North Iowa Bulls

For the NA3HL team formerly using this name, please see Mason City Toros
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
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==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 CupWon Group A Round Robin 2-0Won Championship 11-0 (Peoria Mustangs)Tier-III NationalsWon National Pool 3-0Won 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 CupFinished 1st Round Robin 3-0Won Championship game 3-0 (Flint Jr. GeneralsTier-III NationalsWon Blue Pool 3-0Won 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 CupWon 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 CupWon Group A Round Robin (2-1)Won semifinal 4-3 (ot) (Twin City Steel)Won Championship 4-1 (Metro Jets)</p>
2016–17	47	35	10	1 	1 	268	111	72 	1st of 5 CentralT-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 Central2nd 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 recordLost 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
===NAHL Team===
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	Albert Lea Thunder	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 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	Amarillo Bulls 	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
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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
Category:Established in 2011
Category:North American 3 Hockey League teams
Category:North American Hockey League teams
Category:Established in 2021