Birmingham Bulls
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The Birmingham Bulls were an ice hockey team based out of Birmingham, Alabama that played in the World Hockey Association, playing from 1976 to 1979. Their home ice was Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center. Previous to being in Birmingham, the team was known as the Ottawa Nationals and the Toronto Toros.
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[edit] CHL Bulls
After the WHA ceased operations in 1979, the Birmingham Bulls joined the Central Hockey League for the 1979-80 season. The team included six players from the previous season's WHA team, including Paul Henderson, Pat Riggin, Rick Adduono, and Dave Hanson. The team disbanded during its second season.
[edit] ECHL Bulls
A team by the same name played in the East Coast Hockey League from 1992 to 2001, in the same arena. The team moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey and was renamed the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in 2001.