NAHL: Minot Minotauros

    Tauros 20 Questions: Austin Koss

    Date:09/06/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #18 Austin Koss. Out of Huntington Beach, CA, ...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Spencer Zwiener

    Date:09/05/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #17 Spencer Zwiener. Zwiener comes to Minot wi...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Nate Pionk

    Date:09/04/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #16 Nate Pionk. As a late addition to the rost...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Chris Melendez

    Date:09/03/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #15 Chris Melendez Melendez played for the Pal...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Brady Dahl

    Date:09/02/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #14 Brady Dahl. As a John Marshall High School...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Austin Dollimer

    Date:09/01/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #12 Austin Dollimer Dollimer was the Minotauro...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Grayson Gavin

    Date:08/31/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #11 Grayson Gavin. Gavin came on strong as the...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Jack Murphy

    Date:08/30/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #10 Jack Murphy. Murphy posted 12 goals and 14...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Zack Bross

    Date:08/29/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #9 Zack Bross. Bross goes into his final seaso...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Alex Adams

    Date:08/28/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #8 Alex Adams. Alex Adams has already made his...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Derek Frentz

    Date:08/27/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we catch up with veteran forward #7 Derek Frentz.  Frentz finished with th...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Brock Montgomery

    Date:08/26/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we meet #6 Brock Montgomery. Brock Montgomery joins the Tauros after being name...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Robby McClellan

    Date:08/25/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we meet #5 Robby McClellan. The Palos Cerdes, CA, native McClellan is heading i...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Nolan Sawchuk

    Date:08/24/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we meet #4 Nolan Sawchuk. Sawchuk played 99 games in four years for Burnsville ...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Jeremy Masella

    Date:08/23/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    by: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order, today we meet #3 Jeremy Masella. Masella comes to ...


    Tauros 20 Questions: Charlie Weiand

    Date:08/22/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – As the 2016/17 NAHL season draws near we are giving Tauros fans a chance to meet all of the new members of the club as well as learn a little more about the returning Tauros.  We will play 20 questions with a different Tauro every day from now until the NAHL Showcase going in number order starting today with #2 Charlie Weiand. Weiand is jo...


    Dress Rehearsals

    Date:08/09/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – The Minot Minotauros will open their sixth season at the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, MN, on September 21st against the Kenai River Brown Bears but that will not be your first chance to get a look at the team.  There will be six chances for you to see the Tauros in action before the puck drops for real at the Showcase. The first chance will be...


    Showcase Schedule Released

    Date:08/03/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – The Minotauros will open their sixth season of play at the 14th annual NAHL Showcase Tournament at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, MN.  All 24 NAHL clubs will converge on the Super Rink which is attended by scouts from all levels of the hockey world.  Last season over 350 scouts from the NHL, NCAA, and other junior leagues attended th...


    Show of Force

    Date:07/07/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By, Ken Oda – minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – The Minot Minotauros will play a pair of exhibition scrimmages against the Fargo Force on September 16th and 17th.  The scrimmage on September 16th will be in Fargo, then the teams will come to Minot on September 17th.  Both scrimmages will be played with two, 50 minute run-time halves.  The rest of the Tauros pre-season sc...


    Dance Card Full

    Date:06/30/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    Minot, ND – The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced the 2016-2017 schedule, it will be the Minotauros’ sixth season in the NAHL.  The Tauros will open the season at the 14th annual NAHL Showcase in Blaine, MN, September 21st through the 24th.  The Tauros opponents at the NAHL Showcase will be announced by the league at a later date. After the NAHL Showcase the ...


    Tauros Draft Nine

    Date:06/07/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – The Minot Minotauros bolstered their roster today adding nine players through the NAHL Draft.  As the result of last season’s 35-19-6  record being the sixth best in the league the Tauros drafted 19th overall.  Trades over the last two seasons combined to have the Tauros picking five players in the first three rounds, before...


    Reisinger Commits to RPI

    Date:05/27/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – The Minot Minotauros are proud to announce the forward Max Reisinger has committed to NCAA Division I Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) for next season.  Reisinger was acquired via trade from Wichita Falls midway through the season and found immediate success posting 24 points in 26 games in crème and cardinal.  Overall on...


    Central Success

    Date:04/27/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – The Minot Minotauros are proud to announce that Head Coach and General Manager Marty Murray has been named the Central Division General Manager of the Year and defenseman James LaDouce was named Central Division Defenseman of the Year as well as a member of the All-Central Division Team.  LaDouce posted 10 goals, 25 assists, and a +13 rati...


    Great First Impressions

    Date:04/26/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – The Minot Minotauros are proud to announce that forward Matt Jennings and defenseman Sam Fuss have been named to the NAHL Central Division All-Rookie Team.  This is the second season in a row that the Tauros have two players on the Central Division All-Rookie Team following Blake Lizotte and Casey Johnson last season.  To be eligible f...


    Over and Out

    Date:04/24/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Austin, MN – The Minotauros were eliminated from the playoffs after Austin won Game 3 and Game 4 at the Riverside Arena this weekend.  The pair of losses marks the fourth consecutive season the Bruins eliminated the Tauros from the postseason. On Friday night (box score) Nate Pionk (1g 0a) opened the scoring at 10:15 of the first period.  For Pio...


    Turning Point

    Date:04/21/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    by: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Austin, MN – The Minotauros have been here before; tied one game each with the Austin Bruins after the opening weekend of a best of five playoff series.  On its face, that could be discouraging as in each of the previous three season the Bruins have ended the Tauros’ season.  However, over the last two seasons including playoffs the Tauros h...


    Power Plays

    Date:04/17/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – The Minotauros split with the Austin Bruins in the opening weekend of the Central Division Semifinals for the fourth season in a row.  Special teams was the key to the weekend with each team using power play goals to propel themselves to victory.  Friday night (box score) saw the Tauros strike first when Jack Murphy (2g 0a) opened the...


    You Again

    Date:04/14/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – Familiarity breeds contempt, and though the Minotauros and Bruins do not meet as often other NAHL Central Division opponents during the regular season their rivalry has been forged in the crucible of the Robertson Cup Playoffs for three seasons in a row.  Their epic postseason wars have become a spring tradition, though the Tauros have come...


    Round One Tickets

    Date:04/11/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

      Minot, ND – For the fourth season in a row the Minotauros and Austin Bruins will meet in the post-season.  For the first time the Tauros will have home-ice advantage in the series which opens this weekend at Minot’s Maysa Arena.  Tickets for each of the first four games are available now for Tauros fans.  Tickets for the games in Minot are available by clicking h...


    Round One Schedule Set

    Date:04/09/2016  Source:NAHL: Minot Minotauros 

    By: Ken Oda, minotauroshockey.com Minot, ND – On the eve of the final day of the regular season the Minotauros finally have a clear picture of the challenge that awaits them in the first round of the playoffs.  For the fourth season in a row the Minotauros and the Austin Bruins will meet in the playoffs.  The Tauros who finished second in the NAHL Central Division will have home i...