San Francisco Bulls
San Francisco Bulls | |
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Affiliates | San Jose Sharks (NHL) Worcester Sharks (AHL) |
Franchise history | |
2012–2014 | San Francisco Bulls |
The San Francisco Bulls were a professional minor ice hockey team of the ECHL located in Daly City, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area market. They were an affiliate to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League and the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League.
History
Beginning with the 2012–13 season, the Bulls played their home games at the Cow Palace (former home of their NHL affiliate, the San Jose Sharks), which is right on the Daly City/San Francisco border. To accommodate the Bulls, the team spent $2 million installing a new ice system and a custom-made 360-degree wraparound LED video scoreboard with its game presentation system and ten sets of speaker arrays. The center hung video board has a 360 degree view for game presentation and full timekeeping and statistics. The new Colosseo Cube scoreboard had to be custom built by Colosseo USA because of the weight limitations on the 71-year-old building's roof. The Cow Palace made steel support beams and installed them in the rafters to help provide the additional support.[1]
On July 11, 2012, the
Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Minnesota Wild forward Torrey Mitchell, who was a former San Jose Shark, signed a standard contract with the Bulls on December 31, 2012.[5] He played his first official game as a Bull two days later and scored the only regulation goal for the team in a 2-1 shootout loss at home.[6]
On January 20, 2014, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Bulls might fold or move the next week.[7] The team folded on January 27, 2014.[8] At the time of their folding, the Bulls were eighth in the Western Conference with 15 wins, 20 losses, 4 overtime losses, and 1 shootout loss, and had a next-to-last attendance average of 2,292 fans per game (eclipsing only the Wheeling Nailers). San Francisco was the third team in ECHL history to fold mid-season after the Augusta Lynx and Fresno Falcons, both of which folded during the 2008–09 season.
Final roster
No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace | Contract |
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13 | Travis Teffs | C | R | 33 | 2012 | Hayward, California | Bulls | |
Tyler Beskorowany | G | R | 34 | 2013 | Sudbury, Ontario
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Paul Chiasson | F | R | 34 | 2013 | Toronto, Ontario | Bulls | ||
44 | Brett Findlay | LW | L | 31 | 2013 | Echo Bay, Ontario | Bulls | |
Luke Judson | RW | R | 33 | 2013 | Emo, Ontario | Bulls | ||
Josh Kidd | D | R | 35 | 2013 | Sundridge, Ontario | Bulls | ||
47 | Dylan King | D | L | 33 | 2012 | Thessalon, Ontario | Bulls | |
Daniel Maggio | D | R | 33 | 2013 | Windsor, Ontario | Bulls | ||
Anthony Perdicaro | C | L | 34 | 2013 | East Rockaway, New York | Bulls |
References
- ^ Thompson, Randy. "Bulls Unveil Multi-Million dollar improvements". Pro Hockey News. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ Press release (July 11, 2012). "Sharks announce affiliation with ECHL's San Francisco Bulls". San Jose Sharks. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
- The San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the originalon August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Pro hockey returns to San Francisco after more than 15 years". San Francisco Chronicle (Press release). November 29, 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Bulls Sign Former Sharks Fan Favorite Torrey Mitchell". San Francisco Bulls. December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "Torrey Mitchell Scores in Bulls Debut, a 2-1 Shootout Loss to Colorado". San Francisco Bulls. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ Slusser, Susan (January 20, 2014). "SF Bulls to fold or move as soon as next week". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ Lerseth, Mike (January 27, 2014). "San Francisco Bulls hockey team ceases operations". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "San Francisco Bulls Roster". January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Roster - San Francisco Bulls". San Francisco Bulls. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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