Inside the Houston Bulls with the president
What to know about the NAHL's Houston Bulls as season ticket sales interest has reached over 1,400 within the team's first 10 days following the announcement of the relocation.
Inside the Houston Bulls with the president originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Houston Bulls of NAHL junior hockey are coming to Houston, bringing the city a long-awaited return of high level hockey for sporting fans.
March 18 marked the date it was announced that the North American Hockey League would relocate the North Iowa Bulls to compete as the Houston Bulls in the NAHL South Division. The team will play at the Deep South Ice & Sports Center in Richmond, Texas, which will host the team in the inaugural 2026-27 season and be completed with 1,800 seats and 14 suites in addition to a second NHL size practice ice sheet. Less than 10 days later, March 26 marked the day that the Sporting News obtained information that season ticket sales interest has already reached over 1,400 for the Houston Bulls.
Tyler Shaffar is the President of F&S Management Company — the management group of ownership overseeing the Houston Bulls. In an exclusive with The Sporting News, Shaffar shared insight on what the NAHL team coming to Houston means for the city and the future. Q & A with NAHL's Houston Bulls Q: "We're here talking right now because of the Bulls' relocation to Houston.
What more can you tell me about why that relocation and why that move came about? " A: "We've been looking for a home for our North American League team for a couple of years," Shaffar said. "We just kind of wanted to find a bigger market that potentially just has a little bigger fan base, a little bigger business base that we can support operating our junior team at top level ...
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