The team shared the same name with an earlier franchise that had moved to Philadelphia in 1942.
[1] After the original Seagulls franchise relocated because of World War II, the Boardwalk Hall remained without a tenant until 1947.
A new Atlantic City Seagulls (sometimes spelled 'Sea Gulls') joined the Eastern Amateur Hockey League.
Now led by Herb Foster, who had played on the original squad, Atlantic City hoped to recapture the magic that the former franchise had possessed.
While the franchise had modest success on the ice, the falling tourism in Atlantic City after the war harmed the team in the ticket office.