Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is a city in western New York, United States of America.
It has a population of about 392,000 and a metro area of about 1,170,000 people.
==Teams==
*Buffalo Americans (American Hockey Association, 1930-1931) renamed Majors February 3, 1931)
*Buffalo Bisons
# (Canadian Professional Hockey League, 1928-1929) join International Hockey League
# (International Hockey League, 1929-1936) join International-American Hockey League
# (International-American Hockey League, 1936-1936) suspend operations December 6, 1936 when arena roof collapses (team had played at Peace Bridge Arena in Fort Erie, Ontario)
# (American Hockey League, 1940-1970) disband when Sabres join National Hockey League
*Buffalo Blades (New York-Penn Major Hockey League, 1973-1977) renamed Jr. Sabres
*Buffalo Jr. Sabres
# (New York-Penn Major Hockey League, 1977-1979) folded
# (Great Lakes Junior Hockey League, 1983-1984) league renamed North American Hockey League
# (North American Hockey League, 1984-1986) sit out 1 season, return as Niagara Scenics
# (Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League, 2005-2009) join Ontario Junior A Hockey League
#(Ontario Junior A Hockey League, 2009-2010) league forms Ontario Junior Hockey League
#(Ontario Junior Hockey League, 2010-Present)
*Buffalo Lightning (Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League, 1998-2005) renamed Buffalo Jr. Sabres
*Buffalo Majors (American Hockey Association, 1931-1932) ceased operations January 29, 1932
*Buffalo Norsemen (North American Hockey League, 1975-1976) either fold or thrown out of league
*Buffalo Sabres (National Hockey League, 1970-Present)
*Buffalo Stampede (United Junior Hockey League, 2009) announced as an expansion team on 4/13/2009; never play
*Buffalo Stars
#(Continental Hockey Association, 2004-2005)
#(Empire Junior Hockey League, 2006-Present)
*Buffalo-Glencoe Tondas  (Southern Ontario Jr. A Hockey League, 1973-1974) folded (played in both Buffalo, NY and Glencoe, ON)
==Inline/Roller Hockey==
*Buffalo Stampede
: Roller Hockey International (1994-1995) players form nucleus of Empire State Cobras based in Glens Falls. team becomes Buffalo Wings the following season
*Buffalo Wings
: Roller Hockey International (1996-1997) join Major League Roller Hockey
: Major League Roller Hockey (1998-1998) return to Roller Hockey International
: Roller Hockey International (1999-1999)
==University teams==
*Buffalo State Bengals
*Canisius Golden Griffins
==Arenas==
*Pearl Street Skating Rink
*Broadway Rink
*Buffalo Broadway Auditorium (January 1931-January 1932 as ice rink) opened in 1898 as armory and still standing as a warehouse
*Buffalo State Sports Arena (1991-Present)
*First Niagara Center (September 21, 1996-Present) also known as Crossroads Arena(original name before opened), Marine Midland Arena, and HSBC Arena
*Buffalo Memorial Auditorium "The Aud" (October 14, 1940-1996 as hockey venue) renovated in 1970 and 1990, demolished 2009
*Peace Bridge Arena (Fort Erie, ON) (1928-March 17, 1936) roof collapsed
*Dann Memorial Rink
*Bud Bakewell Arena
*Burvid Ice Rink
*North Buffalo Ice Rink
*Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza
*Holiday Twin Rinks
==Players==
*Jack Brownschidle
*Jeff Brownschidle
*Jon Christiano
*Nick Foligno
*Jerry Forton
*Patrick Kane
*Thomas McCollum
*Lexi Peters
*Kevin Quick
*Mike Ratchuk
*Peter Ratchuk
*Peter Scamurra
*Scott Thomas
*Nick Tuzzolino
*Tony Tuzzolino
*Jason Zent
==External Links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:NHL Cities
Category:New York towns