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Encyclopedia > Birmingham Bulls

The Birmingham Bulls were a hockey team based out of Birmingham, Alabama that played in the World Hockey Association. They played from 1976 to 1978. Their home ice was Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center. Previous to being in Birmingham, the team was known as the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto Toros. Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a puck (a flat, 6 oz. ... Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. ... The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center is a 16,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Birmingham, Alabama. ...


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The Bulls played 2 exhibition matchups against the NHL in the preseason, two shutout losses, 3-0 to the Flames and 4-0 to St Louis.
Unfortunately Riggin's 3.78 GAA was indicitive of the Bulls' defensive woes.
Had the Bulls been able to put a stronger team on the ice, it might have convinced NHL officials to allow them in, which in turn would probably have only helped the Flames and hockey in the south in general.
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