North Iowa Bulls

For the NA3HL team formerly using this name, please see Mason City Toros

North Iowa Bulls
City:	Mason City, Iowa
League:	NAHL
Division:	West
Founded:	2008
Home Arena:	Mason City MPA
Colors:	Green, White, and Navy
Owner(s):	Consolidated Sports Holdings USA, Inc. (Bill Yuill, CEO; Gary Gelinas, President)
Franchise history
2008-2010:	Albert Lea Thunder
2010-2021:	Amarillo Bulls
2021-present:	North Iowa Bulls
Championships
Playoff Championships:	Robertson Cup 1 (2012–13)

The North Iowa Bulls are a USA Hockey-sanctioned ice hockey team from Mason City, Iowa that plays in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) at the Mason City MPA which opened in December of 2019. The NAHL team began play with the 2008-09 season as the Albert Lea Thunder playing out of the Albert Lea City Arena in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and prior to the 2010-11 season the team would relocate to the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas as the Amarillo Bulls. The organization's NA3HL team commenced play with the 2011-12 season. The NAHL team begin play in Iowa with the 2021-22 season. 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, receiving the approval of the NAHL Board of Governors. The former Bulls team was renamed the Mason City Toros on June 1, 2021

Season-by-season

NA3HL Team

Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts	Result	Playoffs result
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) Tier-III Nationals Won National Pool 3-0 Won Semifinal 3-2 (Helena Bighorns) Won National Championship 6-2 (Twin Cities Northern Lights)
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 Tier-III Nationals Won Blue Pool 3-0 Won Semifinal 5-1 (Northern Cyclones) Lost Championship 4-1 (Boston Jr. Bruins)
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)
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

Season-by-season records

Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
Albert Lea Thunder
2008–09	58	4	49	5	-	13	112	309	1497	5th of 5, Central	Did not qualify
2009–10	58	19	34	5	-	43	153	231	1345	4th of 5, Central	Lost in 1st Round
Amarillo Bulls
2010–11	58	36	16	6	-	78	209	171	1637	2nd of 6, South	Lost Robertson Cup Semifinal
2011–12	60	46	7	7	-	99	263	136	1550	1st of 7, South	Lost Robertson Cup Semifinal
2012–13	60	46	7	7	-	99	248	118	1268	1st of 6, South	Robertson Cup Champions
2013–14	60	40	15	6	-	86	207	120	1395	1st of 7, South	Lost in Division Finals
2014–15	60	25	31	4	-	54	174	222	1493	7th of 8, South	Did not qualify
2015–16	60	13	43	4	-	30	133	218	1211	6th of 6, South	Did not qualify
2016–17	60	22	28	8	2	54	173	206	917	6th of 7, South	Did not qualify
2017-18	60	23	26	8	3	57	166	193	1333	5th of 6, South	Did not qualify
2018-19	60	46	8	3	3	98	263	136	-	1st of 6 South	Lost Semifinals
2019-20	54	39	10	2	3	83	185	101	-	2nd of 7 South	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	56	29	28	3	6	67	159	166	1003	4th of 6 South	Lost in Division Semifinals
North Iowa Bulls
2021-22	60	22	28	4	6	54	194	234	-	6th of 6 Central	Did not qualify
2022-23	60	29	27	3	1	62	167	179	-	6th of 6 Central	Did not qualify
2023–24	59	11	46	0	2	24	108	259	1403	6th Central	Did not qualify

Playoffs

• 2010

First Round – Bismarck Bobcats defeated Albert Lea Thunder, 3-games-to-0

• 2011

Division Semifinals – Amarillo Bulls defeated Texas Tornado, 3-games-to-1

Division Finals – Amarillo Bulls defeated Topeka RoadRunners, 3-games-to-2

Robertson Cup Round Robin – Amarillo Bulls (2-1) - Qualify for Semifinal Game, (W, 5-2 vs. Warriors; W, 5-3 vs. RoadRunners; L, 1-2 vs. Ice Dogs)

Robertson Cup Semifinal Game – Michigan Warriors defeated Amarillo Bulls, 6-2

• 2012

Division Semifinals – Amarillo Bulls defeated Odessa Jackalopes, 3-games-to-1

Division Finals – Amarillo Bulls defeated Topeka RoadRunners, 3-games-to-1

Robertson Cup Round Robin – Amarillo Bulls (1-2) - Qualify for Semifinal, (OTW, 3-2 vs. Tornado; L, 1-3 vs. Ice Dogs; L, 2-6 vs. Bobcats)

Robertson Cup Semifinal Game – St. Louis Bandits defeated Amarillo Bulls, 3-2

• 2013

Division Semifinals – Amarillo Bulls defeated Corpus Christi IceRays, 3-games-to-1

Division Finals – Amarillo Bulls defeated Texas Tornado, 3-games-to-0

Robertson Cup Round Robin – Amarillo Bulls (2-1) - Qualify for Championship Game, (OTW, 2-1 vs. Ironmmen; OTW, 2-1 vs. Bobcats; L, 0-7 vs. Wild)

Robertson Cup Final – Amarillo Bulls defeated Wenatchee Wild, 5-0

Robertson Cup Champions

• 2014

Division Semifinals – Amarillo Bulls defeated Wichita Falls Wildcats, 3-games-to-0

Division Finals – Topeka RoadRunners defeated Amarillo Bulls, 3-games-to-2

• 2019

Division Semifinals – Amarillo Bulls defeated Corpus Christi IceRays, 3-games-to-1

Division Final - Amarillo Bulls defeated Shreveport Mudbugs 3-games-to-2

Semifinals - Aberdeen Wings defeated Amarillo Bulls 2-games-to-1

• 2020

Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

• 2021

Shreveport Mudbugs defeated Amarillo Bulls, 3-games-to-1