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The Rise & Fall of San Francisco’s Last Hockey Team

Save 10% at Royal Retros when using the promo code: TOUCHBACK Shop Royal Retros Here: https://www.503-sports.com/discount/T... San Jose Sharks History: https://x.com/sjsharkshistory When the San Francisco Bulls were announced as one of what would be four expansion ECHL franchises in September of 2011, it was met with fairly muted optimism. People in the big city aren’t getting overly excited about minor-league hockey. When the team folded during its second season at the Cow Palace, many were left wondering where it all went wrong. Despite good marketing, community outreach, solid attendance numbers, and an okay enough on-ice product, the Bulls were unable to make it work, although it wasn’t exactly the team’s fault. Pat Curcio would not only be the founder and owner of the San Fransico Bulls, but he was also the team president, general manager, and head coach. A lot of hats but many of which he had some experience wearing. Curcio played minor league hockey as well as in Europe and had spent nearly a decade coaching at various minor league teams in the US and Canada. He gets a group of investors together, some from his native Canada and some stateside and he manages to secure an ECHL expansion franchise. The choice of San Francisco for their team also made sense, at least on the surface. It’s a big market and there was a building ready for use in the Cow Palace. Let’s be real; it is easier to sell on an investment group, many of whom aren’t locals, on playing in San Francisco than, say, Fresno and Selland Arena. The problem was that the Cow Palace was not ready to host hockey. Getting it ready ends up being a money pit. Seriously, they would have been better off buying a boat. This would be the start of the Bulls rapid rise and even quicker fall. About The Touchback #takeitouttothe25 The Touchback is the world's best sports and culture website…or something like that. You'll either really like it or really hate it. But it's worth reading either way.