Mason City Toros

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	North Iowa Bulls	North Iowa Bulls	North Iowa Bulls	North Iowa Bulls	North Iowa Bulls	North Iowa Bulls	North Iowa Bulls	North Iowa Bulls	North Iowa Bulls 	North Iowa Bulls 	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 CupWon Group A Round Robin 2-0Won 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 CupFinished 1st Round Robin 3-0Won 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 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 	
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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
2013	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 4National Pool	OTW, 3–2 vs. Helena Bighorns (AWHL)	W, 6–2 vs. Twin Cities Northern Lights (MnJHL)National Champions
2014	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 4Pool C 	W, 5–1 vs. Northern Cyclones (EHL) 	L, 1–4 vs. Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL-Premier)
2015	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 4Div. 1 	Not played 	W, 2–1 vs. Northern Cyclones (EHL)National Champions
==Former Logo==
==References==
Category:Established in 2011
Category:North American 3 Hockey League teams
Category:Established in 2021
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