Birmingham South Stars

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Birmingham South Stars
Sport Hockey
League Central Hockey League
Active 1982–83
Home ice BJCC
Record 47-44-2
Coach Gene Ubriaco
Web site N/A

The Birmingham South Stars was a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham that played in the 1982–83 Central Hockey League (CHL) season. Their home ice was the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.

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[edit] History

After the Birmingham Bulls folded prior to the end of the season in 1980, Birmingham went a season without a hockey team for the first time since 1976. In spring 1982, Southern Hockey, Ltd. was formed, with Mike McClure as its spokesman and president, to start a new CHL franchise in Birmingham. In the summer, the Nashville South Stars, who were affiliated with the Minnesota North Stars NHL team, left the CHL to join the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL). A few weeks later, Southern Hockey announced their team would be the North Stars CHL franchise, retain Nashville's coach Gene Ubriaco, and be called the South Stars. In October 1982, the CHL season commenced with only six teams in the league.

The South Stars were doing okay until the state announced it was suing the franchise for non-payment of back-taxes in February 1983. Then on April 20, after having defeated the Colorado Flames in the semi-final playoffs, the Stars players staged a walk-out, stating they wanted air transportation to Indianapolis during the championship series instead of bus. The matter was settled that evening by meeting several other of the players' demands as the franchise simply didn't have the money to provide airfare. The South Stars played in the championship against the Indianapolis Checkers for the Adams Cup, but ultimately lost. However, Ubriaco was named the CHL Coach of the Year.

In June 1983, the franchise was suspended by the league at the request of their parent, the Minnesota North Stars, due to poor attendance. Southern Hockey held discussions with Marvin Warner, owner of the USFL's Birmingham Stallions, but he turned them down. Over the summer, McClure began negotiations to move the team to the ACHL. As the league already had a South Stars team, it ultimately picked up the Birmingham Bulls name again.

[edit] Roster

[edit] 1982–83 record (47-44-2)

Regular Season
Date Opponent Result Score
10/8/1982Indianapolis CheckersL6-1
10/9/1982at Indianapolis CheckersW4-2
10/15/1982Colorado FlamesL4-1
10/16/1982Colorado FlamesL6-5
10/22/1982at Tulsa OilersW1-0
10/23/1982at Tulsa OilersW (OT)5-4
10/26/1982Indianapolis CheckersL (OT)3-2
10/27/1982Indianapolis CheckersW3-2
10/29/1982at Indianapolis CheckersL4-3
10/30/1982at Indianapolis CheckersL4-1
11/3/1982at Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW4-2
11/5/1982at Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW3-1
11/10/1982at Colorado FlamesW5-4
11/11/1982at Colorado FlamesL6-3
11/12/1982Wichita WindW (OT)3-2
11/13/1982Wichita WindW (OT)5-4
11/19/1982Indianapolis CheckersW3-1
11/20/1982at Indianapolis CheckersL7-3
11/21/1982Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW5-3
11/23/1982Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW8-5
11/25/1982at Wichita WindL7-1
11/26/1982at Wichita WindW4-1
11/28/1982Colorado FlamesL6-5
12/1/1982Indianapolis CheckersL (OT)3-2
12/3/1982at Indianapolis CheckersL4-1
12/4/1982at Indianapolis CheckersL6-1
12/7/1982Colorado FlamesL (OT)3-2
12/9/1982Colorado FlamesT4-4
12/10/1982Tulsa OilersL5-3
12/12/1982Tulsa OilersW4-2
12/14/1982at Salt Lake City Golden EaglesL6-4
12/16/1982at Salt Lake City Golden EaglesL5-3
12/17/1982Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW6-4
12/18/1982Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW4-2
12/22/1982Indianapolis CheckersW4-3
12/29/1982at Tulsa OilersL8-5
12/30/1982at Wichita WindW7-4
Regular Season cont'd
Date Opponent Result Score
1/1/1983at Wichita WindL5-4
1/3/1983Team USA (Exhibition)W7-1
1/7/1983at Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW7-6
1/8/1983at Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW8-6
1/11/1983Tulsa OilersW5-2
1/13/1983Tulsa OilersL4-2
1/14/1983at Colorado FlamesL6-1
1/15/1983at Colorado FlamesW4-1
1/19/1983Indianapolis CheckersW6-2
1/21/1983at Indianapolis CheckersL4-3
1/22/1983Indianapolis CheckersW4-3
1/25/1983Colorado FlamesW4-1
1/27/1983Colorado FlamesW6-4
1/28/1983Colorado FlamesW6-1
2/2/1983Wichita WindW9-0
2/4/1983Wichita WindW5-1
2/11/1983at Colorado FlamesW8-1
2/12/1983at Colorado FlamesL7-4
2/16/1983Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW3-2
2/17/1983Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW8-4
2/19/1983Indianapolis CheckersW5-3
2/20/1983Indianapolis CheckersW4-3
2/23/1983at Tulsa OilersW5-3
2/24/1983at Tulsa OilersL4-3
2/25/1983at Colorado FlamesW5-3
2/27/1983at Colorado FlamesW (OT)5-4
3/4/1983at Indianapolis CheckersL5-0
3/5/1983at Indianapolis CheckersL4-3
3/10/1983at Salt Lake City Golden EaglesL5-0
3/12/1983at Salt Lake City Golden EaglesL5-4
3/13/1983at Wichita WindT2-2
3/15/1983Wichita WindW4-3
3/16/1983Wichita WindW5-2
3/18/1983at Indianapolis CheckersL3-1
3/19/1983at Indianapolis CheckersL4-1
3/20/1983Salt Lake City Golden EaglesW6-3
3/22/1983Salt Lake City Golden EaglesL5-4
3/24/1983at Tulsa OilersL6-3
3/25/1983Tulsa OilersL4-3
3/26/1983Tulsa OilersL5-4
3/29/1983at Wichita WindL3-0
3/31/1983Indianapolis CheckersW2-1
4/1/1983Indianapolis CheckersL6-1
4/2/1983Indianapolis CheckersL8-2
Regular season results: 41-37-2
Semi-Final Playoff
Date Opponent Result Score
4/7/1983Colorado FlamesL4-1
4/10/1983Colorado FlamesL (OT)7-6
4/11/1983at Colorado FlamesW3-2
4/14/1983at Colorado FlamesW6-4
4/16/1983at Colorado FlamesW5-3
4/18/1983at Colorado FlamesW4-3
Adams Cup Championship
Date Opponent Result Score
4/22/1983at Indianapolis CheckersL7-1
4/24/1983at Indianapolis CheckersW (OT)4-3
4/28/1983Indianapolis CheckersW4-2
4/29/1983Indianapolis CheckersL (OT)5-4
4/30/1983at Indianapolis CheckersL5-2
5/2/1983at Indianapolis CheckersL (2OT)3-2
5/4/1983Indianapolis CheckersL7-2
Post season results: 6-7
Preceded by:
Birmingham Bulls (CHL) 		Pro Hockey in Birmingham
1982–1983 		Succeeded by:
Birmingham Bulls (ACHL)

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