Buffalo Bisons (AHL)

Information about Buffalo Bisons (AHL)

For other teams named Buffalo Bisons see Buffalo Bisons (disambiguation)

Franchise history
Buffalo Bisons

City:	Buffalo, NY
League:	American Hockey League
Operated:	1940 to 1970
Home Arena:	Memorial Auditorium
Colors''':	Red, White, Blue
Affiliates:	Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers
1930 to 1936 IHL: 1936 to 1940 AHL:	Syracuse Stars
1940 to 1970:	Buffalo Bisons
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	five (1945-46, 1953-54, 1958-59, 1962-63, 1968-69)
Division Championships:	eight (1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1962-63, 1968-69, 1969-70)
Calder Cups:	five (1942-43, 1943-44, 1945-46, 1962-63, 1969-70)

The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They were the first professional hockey team in Buffalo.

The Bisons played at Memorial Auditorium, and at various times had affiliations with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers.

They were Calder Cup champions in 1943, 1944, 1946, 1963 and 1970, and runners-up in 1948, 1951, 1955, 1959 and 1962.

The team ceased operations after the 1969-70 season due to the awarding of a National Hockey League expansion team, the Buffalo Sabres, to begin play in 1970-71.

Season-by-season results

Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
1940-41	56	19	27	10	48	148	176	4th, West
1941-42	56	25	25	6	56	182	157	4th, West
1942-43	56	28	21	7	63	189	143	1st, West
1943-44	54	25	16	13	63	201	168	2nd, East
1944-45	60	31	8	21	70	200	182	1st, East
1945-46	62	38	16	8	84	270	196	1st, East
1946-47	64	36	17	11	83	257	173	2nd, West
1947-48	68	41	23	4	86	277	238	3rd, West
1948-49	68	33	27	8	74	246	213	5th, West
1949-50	70	32	29	9	73	226	208	1st, East
1950-51	70	40	26	4	84	309	284	1st, East
1951-52	68	28	36	4	60	230	298	3rd, East
1952-53	64	22	39	3	47	160	236	7th, AHL
1953-54	70	39	24	7	85	283	217	1st, AHL
1954-55	64	31	28	5	67	248	228	4th, AHL
1955-56	64	29	30	5	63	239	250	3rd, AHL
1956-57	64	25	37	2	52	209	270	5th, AHL
1957-58	70	25	42	3	53	224	301	6th, AHL
1958-59	70	38	28	4	80	233	201	1st, AHL
1959-60	72	33	35	4	70	251	271	5th, AHL
1960-61	72	35	34	3	73	259	261	4th, AHL
1961-62	70	36	31	3	75	247	219	2nd, West
1962-63	72	41	24	7	89	237	199	1st, West
1963-64	72	25	40	7	57	194	260	4th, West
1964-65	72	40	26	6	86	261	218	2nd, West
1965-66	72	29	40	3	61	215	243	4th, West
1966-67	72	14	51	7	35	207	386	4th, West
1967-68	72	32	28	12	76	239	224	3rd, West
1968-69	74	41	18	15	97	282	192	1st, West
1969-70	72	40	17	15	95	280	193	1st, West

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1940-41	Out of Playoffs
1941-42	Out of Playoffs
1942-43	W, 4-2, Hershey	bye	W, 3-0, Indianapolis
1943-44	W, 4-1, Indianapolis	--	W, 4-0, Cleveland
1944-45	L, 2-4 Cleveland	--	--
1945-46	W, 4-1, Indianapolis	bye	W, 4-3, Cleveland
1946-47	W, 2-0, Springfield	L, 0-2, Pittsburgh	--
1947-48	W, 2-1, Hershey	W, 2-0, New Haven	L, 0-4, Cleveland
1948-49	Out of Playoffs
1949-50	L, 1-4, Cleveland	--	--
1950-51	L, 0-4, Cleveland	--	--
1951-52	L, 0-3, Cincinnati	--	--
1952-53	Out of Playoffs
1953-54	L, 0-3, Cleveland	--	--
1954-55	W, 3-1, Cleveland	--	L, 2-4, Pittsburgh
1955-56	L, 2-3, Providence	--	--
1956-57	Out of Playoffs
1957-58	Out of Playoffs
1958-59	W, 4-1, Rochester	--	L, 2-4, Hershey
1959-60	Out of Playoffs
1960-61	L, 1-3, Hershey	--	--
1961-62	W, 2-0, Rochester	W, 3-1, Hershey	L, 1-4, Springfield
1962-63	W, 4-2, Providence	bye	W, 4-3, Hershey
1963-64	Out of Playoffs
1964-65	W, 3-1, Pittsburgh	L, 2-3, Hershey	--
1965-66	Out of Playoffs
1966-67	Out of Playoffs
1967-68	L, 2-3, Quebec	--	--
1968-69	L, 2-4, Hershey	--	--
1969-70	W, 4-2, Quebec	1st in round-robin vs. Springfield & Montreal	W, 4-0, Springfield

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History of the Bisons

Defunct American Hockey League Teams

The following sports teams from Buffalo, New York went by the name Bisons:

Buffalo Bisons, current baseball team in the International League
Buffalo Bisons (1879-1885), former baseball team in the National League

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Buffalo, New York

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Nickname: City of Good Neighbors, The Queen City, Nickel City, Queen City of the Lakes, City of Light
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Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1936
No. of teams 29
Country(ies) United States
Canada

Most recent champion(s) Hamilton Bulldogs

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Montreal Canadiens

Conference Eastern
Division Northeast
Founded December 4, 1909
History Montreal Canadiens
1917-present (NHL)
1909-1917 (NHA)
Home Arena Bell Centre (Centre Bell)
City Montreal, Quebec
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Chicago Blackhawks

Conference Western
Division Central
Founded 1926
History Chicago Black Hawks
1926 - 1986
Chicago Blackhawks
1986-present
Home Arena United Center
City Chicago, Illinois
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New York Rangers

Conference Eastern
Division Atlantic
Founded 1926
History New York Rangers
1926-present
Home Arena Madison Square Garden
City New York, New York
Colors''' Blue, Red, and White
Media MSG
FSN New York
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International Hockey League was a professional ice hockey league that existed from 1929 to 1936. In 1936 the league merged with the Canadian American Hockey League under the new name the International American Hockey League.
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Syracuse Stars

City: Syracuse, New York
League: IHL (1930-36)
I-AHL (1936-40)

Operated: 1930 to 1940

Franchise history
1930 to 1940: Syracuse Stars
1940 to 1970: Buffalo Bisons

Championships

Division Championships:
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The 1945-46 AHL season was the 10th season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The Indianapolis Capitals won their third F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions.
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The 1953-54 AHL season was the 18th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their seventh Calder Cup championship.

Team changes

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The 1958-59 AHL season was the 23rd season of the American Hockey League. The Eddie Shore Award was first awarded to the "Defenceman of the year." Six teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Buffalo Bisons finished first overall in the regular season.
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The 1962-63 AHL season was the 27th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Buffalo Bisons finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.
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The 1968-69 AHL season was the 33rd season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 74 games each in the schedule. The Buffalo Bisons finished first overall in the regular season. The Hershey Bears won their fourth Calder Cup championship.
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The 1942-43 AHL season was the 7th season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 56 games each in the schedule, while an eighth team, the New Haven Eagles ceased operations 32 games into the season, in January of 1943. The Buffalo Bisons won the F. G.
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The 1944-45 AHL season was the 9th season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 60 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their third F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and their third Calder Cup as league champions.
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The 1949-50 AHL season was the 14th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their seventh F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions.
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The 1950-51 AHL season was the 15th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to played 70 games each, however the New Haven Eagles folded midseason. The Cleveland Barons won their eighth F. G.
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The 1969-70 AHL season was the 34th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Montreal Voyageurs became the second Canadian-based team in the league, and finished first overall in the regular season.
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The 1943-44 AHL season was the 8th season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played in a 54 game schedule. The Cleveland Barons won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, while the Buffalo Bisons won their second consecutive Calder Cup.
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