The Utah Mammoth’s 2025-26 season is officially over. The team finished with a 43-33-6 record, good enough to clinch the first wild card spot in the Western Conference. Despite a strong series, the Mammoth lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 1 in six games. Meanwhile, their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, finished with a 34-28-10 record, placing seventh in the Pacific Division, outside of a playoff spot.
With the season in the books, it’s time to look at the 49 players under an NHL contract and grade their 2025-26 season. Over the course of this summer, we’ll take a look at their season, their future, and give them an overall grade. We’re going alphabetically by first name. Next up is Noel Nordh.
Player Info
Age: 21
2025-26 AHL Stats: Six goals, 15 assists, 21 points in 60 games
Originally Acquired: Third-round pick (72nd overall) in 2023 by the Arizona Coyotes
Contract Status: Entering the second year of a three-year entry-level deal with a $0.970 million average annual value (AAV). Restricted free agent (RFA) in 2028
Season Overview
Coming into his first full pro season, Nordh just finished a big 52-point season with the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League. It was going to be an interesting year for the Swede as he started his new life in Tucson.
Nordh was sent down to the Roadrunners early and played well in the preseason. The forward scored the lone preseason goal for Tucson in their first game against the Henderson Silver Knights. To begin the year, Nordh was placed on the third line alongside Michal Kunc and Sam Lipkin.
He scored the first pro goal of his career in the third game of the season, an unbelievable goal that he tapped behind Ivan Prosvetov while falling. Nordh also registered an assist for a two-point night. In the Roadrunners’ next series against the Bakersfield Condors, the forward registered an assist and a goal to put up four points in his first six games.
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— Tucson Roadrunners (@RoadrunnersAHL) October 19, 2025
Nordh went pointless across the final two games in October before going pointless in the first seven games of November. He scored a goal in the final game of the month against the Abbotsford Canucks to end his point drought.
The goal against the Canucks started a five-game point streak to kick off December as Nordh registered an assist in his next four games. He then produced five more points across the next eight games, including his fourth goal of the season, to finish off December with eight points in 10 games.
Nordh put up an assist in the Roadrunners’ first game of January. Later in the month, he tallied another assist and his fifth goal of the season. Nordh finished off the month with three points in 13 games.
February ended up being a rough month for the forward. Outside of his second multi-point game of the year, in which he scored his sixth and final goal of the season, Nordh failed to produce during the seven games. March offered much of the same, with Nordh having one multi-point game and failing to produce in the other seven games.
During March, Nordh also started becoming a healthy scratch. That continued into the final month of the season, where the forward appeared in six of the nine games the Roadrunners played.
Noel Nordh, Tucson Roadrunners (Photo credit: Kate Dibildox)
Nordh finished 12th on the team with 23 points, the third-best among rookies behind Dmitri Simashev and Daniil But. With the Roadrunners failing to make the playoffs, Nordh’s season ended with the Mammoth electing not to name him as one of their black aces during their playoff series against the Golden Knights.
The Future
It wasn’t a bad rookie season for Nordh at all, especially when you consider the two players that were ahead of him in rookie production on the Roadrunners were two of the best prospects in the Mammoth’s system.
Fast forward to September, we’ve already seen a bit of Nordh this season. His rookie faceoff tournament wasn’t that impressive, and he had some costly turnovers in the third game against the Los Angeles Kings. Nordh played one preseason game against the Colorado Avalanche and was sent down to the Roadrunners shortly after.
Nordh’s an interesting case, as he’s a prospect not a lot of people talk about. He can have great hockey IQ and be a solid two-way player, but he hasn’t really popped out like others. For example, Owen Allard, who has played alongside Nordh for the past two seasons, will never be the most offensive guy. However, he is a grinder and is known for his hard forechecking and big hits.
We’ve seen that Nordh has more offensive capabilities than maybe his 23 points have let on. That eight-point December was really good from him. If he can find that constant rate of production across the whole season, the forward could start to separate himself from the bottom tier level prospects and start to earn himself a reputation around the Mammoth organization.
With so many prospects joining the Roadrunners this season, separating himself from others in a positive way needs to happen if Nordh wants to take the next step. He can’t get trapped rotating in and out of the lineup with players like Julian Lutz and Sam Lipkin. It hasn’t been a great start so far for Nordh, but this weekend’s preseason games should be a good opportunity for the forward.
Overall Grade
Average would be a great word for Nordh’s first pro season. Promising would be another great word. There were some great stretches throughout the season for Nordh, and as a depth forward, he played well. However, the ultimate goal is to make the NHL, and playing decently as a depth AHL forward won’t get you there.
A jump to 30 or 40 points would be the ultimate goal for Nordh. Of course, that’s only achievable with more ice time. Luckily, Nordh will be in the lineup for the Roadrunners’ preseason games, which will give him some extra time to make an impression on head coach Steve Potvin. From there, it’s up to Nordh to try to break out in his second pro season.
Overall, Nordh is getting a C for this season. Average is the best way to describe Nordh’s pro career so far. It’s not a bad thing, but it’s up to Nordh to decide if he wants to be just a depth AHL player next season or create an impact on a daily basis to show he could have an NHL future.
Nordh’s entire career won’t be decided by his sophomore season, but what the Mammoth see him as could be. Especially in an organization that is competing for a Stanley Cup right now that is stocked with prospects, a lot of these depth players won’t even play a game in Utah. Standing out and being an everyday factor is something that could ultimately help Nordh get closer to being in the NHL and separating himself from others within the Mammoth’s prospect pipeline.
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