1976–77 Birmingham Bulls season

World Hockey Association team season August 2023 WHA 1976–77 1976 Birmingham Bulls (WHA)Birmingham Bulls 31–46–4 22–15–3 9–31–1 Eastern 5th Gilles Leger Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex 289 309 Mark Napier (60) Dale Hoganson (48) Mark Napier (96) Lou Nistico (166) John Garrett (24) John Garrett (3.53) 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 Birmingham Bulls season was the Bulls' first season of operation in Birmingham, Alabama after the Toronto Toros relocated from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2 Regular season Final standings BIR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#101077 5px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 5px solid; 1976–77 regular season1976-77 Birmingham Bulls Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BRB/1977_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 8, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 8, 1976||4–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 10, 1976||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 12, 1976||6–2 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||2–1–0 |- |4||T||October 14, 1976||7–7 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 16, 1976||0–3 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 17, 1976||1–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||2–3–1 |- |7||L||October 19, 1976||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||2–4–1 |- |8||W||October 21, 1976||8–5 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 23, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||4–4–1 |- |12||L||October 28, 1976||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||4–7–1 |- |13||L||October 30, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||4–8–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |14||L||November 2, 1976||3–4 OT|| align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||4–9–1 |- |15||W||November 4, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||5–9–1 |- |16||L||November 6, 1976||5–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||5–10–1 |- |17||L||November 9, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||5–11–1 |- |18||L||November 11, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||5–12–1 |- |19||L||November 13, 1976||2–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||5–13–1 |- |20||L||November 16, 1976||4–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||5–14–1 |- |21||L||November 17, 1976||4–6 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||5–15–1 |- |22||L||November 19, 1976||0–4 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||5–16–1 |- |23||W||November 21, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||6–16–1 |- |24||W||November 23, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||7–16–1 |- |25||L||November 25, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||7–17–1 |- |26||L||November 27, 1976||1–2 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||7–18–1 |- |27||L||November 28, 1976||1–3 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||7–19–1 |- |28||W||November 30, 1976||3–1 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||8–19–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |29||L||December 2, 1976||3–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||8–20–1 |- |30||L||December 7, 1976||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||8–21–1 |- |31||W||December 10, 1976||5–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||9–21–1 |- |32||L||December 12, 1976||3–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||9–22–1 |- |33||L||December 15, 1976||5–6 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||9–23–1 |- |34||W||December 17, 1976||4–3 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||10–23–1 |- |35||L||December 18, 1976||2–6 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||10–24–1 |- |36||L||December 19, 1976||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||10–25–1 |- |37||W||December 21, 1976||3–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||11–25–1 |- |38||W||December 22, 1976||6–2 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||12–25–1 |- |39||W||December 26, 1976||6–2 || align="left"| Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||13–25–1 |- |40||L||December 30, 1976||2–4 || align="left"| Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||13–26–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |41||L||January 2, 1977||1–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||13–27–1 |- |42||W||January 4, 1977||8–5 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||14–27–1 |- |43||L||January 7, 1977||1–7 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||14–28–1 |- |44||L||January 9, 1977||1–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||14–29–1 |- |45||W||January 12, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Fighting Saints (1976–77) ||15–29–1 |- |46||L||January 14, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||15–30–1 |- |47||L||January 16, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||15–31–1 |- |48||L||January 21, 1977||1–6 || align="left"| @ Houston Aeros (1976–77) ||15–32–1 |- |49||W||January 23, 1977||6–2 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||16–32–1 |- |50||W||January 27, 1977||3–0 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||17–32–1 |- |51||W||January 30, 1977||7–1 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||18–32–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |52||W||February 1, 1977||4–3 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||19–32–1 |- |53||W||February 2, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||20–32–1 |- |54||W||February 4, 1977||7–0 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||21–32–1 |- |55||L||February 5, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||21–33–1 |- |56||L||February 9, 1977||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||21–34–1 |- |57||L||February 12, 1977||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||21–35–1 |- |58||W||February 16, 1977||7–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||22–35–1 |- |59||W||February 18, 1977||3–2 || align="left"| @ New England Whalers (1976–77) ||23–35–1 |- |60||T||February 20, 1977||2–2 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||23–35–2 |- |61||T||February 22, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||23–35–3 |- |62||W||February 24, 1977||10–6 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||24–35–3 |- |63||L||February 26, 1977||3–5 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1976–77) ||24–36–3 |- |64||W||February 27, 1977||4–0 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||25–36–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |65||L||March 3, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||25–37–3 |- |66||L||March 6, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||25–38–3 |- |67||W||March 9, 1977||4–3 OT|| align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||26–38–3 |- |68||W||March 11, 1977||6–3 || align="left"| New England Whalers (1976–77) ||27–38–3 |- |69||L||March 12, 1977||2–7 || align="left"| @ Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||27–39–3 |- |70||L||March 13, 1977||4–7 || align="left"| @ Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||27–40–3 |- |71||W||March 15, 1977||4–2 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||28–40–3 |- |72||L||March 17, 1977||2–5 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||28–41–3 |- |73||L||March 20, 1977||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||28–42–3 |- |74||W||March 22, 1977||7–4 || align="left"| Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||29–42–3 |- |75||W||March 23, 1977||4–0 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Roadrunners (1976–77) ||30–42–3 |- |76||L||March 24, 1977||2–6 || align="left"| @ San Diego Mariners (1976–77) ||30–43–3 |- |77||W||March 27, 1977||7–3 || align="left"| Indianapolis Racers (1976–77) ||31–43–3 |- |78||L||March 29, 1977||2–4 || align="left"| Cincinnati Stingers (1976–77) ||31–44–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#101077 2px solid; border-bottom:#D90000 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||L||April 2, 1977||5–6 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1976–77) ||31–45–3 |- |80||T||April 5, 1977||4–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Cowboys (1976–77) ||31–45–4 |- |81||L||April 6, 1977||4–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1976–77) ||31–46–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Mark Napier Mark Napier (ice hockey) RW 80 60 36 96 2416916 Vaclav Nedomansky RW 81 36 33 69 10−13903 Peter Marrin C 79 23 37 60 36−7410 Lou Nistico C 79 20 36 56 166−9110 Dale Hoganson D 81 7 48 55 481300 Paul Henderson RW 81 23 25 48 30−9100 Jeff Jacques Jeff Jacques (ice hockey) RW 79 21 27 48 92−1100 Tim Sheehy Timothy Sheehy (ice hockey) RW 50 26 21 47 44−2700 John Stewart John Stewart (ice hockey b. 1954) C 52 17 24 41 3211200 Richard Farda C 48 9 26 35 2−23100 Jim Turkiewicz D 80 6 25 31 545020 Gavin Kirk Gavin Kirk (ice hockey) C 29 9 18 27 34−6500 Jean-Guy Lagace D 78 2 25 27 110−8000 Frank Mahovlich LW 17 3 20 23 12−1200 Dave Gorman Dave Gorman (ice hockey) RW 52 9 13 22 382010 Gord Gallant LW 34 4 13 17 628100 Tom Simpson Tom Simpson (ice hockey) RW 25 7 6 13 10−12400 Pat Westrum D 34 1 11 12 488000 Jean-Luc Phaneuf RW 30 2 7 9 2−4000 Gilles Bilodeau LW 34 2 6 8 1331000 Rick Cunningham Rick Cunningham (ice hockey) D 63 0 8 8 75−18000 Terry Ball Terry Ball (ice hockey) D 23 1 6 7 82000 John Garrett John Garrett (ice hockey) G 65 0 3 3 210000 Wayne Carleton LW 3 1 0 1 0−2000 Ray McKay D 19 0 1 1 11−5000 Peter Folco D 2 0 0 0 0−3000 Rich Hart D 4 0 0 0 01000 Paul Heaver D 5 0 0 0 00000 Keith Kokkola D 5 0 0 0 21−3000 Jim Marsh Jim Marsh (ice hockey) D 1 0 0 0 0−3000 Jerry Rollins D 8 0 0 0 17−2000 Buzz Schneider LW 4 0 0 0 2−2000 John Stewart John Stewart (ice hockey b. 1950) LW 1 0 0 0 00000 Dave Syvret D 8 0 0 0 0−4000 Wayne Wood G 23 0 0 0 00000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO John Garrett John Garrett (ice hockey) 3803 65 24 34 4 224 3.53 4 Wayne Wood 1132 23 7 12 0 78 4.13 0 Team: 4935 81 31 46 4 302 3.67 4 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-28 1976-77 Birmingham Bulls Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BRB/1977.html 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; Draft picks Birmingham's draft picks (selected while still known as the Toronto Toros) at the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft.https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/wha1976a.html 1976 WHA Amateur Draft hockeyDB.com December 19, 2018 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)18Bjorn Johansson (D)SwedenOrebro IK (Sweden D1)211Kent Nilsson (F)SwedenDjurgardens IF (Elitserien)221Peter Lee (LW)CanadaOttawa 67's (OHA)324Paul Gardner (C)CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)435Don Lemieux (D)CanadaTrois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)659Dan Djakalovic (F)CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHA)771Mike McEwen (D)CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)883Mike Kitchen (D)CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)994Marc Desforges (F)CanadaChicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)10105Brian Dillon (F)CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA) See also 1976–77 WHA season References Birm Category:Birmingham Bulls seasons