Buffalo Bisons (AHL)
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| City: | Buffalo, NY |
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| League: | American Hockey League |
| Operated: | 1940 to 1970 |
| Home Arena: | Memorial Auditorium |
| Colors: | Red, White, Blue |
| Affiliates: | Montreal Canadiens Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers |
| Franchise history | |
| 1930 to 1940: | 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 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.
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[edit] Season-by-season results
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
