1976–77 Birmingham Bulls | |
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Division | 5th Eastern |
1976–77 record | 31–46–4 |
Goals for | 289 |
Goals against | 309 |
Team Information | |
General Manager | Gilles Leger |
Coach | Gilles Leger Pat Kelley |
Arena | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex |
Team Leaders | |
Goals | Mark Napier (60) |
Assists | Dale Hoganson (48) |
Points | Mark Napier (96) |
Penalties in minutes | Lou Nistico (166) |
Wins | John Garrett (34) |
Goals against average | John Garrett (3.53) |
< 1975–76 | 1977–78> |
The 1976–77 Birmingham Bulls season was the Bulls' 1st season of operation in Birmingham, Alabama after the Toronto Toros relocated from Toronto, Canada. The Bulls finished 5th in the Eastern Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Off-season[]

Paul Henderson and Peter Marrin's 1976-77 jerseys.
The Bulls jersey colours for their inaugural WHA season were dark blue, white and red with a primarily white home jersey and a primarily dark blue away jersey. They were essentially the same design as the Toronto Toros had with two differences. First, there were five arm and body stripes instead of three. Second, the word "TOROS" was removed from the arm stripes. The jerseys remained the same for the Bulls three year stint in the WHA.
Pre-season[]

Action between the Bulls and Flames, September 21, 1976.
On September 21, 1976, the Bulls won an exhibition game 7-6 against the Atlanta Flames.
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
Eastern Division | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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Quebec Nordiques | 81 | 47 | 31 | 3 | 353 | 295 | 97 |
Cincinnati Stingers | 81 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 354 | 303 | 83 |
Indianapolis Racers | 81 | 36 | 37 | 8 | 276 | 305 | 80 |
New England Whalers | 81 | 35 | 40 | 6 | 275 | 290 | 76 |
Birmingham Bulls | 81 | 31 | 46 | 4 | 289 | 309 | 66 |
Minnesota Fighting Saints+ | 42 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 136 | 129 | 43 |
+Team disbanded after 42 games.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 8, 1976 | 4–2 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 10, 1976 | 3–4 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 12, 1976 | 6–2 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 2–1–0 |
4 | T | October 14, 1976 | 7–7 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 2–1–1 |
5 | L | October 16, 1976 | 0–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 2–2–1 |
6 | L | October 17, 1976 | 1–6 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 2–3–1 |
7 | L | October 19, 1976 | 5–6 OT | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 2–4–1 |
8 | W | October 21, 1976 | 8–5 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 3–4–1 |
9 | W | October 23, 1976 | 3–1 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 4–4–1 |
12 | L | October 28, 1976 | 3–4 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 4–7–1 |
13 | L | October 30, 1976 | 4–5 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 4–8–1 |
14 | L | November 2, 1976 | 3–4 OT | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 4–9–1 |
15 | W | November 4, 1976 | 5–3 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 5–9–1 |
16 | L | November 6, 1976 | 5–6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 5–10–1 |
17 | L | November 9, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 5–11–1 |
18 | L | November 11, 1976 | 2–3 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 5–12–1 |
19 | L | November 13, 1976 | 2–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 5–13–1 |
20 | L | November 16, 1976 | 4–5 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 5–14–1 |
21 | L | November 17, 1976 | 4–6 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 5–15–1 |
22 | L | November 19, 1976 | 0–4 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 5–16–1 |
23 | W | November 21, 1976 | 4–3 | San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 6–16–1 |
24 | W | November 23, 1976 | 3–1 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 7–16–1 |
25 | L | November 25, 1976 | 3–5 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 7–17–1 |
26 | L | November 27, 1976 | 1–2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 7–18–1 |
27 | L | November 28, 1976 | 1–3 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 7–19–1 |
28 | W | November 30, 1976 | 3–1 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 8–19–1 |
29 | L | December 2, 1976 | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 8–20–1 |
30 | L | December 7, 1976 | 2–3 OT | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 8–21–1 |
31 | W | December 10, 1976 | 5–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 9–21–1 |
32 | L | December 12, 1976 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 9–22–1 |
33 | L | December 15, 1976 | 5–6 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 9–23–1 |
34 | W | December 17, 1976 | 4–3 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 10–23–1 |
35 | L | December 18, 1976 | 2–6 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 10–24–1 |
36 | L | December 19, 1976 | 2–3 OT | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 10–25–1 |
37 | W | December 21, 1976 | 3–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 11–25–1 |
38 | W | December 22, 1976 | 6–2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 12–25–1 |
39 | W | December 26, 1976 | 6–2 | Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 13–25–1 |
40 | L | December 30, 1976 | 2–4 | Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 13–26–1 |
41 | L | January 2, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 13–27–1 |
42 | W | January 4, 1977 | 8–5 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 14–27–1 |
43 | L | January 7, 1977 | 1–7 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 14–28–1 |
44 | L | January 9, 1977 | 1–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 14–29–1 |
45 | W | January 12, 1977 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) | 15–29–1 |
46 | L | January 14, 1977 | 3–5 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 15–30–1 |
47 | L | January 16, 1977 | 2–5 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 15–31–1 |
48 | L | January 21, 1977 | 1–6 | @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) | 15–32–1 |
49 | W | January 23, 1977 | 6–2 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 16–32–1 |
50 | W | January 27, 1977 | 3–0 | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 17–32–1 |
51 | W | January 30, 1977 | 7–1 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 18–32–1 |
52 | W | February 1, 1977 | 4–3 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 19–32–1 |
53 | W | February 2, 1977 | 3–2 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 20–32–1 |
54 | W | February 4, 1977 | 7–0 | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 21–32–1 |
55 | L | February 5, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 21–33–1 |
56 | L | February 9, 1977 | 3–4 OT | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 21–34–1 |
57 | L | February 12, 1977 | 2–3 OT | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 21–35–1 |
58 | W | February 16, 1977 | 7–2 | Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 22–35–1 |
59 | W | February 18, 1977 | 3–2 | @ New England Whalers (1976–77) | 23–35–1 |
60 | T | February 20, 1977 | 2–2 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 23–35–2 |
61 | T | February 22, 1977 | 4–4 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 23–35–3 |
62 | W | February 24, 1977 | 10–6 | Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 24–35–3 |
63 | L | February 26, 1977 | 3–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) | 24–36–3 |
64 | W | February 27, 1977 | 4–0 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 25–36–3 |
65 | L | March 3, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 25–37–3 |
66 | L | March 6, 1977 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 25–38–3 |
67 | W | March 9, 1977 | 4–3 OT | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 26–38–3 |
68 | W | March 11, 1977 | 6–3 | New England Whalers (1976–77) | 27–38–3 |
69 | L | March 12, 1977 | 2–7 | @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 27–39–3 |
70 | L | March 13, 1977 | 4–7 | @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 27–40–3 |
71 | W | March 15, 1977 | 4–2 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 28–40–3 |
72 | L | March 17, 1977 | 2–5 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 28–41–3 |
73 | L | March 20, 1977 | 3–4 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 28–42–3 |
74 | W | March 22, 1977 | 7–4 | Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 29–42–3 |
75 | W | March 23, 1977 | 4–0 | @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) | 30–42–3 |
76 | L | March 24, 1977 | 2–6 | @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) | 30–43–3 |
77 | W | March 27, 1977 | 7–3 | Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) | 31–43–3 |
78 | L | March 29, 1977 | 2–4 | Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) | 31–44–3 |
79 | L | April 2, 1977 | 5–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) | 31–45–3 |
80 | T | April 5, 1977 | 4–4 | @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) | 31–45–4 |
81 | L | April 6, 1977 | 4–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) | 31–46–4 |
Playoffs[]
- The Bulls did not qualify for the post season.
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts
Awards and Records[]
- John Garrett, Goalie, WHA First Team All-Star
Transactions[]
Draft Picks[]
Farm Teams[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1976–77 Birmingham Bulls Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ↑ 1976-77 Birmingham Bulls Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
Ottawa Nationals - Toronto Toros - Birmingham Bulls Seasons |
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Ottawa:1972–73 Toronto: 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 Birmingham: 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 |
1976–77 WHA season by team | |
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Eastern Division | Birmingham • Cincinnati • Indianapolis • Minnesota • New England • Quebec |
Western Division | Calgary • Edmonton • Houston • Phoenix • San Diego • Winnipeg |