Mason City Toros | |
City: | Mason City, Iowa |
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League: | NA3HL |
Division: | West |
Founded: | 2011 |
Home Arena: | Mason City MPA |
Colors: | Navy and Green |
Owner(s): | Consolidated Sports Holdings USA, Inc. (Bill Yuill, CEO; Gary Gelinas, President) |
Franchise history | |
2011-2021: | North Iowa Bulls |
2021-present: | Mason City Toros |
Championships | |
Playoff Championships: | 4-time Fraser Cup (2013, 2014, 2016, 2021) 2-time USA Hockey Tier-III Junior National Championship (2013, 2015) |
The Mason City Toros are a USA Hockey-sanctioned ice hockey team from Mason City, Iowa. The NA3HL team commenced play with the 2011-12 season with the name North Iowa Bulls. The team name was changed with the 2021-22 season when the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League were relocated to Mason City. Both teams have the same ownership.
They play in the North American 3 Hockey League at the Mason City MPA which opened in December of 2019 after previously playing at the North Iowa Ice Arena.
Arrival of North American Hockey League Team[]
With the opening of the new arena, team owners decided to move the Amarillo Bulls of the North American Hockey League to the arena for the 2021-22 playing season.
Championship Pedigree[]
The team has won four North American 3 Hockey League playoff championships (2013, 2014, 2016, 2021) and would reach the final in 2015. The team would also win the 2013 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship and the 2015 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship and would reach the national championship game in 2014.
Season-by-season[]
Season | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts | Result | Playoffs result | |
North Iowa Bulls | |||||||||||
2011–12 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 156 | 62 |
2nd of 4 West, 6th of 16 overall |
W 2-0 (Twin City Steel) L 1-2 (Granite City Lumberjacks) | |
2012–13 | 48 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 297 | 114 | 85 | 1st of 6 West, 2nd of 17 overall |
W 3-0 (Minnesota Flying Aces) Silver Cup Won Group A Round Robin 2-0 Won Championship 11-0 (Peoria Mustangs) | |
2013–14 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 0 | - | 334 | 92 | 90 | 1st of 6 West, 1st of 21 overall | Won 2-0 (Twin City Steel) Won 2-1 (Granite City Lumberjacks) Silver Cup Finished 1st Round Robin 3-0 Won Championship game 3-0 (Flint Jr. Generals | |
2014–15 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 109 | 75 |
1st of 6, West 2nd of 31 overall |
W 2-0 (Twin City Steel) W 2-1 (Granite City Lumberjacks) Silver Cup Won Group A Round Robin (3-0) L 3-2 (Granite City Lumberjacks) in championship game | |
2015–16 | 47 | 42 | 2 | 3 | - | 301 | 63 | 87 | 1st of 5, Central, 1st of 34 overall | W 2-0 (Rochester Ice Hawks) W 2-0 (La Crosse Freeze)< Silver Cup Won Group A Round Robin (2-1) Won semifinal 4-3 (ot) (Twin City Steel) Won Championship 4-1 (Metro Jets)
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2016–17 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 268 | 111 | 72 | 1st of 5 Central T-8th of 47 overall |
W 2-0 (Rochester Ice Hawks) W 2-0 (La Crosse Freeze) Silver Cup (eliminated 3rd place in pool, round robin) L, 2-4 (Yellowstone Quake) W, 3-2 (ot) (Binghamton Jr. Senators) W, 8-4 (Long Beach Sharks) | |
2017-18 | 47 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 304 | 92 | 82 | 1st of 5 Central 2nd of 45 overall |
W, Div Semifinals 2-0 (Wausau RiverWolves) L, Div Final 0-2 (La Crosse Freeze) | |
2018-19 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 121 | 67 | 2nd of 7 West | Won Div. Semifinal 2-1 (Rochester Grizzlies) Won Div. Final 2-0 (Alexandria Blizzard) Finish 2nd in Pool A with 1-1-0-0 record Lost Semifinal 1-3 (Texas Jr. Brahmas) | |
2019-20 | 47 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 272 | 96 | 78 | 1st of 6 West | Playoffs cancelled during division semifinal round | |
2020-21 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 182 | 104 | 56 | 1st of 5 West | Won Fraser Cup Championship | |
Mason City Toros | |||||||||||
2021-22 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 241 | 117 | 67 | 2nd of 6 West | Lost Division Final | |
2022-23 | 47 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 156 | 61 | 3rd of 6 West | Lost Division Semifinals | |
2023-24 | 47 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 167 | 51 | 4th of 6 West | Lost Division Semifinals |
USA Hockey Tier III Junior Hockey National Championship[]
Year | Round Robin | Record | Place | Semifinal | Championship |
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2013[1] | W, 5–2 vs. New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (EmJHL) W, 7–0 vs. Bellingham Blazers (NPHL) W, 5–1 vs. Twin Cities Northern Lights (MnJHL) |
3–0–0 | 1st of 4 National Pool |
OTW, 3–2 vs. Helena Bighorns (AWHL) | W, 6–2 vs. Twin Cities Northern Lights (MnJHL) National Champions |
2014[2] | W, 5–0 vs. Florida Jr. Blades (USPHL-Empire) W, 5–1 vs. Dells Ducks (MnJHL) W, 11–2 vs. Boston Bandits (MetJHL) |
3–0–0 | 1st of 4 Pool C |
W, 5–1 vs. Northern Cyclones (EHL) | L, 1–4 vs. Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL-Premier) |
2015[3] | W, 3–1 vs. Northern Cyclones (EHL) W, 2–1 vs. Dells Ducks (MnJHL) L, 3–4 vs. Granite City Lumberjacks (NA3HL) |
2–1–0 | 2nd of 4 Div. 1 |
Not played | W, 2–1 vs. Northern Cyclones (EHL) National Champions |
Former Logo[]

References[]
- ↑ 2013 Tier III Nat. Championships. USA Hockey. Retrieved on August 18, 2015.
- ↑ 2014 Tier III Nat. Championships. USA Hockey. Retrieved on August 18, 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Tier III Junior Nat. Championships. USA Hockey. Retrieved on September 17, 2015.