1976–77 Birmingham Bulls season

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==
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==
On September 21, 1976, the Bulls won an exhibition game 7-6 against the Atlanta Flames.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
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.
==Player Stats==
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
# 	Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
9 	 	RW 	80	60	36	96 	24 	16 	9 	1 	6
14 	 	RW 	81	36	33	69 	10 	-13	9 	0 	3
20 	 	C 	79	23	37	60 	36 	-7 	4 	1 	0
15 	 	C 	79	20	36	56 	166	-9 	1 	1 	0
33 	 	D 	81	7 	48	55 	48 	1 	3 	0 	0
19 	 	RW 	81	23	25	48 	30 	-9 	1 	0 	0
10 	 	RW 	79	21	27	48 	92 	-1 	1 	0 	0
16 	 	RW 	50	26	21	47 	44 	-2 	7 	0 	0
18 	 	C 	52	17	24	41 	32 	11 	2 	0 	0
 	 	C 	48	9 	26	35 	2 	-23	1 	0 	0
2 	 	D 	80	6 	25	31 	54 	5 	0 	2 	0
 	 	C 	29	9 	18	27 	34 	-6 	5 	0 	0
26 	 	D 	78	2 	25	27 	110	-8 	0 	0 	0
27 	 	LW 	17	3 	20	23 	12 	-1 	2 	0 	0
7 	 	RW 	52	9 	13	22 	38 	2 	0 	1 	0
23 	 	LW 	34	4 	13	17 	62 	8 	1 	0 	0
 	 	RW 	25	7 	6 	13 	10 	-12	4 	0 	0
6 	 	D 	34	1 	11	12 	48 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	 	RW 	30	2 	7 	9 	2 	-4 	0 	0 	0
17 	 	LW 	34	2 	6 	8 	133	1 	0 	0 	0
3 	 	D 	63	0 	8 	8 	75 	-18	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	23	1 	6 	7 	8 	2 	0 	0 	0
35 	 	G 	65	0 	3 	3 	21 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	LW 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
4 	 	D 	19	0 	1 	1 	11 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	 	LW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	5 	0 	0 	0 	21 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	8 	0 	0 	0 	17 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	 	D 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-4 	0 	0 	0
1 	 	G 	23	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
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==
*Erie Blades, NAHL
==See Also==
*1976–77 WHA season
==References==
Birmingham Bulls season, 1976–77
Birmingham Bulls season, 1976–77
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