1976-77 Birmingham Bulls Game-by-Game Results

World Hockey Association (WHA)
Team Record: 31-46-4 - 66 points
Finishing 5th in the WHA's WHA East Division
Coach: Gilles Leger (7-16-1)
Coach: Pat Kelly (24-30-3)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
1976-77 Birmingham Bulls Statistics
1976-77 Birmingham Bulls Roster

The Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 31 wins and 46 losses and 4 ties for 66 points, finishing fifth in the WHA's WHA East Division.

The Bulls potted 289 goals and gave up 309. Mark Napier scored 60 goals for Birmingham, while Vaclav Nedomansky netted 30 or more also. Dale Hoganson contributed 48 assists. John Garrett earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.53 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Gilles Leger and Pat Kelly coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 289
Regular Season Goals Against: 309

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 8, 1976 Houston Aeros 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 10, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 OT
October 12, 1976 Calgary Cowboys 2 at Birmingham Bulls 6 W 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0
October 14, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 7 at Birmingham Bulls 7 T 2-0-1 0-1-0 2-1-1 OT
October 16, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 0 at Houston Aeros 3 L 2-0-1 0-2-0 2-2-1
October 17, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 6 L 2-0-1 0-3-0 2-3-1
October 19, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 6 at Birmingham Bulls 5 L 2-1-1 0-3-0 2-4-1 OT
October 21, 1976 Houston Aeros 5 at Birmingham Bulls 8 W 3-1-1 0-3-0 3-4-1
October 23, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Indianapolis Racers 1 W 3-1-1 1-3-0 4-4-1
October 24, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Winnipeg Jets 7 L 3-1-1 1-4-0 4-5-1
October 26, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Calgary Cowboys 9 L 3-1-1 1-5-0 4-6-1
October 28, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 3 L 3-2-1 1-5-0 4-7-1 OT
October 30, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 4 at New England Whalers 5 L 3-2-1 1-6-0 4-8-1
November 2, 1976 San Diego Mariners 4 at Birmingham Bulls 3 L 3-3-1 1-6-0 4-9-1 OT
November 4, 1976 Phoenix Roadrunners 3 at Birmingham Bulls 5 W 4-3-1 1-6-0 5-9-1
November 6, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 5 at Quebec Nordiques 6 L 4-3-1 1-7-0 5-10-1
November 9, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 4-3-1 1-8-0 5-11-1
November 11, 1976 San Diego Mariners 3 at Birmingham Bulls 2 L 4-4-1 1-8-0 5-12-1
November 13, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 2 L 4-5-1 1-8-0 5-13-1
November 16, 1976 New England Whalers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 4 L 4-6-1 1-8-0 5-14-1
November 17, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 4 at New England Whalers 6 L 4-6-1 1-9-0 5-15-1
November 19, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 0 at Indianapolis Racers 4 L 4-6-1 1-10-0 5-16-1
November 21, 1976 San Diego Mariners 3 at Birmingham Bulls 4 W 5-6-1 1-10-0 6-16-1
November 23, 1976 Calgary Cowboys 1 at Birmingham Bulls 3 W 6-6-1 1-10-0 7-16-1
November 25, 1976 New England Whalers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 3 L 6-7-1 1-10-0 7-17-1
November 27, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 L 6-7-1 1-11-0 7-18-1
November 28, 1976 Minnesota Fighting Saints 3 at Birmingham Bulls 1 L 6-8-1 1-11-0 7-19-1
November 30, 1976 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 3 W 7-8-1 1-11-0 8-19-1
December 2, 1976 Edmonton Oilers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 3 L 7-9-1 1-11-0 8-20-1
December 7, 1976 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 2 L 7-10-1 1-11-0 8-21-1 OT
December 10, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 7-10-1 2-11-0 9-21-1
December 12, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 7-10-1 2-12-0 9-22-1
December 15, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 5 at Phoenix Roadrunners 6 L 7-10-1 2-13-0 9-23-1
December 17, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Houston Aeros 3 W 7-10-1 3-13-0 10-23-1
December 18, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 2 at New England Whalers 6 L 7-10-1 3-14-0 10-24-1
December 19, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Indianapolis Racers 3 L 7-10-1 3-15-0 10-25-1 OT
December 21, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Birmingham Bulls 3 W 8-10-1 3-15-0 11-25-1
December 22, 1976 Birmingham Bulls 6 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 W 8-10-1 4-15-0 12-25-1
December 26, 1976 Houston Aeros 2 at Birmingham Bulls 6 W 9-10-1 4-15-0 13-25-1
December 30, 1976 Minnesota Fighting Saints 4 at Birmingham Bulls 2 L 9-11-1 4-15-0 13-26-1
January 2, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 3 L 9-11-1 4-16-0 13-27-1
January 4, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 5 at Birmingham Bulls 8 W 10-11-1 4-16-0 14-27-1
January 7, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 L 10-11-1 4-17-0 14-28-1
January 9, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Winnipeg Jets 4 L 10-11-1 4-18-0 14-29-1
January 12, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Minnesota Fighting Saints 3 W 10-11-1 5-18-0 15-29-1
January 14, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Houston Aeros 5 L 10-11-1 5-19-0 15-30-1
January 16, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 2 at San Diego Mariners 5 L 10-11-1 5-20-0 15-31-1
January 21, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 1 at Houston Aeros 6 L 10-11-1 5-21-0 15-32-1
January 23, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 6 W 11-11-1 5-21-0 16-32-1
January 27, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 0 at Birmingham Bulls 3 W 12-11-1 5-21-0 17-32-1
January 30, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 1 at Birmingham Bulls 7 W 13-11-1 5-21-0 18-32-1
February 1, 1977 New England Whalers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 4 W 14-11-1 5-21-0 19-32-1
February 2, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Cincinnati Stingers 2 W 14-11-1 6-21-0 20-32-1
February 4, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 0 at Birmingham Bulls 7 W 15-11-1 6-21-0 21-32-1
February 5, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Indianapolis Racers 5 L 15-11-1 6-22-0 21-33-1
February 9, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Phoenix Roadrunners 4 L 15-11-1 6-23-0 21-34-1 OT
February 12, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 2 at San Diego Mariners 3 L 15-11-1 6-24-0 21-35-1 OT
February 16, 1977 Phoenix Roadrunners 2 at Birmingham Bulls 7 W 16-11-1 6-24-0 22-35-1
February 18, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 3 at New England Whalers 2 W 16-11-1 7-24-0 23-35-1
February 20, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 2 T 16-11-2 7-24-0 23-35-2 OT
February 22, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 4 T 16-11-3 7-24-0 23-35-3 OT
February 24, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 6 at Birmingham Bulls 10 W 17-11-3 7-24-0 24-35-3
February 26, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 3 at Quebec Nordiques 5 L 17-11-3 7-25-0 24-36-3
February 27, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Edmonton Oilers 0 W 17-11-3 8-25-0 25-36-3
March 3, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Calgary Cowboys 4 L 17-11-3 8-26-0 25-37-3
March 6, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 17-11-3 8-27-0 25-38-3
March 9, 1977 New England Whalers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 4 W 18-11-3 8-27-0 26-38-3 OT
March 11, 1977 New England Whalers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 6 W 19-11-3 8-27-0 27-38-3
March 12, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 2 at Indianapolis Racers 7 L 19-11-3 8-28-0 27-39-3
March 13, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Cincinnati Stingers 7 L 19-11-3 8-29-0 27-40-3
March 15, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 2 at Birmingham Bulls 4 W 20-11-3 8-29-0 28-40-3
March 17, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 5 at Birmingham Bulls 2 L 20-12-3 8-29-0 28-41-3
March 20, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 4 at Birmingham Bulls 3 L 20-13-3 8-29-0 28-42-3 OT
March 22, 1977 Calgary Cowboys 4 at Birmingham Bulls 7 W 21-13-3 8-29-0 29-42-3
March 23, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Phoenix Roadrunners 0 W 21-13-3 9-29-0 30-42-3
March 24, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 2 at San Diego Mariners 6 L 21-13-3 9-30-0 30-43-3
March 27, 1977 Indianapolis Racers 3 at Birmingham Bulls 7 W 22-13-3 9-30-0 31-43-3
March 29, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers 4 at Birmingham Bulls 2 L 22-14-3 9-30-0 31-44-3
April 2, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 6 at Birmingham Bulls 5 L 22-15-3 9-30-0 31-45-3
April 5, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Calgary Cowboys 4 T 22-15-3 9-30-1 31-45-4 OT
April 6, 1977 Birmingham Bulls 4 at Edmonton Oilers 6 L 22-15-3 9-31-1 31-46-4