Birmingham Bulls (ECHL)

Birmingham Bulls
CityBirmingham, AL
LeagueECHL
Founded1990
Operated1992–2001
Home arenaBirmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
Franchise history
1990–1992Cincinnati Cyclones
1992–2001Birmingham Bulls
2001–2005Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
2005–2015Stockton Thunder
2015–presentAdirondack Thunder
Championships
Regular season titlesnone
Division titlesnone
Conference titlesnone
Kelly Cupsnone

The Birmingham Bulls were a minor professional ice hockey team in the East Coast Hockey League from 1992 to 2001. Their home arena was the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center. The team moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey and was renamed the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in 2001. After the 2005 season, the franchise was sold to a California investor group and became the Stockton Thunder, affiliated with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL.

On February 20, 2017, former Bulls' owner Art Clarkson was approved by the Pelham City Council to bring another Bulls team back to play in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) for the 2017–18 season and were approved by the SPHL on April 25, 2017.[1][2]

  1. ^ Hasenmueller, Austin (February 21, 2017). "Pelham City Council votes to bring back pro hockey team". WIAT. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "SPHL expanding to Birmingham, AL for 2017–2018 season". Southern Professional Hockey League. April 26, 2017. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.