Danbury 18U defenseman Krogler signs NAHL Tender

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The NAPHL’s T1ER League is pleased to announce that Danbury’s 18U defenseman Matyas Krogler has signed a NAHL tender agreement for the 2025-26 season with the Danbury Hat Tricks of the NAHL’s East Division.

Krogler, 18, a native of the Czech Republic, spent his final season of youth hockey, and his first in the United States, playing for the Danbury Hat Tricks 18U team. In 16 games, the 2006-born defenseman tallied an impressive 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists), ranking second among all 18U blueliners in scoring. His standout performance earned him a spot on the 2025 All-T1ER First Team.

His most memorable outing of the 2024–25 season came in December during the T1ER/T1EHL Invitational, when the Hat Tricks faced off against the North Carolina Golden Bears. Krogler delivered a dominant performance in the Danbury win, recording five points. He completed a power play hat trick, scoring once in each period, and added two assists to cap off a stellar game.

Krogler is the second skater from Danbury’s 18U team who has signed an NAHL tender agreement for the upcoming season. 

Click here to see a list of T1ER tenders for the 2024-25 season

A tender is a contract, of sorts, a player signs announcing his intentions to play for that particular NAHL team and that NAHL team only. Once a player signs a tender with an NAHL team, his playing rights belong to that team within the NAHL and he may not be recruited by any other NAHL team. Each team is granted ten (10) tenders, which include two (2) tenders exclusively used on players from the T1ER - plus or minus any trades - which became active on November 1st. Tendered players are not eligible for the 2025 NAHL Draft.