Lincoln Stars 18U goaltender Sachs signs NAHL Tender

The NAPHL’s T1ER League is pleased to announce that the Lincoln Stars 18U goaltender Aaron Sachs has signed a NAHL tender agreement for the 2025-26 season with the North Iowa Bulls of the NAHL’s Central Division.

Sachs, 18, recently completed his second season in the T1ER league with the Lincoln Stars, his first year at the 18U level after previously competing at 16U level. Over the course of 14 total games across both age groups, the San Diego, CA native compiled an impressive 11-2 record, recording a shutout in each season. His most recent shutout came during the 2024-25 season at the prestigious Dixon Cup event, where he helped lead the Stars to a dominant 5-0 win over the New Jersey Titans. In that game, Sachs stopped all 27 shots he faced and played a key role in the penalty kill, holding the Titans scoreless on all four of their power play opportunities.

He is one of six players  from Lincoln’s 18U team who has signed an NAHL tender agreement for the upcoming season and the third player from the Stars’ to sign with North Iowa. 

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.