HEAD COACH & GENERAL MANAGER – ALEX NORTH
Alex North begins his second season as Head Coach. Coach North led the then-named Mason City Toros to the Fraser Cup Playoffs after a one-year absence from Fraser Cup Competition. Coach North began his second stint in Mason City in the 2024-25 season as the North Iowa Bulls (NAHL) Assistant Coach. He served on the NA3 Bulls’ bench for the 2013-14 season, helping the Bulls to their second consecutive Fraser Cup Championship, and a runner-up spot at the USA Hockey Tier III National Championships. North later served on the bench of the NAHL’s Coulee Region Chill for the 2015-17 seasons. In 2022, North became the Head Coach of the NA3HL’s New Ulm Steel, where he served in that capacity for two seasons, guiding the team to a significant record improvement. The next season, North became the Associate Head Coach of the Helena Bighorns. During the 2023-24 season, North helped lead the Bighorns to a dominant 44-2-1 Regular Season record to win the NA3HL’s Regular Season Championship; followed up by a clean sweep of the postseason to win the Frontier Division Championship and North’s second Fraser Cup of his career.
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ASSISTANT COACH – LAHOUSSINE SALAMA
Lahoussine Salama returns to Mason City for his second season behind the bench. Salama played two seasons as the Captain of the New Ulm Steel from 2021-2023. Across those two seasons, he suited up for 93 games in which he recorded 13 goals and 30 assists for 43 points. He made his junior hockey debut for the USPHL Premier’s Ogden Mustangs in 2021 after a successful AAA career playing for the San Jose Jr. Sharks program. Following his junior hockey career, Salama enrolled at Lawrence Tech University, in Highland Park, Michigan. He played two seasons for one of the ACHA’s top programs. In the 2024-25 season, Salama suited up for 24 games and scored 6 goals and 15 assists for 21 points. He helped the Blue Devils to an appearance in their second consecutive conference championship game. Salama played for current Bulls Head Coach Alex North in New Ulm, even serving as his Captain.
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