In early 2017, Clarkson began proposing a new Bulls team to begin play due to the increased presence of hockey in the area.

[3] Longtime ECHL Bulls' player Jamey Hicks was named as the inaugural head coach and director of hockey operations.

During the pandemic, head coach Jamey Hicks resigned before the 2020–21 season in order to remain in Canada but was still a consultant for the team.

In the first round, Birmingham weathered a Game 1 overtime loss in Fayetteville by taking the next two at home to win the quarterfinal series.

Two empty-netters helped finish the 5-2 victory and a date in the President's Cup Finals against the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs.

Unfortunately for the Bulls, their quest for the club's first postseason title would end abruptly, falling to the eight-seed Evansville Thunderbolts 2-1 in the first round.