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

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

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

^ "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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