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Ice hockey team in Granby, Quebec From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Granby Bisons were a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Granby, Quebec, and played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They team was founded in 1981 in after the team moved from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, where they had previously been known as the Sorel Éperviers. The Bisons played at Arena Leonard Grondin in Granby. In 1995 the team was renamed the Granby Prédateurs. As of 2019, the team is known as the Cape Breton Eagles.
Granby Bisons | |
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City | Granby, Quebec |
League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
Operated | 1981 | to 1995
Home arena | Arena Leonard Grondin |
Franchise history | |
1969–77 | Sorel Éperviers |
1977–79 | Verdun Éperviers |
1979–80 | Sorel/Verdun Éperviers |
1980–81 | Sorel Éperviers |
1981–95 | Granby Bisons |
1995–97 | Granby Prédateurs |
1997–2019 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles |
2019–present | Cape Breton Eagles |
Notable former Bisons include Patrick Roy, Pierre Turgeon.
Georges Larivière was named head coach of the Bisons for the 1985–86 QMJHL season. His appointment was described by The Washington Post as "part of a bold experiment for the next two years" and as "part of a research project" for his work at the Université de Montréal.[1]
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OL | Points | Pct | Goals for | Goals against | Standing |
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1981–82 | 64 | 14 | 49 | 1 | – | 29 | 0.227 | 271 | 454 | 8th, QMJHL |
1982–83 | 70 | 20 | 48 | 2 | – | 42 | 0.300 | 343 | 469 | 6th, Lebel |
1983–84 | 70 | 31 | 38 | 1 | – | 63 | 0.450 | 308 | 348 | 5th, Lebel |
1984–85 | 68 | 22 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 0.338 | 328 | 428 | 6th, Dilio |
1985–86 | 72 | 23 | 46 | 3 | – | 49 | 0.340 | 333 | 444 | 5th, Dilio |
1986–87 | 70 | 48 | 18 | 4 | – | 100 | 0.714 | 416 | 318 | 1st, Dilio |
1987–88 | 70 | 23 | 44 | 3 | – | 49 | 0.350 | 294 | 370 | 4th, Lebel |
1988–89 | 70 | 32 | 35 | 3 | – | 67 | 0.479 | 286 | 327 | 7th, QMJHL |
1989–90 | 70 | 20 | 49 | 1 | – | 41 | 0.293 | 227 | 340 | 10th, QMJHL |
1990–91 | 70 | 34 | 30 | 6 | – | 74 | 0.529 | 227 | 231 | 5th, Lebel |
1991–92 | 70 | 25 | 42 | 3 | – | 53 | 0.379 | 291 | 355 | 5th, Lebel |
1992–93 | 70 | 23 | 46 | 1 | – | 47 | 0.336 | 288 | 414 | 6th, Lebel |
1993–94 | 72 | 30 | 40 | 2 | – | 62 | 0.431 | 297 | 309 | 6th, Lebel |
1994–95 | 72 | 31 | 36 | 5 | – | 67 | 0.465 | 314 | 294 | 4th, Lebel |
1995–96 | 70 | 56 | 12 | 2 | – | 114 | 0.814 | 389 | 191 | 1st, Lebel |
1996–97 | 70 | 44 | 20 | 6 | – | 94 | 0.671 | 304 | 210 | 2nd, Lebel |
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