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{{Short description|Former American minor league professional ice hockey team}}
{{Infobox Pro hockey team▼
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}
| team = Hampton Gulls
| logo = File:Hampton Gulls.png
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| operated = 1974–1978
| arena = [[Hampton Coliseum]]
| colors = Black, white, gold<br>{{
| coach = [[John Brophy (ice hockey)|John Brophy]]
| affiliates = [[Cincinnati Stingers]]<br>[[Minnesota Fighting Saints]]<br>[[Edmonton Oilers]]
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| reg_season_titles = '''One''' ([[1976–77 Southern Hockey League season|1976–77]])
}}
The '''Hampton Gulls''' were
==History==
The franchise originated as an expansion team for the [[1974–75 Southern Hockey League season]] in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]. The new team was named after the [[Fayetteville Arsenal]], and was scheduled to play at the Cumberland County Memorial Arena. In October 1974, owner Bill Raue moved the team before playing any games, when availability of home ice dates became a problem, and the Hampton Coliseum was available.<ref name="fun">{{cite web|last=Crossley|first=Drew|date=August 30, 2014|title=Southern Hockey League 1973 Archives|url=http://funwhileitlasted.net/category/southern-hockey-league-1973/
Before the [[1975–76 Southern Hockey League season]], the team was purchased by Charles Wornom, a city councillor and future [[List of mayors of Hampton, Virginia|mayor of Hampton, Virginia]], for $40,000.<ref>{{cite news|last=Amin|first=Reema|date=February 27, 2017|title=Former Hampton Mayor Charles Wornom remembered for his humor, easy-going attitude|newspaper=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|location=Newport News, Virginia|url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-nws-hampton-obit-charles-wornom-20170227-story.html|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> The season saw the Gulls sharing the greater [[Hampton Roads]] area with the [[Tidewater Sharks]], another SHL team in [[Norfolk, Virginia]]. [[Art Stratton]] led the team in scoring with 78 points, and Larry Billows led with 29 goals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hampton Gulls 1975-76 roster and scoring statistics|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0002381976.html
In the [[1976–77 Southern Hockey League season]], Hampton was affiliated with both the Cincinnati Stingers, and the [[Minnesota Fighting Saints]].<ref name="shl-affiliate" /> The Gulls were in first place when the Southern Hockey League collapsed in January 1977.<ref name="fun" /> Claude Chartre led the team in scoring with 58 points, and [[Pat Donnelly (ice hockey, born 1953)|Pat Donnelly]] led with 23 goals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hampton Gulls 1976-77 roster and scoring statistics|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0002381977.html
The Gulls joined the American Hockey League for the [[1977–78 AHL season]], and affiliated with the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in addition to Cincinnati.<ref name="ahl-affiliate" /> [[Paul O'Neil]] led the team in scoring with 44 points, and [[Danny Arndt]] led with 20 goals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hampton Gulls 1977-78 roster and scoring statistics|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0003411978.html
==Results==
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==Notable players==
[[Rod Langway]] played with the Hampton Gulls in the 1977–78 AHL season, and was later inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hampton Gulls -- Legends of Hockey -- The Legends|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=Hampton+Gulls
Notable Gulls players that also played in the [[National Hockey League]] or [[World Hockey Association]]:<ref>{{cite web|title=Hampton Gulls [SHL] all-time player list|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_players.php?tmi=6027
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*[[Jacques Locas (ice hockey, born 1954)|Jacques Locas]]
*[[Ted Long (ice hockey)|Ted Long]]
*[[Jim McElmury]]
*[[Bill McKenzie (ice hockey)|Bill McKenzie]]
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==References==
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{{Southern Hockey League (1973–1977)}}
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[[Category:Cincinnati Stingers minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:Defunct American Hockey League teams]]
[[Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Virginia]]
[[Category:Edmonton Oilers minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:Ice hockey
[[Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:Southern Hockey League (1973–1977) teams]]
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