San Francisco Bulls
San Francisco Bulls | |
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founding | September 21, 2011 |
resolution | January 27, 2014 |
history |
San Francisco Bulls 2012 - 2014 |
Stadion | Cow Palace |
Location | Daly City , California |
Team colors | Old gold, orange, black, white |
league | ECHL |
Conference | Western Conference |
division | Pacific Division |
Cooperations |
San Jose Sharks ( NHL ) Worcester Sharks ( AHL ) |
Kelly Cups | no |
The San Francisco Bulls ( IPA : [ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ bʊls] ) were an American ice hockey franchise of the ECHL from Daly City in the state of California . It was established on September 21, 2011. The Bulls took part in the ECHL's game operations in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference since the beginning of the 2012/13 season . The home ground was the Cow Palace . The Bulls cooperated with the San Jose Sharks from the National Hockey League and the Worcester Sharks from the American Hockey League .
The San Francisco Bulls were the first ice hockey team in the San Francisco area since the San Francisco Spiders , who played in the International Hockey League in the 1995/96 season .
The dissolution of the franchise was announced in January 2014; The reason given was the failed search for a new owner. The team withdrew from the game with immediate effect and during the current season.
Former players
- Tyler Beskorowany
- Dale Mitchell
- Torrey Mitchell
- Jordan Morrison
- Theo Peckham
- Daniil Tarasov
- Steven Tarasuk
- Marek Viedenský
Web links
- San Francisco Bulls at hockeydb.com
Individual evidence
- ^ ECHL Board of Governors approves Membership for San Francisco. (No longer available online.) ECHL , September 21, 2011, archived from the original on September 24, 2011 ; accessed on September 23, 2011 (English).
- ^ Pro Hockey Returns to San Francisco After More Than 15 Years. San Francisco Chronicle , September 21, 2011, accessed September 23, 2011 .
- ^ Minor league hockey team coming to San Francisco. (No longer available online.) San Francisco Examiner , September 20, 2011, archived from the original July 11, 2012 ; accessed on September 23, 2011 (English).
- ^ "San Francisco Bulls hockey team ceases operations" (January 27, 2014, accessed April 15, 2014)