Lincoln Stars 18U forward Harker signs NAHL Tender

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he NAPHL’s T1ER League is pleased to announce that Lincoln 18U forward Will Harker has signed an NAHL tender agreement for the 2025-26 season with the North Iowa Bulls of the NAHL’s Central Division.

Harker, 17, just capped off his second season with the Stars organization in the T1ER league, showing serious growth and firepower along the way. After suiting up for the 16U squad last year, the Pleasanton, CA native made the leap to the 18U team this season, and didn’t miss a beat. Across 20 games between both levels, Harker tallied an impressive 25 points, with a breakout 20 of those coming during the 2024-25 campaign. That surge landed him second in team scoring and firmly on the radar as one of the squad’s most consistent offensive threats. His standout performance earned him a spot at the prestigious 2025 Top Prospects Tournament in St. Louis. 

Harker joins three of his teammates from Lincoln’s 18U team to ink NAHL tenders. 

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.