Athletic Visors for Tennis and Golf-Toronto Toros/Birmingham Bulls Unstructured Hat

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Product Info

  • Embroidered logos
  • 100% cotton bio-washed chino twill
  • Unstructured
  • Six-panel
  • Low-profile
  • Pre-curved visor
  • Brass buckle closure
  • Ships in 4-7 business days

Team: Birmingham Bulls/Toronto Toros
Years Active: 1973-1976 (Toros), 1976-1979 (Bulls)
Homes: Maple Leaf Gardens (Toronto, ON), Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, AL)

Though originally slated to play in Toronto as one of the 12 charter franchises of the , the Toros first hit the ice in 1972 as the .  Unfavorable terms in a proposed lease for Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto forced the team to set up shop in Ottawa. A box office flop in there, the team wound up in Toronto for the playoffs. Dubbed the Ontario Nationals for those games, the team was sold to John Bassett Jr. over that summer and renamed the . At first they played in Varsity Arena, before moving to Maple Leaf Gardens in 1974. An oppressive lease eventually caused the team to relocate to Alabama in 1976, where they became the Birmingham Bulls. The team was not included in the 1979 merger with the National Hockey League and instead joined the . They played two more seasons in that league before disbanding. 

Hall of Fame Players

  • Michel Goulet
  • Rod Langway 
  • Vaclav Nedomansky

This product is a historical representation of the defunct team in the description. The product is in no way affiliated with any existing team, league or other organization.