|
List Of Birmingham Bulls (WHA) Players
This is a list of players who played at least one game for the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association from 1976–77 to 1978–79. __NOTOC__ A Rick Adduono, Steve Alley, Danny Arndt, B Terry Ball, Frank Beaton, Serge Beaudoin, Gilles Bilodeau, C Wayne Carleton, Tony Cassolato, Keith Crowder, Rick Cunningham, D Wayne Dillon, Steve Durbano, E Chris Evans, F Richard Farda, Peter Folco, G Gord Gallant, John Garrett, Gaston Gingras, Dave Gorman, Michel Goulet, H David Hanson, Rich Hart, Craig Hartsburg, Paul Heaver, Paul Henderson, Dale Hoganson, Brent Hughes, J Jeff Jacques, K Gavin Kirk, Keith Kokkola, L Jean-Guy Lagace, Rod Langway, Ken Linseman, M Frank Mahovlich, Peter Marrin, Jim Marsh, Ray McKay, N Mark Napier, Vaclav Nedomansky, Lou Nistico, Joe Noris, O Paul O'Neil, P Jean-Luc Phaneuf, R Rob Ramage, Pat Riggin, Phil Roberto, Jerry Rollins, S Buzz Schneider, Timothy Sheehy, Tom Simpson, Louis Sleigher, Bob Stephenson, John Stewar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center. Prior to being in Birmingham, the team was known as the Ottawa Nationals and the Toronto Toros. The Birmingham Bulls' name has been used for other hockey teams such as the Birmingham Bulls of the East Coast Hockey League and the Birmingham Bulls of the Southern Professional Hockey League. History The Toros had been modestly successful on the ice since moving to Toronto before the start of the 1973–74 season and had drawn fairly well by WHA standards. However, onerous lease terms at Maple Leaf Gardens led owner John Bassett to move to Birmingham. After the move to Birmingham, general manager, Gilles Leger coached the team for a few games until Pat Kelly was brought in to coach the bulk of that first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Evans (ice Hockey)
Christopher Bruce Evans (September 14, 1946 – May 9, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Career Evans played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Kansas City Scouts. He played in the World Hockey Association with the Calgary Cowboys, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the W .... In his NHL career, Evans appeared in 204 games. He scored eleven goals and added 51 assists. He also played in 241 WHA games, scoring nineteen goals and adding 42 assists. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1946 births 2000 deaths Birmingham Bulls players Buffalo Sabres players Calgary Cowboys players Canadian expatria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Hoganson
Dale Gordon Hoganson (born July 8, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 344 games in the National Hockey League and 378 games in the World Hockey Association between 1969 and 1982. He played for the Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Quebec Nordiques, and Birmingham Bulls. In 1973 Dale was included with Montreal Canadiens official Stanley Cup winning picture, and was awarded a Stanley Cup ring. His name was left off the Stanley Cup, because did not officially qualify. He is cousin with Paul Hoganson. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards * WCJHL First All-Star Team – 1968 * WCHL All-Star Team – 1969 External links * 1949 births Living people Birmingham Bulls players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Norwegian descent Estevan Bruins players Fredericton Express players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Los Angeles Kings draft picks Los Angeles Kings players Montreal Canadiens players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Henderson
Paul Garnet Henderson, (born January 28, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A left winger, Henderson played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames and five in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls. He played over 1,000 games between the two major leagues, scoring 376 goals and 758 points. Henderson played in two NHL All-Star Games and was a member of the 1962 Memorial Cup-winning Hamilton Red Wings team as a junior. Henderson is best known for playing for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. Played during the Cold War, the series was viewed as a battle for both hockey and cultural supremacy. Henderson scored the game-winning goal in the sixth, seventh and eighth games, the last of which has become legendary in Canada and made him a national hero: it was voted the "sports moment of the century" by The Canadian Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Heaver
Paul Gerhard Heaver (born February 15, 1955) is a British-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Drafted in the sixth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, Heaver opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Toronto Toros in the third round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft The 1975 WHA Amateur Draft was the third draft held by the World Hockey Association. __NOTOC__ Selections by Round Below are listed the selections in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 .... He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Toros and Birmingham Bulls. Heaver was born in Paddington, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Swiss Chalet minor ice hockey team. References External links * 1955 births Living people Atlanta Flames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Hartsburg
Craig William Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and head coach, who currently serves as an amateur scout and defense development coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hartsburg played ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL as a defenceman from 1979 until 1989, captaining the team for seven NHL seasons before pursuing a coaching career. Hartsburg has coached in the Ontario Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, and has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Ottawa Senators. Playing career Hartsburg played three seasons of junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, where he was a teammate of Wayne Gretzky's during the 1977–78 season. In Hartsburg's last two seasons with the Greyhounds, he averaged over a point per game. In 1977–78, Hartsburg represented Canada at the World Junior Championships, scoring five points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Hart
Richard Edward Hart also known as Dick Hart (born October 5, 1952) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. During the 1976–77 season, Hart played four games in the World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ... with the Birmingham Bulls. References External links * * 1952 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Beauce Jaros players Birmingham Bulls players Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Charlotte Checkers (SHL) players Columbus Owls players Dayton Gems players Providence Reds players Rochester Americans players San Diego Mariners players Winston-Salem Polar Twins (SHL) players Ice hockey people from Boston {{US-icehockey-defenseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hanson (ice Hockey)
David J. Hanson (born April 12, 1954) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 33 games in the National Hockey League between 1978 and 1980, and 103 games in the World Hockey Association between 1977 and 1979. Biography Hanson was born in Cumberland, Wisconsin, and grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he eventually starred in football, baseball and hockey at Humboldt Senior High School. Hanson continued playing hockey for the St. Paul Vulcans and for Herb Brooks's University of Minnesota college team. Hanson played four seasons for the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League, and the New England Whalers, Minnesota Fighting Saints and Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association. He was originally cast as "Dave 'Killer' Carlson" in the 1977 film '' Slap Shot'', but when Jack Carlson was unable to perform because his team was in the playoffs, Hanson was recast as "Jack Hanson", one of the Hanson Brothers. Professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Goulet
Michel Bernard Goulet (born April 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association and the Quebec Nordiques and Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998. Playing career WHA Goulet played his first professional season with the Birmingham Bulls of the WHA during the 1978–79 season in which he scored 28 goals and 58 points. Following the NHL-WHA merger, Goulet was declared eligible for the 1979 entry draft and was selected by the Quebec Nordiques. NHL Goulet was one of the NHL's most prolific scorers during the 1980s. He achieved 50 goals in a season in four consecutive years, starting with the 1982–83 season, and became one of the centrepieces of the team along with the Šťastný brothers. During the 1989–90 season, in which the Nordiques finished with a record of 12 wins, 61 losses and seven ties and failed to make the playoffs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Gorman (ice Hockey)
David Peter Gorman (born April 8, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 260 games in the World Hockey Association and three games in the National Hockey League between 1975 and 1980. Career As a youth, Gorman played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Swiss Chalet minor ice hockey team. He later played for the Birmingham Bulls, Atlanta Flames, and Phoenix Roadrunners. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1955 births Living people Atlanta Flames players Birmingham Bulls (CHL) players Birmingham Bulls players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers GCK Lions players Hampton Gulls (AHL) players Montreal Canadiens draft picks Nova Scotia Voyageurs players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players Phoenix Roadrunners draft picks Rochester Americans players SC Herisau players Ice hockey people from Osh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Gingras
Gaston Reginald Yoland Gingras (born February 13, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played one season in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1978 to 1989. Career Born and raised in Temiscaming, Quebec, Gingras did not start playing hockey until the age of seven, when he convinced his mother Alva that if his best buddy could play then he would play too, and she got the necessary equipment for both boys. In 1974, he played for the North Bay Trappers of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and then with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League, followed by the Hamilton Fincups also of the OHL. He then joined the World Hockey Association for the 1978/79 season with the Birmingham Bulls. Gingras spent one season in Birmingham, joining Michel Goulet, Rick Vaive, Craig Hartsburg, Rob Ramage, Pat Riggin and Keith Crowder, all of whom were underage players too young to be eligible for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Garrett (ice Hockey)
John Murdoch Garrett (born June 17, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and television sports commentator. He played in the World Hockey Association from 1973 to 1979 and then in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1985. After retiring from playing he turned to broadcasting. Biography Garrett was born in Trenton, Ontario. Playing career Originally selected in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Garrett played one year for the Blues' Central Hockey League affiliate before joining the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League for half a season and then moving on to the Richmond Robins of the American Hockey League. He signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association in 1973-74. He would play with the Fighting Saints until leaving the team Feb. 25, 1976. He then signed with the Toronto Toros, and would follow the Toros franchise when it relocated to Birmingham. In the final WHA season, Garrett was traded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |