Biggby 18U forward Santiago signs NAHL Tender

The NAPHL’s T1ER League is pleased to announce that Biggby Coffee 18U forward Makhai Santiago has signed a NAHL tender agreement for the 2025-26 season with the Shreveport Mudbugs of the NAHL’s South Division.

Santiago, 19, is no stranger to the T1ER league, having previously suited up for the Northeast Generals and most recently Biggby Coffee’s 18U squad. A native of Glastonbury, CT, he appeared in 57 games across the 16U and 18U levels, amassing 41 points. In his final season, and his first with Biggby, he recorded 7 points (5 goals, 2 assists) in 15 games. His standout performance came on December 14 at the T1ER / T1EHL Invitational in Blaine, MN, where he put on a show against the Philadelphia Jr. Flyers. Santiago notched a hat trick, including the game-winning goal, and added two assists to lead his team to a 7-5 win in a high-energy matchup.

He is one of 11 players from Biggby’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.