Buffalo Bulls men's ice hockey

The Buffalo Bulls were a men's collegiate hockey team representing the University of Buffalo. The team played at the varsity level from 1969 to 1987. The Bulls competed against ECAC Division II teams. The team joined the State University of New York Athletic Conference in 1978
The team had been a club team from 1962 to 1969 and returned to club status when the varsity program was discontinued in 1987.
The team was based out of the Amherst Recreation Center and would on occasion would play games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium against higher profile Division I teams such as Ohio State Buckeyes.
==History of Men's Hockey at University of Buffalo==
Organized teams at the university date back to 1895. Teams ran from 1895 to 1904 and died out due to lack of interest. A team was organized in 1918 and lasted until about 1924.  The U. B. Mavericks were organized in 1946 as a club team and lasted until 1948.  The club program was revived in 1962 and elevated to varsity status in 1969.  The team would play in the ECAC and SUNYAC. The tem was relegated to club status in the spring of 1987.
==Head Coaches==
*Al (Bibber) O’Hearn (1969-1970) (Did not finish first season) 14-3-0
*Ed Wright (1970-1981) 133-139-6
*John Mickler (1981-1987) 33-90-3
===Men's Year by Year Record===
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	ECAC Division II 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1969-70 	7 	5 	2 	0 	52 	25 	10 	6th 	Did not qualify 	17 	14 	3 	0 	 	
1970-71 	8 	5 	2 	1 	45 	31 	11 	4th 	Did not qualify 	14 	7 	6 	1 	76 	67
1971-72 	12 	10 	2 	0 	87 	46 	20 	2nd 	W, QF 9-5 (Boston St.) W, SF 4-0 (Vermont) L, F (Mass-Amherst)	21 	13 	8 	0 	138 	66
1972-73 	13 	7 	6 	3 	75 	66 	14 	13th 	Did not qualify 	22 	10 	12 	0 	 	
1973-74 	7 	6 	1 	0 	57 	29 	12 	3rd 	Did not qualify 	30 	18 	11 	1 	 	
1974-75 	15 	7 	7 	1 	84 	66 	15 	13th 	Did not qualify 	30 	11 	18 	1 	 	
1975-76 	14 	9 	4 	1 	84 	67 	19 	6th 	L, QF 7-4 (Merrimack) 	28 	11 	16 	1 	 	
1976-77 	15 	11 	4 	0 	113 	54 	22 	6th West 	Did not qualify 	25 	14 	11 	0 	 	
1977-78 	22 	12 	10 	0 	110 	93 	24 	8th West 	L, QF 7-3 (Middlebury) 	27 	14 	13 	0 	 	
1978-79 	19 	11 	8 	0 	 	 	22 	6th West 	L, QF 5-4 (Elmira) 	27 	15 	12 	0 	 	
1979-80 	20 	6 	14 	0 	81 	97 	12 	12th West 	Did not qualify 	24 	9 	15 	0 	 	
1980-81 	21 	7 	12 	0 	 	 	14 	12th West 	Did not qualify 	24 	9 	13 	2 	 	
1981-82 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Did not qualify 	23 	7 	15 	1 	 	
1982-83 	22 	6 	15 	1 	 	 	13 	13th West 	Did not qualify 	24 	7 	16 	1 	 	
1983-84 	22 	7 	15 	0 	 	 	14 	11th West 	Did not qualify 	24 	7 	16 	1 	 	
ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III	ECAC Division III 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1984-85 	23 	4 	19 	0 	61 	176 	8 	12th West 	Did not qualify 	27 	5 	22 	0 	 	
1985-86 	23 	6 	16 	1 	 	 	13 	10th West 	Did not qualify 	27 	7 	19 	1 	 	
ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	ECAC West 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1986-87 	22 	2 	19 	1 	75 	136 	5 	14th 	Did not qualify 	25 	5 	19 	1 	 	
==Links==
University of Buffalo website dedictated to the history of hockey at the university
Category:SUNYAC
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:Established in 1969
Category:Disestablished in 1987