Buffalo Bisons (1940-1970)
January 6, 2019
American Hockey League (1940-1970) Born: 1940 Folded: 1970 First Game: November 3, 1940 (L 4-2 vs. Cleveland Barons) Last Game: May 13, 1970 (W 6-2 @ Springfield
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St. Catharines Saints
October 7, 2018
This Ontario-based American Hockey League franchise served as the top minor league farm club of the Toronto Maple Leafs for four seasons between 1982 and 1986. The Saints were owned outright by the Maple Leafs during this period. After four years of poor attendance, the Leafs moved the Saints out of St. Catharines and into another small Ontario community – Newmarket – ahead of the 1986-87 AHL season.
Moncton Hawks
July 6, 2018
The Moncton Hawks were the last in a series of American Hockey League clubs that played at the Moncton Coliseum in New Brunswick between 1978 and 1994. The team served as the top farm club of the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets from 1987 to 1994. Professional hockey has never returned to Moncton since the Hawks folded in June 1994.
New Haven Ramblers
May 29, 2018
The New Haven Ramblers were an American Hockey League farm club of the New York Rangers for four seasons in the late 1940’s. The Ramblers replaced the AHL’s 20-year old New Haven Eagles team at the New Haven Arena in 1946. After the Rangers withdrew their support at the end of the 1949-50 season, the owners of the New Haven Arena took over the club and restored the historic “Eagles” name. But the franchise faltered without NHL patronage and shut down in December 1950 midway through the AHL season.
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
April 23, 2018
The Halifax-based Nova Scotia Voyageurs were the top farm club of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens for nearly a decade-and-a-half. The “Vees” helped to power Montreal’s dynasty of the 1970’s, an era that saw the Habs win five Stanley Cups between 1973 and 1979, including a four-peat from 1976-1979. The Vees also won three Calder Cups as champions of the American Hockey League during this era, including back-to-back wins in 1976 and 1977.