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1976–77 Birmingham Bulls season

World Hockey Association team season

Field	Value
League	WHA
Season	1976–77
year	1976
Team	Birmingham Bulls (WHA)Birmingham Bulls
Record	31–46–4
HomeRecord	22–15–3
RoadRecord	9–31–1
Division	Eastern
DivisionRank	5th
Coach	Gilles Leger
Arena	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
GoalsFor	289
GoalsAgainst	309
GoalsLeader	Mark Napier (60)
AssistsLeader	Dale Hoganson (48)
PointsLeader	Mark Napier (96)
PIMLeader	Lou Nistico (166)
WinsLeader	John Garrett (24)
GAALeader	John Garrett (3.53)
prev_season	[1975–76](1975-76-toronto-toros-season)
next_season	[1977–78](1977-78-birmingham-bulls-season)

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.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |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

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Player statistics

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
RW	80	60	36	96	24	16	9	1	6
RW	81	36	33	69	10	−13	9	0	3
C	79	23	37	60	36	−7	4	1	0
C	79	20	36	56	166	−9	1	1	0
D	81	7	48	55	48	1	3	0	0
RW	81	23	25	48	30	−9	1	0	0
RW	79	21	27	48	92	−1	1	0	0
RW	50	26	21	47	44	−2	7	0	0
C	52	17	24	41	32	11	2	0	0
C	48	9	26	35	2	−23	1	0	0
D	80	6	25	31	54	5	0	2	0
C	29	9	18	27	34	−6	5	0	0
D	78	2	25	27	110	−8	0	0	0
LW	17	3	20	23	12	−1	2	0	0
RW	52	9	13	22	38	2	0	1	0
LW	34	4	13	17	62	8	1	0	0
RW	25	7	6	13	10	−12	4	0	0
D	34	1	11	12	48	8	0	0	0
RW	30	2	7	9	2	−4	0	0	0
LW	34	2	6	8	133	1	0	0	0
D	63	0	8	8	75	−18	0	0	0
D	23	1	6	7	8	2	0	0	0
G	65	0	3	3	21	0	0	0	0
LW	3	1	0	1	0	−2	0	0	0
D	19	0	1	1	11	−5	0	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	−3	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	1	0	0	0	0	−3	0	0	0
D	8	0	0	0	17	−2	0	0	0
LW	4	0	0	0	2	−2	0	0	0
LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	8	0	0	0	0	−4	0	0	0
G	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	3803	65	24	34	4	224	3.53	4
	1132	23	7	12	0	78	4.13	0
Team:	4935	81	31	46	4	302	3.67	4

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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.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Bjorn Johansson (D)	Sweden	Orebro IK (Sweden D1)
2	11	Kent Nilsson (F)	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (Elitserien)
2	21	Peter Lee (LW)	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHA)
3	24	Paul Gardner (C)	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)
4	35	Don Lemieux (D)	Canada	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
6	59	Dan Djakalovic (F)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
7	71	Mike McEwen (D)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
8	83	Mike Kitchen (D)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
9	94	Marc Desforges (F)	Canada	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
10	105	Brian Dillon (F)	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHA)

References

"1976-77 Birmingham Bulls Schedule".
"1976-77 Birmingham Bulls Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
"1976 WHA Amateur Draft".

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