Popular Post PromoTheRobot Posted March 3 Popular Post Report Posted March 3 The 1969/1970 Buffalo Bisons retired from the AHL as Calder Cup champions. They were the New York Rangers affiliate in the league. Forward Guy Trottier set the league record for goals with 55. Fans chanted "Guy, Guy!" whenever he touched the puck. They were backstopped by #1 Giles Villemure with a 2.41 GAA and 6 shutouts. My intro to hockey was watching the Bisons. 5 6 Quote
K-9 Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 First games I ever listened to on the radio were Bisons games. 3 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted March 3 Author Report Posted March 3 16 minutes ago, K-9 said: First games I ever listened to on the radio were Bisons games. For some odd reason WGR would only broadcast periods 2 and 3. Quote
K-9 Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 20 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: For some odd reason WGR would only broadcast periods 2 and 3. I seem to recall that now that you mention it. I also remember RJ doing play by play for games as well. 1 Quote
Big Guava Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 (edited) And he probably did that stupid leg kick that never got close to the puck didn't he? 😂😂 Like "Hey, I'm just going to wildly flail my leg out and hope it blindly hits something!" 😂😂 Edited March 3 by Big Guava Quote
mphs mike Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 My first pro hockey games were that season. Young enough I was confused when I learned Trottier couldn’t play for the Sabres the next season 1 Quote
dperr Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 I remember the Bisons fondly. Went to games when I was about twelve with my friend. One game we sat right behind the Hershey bench, and we gave the Bear’s coach, Frank Mathers the business. He just gave us the stink eye, and we loved it. Great players passed through those Bison teams. Got decimated during the first NHL expansion, however. Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted March 3 Author Report Posted March 3 1 hour ago, mphs mike said: My first pro hockey games were that season. Young enough I was confused when I learned Trottier couldn’t play for the Sabres the next season Lol, I remember that too. I was upset. Quote
PASabreFan Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 12 hours ago, K-9 said: I seem to recall that now that you mention it. I also remember RJ doing play by play for games as well. I am obsessed with finding out if Rick did a Bisons Calder Cup call. Quote
dperr Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 I remember Stan Barron doing Bison games. Cannot say about RJ. 2 1 Quote
K-9 Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 1 hour ago, PASabreFan said: I am obsessed with finding out if Rick did a Bisons Calder Cup call. According to Wiki, he did the road games in that final 1969-1970 Calder Cup season. I don’t recall listening to him specifically, but I do recall him mentioning that a few times over his long career. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Jeanneret 1 1 Quote
phil_soisson Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 (edited) Phil Soisson was the voice of the (Ice) Bisons on WGR 1969-70. Charlie Barton was the hockey beat writer for the Courier. My personal favorites were Dennis Kassian and Wayne Rivers (Frank Christie-Trainer), (Shortie Lalonde-Zamboni) Edited March 3 by phil_soisson 1 Quote
Cheektorado Posted March 3 Report Posted March 3 21 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: The 1969/1970 Buffalo Bisons retired from the AHL as Calder Cup champions. They were the New York Rangers affiliate in the league. Forward Guy Trottier set the league record for goals with 55. Fans chanted "Guy, Guy!" whenever he touched the puck. They were backstopped by #1 Giles Villemure with a 2.41 GAA and 6 shutouts. My intro to hockey was watching the Bisons. My older brother used to go to a lot of Bison games. He was at one of the last and got a players stick. Can't remember from who. Quote
Taro T Posted March 4 Report Posted March 4 On 3/2/2026 at 9:00 PM, PromoTheRobot said: The 1969/1970 Buffalo Bisons retired from the AHL as Calder Cup champions. They were the New York Rangers affiliate in the league. Forward Guy Trottier set the league record for goals with 55. Fans chanted "Guy, Guy!" whenever he touched the puck. They were backstopped by #1 Giles Villemure with a 2.41 GAA and 6 shutouts. My intro to hockey was watching the Bisons. These do not look like the 2016-'17 Buffalo Beauts. That team was Buffalo's last professional hockey league champions. Maybe you were only referring to men's hockey. If so ... These do not look like the 1994 Buffalo Stampede players. THAT team was Buffalo's last non-women only professional hockey league champions. 😉 1 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted March 4 Author Report Posted March 4 4 hours ago, Taro T said: These do not look like the 2016-'17 Buffalo Beauts. That team was Buffalo's last professional hockey league champions. Maybe you were only referring to men's hockey. If so ... These do not look like the 1994 Buffalo Stampede players. THAT team was Buffalo's last non-women only professional hockey league champions. 😉 True about the Beauts. Sorry they didn't last. It would be great if they were revived in the WPHL but I don't know if there are enough fan dollars left in Buffalo to support them at the level of other WPHL teams. Quote
Doohickie Posted March 5 Report Posted March 5 On 3/2/2026 at 8:00 PM, PromoTheRobot said: The 1969/1970 Buffalo Bisons retired from the AHL as Calder Cup champions. They were the New York Rangers affiliate in the league. Forward Guy Trottier set the league record for goals with 55. Fans chanted "Guy, Guy!" whenever he touched the puck. They were backstopped by #1 Giles Villemure with a 2.41 GAA and 6 shutouts. My intro to hockey was watching the Bisons. 13 hours ago, Taro T said: These do not look like the 2016-'17 Buffalo Beauts. That team was Buffalo's last professional hockey league champions. Yep, I came to post that same sentiment, @Taro T I would love to get a Beauts jersey. I love everything about them. Quote
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