Biggby 18U forward Peterson signs NAHL Tender

The NAPHL’s T1ER League is proud to announce that Biggby 18U forward Zachary Peterson has signed a NAHL tender agreement with the Odessa Jackalopes of the South Division for the 2025–26 season.

Peterson, 17, is a Colorado Springs, Colorado native in his first season with the Biggby program, where he’s already made an immediate impact with five points through twelve games. He showcased his scoring touch at the T1ER / T1EHL Invitational, finding the back of the net in three of the four games played at the event, including his standout performance on October 31st against Indiana Elite. In that pivotal T1ER matchup, Peterson delivered when it mattered most, burying the overtime winner to secure the victory.

He becomes the third player from Biggby’s 18U roster to secure an NAHL tender for the upcoming season.

Click here to see a list of T1ER tenders for the 2025-26 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 2026 NAHL Draft.