Granite City forward Portner signs NAHL Tender

The Granite City Lumberjacks of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) are pleased to announce that forward Easton Portner has signed a NAHL tender agreement with the Johnstown Tomahawks of the NAHL’s East Division. 

The Lincoln, NE native began his NA3HL career with the Lumberjacks during the 2022-2023 season, appearing in 8 games before making the transition to play full time with Granite City in 2023-2024. In 55 regular season games, Portner registered a total of 44 points (18 goals, 26 assists). Of his 17 goals this season, five were the deciding factor for the Lumberjacks, one was on the powerplay and one was shorthanded. 

Portner is the 3rd player to tender for Granite City. 

Click here to see a list of NA3HL tenders for the 2023-24 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 NA3HL - plus or minus any trades - which became active on November 1st. Tendered players are not eligible for the 2024 NAHL Draft.