
Northern Bears welcome new recruits and familiar faces in busy offseason
The Mann-Northway Northern Bears have been keeping busy behind the scenes this offseason as the team begins to prep for the new hockey year.
The Bears have signed nearly 20 players to the 2025-26 roster already after some players graduated from the team or moved onto post-secondary programs for next season.
Northern Bears Head Coach Steve Young said he’s feeling good about the group they have signed.
“It’s one of those years now where our ’08s are in their last year so we have limited ’08s, so the bulk of our ’09s are coming back, which is the uniqueness of our team. We’re at the 2010 age now and, you know, we feel we’ve added some good defensemen, a goaltender, and some forwards that can help complement the ’09s and ’08s.”