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The '''Birmingham Bulls''' was the name of at least two separate professional hockey teams that played in the Birmingham area.
The '''Birmingham Bulls''' was the name of several professional hockey teams based in Birmingham:


==First incarnation (1976-1981, 1983)==
* The [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)]] moved to Birmingham from Toronto and played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979.
[[Image:Birmingham Bulls 1980s logo.gif|right]]
* The [[Birmingham Bulls (CHL)]] continued after the WHA folded as a Central Hockey League franchise from 1979 to 1981.
The first team to bear the Bulls name was previously known as the Toronto Toros.  The Toros' bull logo was retained.  The team played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from [[1976]] to [[1979]]. Home games were held at the [[Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex|Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]] (BJCC).  In 1979 the WHA folded and the team was supposed to disband. However, it returned the in the 1979-[[1980]] season as part of the [[Central Hockey League]] (CHL) and remained in Birmingham until [[1981]], when the team folded.  In [[1982]], a team called the [[Birmingham South Stars]] played a single season in the CHL. [[1983]] saw the return of a team called the Bulls using the same logo as before as part of the [[Atlantic Coast Hockey League]], but they only played three games before folding.
* The [[Birmingham Bulls (ACHL)]] returned as part of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, playing a partial season in 1983.
* The [[Birmingham Bulls (ECHL)]] team played as part of the East Coast Hockey League from 1992 to 2001.
* The [[Birmingham Bulls (SPHL)]] has played in the Southern Professional Hockey League beginning in October 2017.


==Second incarnation (1992-2001)==
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[[Image:Birmingham Bulls 1990s logo.gif|right]]
In 1992, a new Birmingham Bulls team debuted as part of the [[East Coast Hockey League]].  They also called the BJCC their home ice until 2001, when they transferred to Atlantic City.
 
==References==
* Weiner, Evan (November 21, 2008) "[http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=393617 Mahovlich recalls days of playing in Birmingham]" Off the Wall. NHL.com
 
==External links==
*[http://www.birminghamprosports.com/ Birmingham Pro Sports]
*[http://www.geocities.com/sageford/mch Magic City Hockey]
*[http://www.geocities.com/braniff73/WHA.html World Hockey Association]
 
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The Birmingham Bulls was the name of several professional hockey teams based in Birmingham:

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