
Points
36
Goals for
39
Goals against
24.6
Shots / game
5.7%
Power play
18.5
Hits / game
15:47
TOA / game
90.2%
Avg passing
32.4
FOW / game
4
Man-games lost
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | S% | PIM | Hits | PPG | SHG | FOW | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 J.T. MillerLW | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 16.2% | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 72.9% | 306:33 |
| #27 Isak RosénRW | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 28 | 10.7% | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 298:19 |
| #5 Jacob MiddletonLD | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +9 | 24 | 12.5% | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 341:26 |
| #5 Brenden DillonLD | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 11.5% | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 334:26 |
| #54 David JiricekRD | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 18 | 11.1% | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 220:54 |
| #93 Mika ZibanejadC | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 31 | 6.5% | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 60.5% | 316:56 |
| #74 Bobby McMannC | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 13 | 15.4% | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 30.7% | 253:41 |
| #6 Colin MillerRD | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 163:34 |
| #14 Drew HellesonRD | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +7 | 11 | 0.0% | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 266:05 |
| #21 Zach Aston-ReeseRW | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 192:24 |
| #43 Arthur KaliyevRW | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 10 | 20.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 129:32 |
| #2 Marc Del GaizoLD | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11 | 9.1% | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 154:51 |
| #37 Jack FinleyC | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 55.0% | 65:30 |
| #27 Riley TufteLW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 23:36 |
| #36 Filip HållanderC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.1% | 24:04 |
| #7 Henrik TömmernesLD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 65:40 |
| #26 Nathan WalkerLW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 113:21 |
| #15 Zack MacEwenRW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 23:18 |
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | Dressed | MIN | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | ENG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #34 Kaapo KähkönenG | 8 | 10 | 485:51 | 179 | 162 | 0.905 | 17 | 2.10 | 1 | 0 |
| #52 Pyotr KochetkovG | 4 | 10 | 225:08 | 100 | 88 | 0.880 | 12 | 3.20 | 3 | 0 |
| #40 Vitek VanecekG | 3 | 8 | 127:48 | 48 | 44 | 0.917 | 4 | 1.88 | 1 | 0 |
Game log
2026–27 active roster
Current roster
26 total · 23 skaters · 3 goalies · click any column to sort
| 13 | Cole Caufieldprofile Montreal Canadiens | RW/LW | 90 | 25 | 6 | $10,000,000 | 106 | 126 | 232 |
| 8 | J.T. Millerprofile New York Rangers | C/LW | 87 | 33 | 6 | $7,000,000 | 143 | 176 | 319 |
| 93 | Mika Zibanejadprofile New York Rangers | C | 87 | 33 | 1 | $7,000,000 | 113 | 151 | 264 |
| 5 | Brenden Dillonprofile New Jersey Devils | LD | 85 | 35 | 6 | $5,000,000 | 17 | 76 | 93 |
| 5 | Jacob Middletonprofile Minnesota Wild | LD | 84 | 30 | 6 | $4,000,000 | 20 | 49 | 69 |
| 74 | Bobby McMannprofile Seattle Kraken | C | 82 | 30 | 5 | $2,500,000 | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| 14 | Drew Hellesonprofile Anaheim Ducks | RD | 82 | 25 | 6 | $2,500,000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Colin Millerprofile Winnipeg Jets | RD | 81 | 33 | 4 | $2,000,000 | 20 | 55 | 75 |
| 54 | David Jiricekprofile Lehigh Valley Phantoms | RD | 79 | 22 | 4 | $1,250,000 | 11 | 41 | 52 |
| 26 | Nathan Walkerprofile St. Louis Blues | LW | 79 | 32 | 3 | $1,250,000 | 16 | 37 | 53 |
| 51 | Philippe Myersprofile Toronto Maple Leafs | RD | 79 | 29 | 1 | $900,000 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 36 | Filip Hållanderprofile Pittsburgh Penguins | C | 78 | 26 | 1 | $900,000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Henrik Tömmernesprofile Frölunda HC | LD/RD | 78 | 36 | 1 | $3,500,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Isak Rosénprofile Winnipeg Jets | LW/RW | 78 | 23 | 2 | $1,000,000 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Marc Del Gaizoprofile Laval Rocket | LD/RD | 78 | 27 | 2 | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | Max Jonesprofile Bakersfield Condors | LW | 78 | 28 | 2 | $900,000 | 49 | 45 | 94 |
| 21 | Zach Aston-Reeseprofile Cleveland Monsters | LW/RW | 78 | 32 | 1 | $3,500,000 | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| 18 | Mason Shawprofile Manitoba Moose | C | 77 | 27 | 1 | $900,000 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| 27 | Riley Tufteprofile Providence Bruins | LW | 77 | 28 | 1 | $900,000 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 15 | Zack MacEwenprofile New Jersey Devils | RW | 77 | 30 | 1 | $900,000 | 22 | 34 | 56 |
| 43 | Arthur Kaliyevprofile Belleville Senators | RW/LW | 76 | 25 | 1 | $3,000,000 | 55 | 76 | 131 |
| 40 | Tobias Björnfotprofile Charlotte Checkers | LD | 76 | 25 | 1 | $900,000 | 9 | 38 | 47 |
| 37 | Jack Finleyprofile St. Louis Blues | C | 75 | 24 | 1 | $900,000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Future assets
Draft picks
Current 2027 and 2028 draft-pick inventory for the Raleigh Wildcats, synced from the league's live pick tracker.
AVHL Draft
2027
2nd Round
via North Dakota Bison
Traded 3 times
3rd Round
via Houston Hammerheads
Traded 2 times
3rd Round
via Tennessee Wolverines
Traded 3 times
AVHL Draft
2028
1st Round
via Puerto Rico Toros
2nd Round
via Houston Hammerheads
Traded 3 times
3rd Round
via Arizona Heat
3rd Round
via Baltimore Oceanics
Traded 5 times
Franchise history
Year-by-year results
Full regular-season metrics for every completed AVHL season in this franchise's history. Franchise code RAL keeps prior names and locations connected to the current club.
Games
330
Wins
167
Points
371
Goal Diff.
+42
Best season
103
2023-24 · Raleigh Wildcats
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS% | RW | GF/G | GA/G | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Raleigh Wildcats | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 74 | .451 | 26 | 1.87 | 2.27 | 153 | 186 | -33 |
| 2023-24 | Raleigh Wildcats | 84 | 48 | 29 | 7 | 103 | .613 | 43 | 2.64 | 2.26 | 222 | 190 | +32 |
| 2024-25 | Raleigh Wildcats | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | .598 | 35 | 3.22 | 2.90 | 264 | 238 | +26 |
| 2025-26 | Raleigh Wildcats | 82 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 96 | .585 | 36 | 3.37 | 3.16 | 276 | 259 | +17 |
Team branding
Arena, uniforms & presentation
The complete 2026–27 visual and game-night identity of the Raleigh Wildcats.
Home ice
FedEx Arena
The 2026–27 home of the Raleigh Wildcats.
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
Ruckus
#37Game night identity
Arena presentation
Team-specific presentation details from the official 2026–27 club specifications.
Goal horn
Preset Horn (Kazoo)
Goal song
Rock - Burn Rubber
Win song
Pop - Delorean
Win presentation
Limbo