Behr Arena, home arena of the South Dakota Spartans

Western ConferenceCentral DivisionSD

South Dakota

Spartans

Behr Arena

Official hashtag#ForgedForGlory

Roster Lineup Schedule Branding

Current roster

20 skaters · 3 goalies

Club identity

2026–27 team profile

Arena

Behr Arena

Mascot

Zeus

Division

Central

Rostered players

Official hashtag

#ForgedForGlory

Red

#9E0B0F

Gold

#D4991E

Black

#1A1A1A

Roster ratings

Average OVR

Live roster · one decimal

Overall · Top 20

82.8

Forwards · Top 12

81.9

Defense · Top 6

83.0

Goalies · Top 2

88.0

Official rivals

Rivals

Four designated opponents

All rivals

North Dakota Bison 2

Lincoln Lumberjacks 3

Iowa Rebels 4

Las Vegas Vipers

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

$80,550,000

Cap position

$19,450,000 available

Floor position

$10,550,000 above floor

Active roster

23 players

Payroll range

$80.5M

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 (13 currently).

✓

At least 7 defensemen (7 currently).

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At least 3 goalies (3 currently).

Current roster: 13 F · 7 D · 3 G · 23 total

2026–27 live statistics

Season stats

Compiled from the official game-by-game Team, Skater, and Goalie Stats tabs.

Full schedule →

5-7-2

Record

Points

Goals for

Goals against

27.4

Shots / game

14.6%

Power play

18.4

Hits / game

16:31

TOA / game

90.9%

Avg passing

36.9

FOW / game

Man-games lost

Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	S%	PIM	Hits	PPG	SHG	FOW	FO%	TOI
#37 Yanni GourdeC	14	3	9	12	-3	42	7.1%	14	31	2	0	163	54.2%	326:44
#23 Lucas RaymondLW	14	4	4	8	-5	41	9.8%	4	10	1	0	1	50.0%	336:14
#11 Brock NelsonC	14	6	1	7	-1	30	20.0%	6	37	0	0	167	58.0%	328:06
#75 Lukas ReichelLW	14	5	2	7	-3	23	21.7%	0	9	2	0	0	0.0%	279:40
#15 Noah HanifinLD	14	2	5	7	-9	40	5.0%	6	33	0	0	0	0.0%	392:38
#12 Jordan StaalC	14	0	7	7	+1	17	0.0%	12	14	0	0	161	76.7%	236:14
#27 Brett KulakLD	14	4	1	5	+1	26	15.4%	5	11	0	1	0	0.0%	182:39
#28 Nikita GrebenkinRW	14	3	2	5	0	15	20.0%	2	5	0	0	0	0.0%	161:20
#3 Jack St. IvanyLD	8	1	3	4	+3	11	9.1%	2	8	0	0	0	0.0%	171:47
#2 Dylan DeMeloRD	14	0	4	4	+1	18	0.0%	10	30	0	0	0	0.0%	296:47
#5 Tom WillanderRD	14	0	4	4	-6	11	0.0%	4	26	0	0	0	0.0%	236:36
#26 David GustafssonLW	14	2	1	3	-3	5	40.0%	0	1	0	0	0	0.0%	82:06
#94 Brayden PachalRD	14	1	1	2	-1	9	11.1%	0	4	0	0	1	100.0%	111:09
#18 John BeecherRW	8	1	1	2	0	10	10.0%	2	2	0	0	0	0.0%	139:44
#34 Justin SourdifLW	15	1	1	2	+5	22	4.5%	2	7	0	0	23	45.1%	171:31
#13 Alexey ToropchenkoRW	12	0	2	2	+1	14	0.0%	4	6	0	0	0	0.0%	203:58
#41 Pierre-Edouard BellemareRW	14	0	2	2	-3	11	0.0%	0	3	0	0	3	100.0%	111:19
#54 Dylan SambergLD	6	0	1	1	-6	11	0.0%	4	13	0	0	0	0.0%	133:36
#9 Mackie SamoskevichC	14	0	1	1	-5	11	0.0%	9	15	0	0	20	20.6%	130:12

Goalies

Goalie	GP	Dressed	MIN	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	ENG	PTS
#31 Igor ShesterkinG	14	14	845:14	334	299	0.895	35	2.48	4	0
#34 Jake AllenG	0	14	0:00	0	0	0.000	0	0.00	0	0

Game log

Oct 23vs KCW 2–0Game 272Replay

Oct 22@ IOAL 1–4Game 262Replay

Oct 21@ NYL 2–3 SOGame 253Replay

Oct 19@ RALL 3–5Game 235Replay

Oct 18vs COLW 3–2 SOGame 231Replay

Oct 16@ OKLW 6–2Game 213

Oct 13@ MEML 3–5Game 185

Oct 10@ FWW 4–0Game 167

Oct 9vs LINL 2–4Game 154

Oct 8@ LINL 1–3Game 148

Oct 7vs LINL 2–3 SOGame 138

Sep 23@ WSHL 1–3Game 32

Sep 22@ HOUL 1–3Game 22

Sep 21@ CHAW 5–4 SOGame 11

2026–27 active roster

Current roster

23 total · 20 skaters · 3 goalies · click any column to sort


23	Lucas Raymondprofile Detroit Red Wings	RW/LW	90	24	1	$10,000,000	111	129	240
15	Noah Hanifinprofile Vegas Golden Knights	LD	88	29	7	$8,000,000	40	119	159
11	Brock Nelsonprofile Colorado Avalanche	C/LW	86	35	5	$6,000,000	79	122	201
2	Dylan DeMeloprofile Winnipeg Jets	RD	86	33	3	$6,000,000	15	66	81
37	Yanni Gourdeprofile Tampa Bay Lightning	C/RW	84	34	3	$4,000,000	77	136	213
54	Dylan Sambergprofile Winnipeg Jets	LD	83	27	4	$3,250,000	16	28	44
12	Jordan Staalprofile Carolina Hurricanes	C/LW	83	38	2	$3,250,000	72	106	178
9	Mackie Samoskevichprofile Florida Panthers	RW/C	83	23	4	$3,250,000	2	15	17
27	Brett Kulakprofile Colorado Avalanche	LD/RD	82	32	4	$2,500,000	17	77	94
34	Justin Sourdifprofile Washington Capitals	C	81	24	5	$2,000,000	7	6	13
13	Alexey Toropchenkoprofile St. Louis Blues	RW/LW	80	27	3	$1,500,000	31	32	63
75	Lukas Reichelprofile Boston Bruins	LW/C	80	24	3	$1,500,000	36	64	100
49	Maxim Shabanovprofile New York Islanders	RW	80	26	4	$1,500,000	1	4	5
5	Tom Willanderprofile Vancouver Canucks	RD	80	21	5	$1,500,000	0	4	4
94	Brayden Pachalprofile Calgary Flames	RD	79	27	1	$1,250,000	3	13	16
26	David Gustafssonprofile Manitoba Moose	C/LW	79	26	3	$1,250,000	38	28	66
41	Pierre-Edouard Bellemareprofile HC Ajoie	C/LW	79	41	2	$1,250,000	38	40	78
18	John Beecherprofile Calgary Flames	C	78	25	3	$1,000,000	28	26	54
3	Jack St. Ivanyprofile Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	RD	77	27	1	$900,000	1	3	4
28	Nikita Grebenkinprofile Philadelphia Flyers	LW/RW	77	23	3	$3,500,000	3	2	5

Future assets

Draft picks

Current 2027 and 2028 draft-pick inventory for the South Dakota Spartans, synced from the league's live pick tracker.

AVHL Draft

2027

4 picks

1st Round

via Chicago Rockets

Traded 5 times

1st Round

Own pick

3rd Round

via Memphis Cannons

Traded 3 times

3rd Round

Own pick

AVHL Draft

2028

6 picks

1st Round

Own pick

1st Round

via Tennessee Wolverines

Traded 2 times

2nd Round

Own pick

2nd Round

via Tennessee Wolverines

Traded 2 times

3rd Round

via Indianapolis Ghosts

Traded 3 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 SD keeps prior names and locations connected to the current club.

3 historical seasons

Games

248

Wins

117

Points

259

Goal Diff.

-35

Best season

2023-24 · South Dakota Spartans

Season	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	RW	GF/G	GA/G	GF	GA	GD
2023-24	South Dakota Spartans	84	40	36	8	88	.524	33	2.74	2.75	230	231	-1
2024-25	South Dakota Spartans	82	38	36	8	84	.512	31	2.72	2.98	223	244	-21
2025-26	South Dakota Spartans	82	39	34	9	87	.530	28	2.57	2.73	211	224	-13

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Team branding

Arena, uniforms & presentation

The complete 2026–27 visual and game-night identity of the South Dakota Spartans.

Official hashtag#ForgedForGlory

Home ice

Behr Arena

The 2026–27 home of the South Dakota Spartans.

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

Zeus

Game night identity

Arena presentation

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

Goal horn

Bass (Boat Horn 1), 2 Blasts (MsLs)

Goal song

Rock - Bangers And Smash

Win song

Electronic - Challenges Ahead

Win presentation

Board Smash