Minot Minotauros

The Minot Minotauros (commonly known as the Tauros) are an American junior ice hockey team set to begin play for the 2011-12 season. Based in Minot, North Dakota, the Tauros play their home games at Maysa Arena.
The Tauros are Minot's 5th hockey team, following the Minot Raiders which played in the Southwest Hockey League in 1975-76 and than as the Minot Rangers for the 1976-77 season, the Minot Maple Leafs which played in the Continental Hockey League for the 1985-86 season, the Minot Americans/Top Guns which played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1987–97 and the Minot Muskies which played in the America West Hockey League for the 2000-01 season (the AWHL would later merge with the NAHL).
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==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
2011–12	60	7 	49	4 	- 	18 	104	252	1,313	5th, Central 	Did not qualify
2012–13	60	26	30	4 	- 	56 	157	186	1,284	4th, Central 	Lost Round 1, 1-3 vs. Austin Bruins
2013–14	60	24	33	3 	- 	51 	130	165	797 	4th, Central 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-3 vs. Austin Bruins
2014–15	60	37	17	6 	- 	80 	184	137	856 	2nd, Central 	Won Round 1, 3-0 vs. Bismarck BobcatsLost Quarterfinals, 2-3 vs. Austin Bruins
2015–16	60	35	19	6 	- 	76 	185	158	1106 	2nd, Central 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-3 vs. Austin Bruins
2016–17	60	38	18	4 	0 	80 	192	156	1137 	1st, Central 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-3 vs. Aberdeen Wings
2017-18	60	28	26	4 	2 	62 	161	168	839 	4th, Central 	Won Div. Semifinals, 3-2 vs. Aberdeen WingsWon Div. Final, 3-0 vs Austin BruinsWon Semifinal 2-1 vs Fairbanks Ice DogsLost Championship Game 1-2 vs Shreveport Muddugs
2018-19	60	36	21	3 	0 	75 	207	161	- 	2nd, Central 	Won Div. Semifinals 3-0 vs BismarckLost Div. Final 1-3 vs. Aberdeen Wings
2019-20	50	28	16	2 	5 	63 	158	149	- 	4th, Central 	playoffs cancelled
2020-21	56	23	25	6 	2 	54 	150	199	972 	4th, Central 	Lost DSF 2-3 vs Aberdeen
2021-22	60	28	29	2 	1 	59 	173	184	- 	5th, Central 	Did not qualify
2022-23	60	31	27	1 	1 	59 	180	189	- 	4th, Central 	Lost DSF 0-3 vs Austin
2023-24	60	44	14	1 	1 	90 	208	125	919 	1st of 6 Cental, 2nd of 32 NAHL	Won Div. Semi-Finals, 3-0 vs. Austin Bruins Won Div. Finals, 3-1 vs. Bismarck Bobcats Lost Robertson Cup Semis, 0-2 vs. Maryland Black Bears
==External links==
*Official website of the Minotauros
*Official website of the NAHL
*Official website of Maysa Arena
==References==
Category:North American Hockey League teams
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 2011
Category:Ice hockey teams in North Dakota