Capitols 18U forward Ledford signs NAHL Tender

The NAPHL’s T1ER League is pleased to announce that Madison Capitols forward Baxter Ledford has signed a NAHL tender agreement for the 2025-26 season with the Janesville Jets of the NAHL’s Midwest Division.

Ledford, 17, is a well-established presence within the Capitols program and the T1ER league, having progressed through the Madison ranks at the 14U, 15U, 16U, and 18U levels, truly climbing the youth hockey ladder. Across all age groups, the Sun Prairie, WI native appeared in 52 games, recording 38 points (16 goals, 22 assists). In his first season at the 18U level during the 2024–25 campaign, he posted 12 points and finished as one of the team’s top three scorers. His standout moment came at the T1ER Showcase in Pittsburgh, PA, where he assisted on the opening goal and later scored the game-winner with less than a minute remaining, lifting his team to a 3–2 victory over the Philadelphia Little Flyers.

Ledford is one of three players from Madison’s 18U squad to sign 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.