Pueblo Bulls

**Pueblo Bulls**
Pueblo Bulls
City	Pueblo, Colorado
League	United States Premier Hockey League
Division	NCDC-Mountain
Founded	2019
Home arena	Pueblo Ice Arena
Colors	Black, red, yellow;
Owner(s)	Jerry & Lorie Wilhite
General manager	Tyler Tuneberg
Head coach	Chris Wilhite
Media	Around the Horns Network

The Pueblo Bulls are a junior ice hockey team in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). The Bulls play their home games at the Pueblo Ice Arena beginning with the 2019–20 season.

History[edit]

The Pueblo Bulls were announced by the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) as an expansion team on September 20, 2018.^[1] They began play in the 2019–20 season.^[2]

In 2020, the Bulls left the WSHL after one season and joined the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier Division.^[3]

In 2023, the Bulls joined the USPHL's National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) Mountain division.^[4]

Season-by-season records[edit]

Season	GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
2019–20	51	25	13	7	6	95^[a]	270	149	945	3rd of 7, Midwestern	Playoffs cancelled
2020–21	49	27	19	—	3	57	170	156	810	3rd of 5, Mountain 22 of 62, USPHL-Premier	2–1–0 Mountain Division National Championship Qualifier round-robin^[5] (W, 4–1 vs. Mustangs; L, 5–3 vs. Outliers; OTW, 5–4 vs. Eagles) Won Div. Semifinal game, 5–2 vs. Northern Colorado Eagles Lost Div. Championship game, 3–5 vs. Utah Outliers^[6]
2021–22	49	20	26	—	3	43	154	168	1024	4th of 5, Mountain 44 of 64, USPHL-Premier	Won Qualifier round, 2–0 vs. Provo Riverblades Lost Div. Semifinals vs. Utah Outliers
2022–23	52	24	25	2	1	51	195	187	814	3rd of 6, Mountain 40 of 69, USPHL-Premier	Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2–1 vs. Provo Predators Lost Div. Semifinals, 1–2 vs. Ogden Mustangs
2023–24	53	25	25	2	1	53	194	178	742	5th of 6, Mountain 11th of 18, USPHL-NCDC	Did Not Qualify for Post Season

^ The WSHL awards 3pts for a win, 2pts for an overtime win, and 1pt for an overtime loss.

References[edit]

^ "Pueblo Bulls Entering WSHL Scene". WSHL. September 20, 2018.
^ "Pueblo Bulls hockey to play in WSHL starting in 2019-20 season". Chieftain. September 19, 2018.
^ "United States Premier Hockey League Adds Eight New West Coast Member Organizations". USPHL. April 17, 2020.
^ "Pueblo Bulls to join top conference in NHL feeder league". Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^ "2021 USPHL Premier Playoff Pairings/Times". USPHL. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ @Pueblobulls (March 11, 2021). "all games played during the new format. Top three teams advance to elimination round beginning on Saturday. Semi-Finals will be #2 vs #3 seeds determined by round-robin play. The winner of the semi-finals will face the #1 seed on Sunday for the Division Championship and chance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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[5] The WSHL awards 3pts for a win, 2pts for an overtime win, and 1pt for an overtime loss.

[1] "Pueblo Bulls Entering WSHL Scene". WSHL. September 20, 2018.

[2] "Pueblo Bulls hockey to play in WSHL starting in 2019-20 season". Chieftain. September 19, 2018.

[3] "United States Premier Hockey League Adds Eight New West Coast Member Organizations". USPHL. April 17, 2020.

[4] "Pueblo Bulls to join top conference in NHL feeder league". Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

[6] "2021 USPHL Premier Playoff Pairings/Times". USPHL. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[7] @Pueblobulls (March 11, 2021). "all games played during the new format. Top three teams advance to elimination round beginning on Saturday. Semi-Finals will be #2 vs #3 seeds determined by round-robin play. The winner of the semi-finals will face the #1 seed on Sunday for the Division Championship and chance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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