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Buffalo Bisons Info:

The Syracuse Stars relocated to Buffalo in 1940 to become Buffalo's first professional hockey team. A new 2.7 million dollar arena "The Aud" (Memorial Auditorium) was built and a tradition began. The Bisons played in the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1940 to 1970. During this 30 years the team was affiliated with different National Hockey League (NHL) parent clubs including the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers. The Bisons enjoyed many successful seasons. They won the Calder Cup five times 1943, 1944, 1946, 1963 and in their final year 1970. The Bisons also made it to the finals five other years to play for the Calder 1948, 1951, 1955, 1959 and 1962. The Bisons ceased operations in 1970 largely due to the fact that Buffalo was awarded an NHL expansion team which would move into Memorial Auditorium the following season.


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Buffalo Bisons Year By Year Team Stats

Name Year Division GP Wins Losses Ties Points Pct GF GA PIM Coach Result
Buffalo Bisons 1940-41 AHL West 56 19 27 10 48 .429 148 176 Cecil "Tiny" Thompson 4th AHL West / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1941-42 AHL West 56 25 25 6 56 .500 182 157 Cecil "Tiny" Thompson 4th AHL West / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1942-43 AHL West 56 28 21 7 63 .562 189 143 Eddie Shore 1st AHL West / Won Championship
Buffalo Bisons 1943-44 AHL East 54 25 16 13 63 .583 201 168 Art Chapman 2nd AHL East / Won Championship
Buffalo Bisons 1944-45 AHL East 60 31 8 21 70 .692 200 182 Art Chapman 1st AHL East / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1945-46 AHL East 62 38 16 8 84 .677 270 196 Frank Beisler 1st AHL East / Won Championship
Buffalo Bisons 1946-47 AHL West 64 36 17 11 83 .648 257 173 482 Frank Beisler 2nd AHL West / Lost Round 2
Buffalo Bisons 1947-48 AHL West 68 41 23 4 86 .632 277 238 574 Leroy Goldsworthy 3rd AHL West / Lost Finals
Buffalo Bisons 1948-49 AHL West 68 33 27 8 74 .544 246 213 573 Hector "Toe" Blake / Leroy Goldsworthy 5th AHL West / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1949-50 AHL East 70 32 29 9 73 .521 226 208 518 Leroy Goldsworthy 1st AHL East / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1950-51 AHL East 70 40 26 4 84 .600 309 284 730 Leroy Goldsworthy 1st AHL East / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1951-52 AHL East 68 28 36 4 60 .441 230 298 845 Leroy Goldsworthy 3rd AHL East / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1952-53 AHL 64 22 39 3 47 .367 160 236 649 Frank Eddolls 7th AHL / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1953-54 AHL 70 39 24 7 85 .607 283 217 Frank Eddolls 1st AHL / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1954-55 AHL 64 31 28 5 67 .523 248 228 Gaye Stewart 4th AHL / Lost Finals
Buffalo Bisons 1955-56 AHL 64 29 30 5 63 .492 239 250 801 Frank Eddolls 3rd AHL / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1956-57 AHL 64 25 37 2 52 .406 209 270 698 Frank Eddolls 5th AHL/ Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1957-58 AHL 70 25 42 3 53 .378 224 301 629 Harry Watson 6th AHL / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1958-59 AHL 70 38 28 4 80 .571 233 201 752 Bobby Kirk / Fred Hunt 1st AHL / Lost Finals
Buffalo Bisons 1959-60 AHL 72 33 35 4 70 .486 251 271 696 Aubrey "Dit" Clapper 5th AHL / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1960-61 AHL 72 35 34 3 73 .507 259 261 838 Frank Eddolls 4th AHL / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1961-62 AHL West 70 36 31 3 75 .536 247 219 958 Billy Reay 2nd AHL West / Lost Finals
Buffalo Bisons 1962-63 AHL West 72 41 24 7 89 .618 237 199 949 Billy Reay 1st AHL West / Won Championship
Buffalo Bisons 1963-64 AHL West 72 25 40 7 57 .396 194 260 779 Jack Evans 4th AHL West / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1964-65 AHL West 72 40 26 6 86 .597 261 218 899 Phil Watson 2nd AHL West / Lost Round 2
Buffalo Bisons 1965-66 AHL West 72 29 40 3 61 .424 215 243 673 Phil Watson 4th AHL West / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1966-67 AHL West 72 14 51 7 35 .243 207 386 731 Fred Hunt 4th AHL West / Out of Playoffs
Buffalo Bisons 1967-68 AHL West 72 32 28 12 76 .528 239 224 870 Fred Hunt / Fred Shero 3rd West / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1968-69 AHL West 74 41 18 15 97 .655 282 192 1021 Fred Shero 1st AHL West / Lost Round 1
Buffalo Bisons 1969-70 AHL West 72 40 17 15 95 .660 280 193 858 Fred Shero 1st AHL West / Won Championship


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Buffalo Bisons
Previous Names: Syracuse Stars
Foundation Date: 1940
Hometown: Buffalo, NY, USA
Division: American Hockey League (AHL)
Owner(s): Reuben & Al Pastor
Coach: Fred Shero
Arena: Memorial Auditorium
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