Billings Bulls

The Billings Bulls are a Junior A level ice hockey team currently playing in the North American 3 Hockey Leagueand based in Billings, Montana. The Bulls were previously Junior A level until May, 2006 and had played their games in the Metrapark which had a max capacity of 9,000 for hockey games. However, a negotiating dispute with arena officials and local county commissioners resulted in the team losing its lease. They joined the NORPAC, which at the time was a Junior B league before it was upgraded to a Tier III Junior A affiliation in July 2007.

They currently play in the more intimate Centennial Ice Arena that holds 550 people at maximum capacity. The Bulls frequently sell out games and broadcast their games on internet radio. They have a staunch following and many fans can be seen wearing authentic Bulls jerseys in the stands.

History
The Bulls joined the American Frontier Hockey League in 1993 which became the America West Hockey League (AWHL) in 1998. The Bulls joined the Tier II Jr. A North American Hockey League in 2003 when the AWHL merged with the NAHL (keeping the NAHL name). The team played in the NAHL from 2003 to 2006 until the team and their rivals, the Bozeman Icedogs and Helena Bighorns, left to join the Northern Pacific Hockey League (NorPac), a regional league in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. When they joined the NorPac, the league was Tier III Junior B but promoted to Tier III Junior A by USA Hockey in 2007. In 2011, the Montana teams in the NorPac left the league to form the new regional American West Hockey League, made up of teams in Montana and Wyoming, including the Bulls. In March 2014, the new AWHL joined the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) as the Frontier Division.

The team apparently folded on September 9, 2017.

League History

 * 1993–1998 American Frontier Hockey League
 * 1998–2003 America West Hockey League
 * 2003–2006 North American Hockey League
 * 2006–2011 Northern Pacific Hockey League
 * 2011–2014 American West Hockey League
 * 2014–present North American 3 Hockey League

Notable alumni

 * Chris Holt, G (University of Nebraska-Omaha, currently with St. Louis Blues)
 * Kevin Ulanski, C (University of Denver, currently with Colorado Eagles)
 * Tom Reimann, D (University of Maine, last with Rocky Mountain Rage)
 * Dan Knapp, D (University of Nebraska-Omaha, last with Pensacola Ice Pilots)
 * Trevor Hammer, D (University of North Dakota, last with the Florida Seals)
 * Jon Booras, F (Lake Superior State University, currently with Bloomington Prairie Thunder)
 * John Sullivan, F (Clarkson University)
 * Matt Charbonneau, D (currently with Air Force)
 * Martin Husicka, D/F (University of Minnesota-Crookston)