Professional sports in Alabama

[DruidCity]

Tuscaloosa is getting its first minor-league team in something called the "World Basketball Association."

The team name will be "Dragons."

What other current and future pro sports teams (however minor) do we have statewide ?

[codyg1985]

Huntsville has a minor league hockey team: Huntsville Havoc

AA baseball teams in Alabama include the Huntsville Stars, Birmingham Barons, Montgomery Biscuits, and Mobile Bay Bears.

Arena-2 Football Teams include the Birmingham Steeldogs and the Tennessee Valley Vipers.

[rolltide35401]

Every pro team or rumor of a potential professional team for Birmingham can be found at BirminghamProSports.

Birmingham also has a pro basketball team in the ABA's Birmingham Magicians.

In The National Indoor Football League there is the Montgomery Maulers

[Shawn35816]

Nice! Thanks man.

[Lexy]

Didn't BHam have a minor league hockey time at one time???? They should give it a go again!!!! LOL!!!

[brewers0048]

I went to a Huntsville Stars game last year and had a good time. It rained like crazy, but I loved the city and it was a great place to watch a game. I recently read the stadium will receive $1 million for repairs and improvements.

[Southron]

Didn't BHam have a minor league hockey time at one time???? They should give it a go again!!!! LOL!!!

[Blazer85]

I loved the Birmingham Bulls too... too bad someone had to buy them up and move them.

[kayman]

I'm still hoping that the Alabama Steeldogs (formerly the Birmingham Steeldogs) will be upgraded to the AFL league from the AFL2 when the BJCC is finally expanded. It is a shame that our arena football team is stuck in the farm-system league of the AFL when we are comparable in size to AFL franchise cities like Grand Rapids, Oklahoma City, and Austin.

[Blazer85]

Is there a significant difference in terms of attendance for AFL vs. AF2? I think the Steeldogs average like 6,000-7,000 per game last year. Just curious how much the attendance factors into the equation... or whether it's media market size or what.