Buffalo Bisons (AHL)

The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York.

Buffalo Bisons
City	Buffalo, NY
League	American Hockey League
Operated	1940–1970
Home arena	Memorial Auditorium
Colors	Red, white, blue
Affiliates	Montreal Canadiens Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers
Franchise history
1926–1930	Hamilton Tigers (CPHL)
1930–1940	Syracuse Stars
1940–1970	Buffalo Bisons
Championships
Regular season titles	5 (1945–46, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1968–69)
Division Championships	8 (1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1969–70)
Calder Cups	5 (1942–43, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1962–63, 1969–70)

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

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

Other websites

• Buffalo Bisons History
• Buffalo Bisons - HockeyDB.com