Buffalo Bisons (AHL)

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

Pro hockey team
text_color = red
bg_color = blue
team = Buffalo Bisons

logosize = 120px
city = Buffalo, NY
league = American Hockey League
operated = 1940 to 1970
arena = Memorial Auditorium
colors = Red, White, Blue
affiliates = Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Black Hawks
New York Rangers
name1 = Syracuse Stars
dates1 = 1930 to 1940
name2 = Buffalo Bisons
dates2 = 1940 to 1970
reg_season_titles = five (1945-46, 1953-54,
1958-59, 1962-63, 1968-69)
division_titles = 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 Black Hawks 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.

eason-by-season results

Regular Season

Playoffs

External links

* [http://www.bisonshistory.com/buffalo-bisons.htm History of the Bisons]