After the 2005 season, the franchise was sold to a California investor group and became the Stockton Thunder, affiliated with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL.

[1][2] In the early part of 1991, Art Clarkson flirted with the idea of bringing professional hockey back to Birmingham.

Clarkson, who owned the Birmingham Barons, knew of the popularity of the Bulls from the World Hockey Association days.

In the summer of 1992, the first Cincinnati Cyclones of the East Coast Hockey League relocated to Birmingham and were renamed the Bulls.

Roberto was replaced by player-coach Jerome Bechard, and Dennis Desrosiers finished the season as head coach.