Buffalo Bisons

The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League team that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They replaced a previous franchise, which left the area in 1936 after its arena collapsed. This frnachise was the first professional hockey team to play their games in the Buffalo city proper; the previous team had played across the border at an arena in Fort Erie, Ontario.
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.
==Season-by-season results==
===Regular season===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	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 	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs
1941–42	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs 	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 	Out of playoffs 	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 	Out of playoffs 	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 	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs
1957–58	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs
1958–59	W, 4-1, Rochester 	— 	L, 2-4, Hershey
1959–60	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs 	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 	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs
1964–65	W, 3-1, Pittsburgh 	L, 2-3, Hershey 	—
1965–66	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs
1966–67	Out of playoffs 	Out of playoffs 	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
==All-time leaders==
* Games played: Larry Wilson (784)
* Goals: Larry Wilson (267)
* Assists: Larry Wilson (429)
* Points: Larry Wilson (696)
* Penalty minutes: Ed van Impe (911)
==All-time coaches==
* Tiny Thompson (1940-42)
* Eddie Shore (1942-43)
* Art Chapman (1943-45)
* Frank Beisler (1945-47)
* Leroy Goldsworthy (1947-52)
* Toe Blake (1948-49)
* Frank Eddolls (1952-54; 1955-57; 1960-61)
* Gaye Stewart (1954-55)
* Harry Watson (1957-58)
* Bobby Kurt (1958-59)
* Fred Hunt (1958-59; 1966-67; 1967-68)
* Dit Clapper (1959-60)
* Billy Reay (1961-63)
* Jack Evans (1963-64)
* Phil Watson (1964-66)
* Fred Shero (1967-70)
==External links==
*History of the Bisons
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Category:Disestablished in 1970
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